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While Caroline is honeymooning in the Dolomites, Lily Shimbashi, founder of Sportsish, joins us to break down the most important news in sports and pop culture. Madison Square Garden is on our minds this week – and it’s not just because the Knicks lost at home. Rumor has it that Taylor Swift’s wedding will take place at the iconic New York City arena on July 3. Are we buying it? No. What’s are people *actually* buying when it comes to the pop star? The literal chair she sat on during the Cav’s Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. We hate it here too. In this episode of Well Played, we also cover: Serena Williams’ return to the grass – and why “mom brain” got the best of her  Breaking down the World Cup stages, and which teams to watch  Kim Kardashian re-entering the WAG world, thanks to Lewis Hamilton  The Hockey Canada 5, and why Lily thinks it’s been a hard Stanley Cup for female fans  Send Its: Serena v. mom brain: https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/1u05nx8/serena_forgetting_where_she_has_to_serve_and_it/?solution=6fade7a9855ac5106fade7a9855ac510&js_challenge=1&token=7afd7253fec22262ff1c52b1703fe9ecba37f2c27935c160fc00b397029b5e0f&jsc_orig_r=  Does Trey Jemison know he’s getting married?: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNEl36Nukmi/?img_index=1  Kim K re-enters her WAGdom: https://people.com/kim-kardashian-wears-low-back-dress-lewis-hamilton-f1-monaco-11993179 Plus: check out The Athletic's FIFA World Cup group stage breakdown: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/interactive/world-cup-2026-group-stage-draw-live/ Follow Sportsish on Instagram: @sportsish  Subscribe to Sportsish on Substack: https://sportsish.substack.com/ Follow Well Played on Instagram: @wellplayedbytheskimm  Follow Blake on Instagram: @blaakkkke Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The French Open is no stranger to accusations of sexism (see: rare night sessions for women). But Adolfo Daniel Vallejo decided to make it his legacy when he blamed a female umpire for his loss at Roland Garros. Luckily, the tournament organizers hit him where it hurts – his wallet. Elsewhere in the tennis world, Serena Williams will make her return to pro-tennis next week, and Caroline shares why she saw this coming.  PS: We’d love to hear from you. DM us with any sports questions, comments, or concerns on Instagram @blaakkkke, @cghendy, or @wellplayedbytheskimm. We read each and every one and it means a lot to us. Also, tell us how you really feel by rating and reviewing the show. Send Its: Victoires sing Celine Dion’s It’s All Coming Back to Me Now by Celine Dion And the PWHLPA releases every player’s salary Josh Allen crashes kid’s recess Josh Allen’s one word on what surprised him about Hailee Steinfeld becoming a mom  Texas softball player has perhaps the strangest pre-game superstition Hudson Williams acknowledges his “little bottom eyes” in Canadian Awards speech Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The last time the Knicks made the NBA finals, Britney Spears dropped the generation-defining Baby One More Time, Napster gave us permission to illegally download music, and T9 word just became a thing. Fast forward to this past Monday when the Knicks swept their series against the Cavaliers – and all of New York is ready to party like it's 1999.  In this episode of Well Played, we also cover:  Timothee Chalamet, Kylie Jenner, Travis Kelce, and Taylor Swift walk into a bar…we mean the Cavs courtside Why OG Anunoby and Martha Stewart are on their way to a Skechers collab  How the Salesian sisters gained their basketball wings at the Spurs game  Why Coco Gauff, Jannik Sinner, and Aryna Sabalenka only gave 15 minutes of press time at Roland Garros PS: We really, really want to hear from you. Like really bad. Please DM us with any sports questions, comments, or concerns on Instagram @blaakkkke, @cghendy, or @wellplayedbytheskimm. We read each and every one and it means a lot to us.  Send Its: Kathy Hilton just gave us a new theme song: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DYk5taIxZCk/  Do Azzi and Paige share a wardrobe?: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYnXD47ATQi/ Sue Bird refuses to be bad: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYpd3PVFd89/  Bryce Harper’s problematic toothpaste application: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYzo8SjDVul/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift not only made an appearance in Bushwick, Brooklyn – because apparently that’s where A-list weddings are now. Even wilder: the event took place at Blake’s former workplace. She shares the inside scoop on their attendance, while Caroline shares everything we know about the Royal American wedding. Meanwhile, Shakira’s back in her World Cup era after being acquitted for tax fraud. As for Gerard Piqué, her soccer star ex-husband? Shakira’s hips may not lie, but this man does – and we explain why. In this episode of Well Played, we also cover:  How tall Wemby’s Wemby would have to be (shout out @nbaresdev) Dak Prescott getting spotted with his ex-fiancées bridesmaid at a pro-bull rider event Tom Brady coming for Gisele Bundchen’s job on the Gucci runway  Why Dave Portnoy thinks the WNBA hates Caitlin Clark  Who are the Salesian sisters – and why are they so invested in the Spurs winning it all? Thanks to our presenting sponsor Ally Bank! Visit Ally.com to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2026 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue hits newsstands on Thursday. This year’s cover stars departed from what we’re used to seeing from on the cover of the swimsuit issue in recent years – diverse ages, races, and especially body sizes. With conversations around GLP-1s, the death of body positivity in our culture, and the general shrinking of high profile women that’s hard to ignore, Blake and Caroline wonder: why the sudden shift? In this episode of Well Played, we also cover: Whether Justin Herbert will be the next victim of the “music video curse” Olivia Culpo’s controversial baby announcement ft. a donut cake and a used pregnancy test The WNBA’s 30th season kickoff – and whether we’re in a post-Caitlin Clark era Why Caroline wouldn’t call her ex, even if it guaranteed a Jets Super Bowl win Carlos Alcaraz showing off his tush – we mean talents, in his Vanity Fair cover story Send Its: The 17-month-old baby ball knower https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYGE6nBADWI/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Pope Leo is all in on Nike: https://www.gq.com/story/pope-leo-xiv-wore-nikes Bennett Scheffler attends PGA Championship in full PJs: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYM9v2lREw8/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Vanity Fair Carlos Alcaraz edition: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/carlos-alcaraz-cover-story Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices