Rachel Bachman, WSJ sports reporter
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No One Wanted to Finance Their Stadium. Now Every Game Is a Sellout.
Building a professional women’s soccer venue was seen as brash. Now the Kansas City Current’s is a blueprint for others.
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The stadium for the Kansas City Current -- whose construction 40 banks refused to finance because there had never been a professional stadium built for a women's team -- just finished its second consecutive season of sold-out games.
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Rose Lavelle (1) at first didn't realize that tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and (2) said her favorite show is Law & Order SVU.
Naomi Girma (R) is back on the USWNT after an injury. Just watched "Nobody Wants This."
The US plays Italy in a Friday friendly.
Naomi Girma (R) is back on the USWNT after an injury. Just watched "Nobody Wants This."
The US plays Italy in a Friday friendly.
November 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Rose Lavelle (1) at first didn't realize that tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and (2) said her favorite show is Law & Order SVU.
Naomi Girma (R) is back on the USWNT after an injury. Just watched "Nobody Wants This."
The US plays Italy in a Friday friendly.
Naomi Girma (R) is back on the USWNT after an injury. Just watched "Nobody Wants This."
The US plays Italy in a Friday friendly.
I feel like these two could have their own show, tbh
Rose Lavelle (1) at first didn't realize that tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and (2) said her favorite show is Law & Order SVU.
Naomi Girma (R) is back on the USWNT after an injury. Just watched "Nobody Wants This."
The US plays Italy in a Friday friendly.
Naomi Girma (R) is back on the USWNT after an injury. Just watched "Nobody Wants This."
The US plays Italy in a Friday friendly.
November 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I feel like these two could have their own show, tbh
Rose Lavelle (1) at first didn't realize that tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and (2) said her favorite show is Law & Order SVU.
Naomi Girma (R) is back on the USWNT after an injury. Just watched "Nobody Wants This."
The US plays Italy in a Friday friendly.
Naomi Girma (R) is back on the USWNT after an injury. Just watched "Nobody Wants This."
The US plays Italy in a Friday friendly.
November 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Rose Lavelle (1) at first didn't realize that tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and (2) said her favorite show is Law & Order SVU.
Naomi Girma (R) is back on the USWNT after an injury. Just watched "Nobody Wants This."
The US plays Italy in a Friday friendly.
Naomi Girma (R) is back on the USWNT after an injury. Just watched "Nobody Wants This."
The US plays Italy in a Friday friendly.
Jason Gay’s rules for Thanksgiving Family Touch Football:
(It looks like that dog is ready to sub in for JJ McCarthy)
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(It looks like that dog is ready to sub in for JJ McCarthy)
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‘Game Over When the Ambulance Arrives.’ 21 Rules for Thanksgiving Family Touch Football
Another set of edicts for the last socially acceptable holiday ritual other than complaining about traffic.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Jason Gay’s rules for Thanksgiving Family Touch Football:
(It looks like that dog is ready to sub in for JJ McCarthy)
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(It looks like that dog is ready to sub in for JJ McCarthy)
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RE: the story about how Michigan men's basketball coach Bill Frieder was fired before the NCAA tournament because he'd agreed to the job at Arizona State.
Michigan had just cut team charter flights. So Glen Rice was just out there in middle seats??
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Michigan had just cut team charter flights. So Glen Rice was just out there in middle seats??
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November 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
RE: the story about how Michigan men's basketball coach Bill Frieder was fired before the NCAA tournament because he'd agreed to the job at Arizona State.
Michigan had just cut team charter flights. So Glen Rice was just out there in middle seats??
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Michigan had just cut team charter flights. So Glen Rice was just out there in middle seats??
www.cbssports.com/college-bask...
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The ladies teams in NY know how to win championships.... *cough*
GOTHAM FC ARE YOUR 2025 NWSL CHAMPIONS! 🏆
November 23, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The ladies teams in NY know how to win championships.... *cough*
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Never forget that Ivy League schools were the original lawless football factories.
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(via juliedesjardinshistorian.com/books/walter...)
November 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Never forget that Ivy League schools were the original lawless football factories.
(via juliedesjardinshistorian.com/books/walter...)
(via juliedesjardinshistorian.com/books/walter...)
Never forget that Ivy League schools were the original lawless football factories.
(via juliedesjardinshistorian.com/books/walter...)
(via juliedesjardinshistorian.com/books/walter...)
November 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Never forget that Ivy League schools were the original lawless football factories.
(via juliedesjardinshistorian.com/books/walter...)
(via juliedesjardinshistorian.com/books/walter...)
Time to dance the Charleston and speculate wildly on the stock market. For the first time in a century, Ivy League football is going to get a shot at a national title.
Cc: @sickoscommittee.org
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Cc: @sickoscommittee.org
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November 22, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Time to dance the Charleston and speculate wildly on the stock market. For the first time in a century, Ivy League football is going to get a shot at a national title.
Cc: @sickoscommittee.org
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Cc: @sickoscommittee.org
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The Timberwolves' Rob Dillingham out here doing Lehman Brothers callbacks
November 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The Timberwolves' Rob Dillingham out here doing Lehman Brothers callbacks
Early game of the season? The No. 6 Michigan women, with their highest ranking in team history, face No. 1 UConn at Mohegan Sun at 8 pm.
When coaching St. John's in 2012, Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico ended UConn's 99-game home winning streak.
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When coaching St. John's in 2012, Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico ended UConn's 99-game home winning streak.
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The No.6 Michigan women's basketball team faces toughest test
Michigan heads to Connecticut to take on the reigning champs, as the Wolverines are looking to make a statement with a win over UConn.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Early game of the season? The No. 6 Michigan women, with their highest ranking in team history, face No. 1 UConn at Mohegan Sun at 8 pm.
When coaching St. John's in 2012, Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico ended UConn's 99-game home winning streak.
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When coaching St. John's in 2012, Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico ended UConn's 99-game home winning streak.
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The Michael Vick effect at Norfolk State is real.
Despite raising season ticket prices by 82%, changing the homecoming ticketing system and posting a 1-10 record, NSU is averaging more fans per game than in 2023 & 2024 combined.
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Despite raising season ticket prices by 82%, changing the homecoming ticketing system and posting a 1-10 record, NSU is averaging more fans per game than in 2023 & 2024 combined.
@hbcugameday.bsky.social:
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Michael Vick makes Norfolk State attendance hit despite record
Michael Vick's impact at Norfolk State has transformed attendance numbers and fan engagement at the once-forgotten HBCU program.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The Michael Vick effect at Norfolk State is real.
Despite raising season ticket prices by 82%, changing the homecoming ticketing system and posting a 1-10 record, NSU is averaging more fans per game than in 2023 & 2024 combined.
@hbcugameday.bsky.social:
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Despite raising season ticket prices by 82%, changing the homecoming ticketing system and posting a 1-10 record, NSU is averaging more fans per game than in 2023 & 2024 combined.
@hbcugameday.bsky.social:
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Kansei Matsuzawa, the Tokyo Toe, is still perfect on this season in FGs (22/22) and extra points (33/33).
He'll try to keep his streak up this FRIDAY, when the Rainbow Warriors travel to Vegas to take on UNLV.
He'll try to keep his streak up this FRIDAY, when the Rainbow Warriors travel to Vegas to take on UNLV.
🏈 🇯🇵 Kansei Matsuzawa learned how to kick field goals on YouTube. Now at Hawaii, he might be the best kicker in college football.
Even more amazing? He’s on track to be the first born-and-raised Japanese player in the NFL.
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Even more amazing? He’s on track to be the first born-and-raised Japanese player in the NFL.
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The ‘Tokyo Toe’ Learned Football on YouTube. Now He Might Be the Best Kicker in College Football.
Hawaii place-kicker Kansei Matsuzawa is within striking distance of becoming the first NFL player born and raised in Japan.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Kansei Matsuzawa, the Tokyo Toe, is still perfect on this season in FGs (22/22) and extra points (33/33).
He'll try to keep his streak up this FRIDAY, when the Rainbow Warriors travel to Vegas to take on UNLV.
He'll try to keep his streak up this FRIDAY, when the Rainbow Warriors travel to Vegas to take on UNLV.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Reader comment on this story:
🏈 🇯🇵 Kansei Matsuzawa learned how to kick field goals on YouTube. Now at Hawaii, he might be the best kicker in college football.
Even more amazing? He’s on track to be the first born-and-raised Japanese player in the NFL.
www.wsj.com/sports/footb...
Even more amazing? He’s on track to be the first born-and-raised Japanese player in the NFL.
www.wsj.com/sports/footb...
The ‘Tokyo Toe’ Learned Football on YouTube. Now He Might Be the Best Kicker in College Football.
Hawaii place-kicker Kansei Matsuzawa is within striking distance of becoming the first NFL player born and raised in Japan.
www.wsj.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🏈 🇯🇵 Kansei Matsuzawa learned how to kick field goals on YouTube. Now at Hawaii, he might be the best kicker in college football.
Even more amazing? He’s on track to be the first born-and-raised Japanese player in the NFL.
www.wsj.com/sports/footb...
Even more amazing? He’s on track to be the first born-and-raised Japanese player in the NFL.
www.wsj.com/sports/footb...
Scripps, which owns the Ion TV network, is seen as an increasingly attractive company to buy.
Why? Investors "cheered on its sports strategy" after it made a key move last summer: signing a new multi-year deal with the WNBA.
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Why? Investors "cheered on its sports strategy" after it made a key move last summer: signing a new multi-year deal with the WNBA.
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Sinclair Takes Stake in E.W. Scripps to Push Takeover Deal
Sinclair believes scale is increasingly necessary in the broadcast TV industry and bought up the stake to pressure Scripps to strike a deal.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Scripps, which owns the Ion TV network, is seen as an increasingly attractive company to buy.
Why? Investors "cheered on its sports strategy" after it made a key move last summer: signing a new multi-year deal with the WNBA.
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Why? Investors "cheered on its sports strategy" after it made a key move last summer: signing a new multi-year deal with the WNBA.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
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He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
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Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
💒 🏈 Thanks to @edsbs.bsky.social and @hollyanderson.bsky.social for cosigning my general rule of life, which is never to skip a cool in-person event to watch something on television (even college football).
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November 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
💒 🏈 Thanks to @edsbs.bsky.social and @hollyanderson.bsky.social for cosigning my general rule of life, which is never to skip a cool in-person event to watch something on television (even college football).
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The Big Ten Conference wanted to take on a $2.4 billion private investment.
Michigan slammed the brakes on the deal. Here’s why.
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Michigan slammed the brakes on the deal. Here’s why.
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The Standoff That Brought the Big Ten’s $2.4 Billion Deal to a Screeching Halt
Despite pressure from commissioner Tony Petitti, Michigan regents pushed back on a private-investment pact worth at least $100 million to each school
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November 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The Big Ten Conference wanted to take on a $2.4 billion private investment.
Michigan slammed the brakes on the deal. Here’s why.
www.wsj.com/sports/footb...
Michigan slammed the brakes on the deal. Here’s why.
www.wsj.com/sports/footb...
The Big Ten Conference wanted to take on a $2.4 billion private investment.
Michigan slammed the brakes on the deal. Here’s why.
www.wsj.com/sports/footb...
Michigan slammed the brakes on the deal. Here’s why.
www.wsj.com/sports/footb...
The Standoff That Brought the Big Ten’s $2.4 Billion Deal to a Screeching Halt
Despite pressure from commissioner Tony Petitti, Michigan regents pushed back on a private-investment pact worth at least $100 million to each school
www.wsj.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The Big Ten Conference wanted to take on a $2.4 billion private investment.
Michigan slammed the brakes on the deal. Here’s why.
www.wsj.com/sports/footb...
Michigan slammed the brakes on the deal. Here’s why.
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"When flights are a mess, Flighty becomes essential."
My colleague @bzcohen.bsky.social on an app everyone who travels a lot should know about:
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My colleague @bzcohen.bsky.social on an app everyone who travels a lot should know about:
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The Smartest Fliers Use This App to Survive America’s Travel Hell
There’s a product that makes flying less miserable—and it has never been so valuable.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"When flights are a mess, Flighty becomes essential."
My colleague @bzcohen.bsky.social on an app everyone who travels a lot should know about:
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My colleague @bzcohen.bsky.social on an app everyone who travels a lot should know about:
www.wsj.com/tech/persona...
Washington Spirit’s tunnel walk is the one to beat. Trinity Rodman // Croix Bethune
They play Portland in the NWSL playoffs at noon
They play Portland in the NWSL playoffs at noon
November 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Washington Spirit’s tunnel walk is the one to beat. Trinity Rodman // Croix Bethune
They play Portland in the NWSL playoffs at noon
They play Portland in the NWSL playoffs at noon
Smart story in the @ajc.com about the NWSL's upcoming Atlanta franchise, and why playing in a gleaming NFL stadium presented an obstacle to overcome, not an advantage for landing a team:
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To land NWSL franchise, Blank had to overcome 1 obstacle — his own stadium
With Mercedes-Benz Stadium as its home field, new women’s soccer team has some hurdles, but Arthur Blank has cleared those before.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Smart story in the @ajc.com about the NWSL's upcoming Atlanta franchise, and why playing in a gleaming NFL stadium presented an obstacle to overcome, not an advantage for landing a team:
www.ajc.com/sports/2025/...
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The National Women's Soccer League is on track to double in size in nine years. It was nine teams as of the 2019 Women's World Cup.
Arthur Blank confirmed Atlanta's conversations with the #NWSL have been "on and off" for years and grew more seriously recently.
Commissioner Jessica Berman on having another team join Atlanta (team No. 17):
“It is our intention to admit team 18 for 2028.”
Commissioner Jessica Berman on having another team join Atlanta (team No. 17):
“It is our intention to admit team 18 for 2028.”
November 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The National Women's Soccer League is on track to double in size in nine years. It was nine teams as of the 2019 Women's World Cup.