Bianca Hillier
@biancahillier
Covering everything women's sports for "Good Game with Sarah Spain"🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ 👟🏀⚽️🏊🎾🏒🏆 prev @theworld.org, @nbcnews.com
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WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert pre-All-Star Game press conference starting now.
The funny thing about being a distance runner in Boston is you can go for a long run just outside the city and this is, casually, the bathroom stop by the trail.
Also, you know I had to have a Good Game sign out there. (It’s ending the day a bit worse for wear, but it did its job!)
One of the most controversial and craziest facts about the Boston Marathon is that you actually only enter Boston proper with ~1.5 miles to go.
Pro women are off for the 130th Boston Marathon! Jess McClain, pictured here, is a top pick for the fastest American. We've got a tailwind, temps in the 40s, and a super competitive field. Gonna be a good day.🦄
Absolutely incredible Italy haul from @byalexazzi.bsky.social! 🙏🏻🇮🇹🥳 thank you!!!
Wow. I remember speaking with Vladyslav in 2022 when he held up a “No war in Ukraine” sign after his final run at the Beijing Games. He got criticized then but not kicked out. IOC says this helmet is different b/c it's worn during competition. Here's his post on X this morning.
(9/10) Another story that ended sadly, but I'm proud of the questions we raised and the fingers we pointed while still waiting for answers theworld.org/segments/202...
(7/10) Spending time in Toronto to cover the pro women's sports boom there (WNBA! NSL! PWHL!) was a dream assignment theworld.org/segments/202...
(6/10) Sure, it's the least impactful story of this bunch, but when Jakob Ingebrigtsen dropped this music video right before Paris, my world STOPPED for just a minute. Nothing says "I trust you" like my dear editors letting me cover this! theworld.org/segments/202...
(4/10) Speaking with Marta's first-ever coach to hear her very first impressions of the GOAT? How could that not make the highlight list? (Side note: yes, this aired on the same day as "the player of the match was that post" comment, which you'll hear in the lede!) theworld.org/segments/202...
(3/10) It was an honor to speak with loved ones of Bibian Mentel, the late, iconic Paralympic snowboarding champion, ahead of the 2022 Beijing Games. theworld.org/segments/202...
As a sports reporter, this was the most epic sendoff I could've asked for. Yesterday was my last day at @theworld.org & my Bluesky-less coworker Sara made this stunning cake!! Send her praise! 😍 I ended up covering 40+ sports from all over the world. Here are just a few stories that'll stick w/ me🧵
I'll be live on @theworld.org today with the headlines from the FIFA Men's World Cup Draw. (Did you hear? It was today!)
Think indoor soccer. Then make it 5v5, switch the ball, change some rules, and amp up the speed. Now it's futsal, a game "born in Uruguay and raised in Brazil" per @jamiefahey.bsky.social. The first FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup is on now. My story for @theworld.org theworld.org/segments/202...
Sports in the Winter Olympics have to be contested on either snow or ice. It's actually a rule! Still, one of the sports gaining momentum to be added to the winter lineup doesn't have either. XC! Why add this muddy sport to the mix? My latest for @theworld.org: theworld.org/segments/202...
3,000 athletes from 80 countries are in Tokyo now to compete in the 2025 Deaflympic Games. These Games predate the Paralympics by decades, yet the athletes receive far less funding and support than other athletes representing their nations. My latest for @theworld.org: theworld.org/segments/202...
The #TeamUSA Media Summit ahead of the 2026 #WinterOlympics is about to begin! Let me know if you have any questions for the athletes/Olympic officials. @theworld.org
Nneka Ogwumike has been recognized as one of the best basketball players in the best league in the world ever since she stepped on the scene. But even that hasn't been enough for her to make an Olympic roster. Now, her final chance at the Games is over. @theworld.org theworld.org/segments/202...
English rugby star Emily Scarratt announced her retirement this morning, just weeks after winning the World Cup. I spoke with Scaz back in August to hear about her journey from a farm to rugby's biggest stage -- and who she has inspired along the way. @theworld.org theworld.org/stories/2025...
The relationship between a conductor and an orchestra is key to the success of the performance. That's why it's such a big issue that the orchestra at Venice's La Fenice theater is refusing to accept the incoming conductor, Beatrice Venezi. My latest for @theworld.org: theworld.org/segments/202...
(3/4) Longboat competed for Canada at the 1908 Olympic Games, and was later inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. Today, his legacy lives on throughout the greater Toronto area -- and through his great-great-grandson, himself an impressive marathoner.
(2/4) But I'm reminded of a story I reported earlier this year about one of the Mohawk Institute's survivors. His name was Tom Longboat and he was forced to attend the school at age 12. He ended up running away. Years later, he became the first Indigenous person to win the Boston Marathon.
Experts say lenacapavir, an HIV prevention drug, is one of the biggest scientific breakthroughs in decades. Now, in record time, its got generic versions and will be just $40/year/person. A rare moment of celebration in global public health. My latest for @theworld.org: theworld.org/segments/202...