Meg Linehan
@meglinehan.com
Women's Sports Lead at The Athletic & co-host of Full Time. (& also UTFG.)
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Breaking News: A man was found guilty of shooting three college students of Palestinian descent in 2023 in Burlington, Vermont.
Man Found Guilty of Shooting Three Palestinian Students in Vermont
Lawyers for Jason Eaton had argued that he was suffering from delusions at the time of the shootings and that he should not be held criminally responsible.
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September 21, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Breaking News: A man was found guilty of shooting three college students of Palestinian descent in 2023 in Burlington, Vermont.
One of my worst habits as a human is seeing “seriously don’t look up this sports injury footage” and then immediately looking it up and watching it despite knowing I should not:
September 20, 2026 at 10:51 PM
One of my worst habits as a human is seeing “seriously don’t look up this sports injury footage” and then immediately looking it up and watching it despite knowing I should not:
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Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft.
Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
September 17, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft.
Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
wow they really did the thing
Chicago Stars driving down to KC with a trunk full of cash to Vlatko’s house right now.
September 17, 2026 at 6:06 PM
wow they really did the thing
The dagger for Boston Legacy at Audi comes in the form—— oh that’s another goal I couldn’t even get the first post off.
September 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
The dagger for Boston Legacy at Audi comes in the form—— oh that’s another goal I couldn’t even get the first post off.
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Ashley Sanchez picks out the top corner for her 19th of the season 🤯
September 13, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Ashley Sanchez picks out the top corner for her 19th of the season 🤯
that's a clean strike from Janine Sonis right there
September 12, 2026 at 3:25 AM
that's a clean strike from Janine Sonis right there
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Need Serena's thoughts here
September 12, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Need Serena's thoughts here
Man talking at Serena, sorry for your imminent meme status.
September 12, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Man talking at Serena, sorry for your imminent meme status.
kc booing marta is delicious but also perhaps: dangerous
September 12, 2026 at 1:44 AM
kc booing marta is delicious but also perhaps: dangerous
KC had excellent looks in the first half but have scrapped for back-to-back goals and it's all even at CPKC. Noise levels have returned. Feels like there's time for more goals, for sure.
September 12, 2026 at 1:27 AM
KC had excellent looks in the first half but have scrapped for back-to-back goals and it's all even at CPKC. Noise levels have returned. Feels like there's time for more goals, for sure.
Banda, again. 2-0 Orlando and keeping the golden boot race in touching distance.
September 12, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Banda, again. 2-0 Orlando and keeping the golden boot race in touching distance.
yelling at tennis and soccer at the same time
September 12, 2026 at 12:58 AM
yelling at tennis and soccer at the same time
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BARBRA MF'N BANDA
September 12, 2026 at 12:54 AM
BARBRA MF'N BANDA
Banda wtffffffffff 🔥🔥🔥🔥
September 12, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Banda wtffffffffff 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I see the men are doing the chuckles over Trinity Rodman's "complications" and "conflict, perhaps" between the US Open final and a Washington Spirit game yet again. Cool cool cool. www.nytimes.com/athletic/757...
Trinity Rodman isn’t skipping her Spirit match to watch the U.S. Open final. Why would she? (Gift Article)
The USWNT star chooses to own her narrative when it comes to her highly publicized relationship with Ben Shelton. We should let her
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September 11, 2026 at 11:53 PM
I see the men are doing the chuckles over Trinity Rodman's "complications" and "conflict, perhaps" between the US Open final and a Washington Spirit game yet again. Cool cool cool. www.nytimes.com/athletic/757...
this goal felt inevitable in real time good lord
September 11, 2026 at 11:47 PM
this goal felt inevitable in real time good lord
ESPN choosing to spend a significant amount of time allowing Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey to do extended commentary before the men’s single semifinal is… bizarre.
September 11, 2026 at 11:18 PM
ESPN choosing to spend a significant amount of time allowing Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey to do extended commentary before the men’s single semifinal is… bizarre.
Breaking: Big hire incoming from @bayfc.com with the club in the final stages of adding former Chelsea GM Paul Green as the club’s head of football. News from me @theathletic.com & free to read: www.nytimes.com/athletic/758...
Bay FC close to appointing ex-Chelsea general manager Paul Green as head of football (Gift Article)
Green was a key piece of Chelsea Women’s front office for 13 years alongside former head coach Emma Hayes.
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September 10, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Breaking: Big hire incoming from @bayfc.com with the club in the final stages of adding former Chelsea GM Paul Green as the club’s head of football. News from me @theathletic.com & free to read: www.nytimes.com/athletic/758...
Doing the advanced stress standing position for this Andreeva-Gauff tiebreak.
September 9, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Doing the advanced stress standing position for this Andreeva-Gauff tiebreak.
Required reading for the NWSL. The stress testing has begun. Will they handle it better than the WNBA?
Former Levi's exec Jennifer Sey fanned a culture war over trans athletes in a league that has none—to the benefit of her clothing brand, XX-XY Athletics.
"I know my mom isn’t that invested" in the WNBA, her son told me. "But...I guess the vultures will circle."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"I know my mom isn’t that invested" in the WNBA, her son told me. "But...I guess the vultures will circle."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The woman profiting off the WNBA's trans panic
Sophie Cunningham set off a firestorm. Jennifer Sey was ready to capitalize.
www.motherjones.com
September 9, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Required reading for the NWSL. The stress testing has begun. Will they handle it better than the WNBA?
New Full Time today on the deeply curious parting of ways between the Current and Vlatko Andonovski… and we have some real takes on That press release. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
Making sense of Vlatko Andonovski's exit from the KC Current
Podcast Episode · Full Time: A show about women's soccer · September 9 · 42m
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September 9, 2026 at 11:42 AM
New Full Time today on the deeply curious parting of ways between the Current and Vlatko Andonovski… and we have some real takes on That press release. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
how much of a tizzy is the nwsl front office in over this one 👀
Club America is nominated for the Women's Club of the Year, the only non-European team to be nominated this year. Club America beat Gotham and the Washington Spirit - two #NWSL teams - to win the 2026 Concacaf title.
September 8, 2026 at 3:43 PM
how much of a tizzy is the nwsl front office in over this one 👀
Chicago Stars driving down to KC with a trunk full of cash to Vlatko’s house right now.
September 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Chicago Stars driving down to KC with a trunk full of cash to Vlatko’s house right now.
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Ashley Sanchez has converted 9 of her past 34 shots taken in the NWSL (26%) -- 8 matches.
19 of those attempts were on target.
her conversion rate for the season is 21%. she is over-performing her xG this year by +7.28 (18G - 11.72 xG).
19 of those attempts were on target.
her conversion rate for the season is 21%. she is over-performing her xG this year by +7.28 (18G - 11.72 xG).
September 6, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Ashley Sanchez has converted 9 of her past 34 shots taken in the NWSL (26%) -- 8 matches.
19 of those attempts were on target.
her conversion rate for the season is 21%. she is over-performing her xG this year by +7.28 (18G - 11.72 xG).
19 of those attempts were on target.
her conversion rate for the season is 21%. she is over-performing her xG this year by +7.28 (18G - 11.72 xG).