Michelle Martinelli
@mmartinelli.bsky.social
sports things for For The Win and USA TODAY Sports.
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Our opinion page published a guest piece on Lindsey Vonn that was misogynistic trash. I had thoughts.
Your Lindsey Vonn advice is misogynistic trash. Keep it to yourself
A recent opinion piece about Lindsey Vonn was ill-informed, condescending and misogynistic. Here's why.
www.usatoday.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Our opinion page published a guest piece on Lindsey Vonn that was misogynistic trash. I had thoughts.
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Hell no Lindsey Vonn shouldn’t give up her spot at the Olympics.
Think Lindsey Vonn should give up her spot at Winter Olympics? Kick rocks
Vonn is not one to do something for appearance’s sake. She wants to race, and she believes she can do it.
www.usatoday.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Hell no Lindsey Vonn shouldn’t give up her spot at the Olympics.
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A new season of Burn It All Down is coming and we need your help to make it happen. Your support keeps independent, feminist sports media alive!
Learn more and support the campaign here:
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February 3, 2026 at 3:24 PM
There is no podcast like us. 🔥
You have the chance to help us do the work we need to do, and burn what needs to be burned.
Please donate if you can.
You have the chance to help us do the work we need to do, and burn what needs to be burned.
Please donate if you can.
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Hello to everyone sharing this — I have a newsletter called Torched, it's all about LA and megaevents and Casey Wasserman, and you should *really* subscribe
Torched
So LA doesn't get burned
www.torched.la
January 31, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Hello to everyone sharing this — I have a newsletter called Torched, it's all about LA and megaevents and Casey Wasserman, and you should *really* subscribe
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America is bringing its ugliest stain to the Games.
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Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala:
“This is a militia that kills, a militia that enters into the homes of people, signing their own permission slips. It is clear they are not welcome in Milan, without a doubt.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala:
“This is a militia that kills, a militia that enters into the homes of people, signing their own permission slips. It is clear they are not welcome in Milan, without a doubt.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘A militia that kills’: uproar in Italy over ICE security role at Winter Olympics
Milan’s mayor says agents ‘clearly not welcome’ in co-host city and that Italy can take care of security itself
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:52 PM
America is bringing its ugliest stain to the Games.
—
Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala:
“This is a militia that kills, a militia that enters into the homes of people, signing their own permission slips. It is clear they are not welcome in Milan, without a doubt.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
—
Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala:
“This is a militia that kills, a militia that enters into the homes of people, signing their own permission slips. It is clear they are not welcome in Milan, without a doubt.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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I am a tire carrier competing in the Rolex 24 at Daytona and I’m taking you behind the scenes with me today.
Join me as I share my view of working on the No. 14 Lexus RC F GT3 in the GTD Pro class.
Join me as I share my view of working on the No. 14 Lexus RC F GT3 in the GTD Pro class.
January 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM
I am a tire carrier competing in the Rolex 24 at Daytona and I’m taking you behind the scenes with me today.
Join me as I share my view of working on the No. 14 Lexus RC F GT3 in the GTD Pro class.
Join me as I share my view of working on the No. 14 Lexus RC F GT3 in the GTD Pro class.
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The Supreme Court will hear two cases today challenging state bans on transgender athletes.
These bans are about erasure. Not fairness.
These bans are about erasure. Not fairness.
Bans of transgender athletes about erasure, not fairness | Opinion
U.S. Supreme Court will hear challenge to bans on participation of transgender athletes, with far-reaching implications.
www.usatoday.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:35 PM
The Supreme Court will hear two cases today challenging state bans on transgender athletes.
These bans are about erasure. Not fairness.
These bans are about erasure. Not fairness.
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This is the year. Bo Nix has improved so much under this new offense. He's focused. He's having fun. I wouldn't be surprised if he's a dark horse for the Heisman.
December 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
This is the year. Bo Nix has improved so much under this new offense. He's focused. He's having fun. I wouldn't be surprised if he's a dark horse for the Heisman.
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You will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 4:31 AM
You will be visited by three spirits
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Hitting free agency soon.
DM’s are open.
DM’s are open.
November 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Hitting free agency soon.
DM’s are open.
DM’s are open.
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YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT
Just give Diego Pavia the Heisman Trophy already bit.ly/4p8SnGR
November 30, 2025 at 12:21 AM
YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT
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gonna call them to let them know they’re never getting any donations from me since they apparently have $75 million lying around to appease the government
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 1:33 AM
gonna call them to let them know they’re never getting any donations from me since they apparently have $75 million lying around to appease the government
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Art Briles has been hired as the head football coach at a D2 school and so is back in the news. If you want to understand why this hire is upsetting for many, here's the long piece @dansolomon.com and I wrote back in 2019 about How Baylor Happened: web.archive.org/web/20190208...
How Baylor Happened
WACO, Texas — There’s not much to recommend spending four years in Waco. Driving into town up Interstate 35 from the south, the endless stretch of Texas nothing fills out slowly. It’s flat in the way ...
web.archive.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Art Briles has been hired as the head football coach at a D2 school and so is back in the news. If you want to understand why this hire is upsetting for many, here's the long piece @dansolomon.com and I wrote back in 2019 about How Baylor Happened: web.archive.org/web/20190208...
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PTFO collaborated with @msjpauly.bsky.social and @motherjones.com on an investigation into Riley Gaines.
Riley’s messaging about trans athletes involves “predatory men” and “sexual assault.”
But there’s an important story multiple ex-teammates at Kentucky want you to know: youtu.be/iKUl8lkuGOc?...
Riley’s messaging about trans athletes involves “predatory men” and “sexual assault.”
But there’s an important story multiple ex-teammates at Kentucky want you to know: youtu.be/iKUl8lkuGOc?...
Riley Gaines Investigated: The Lia Thomas Race, the Coach & Why She "Doesn't Even Like" Trump | PTFO
YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
PTFO collaborated with @msjpauly.bsky.social and @motherjones.com on an investigation into Riley Gaines.
Riley’s messaging about trans athletes involves “predatory men” and “sexual assault.”
But there’s an important story multiple ex-teammates at Kentucky want you to know: youtu.be/iKUl8lkuGOc?...
Riley’s messaging about trans athletes involves “predatory men” and “sexual assault.”
But there’s an important story multiple ex-teammates at Kentucky want you to know: youtu.be/iKUl8lkuGOc?...
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Hi! I wrote a thing about swimming and trans athletes and [*checks notes*] Santana for @defector.com, would mean a lot if you give it a read
What Does A Great Trans Athlete Deserve? | Defector
Once every week or two, I swim molasses-slow laps at the YMCA. I’ve been on something of a fitness journey this year, testing out different forms of exercise to see what sticks—what feels the least to...
defector.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Hi! I wrote a thing about swimming and trans athletes and [*checks notes*] Santana for @defector.com, would mean a lot if you give it a read
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All the thinkpieces about Bluesky don't account for the fact that it's occasionally 100% wall-to-wall baseball on here
November 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
All the thinkpieces about Bluesky don't account for the fact that it's occasionally 100% wall-to-wall baseball on here
some light reading for the Notre Dame-BC game today... i recently spoke with Jeremiyah Love about his Heisman elevator pitch, his relationship with CJ Carr and why he'd compare himself to Jahmyr Gibbs.
"I can do some spectacular things, but I'm also that team guy."
ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports...
"I can do some spectacular things, but I'm also that team guy."
ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports...
Q&A: Notre Dame's Jeremiyah Love on his Heisman pitch and relationship with CJ Carr
For The Win spoke with Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love about his season, the team and his relationship with CJ Carr.
ftw.usatoday.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
some light reading for the Notre Dame-BC game today... i recently spoke with Jeremiyah Love about his Heisman elevator pitch, his relationship with CJ Carr and why he'd compare himself to Jahmyr Gibbs.
"I can do some spectacular things, but I'm also that team guy."
ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports...
"I can do some spectacular things, but I'm also that team guy."
ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports...
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Happy Halloween, Sickos
October 31, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Happy Halloween, Sickos
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INDI2NA
IN2IANA
2NDIANA
IN2IANA
2NDIANA
October 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
INDI2NA
IN2IANA
2NDIANA
IN2IANA
2NDIANA
student journalism forever www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/l...
Purdue student journalists deliver special 'solidarity' newspaper to IU Bloomington campus
The special edition blasted across town features columns from IDS and Exponent editors, alongside QR codes to support both student papers.
www.heraldtimesonline.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
student journalism forever www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/l...
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today is the 10th anniversary of the Trouble with the Snap game between Michigan and Michigan State with one of the wildest endings in college football history. here's my story:
Trouble with the Snap: An oral history of the 2015 Michigan-Michigan State game ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports...
Trouble with the Snap: An oral history of the 2015 Michigan-Michigan State game ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports...
October 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
today is the 10th anniversary of the Trouble with the Snap game between Michigan and Michigan State with one of the wildest endings in college football history. here's my story:
Trouble with the Snap: An oral history of the 2015 Michigan-Michigan State game ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports...
Trouble with the Snap: An oral history of the 2015 Michigan-Michigan State game ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports...
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