@838carlisle.bsky.social with another banger here, really encapsulating the series of odd decisions made by #NWSL leadership over the last year.

The first two hours this morning

happy birthday horses

I still can't believe that waking up and reading JoeBlogs is literally my job. My life is pretty cool right now.

I'm not really a parade person, so I guess we'll start the new year with P*t Mc*f** on mute. Have to respect tradition.

Happy (East Coast) New Years! *Brought to you by NyQuil

Merry Christmas I hope you’re spending it with the High Impact Player in your life

Should we be celebrating Stefon Diggs “escaping” the medical tent and going back into the game…?

Happy women’s college volleyball national championship match day to all those who celebrate.

does Chase DeMoor have a tip jar?

We have an official sold out crowd at T-Mobile Center for the women’s volleyball Final Four, 18,332 people in attendance. Pretty much a guarantee Sunday’s national championship will be the same.

"You can talk all you want about the great ones, the Scorseses and Coppolas and Spielbergs and Hitchcocks and all the rest. Sure, they were great. In a practical sense, Rob Reiner has meant more to me than all of them combined."

This entire weekend

WSL Golden Boot race is Bunny Shaw and….everyone else

Every country on this planet has conflict, domestic violence and hate. Every country has people who struggle with their mental health. But all those things are exponentially more lethal here in the U.S. Why? Because all those things are coupled with easy access to guns. It’s the damn guns.

When you “hate drama” but love to know about other people’s drama.

✨ Every time Butker doinks a field goal, another woman earns an advanced degree ✨ You go, girl. 👩‍🎓

I went to an All-Gender bathroom in Lawrence. Was initially going to blame one gender for the toilet paper being empty, then realized it was more complicated than expected. #Equality

I am so, so proud of my friend @jaylaw22.bsky.social for organizing another incredible Lawrence Festival of Trees! You can bid on silent auction items below and join the mailing list to join the fun next year! 🔗 my.onecause.com/event/organi... #KCBaby

🚨New Podcast(s) Alert! We are excited to announce the launch of TWO new podcasts for all the women’s sports fans out there looking for a daily dose of women’s sports news and analysis. Stream on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or anywhere you listen to your podcasts and make sure to subscribe!

U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year finalists: Sam Coffey, Emily Fox, Rose Lavelle, Alyssa Thompson and Catarina Macario #USWNT

Instead of watching Stranger Things, maybe we should start building stronger things, like the rule of law and a commitment to democratic norms

THE US DEAF WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM ARE FIVE TIME GOLD MEDALISTS 🇺🇸 🏅 A worthy send off for players Sydney Andrews, Emily Spreeman, and Kate Ward as well as head coach Amy Griffin and assistant Joy Fawcett- all essential parts of this incredible team's story

NWSL supporters are so important.

What the signs say 🗣️🏳️‍⚧️

This is everything #NWSL

Good evening from San Jose and the #NWSL Championship!

I love this team 🖤

“We do not believe the NWSL is a charity. We believe it is a business, and to treat it like a business, it means that the amount that our teams are investing has to have a rational relationship to revenue.” Jessica Berman talked today | @sfchronicle.com www.sfchronicle.com/sports/artic...

Washington Spirit head coach Adrian Gonzalez says Trinity Rodman is "available and ready to compete” after further improvement this week. Rodman has been training with a sleeve on her right knee. Defender Gabby Carle is not available (hamstring injury in quarterfinal). #NWSL

New sponsor Yeti announced at NWSL Media Day presser and we have one question - Will Laura Harvey get a dedicated matchday Yeti cooler?

Starting the day with #NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman, who received a contract extension this morning.

#NWSL MVP: Temwa Chawinga, Kansas City Current

#NWSL Best XI: Lorena Izzy Rodriguez Kayla Sharples Tara McKeown Avery Patterson Sam Coffey Olivia Moultrie Claire Hutton Temwa Chawinga Esther Gonzalez Manaka Matsukubo

#NWSL Coach of the Year: Bev Yanez, Racing Louisville

#NWSL Lauren Holiday Impact Award: Sam Hiatt, Portland Thorns FC

#NWSL Midfielder of the Year: Manaka Matsukubo, North Carolina Courage

#NWSL Defender of the Year: Tara McKeown, Washington Spirit

#NWSL GK of the Year: Lorena, Kansas City Current

#NWSL Rookie of the Year: Lilly Reale, Gotham FC

Hearing that Temwa Chawinga, Claire Hutton, Kayla Sharples and Izzy Rodriguez are attending the #NWSL Awards. #KCBaby

The Kansas City Current’s Izzy Rodriguez and Claire Hutton names on the latest #USWNT camp roster. #KCBaby

Tomorrow is a new day, surely we will awake to learn of more horrors and relationships gone sour.

And this is why the messaging of the league was not enough for clubs to stand on. And, of course, the Black players in the league are going to be the first to suffer.

I love this and it makes me even more proud to be one of Joe’s Brilliant Readers.

BREAKING: Vlatko Andonovski is shifting solely to KC Current's sporting director, opening a head-coaching vacancy at the record-setting #NWSL Shield winners. The change has been in the works since summer. Ryan Dell has also replaced Caitlin Carducci as GM. More on @espn.com:

Quick story here on Hannah Hidalgo's historic night for Notre Dame, where she set the program scoring record and NCAA steals record, surpassing names like Jewell Loyd and Ticha Penicheiro: www.sbnation.com/womens-sport...

It didn’t go far enough. It never went far enough.