Meg Linehan
@meglinehan.com
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Women's Sports Lead at The Athletic & co-host of Full Time. (& also UTFG.) 🌐 meglinehan.com 🎙️ fulltimepod.com
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wait, international governing bodies and pro leagues can just... align their calendars because they think it will improve the sport? what a concept.
NEW YORK AND TORONTO (October 6, 2025) –– The IIHF, the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL), and the global women’s hockey community have come together to reimagine the international calendar, aligning around a shared vision to grow the women’s game and strengthen opportunities for players at every level.

 

As part of this collaboration, the IIHF Women’s World Championship will move to a new November timeslot, in advance of the PWHL season. The revised tournament calendar ensures there will be no clash with the closing stages of the PWHL campaign. It also enables a full World Championship program in Olympic seasons.

 

In addition, a new European Women’s Championship is set to start in April 2027, creating more opportunities for elite international competition, ensuring the development of women players throughout the entire season, and elevating visibility for women’s hockey across Europe.
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so many still frames to provide gifts
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I don’t think I was prepared for how much of having a baby is just a little creature sitting on you making deep eye contact while they poop.
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LAS VEGAS —

Our newser on Cathy Engelbert's press conference. She denied saying Caitlin Clark "should be grateful" for the W, vowed to repair trust w/ players, said she was not a "quitter," and announced a task force to look at officiating.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/668...
WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert addresses player criticism, CBA, officiating, job security
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sir what are you swinging at
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mr mal pugh doing the good baseball right now
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The WNBPA has issued a statement re: Napheesa Collier's comments.

"The leaders of the league and its teams would benefit from listening to her powerful statement. The players know their value even if the league does not."
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When I open up my “don’t say you’re a father of daughters” women’s sports consulting firm, I’ll add one second piece of advice which is never tell athletes to be grateful for the status quo. I continue to plan to charge so much money for these two obvious things because wow, no one has learned.
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To Phee’s point: “sustainability” as a buzzword has done a lot of covering for lack of investment (and also active harm to players) across women’s sports over the years.
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In a conversation with Cathy Engelbert, Napheesa Collier noted that Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers and other young stars are driving massive revenue for the WNBA, but are making so little from their rookie contracts.

The commissioner's response, per Collier:
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Bluesky’s limitations on video length are too bad because one video can’t contain all four minutes of Napheesa Collier absolutely ethering WNBA leadership
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Napheesa Collier: "We have the best players in the world. We have the best fans in the world. But right now we have the worst leadership in the world"

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“Eight months into President Trump’s second term, it is clear that Kirk’s ideas are no longer considered on the extremist periphery but are embraced by Republican leadership.” @nhannahjones.bsky.social (gift link)

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/m...
What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed
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Will send a list over tomorrow!
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Always. What’s the vibe? Food/beer/hikes?
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Stowe (Mansfield) gondola side looking over to the Forerunner.
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vermont remains undefeated
a panographic photo off the side of the gondola side of Stowe, overlooking Nosedive, with lots of yellow foliage
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I wonder how much more tolerable these would seem if they were hand drawn instead of looking like bad AI slop
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this looks like a children's show in the worst possible way, like, 'clutch doesn't want to share his toys or literally anything else and now maple and zayu don't want to visit him anymore!!!"
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FIFA has confirmed Clutch, Zayu, and Maple as the mascots for the 2026 men’s World Cup, with a bald eagle, a jaguar, and a moose representing the three co-hosting nations: The United States, Canada, and Mexico.

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🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...
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I have been up since 5 am and I mostly keep thinking about how Marta didn’t even make top 10 for ballon d’or which is rich coming from me, a long time ballon d’or hater