There is a player on the LA Queens, Brittany Apgar, who has a limb difference and traveled back to Illinois from receiving her first ever batting prosthetic *today* and is 3-for-3 in her first game playing with one. Incredibly cool.
Rachael
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I blame Dougie I’ll bully you into calling congress, but I’ll also write you a script I believe in you I hope Jessica Berman doesn’t think about me as much as I think about her
If #TheOdyssey left you wanting more Greek mythology in your life (but maybe with a few more women involved), I wrote about some of the best female-focused retellings for @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social:
These Greek Mythology Retellings Put Women Center Stage
If you wanted more of a focus on female characters in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, these are the Greek mythology retellings for you.
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eventually everyone gets added to the shutdown extended universe
Ryan Nanni@celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 12h agoToday on Phantom Island: @highkin.bsky.social joins me to discuss what Tom Dundon's history with the Carolina Hurricanes does (and doesn't) tell us about how things might play out with his new acquisition - the Portland Trail Blazers. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
one of the babies at work asked me how I have time for everything and I smiled and said "oh that's very simple, I absolutely do not have time for everything" and I think I have now officially transformed into a sage old yew tree
I also understand asking the question! I used to push for policies from all leagues but we are in a different time. I’ve noticed the shift in how trans advocates are moving within the consultation space too; they’re still consulting BTS but there are much less explicit pushes for policy.
the newest UTCRs in Oregon just removed the requirement to have line numbering and I'm truly shook. what's a pleading without line numbering??
if you went to the Queens Classic and had any kind of heat or smoke symptoms, PLEASE let someone affiliated with the league know.
Lesley Ryder@lesleyryder.bsky.social · 13h agoon the Queens Classic, and the possibility of revisiting health standards: they'll look at the data after the season to see if anything needs to change, cites work with the Korey Stringer institute to advise on best practices
I need people to understand that for the last half decade that there’s been an ecosystem of trans folks in sports media who have worked unpaid to serve as experts for context, sources and educators on what it’s like for trans athletes, in hopes of potential bylines and contacts. That’s dried up.
Sydney Bauer@sydney-bauer.com · yesterdayI hate sounding like a conspiracy person but there’s a reason that this Sophie Cunningham thing is on like day 7 of discourse and how there’s absolutely very little trans staff writers driving the news coverage of it.
instead of reading other outlets, read what Frankie wrote
Frankie de la Cretaz@thefrankiedlc.news · yesterdayThis is rough but I think it talks about a lot of what is missing from the Cunningham/WNBA discourse. Namely, that trans people are not hypothetical thought experiments. They are real people who are being genocided by our government & any coverage that doesn't center that reality misses the mark.
This is rough but I think it talks about a lot of what is missing from the Cunningham/WNBA discourse. Namely, that trans people are not hypothetical thought experiments. They are real people who are being genocided by our government & any coverage that doesn't center that reality misses the mark.
the answer is always to disavow it
Would you let the Proud Boys march in and sit courtside?
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I work with a solo practitioner, literally no job is beneath me. but holy cow, I’ve spent all afternoon fighting with a scanner that is currently withholding two PDFs from me and this, this is beneath me (it’s not, it’s just going to make me cry)
My W group chat has already deemed the Sirens the "Murder Mermaids," making them immediately 10,000 times cooler
TSN@tsnofficial.bsky.social · 2d agoThe Cleveland Sirens are officially the newest team in the #WNBA!
Now he doesn't have to travel for that hairline. Respect.
Ben Jacobs@jacobsben.bsky.social · yesterday🚨 BREAKING: Mo Salah set to join Trabzonspor on a two-year contract as a free agent. Trabzonspor confirm they have "begun negotiations". Verbal agreement already in place with Salah with the move set to be formalised this week.👑
you all already saw it, but in case you didn't, I listened to Berman on Sarah Spain's podcast so you don't have to.
Rachael@rachaelt.bsky.social · 2d agoam I going to listen to Berman lie on a podcast? I know it's going to piss me off, so logic says no, I'm not, but that reptile that lives in my brain says yes.
just a moment of self-promotion, one of the things I've pitched over the years is a specific league/supporter liaison. someone who can make visiting all cities a priority and get feedback from supporters. clearly she doesn't have time for these meetings since she doesn't have time for the players.
Rachael@rachaelt.bsky.social · 2d agoteam and especially with expansion that has made it physically impossible to get to every team (there's the rage blackout, girl what are you talking about!?). but she makes it to most teams every season. she does a "market visit" where she has a closed door meeting with players.
I hate when people pull this out and don’t mention that she was not playing for the Thorns when this happened. It would have been absurd to protect a Man United player when you could only protect 11.
OregonCrone@lmelina.bsky.social · yesterdayFrom the re-cap show as reported by just women sports, Heath said not being protected by Portland in the expansion draft and being selected by Louisville “the biggest heartbreak of my life."
I forgot that my mom sent me a text this morning about the WPBL saying "who knew? I think they play on MLB dot TV" and I forwarded her @thefrankiedlc.news' piece about the WPBL and said "oh they're actually on ESPN, and here's more information" because that's nicer than "I did, I knew"
okay this was obviously a fucking stupid comment of hers and it should make everyone mad and also, it's doing one of my favorite things and inspiring people to bring up stories from the early days and that is just the best. I love when people share their lore from when we weren't so connected.
Rachael@rachaelt.bsky.social · 2d agosays that the league has only been independent since 2022, says that some people have revisionist history when it comes to where the league is in its growth cycle, uses that as a reminder that in many ways it's really just our fifth season.
Oh hey, Rose City Comic Con banned meta glasses. That fucking rules.
Ty's gonna see my berman thread and be like "ah, so my wife is mad at the NWSL again" and once again I'll have to tell them to stop reading my personal and private skeets
WE HAVE EVOLVED PAST THE NEED FOR JESSICA FUCKING BERMAN AT THE HELM OF THIS FUCKING LEAGUE. istg this woman lives to raise our blood pressure
Rachael@rachaelt.bsky.social · 2d agosays that the league has only been independent since 2022, says that some people have revisionist history when it comes to where the league is in its growth cycle, uses that as a reminder that in many ways it's really just our fifth season.
we're all going to honor Tobin by kissing girls and ignoring our physical therapy, right?
this also really stood out to me. she credits these "market visits" as being crucially important to learning about the players and their relationship with the league, but also acknowledges that it's physically impossible for her to get to all markets, so with expansion it'll be even harder.
Rachael@rachaelt.bsky.social · 2d agoteam and especially with expansion that has made it physically impossible to get to every team (there's the rage blackout, girl what are you talking about!?). but she makes it to most teams every season. she does a "market visit" where she has a closed door meeting with players.