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The WNBA Union Scores a Win, and Iftar with Mayor Mamdani

Maya Goldberg-Safir joins Edge of Sports to talk about the new WNBA deal, and we discuss Mohamed Diawara spending Iftar with Zohran Mamdani.

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A’ja Wilson poses as she rides on top of a bus during the Las Vegas Aces WNBA championship victory parade on October 17, 2025.(Louis Grasse / Getty Images)

Edge of Sports

Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin

The WNBA Union Scores a Win and Iftar with Mayor Mamdani
byDave Zirin / The Nation

Maya Goldberg-Safir joins the show to talk about the new WNBA deal, and we talk about spending Iftar in NYC with Mayor Mamdani and Mohamed Diawara.

Body: This week, we speak to Maya Goldberg-Safir, who runs the blog Rough Notes about the WNBA labor deal. Also, we have Choice Words about spending Iftar with Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Mohamad Diawara of the Knicks.

Zirin, Iftar With the Knick and the Mayor

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/iftar-mayor-mamdani-knick-mo-diawara/

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This week, we speak to Maya Goldberg-Safir, who runs the blog Rough Notes, about the WNBA labor deal. Also, we have Choice Words about spending Iftar with Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Mohamad Diawara of the Knicks.

My latest: Iftar With the Knick and the Mayor

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Edge of Sports

Where sports and politics collide, hosted by Nation magazine Sports Editor Dave Zirin

The WNBA Union Scores a Win and Iftar with Mayor Mamdani
byDave Zirin / The Nation

Maya Goldberg-Safir joins the show to talk about the new WNBA deal, and we talk about spending Iftar in NYC with Mayor Mamdani and Mohamed Diawara.

Body: This week, we speak to Maya Goldberg-Safir, who runs the blog Rough Notes about the WNBA labor deal. Also, we have Choice Words about spending Iftar with Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Mohamad Diawara of the Knicks.

Zirin, Iftar With the Knick and the Mayor

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/iftar-mayor-mamdani-knick-mo-diawara/

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Dave ZirinDave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.


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