Girls Flag Football is experiencing an explosive rise in popularity across the United States. According to a recent article in the Sports Business Journal, in just five short years, it’s gone from a niche sport to a powerhouse, earning a spot in the 2028 Summer Olympics and becoming a fully sanctioned sport in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (can the NCAA be far behind?). High school participation has skyrocketed—42,955 girls competed in the 2023-24 season alone, a mind-blowing 105% increase from the previous year. And across the country, nearly half a million girls aged 6 to 17 are now playing flag football. The numbers don’t lie: this is just the beginning.
To break it all down, Sasha is joined in studio by Whitney Warmus, a rising star in the Arizona sports scene, to talk about her exciting new role as the General Manager of the Cactus Cup League—a brand-new league in Arizona dedicated to middle and high school girls' flag football. The league is bringing a whole new level of competition, with a combine, draft, and all the excitement you’d expect from a professional sports league.

You can find the Cactus Cup League on Instagram @CactusCupLeague and online via www.hypamark.com.

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On this week's episode, we’re talking brains, safety, and the future of hockey with Lewis Simon. Lewis, a former high-level hockey player whose career was cut short by multiple concussions, is now on a mission to protect the next generation of athletes. As the founder of STY HOUSE, a brand dedicated to head safety in youth sports, Lewis is pushing for smarter practices and better gear. He’s also a youth director and head coach for the Chicago Reapers AAA Hockey team, as well as working full-time in Wasserman Talent Agency’s Hockey Division, where he is striving towards his dream of representing top NHL talent.

You can find STY HOUSE online at styhouse.com and on Instagram @sty.house

Lewis is on Instagram @lewissimon40

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This month has been a doozy.

In this episode of Inside the Headset Sasha gets a little emotional--between the loss of a dear friend and two others moving out-of-state she reflects on the seasons of life and the power of sports to connect us.

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This week on Sports Will Save Us All host Sasha Graham sits down with former NFL Running back, Andre Williams.

Andre played college ball at Boston College where he won the Doak Walker award for best NCAA Running back in 2013 and came 4th in the Heisman vote in a year where Jameis Winston was the winnner, before being drafted to the New York Giants in the 2014 draft. He went on to play four seasons in the league, three with the Giants and one with the Chargers.

Andre is a self-described serial entrepreneur who has designed and released his own shoe, called the Runningman, owns and operates an athletic fit denim jeans company, called All Weather Selvedge, has authored a new book called After the Last Snap, and owns and operates his own Fitness Club called The AW Fitness Club.

Andre’s website is www.DreWill.com and there you can find information about his book, his denim company and his fitness club. He is on Instagram @drewill44.

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This week on Sports Will Save Us All, Sasha is talking to the extraordinary Dr. David Bruton Jr, former NFL safety and Super Bowl 50 champion with the Denver Broncos. But David is even more than a football star—he’s a dynamic human with layers that go far beyond the gridiron. From becoming a young father while balancing football and pre-med studies at Notre Dame, to navigating the complexities of the NFL locker room as a former sociology major, to pursuing his Doctorate in Physical Therapy after his NFL retirement, David shares how his diverse experiences have shaped who he is today.
In this candid conversation, David and Sasha talk about David’s NFL journey, playing on a broken leg, the transition from football to a career in physical therapy, and the deeply personal work he does through his nonprofit, Bruton’s Books. David’s passion for education and community outreach led him to become the 2015 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, and now, ten years later, he’s continuing to inspire others with his mission to help children “learn to read and read to learn.”
Sports fam, you can find Dr. Bruton’s physical therapy office online at betweenthelinespt.com and on Instagram @betweenthelines_pt and you can find David on instagram @d_brutjr30

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In this episode of Inside the Headset Sasha talks about the upcoming College Football Championship (and who she'll be cheering for), shares a bananas story of a gnarly injury at volleyball, and talks Super Bowl 2025.

Plus, the Sports Podcast Awards' public vote closes at midnight tonight so visit www.SportsWillSaveUsAll.com today for the link to cast your vote for Sports Will Save Us All in the Best Equality & Social Impact Podcast category.

At its core, each Powerlifting competition aims to find the strongest person in the room by pitting lifters against each other in the categories of squat, benchpress and deadlift.

On this week’s episode, Sasha goes deep with Matthew Taylor, a world champion power lifter who discovered the sport as a teenager. In 2014, he set a national squat record in Canada and won his division at the Powerlifting World Championships. However, Matthew’s story is about much more than physical strength, In 2022 an autoimmune condition relegated him to the sidelines and forced him to reevaluate his life and training goals, including his dreams of squatting 500 pounds and deadlifting 600 pounds, raising the question, what truly makes a person strong?
You can find Matt’s company, Stronger You Personal Training, online at strongeryoupt.com and on Instagram @StrongerYouPT

Looking to compete in your very first powerlifting meet? Start here:

https://strongeryoupt.com/firstmeet/

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Happy New Year!

In this episode of Inside the Headset Sasha shares her over-arching goal for 2025, gives an update on the attack on former Arizona Coyotes (NHL) player Paul Bissonnette last month, talks about going to the Fiesta Bowl, Ashton Jeanty and the power of watching live sports, and gushes about the magic of skiing with her 13-year-old daughter.

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