Michelle
@offthehardroad.bsky.social
Retired from the 9-5 in SW Indiana. I like reading, writing, hiking, gardening, music & cats. Fan of the STL Cardinals & Blues. Living blue in a red state.
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Pia Sundhage, who coached the USWNT from 2007-2012, is taking over as the coach for the national team of Haiti. That is a huge hire.
February 14, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Pia Sundhage, who coached the USWNT from 2007-2012, is taking over as the coach for the national team of Haiti. That is a huge hire.
Juventus striker Cristiana Girelli has expressed interest in moving to the NWSL. Girelli, who is also a member of the Italian national team, has played for Juventus since 2018 & has scored 152 goals.
February 14, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Juventus striker Cristiana Girelli has expressed interest in moving to the NWSL. Girelli, who is also a member of the Italian national team, has played for Juventus since 2018 & has scored 152 goals.
All of the snow except the mounds of it in parking lots has melted. It's 56 degrees and the sun is shining. Thank the Baby J!
February 13, 2026 at 8:51 PM
All of the snow except the mounds of it in parking lots has melted. It's 56 degrees and the sun is shining. Thank the Baby J!
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Kimmel on the DOJ providing only 4 computers for 535 members of Congress to view the Epstein files:
“I called the Burbank library today. They have 22 computers.
“Pam Bondi spends more time investigating the people who are reading the Epstein files than the people who are *in* the Epstein files.”
“I called the Burbank library today. They have 22 computers.
“Pam Bondi spends more time investigating the people who are reading the Epstein files than the people who are *in* the Epstein files.”
February 13, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Kimmel on the DOJ providing only 4 computers for 535 members of Congress to view the Epstein files:
“I called the Burbank library today. They have 22 computers.
“Pam Bondi spends more time investigating the people who are reading the Epstein files than the people who are *in* the Epstein files.”
“I called the Burbank library today. They have 22 computers.
“Pam Bondi spends more time investigating the people who are reading the Epstein files than the people who are *in* the Epstein files.”
North Carolina Courage recently declined to renew the contract of midfielder Meredith Speck. Today I saw a post on X where the team thanked defender Tyler Lussi for her time there. Unsure if it's mutual. The NWSL season starts 3-13-26.
February 13, 2026 at 5:12 PM
North Carolina Courage recently declined to renew the contract of midfielder Meredith Speck. Today I saw a post on X where the team thanked defender Tyler Lussi for her time there. Unsure if it's mutual. The NWSL season starts 3-13-26.
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NWSL side San Diego Wave are said to be the front runners to sign USWNT and Chelsea forward Catarina Macario, per @jeffkassouf.bsky.social, ESPN 👀
It was last reported that Macario had rejected a contract extension at Chelsea.
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It was last reported that Macario had rejected a contract extension at Chelsea.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:17 PM
NWSL side San Diego Wave are said to be the front runners to sign USWNT and Chelsea forward Catarina Macario, per @jeffkassouf.bsky.social, ESPN 👀
It was last reported that Macario had rejected a contract extension at Chelsea.
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It was last reported that Macario had rejected a contract extension at Chelsea.
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Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas confirms Trump prison camp purchase called off, and vows to ensure that no other site in Kansas City gets one either.
KCUR story about "Platform Ventures" no sale:
www.kcur.org/news/2026-02...
Mayor's confirmation from instagram - www.instagram.com/p/DUqpKhwkUJb/
KCUR story about "Platform Ventures" no sale:
www.kcur.org/news/2026-02...
Mayor's confirmation from instagram - www.instagram.com/p/DUqpKhwkUJb/
February 12, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas confirms Trump prison camp purchase called off, and vows to ensure that no other site in Kansas City gets one either.
KCUR story about "Platform Ventures" no sale:
www.kcur.org/news/2026-02...
Mayor's confirmation from instagram - www.instagram.com/p/DUqpKhwkUJb/
KCUR story about "Platform Ventures" no sale:
www.kcur.org/news/2026-02...
Mayor's confirmation from instagram - www.instagram.com/p/DUqpKhwkUJb/
Think about this. Dawn Staley was the women's basketball coach at Temple University WHILE also playing in the WNBA. She coached at Temple from 2000-2008 & played in the W from 1999-2006.
South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley could go into the Hall of Fame again ⬇️ www.on3.com/teams/south-...
South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley could go into the Hall of Fame again
South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley, already a Naismith Hall of Famer, could enter the Hall for a second time this year.
www.on3.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Think about this. Dawn Staley was the women's basketball coach at Temple University WHILE also playing in the WNBA. She coached at Temple from 2000-2008 & played in the W from 1999-2006.
I'm reading Telegraph Days by Larry McMurty. Included in the story are Wild Bill Hickock, Buffalo Bill Cody & the Earp brothers. (George Custer is mentioned in passing.) I can't put my finger on why, but putting people who actually lived into a work of fiction bothers me.
February 12, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I'm reading Telegraph Days by Larry McMurty. Included in the story are Wild Bill Hickock, Buffalo Bill Cody & the Earp brothers. (George Custer is mentioned in passing.) I can't put my finger on why, but putting people who actually lived into a work of fiction bothers me.
This should be a good podcast. Lucy Bronze famously played in the Euros this past summer with a fractured tibia.
COMING TOMORROW… 5x UWCL winner, 2x Euros Champion, a serial winner and pillar of England’s defense, Chelsea’s Lucy Bronze joins Sam on the pod! 💙 🏴
February 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM
This should be a good podcast. Lucy Bronze famously played in the Euros this past summer with a fractured tibia.
Gotham FC has traded midfielder Josefine Hasbo to the new Boston Legacy team for cash. Hasbo, 24, played in college for Harvard, so there's the Massachusetts connection. The trade Gotham made earlier with the San Diego Wave to get veteran midfielder Savannah McCaskill makes more sense now.
February 12, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Gotham FC has traded midfielder Josefine Hasbo to the new Boston Legacy team for cash. Hasbo, 24, played in college for Harvard, so there's the Massachusetts connection. The trade Gotham made earlier with the San Diego Wave to get veteran midfielder Savannah McCaskill makes more sense now.
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The 3x WNBA Champion is a finalist for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2026! 👏
February 12, 2026 at 12:22 AM
The 3x WNBA Champion is a finalist for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2026! 👏
This is quite funny.
February 12, 2026 at 12:02 AM
This is quite funny.
Briscoe went to his vet appointment with little drama. He begins purring the minute we walk in the door. He gets a monthly steroid shot to ease his autoimmune disease. His sister Benson is settling down for a nap. Hopefully he does too because he has been zooming most of the day.
February 11, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Briscoe went to his vet appointment with little drama. He begins purring the minute we walk in the door. He gets a monthly steroid shot to ease his autoimmune disease. His sister Benson is settling down for a nap. Hopefully he does too because he has been zooming most of the day.
There have been two major trades in the NWSL today. www.espn.com/soccer/story...
USWNT's Croix Bethune to Current, Claire Hutton joining Bay FC
United States midfielder Croix Bethune has joined the Kansas City Current, and USWNT midfielder Claire Hutton has joined Bay FC, in a pair of separate seven-figure moves, multiple sources have confirm...
www.espn.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
There have been two major trades in the NWSL today. www.espn.com/soccer/story...
This is how you do it. Retired soccer player Abby Wambach announced she has left the Wasserman Agency after 20 years. She said she read the Epstein file & Casey Wasserman's involvement & drew the line. She called for Casey to resign so others don't lose their agent.
February 11, 2026 at 7:02 PM
This is how you do it. Retired soccer player Abby Wambach announced she has left the Wasserman Agency after 20 years. She said she read the Epstein file & Casey Wasserman's involvement & drew the line. She called for Casey to resign so others don't lose their agent.
I just read Angle Reese is back in Unrivaled and will play for the Rose team.
February 11, 2026 at 4:09 PM
I just read Angle Reese is back in Unrivaled and will play for the Rose team.
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OTD* in Black History:
Laila Edwards, the first African American woman to play for the USA Women's Hockey Team for the Olympics, scored a goal as a rookie in the game against our biggest hockey rival, Canada. Go Team USA!!!!! 🇺🇸
Literally on this day: February 10, 2026.
Laila Edwards, the first African American woman to play for the USA Women's Hockey Team for the Olympics, scored a goal as a rookie in the game against our biggest hockey rival, Canada. Go Team USA!!!!! 🇺🇸
Literally on this day: February 10, 2026.
February 10, 2026 at 9:37 PM
OTD* in Black History:
Laila Edwards, the first African American woman to play for the USA Women's Hockey Team for the Olympics, scored a goal as a rookie in the game against our biggest hockey rival, Canada. Go Team USA!!!!! 🇺🇸
Literally on this day: February 10, 2026.
Laila Edwards, the first African American woman to play for the USA Women's Hockey Team for the Olympics, scored a goal as a rookie in the game against our biggest hockey rival, Canada. Go Team USA!!!!! 🇺🇸
Literally on this day: February 10, 2026.
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So… Rose BC have an open spot……….. 👀
February 9, 2026 at 9:24 PM
So… Rose BC have an open spot……….. 👀
The Olympic women's ice hockey is very good. The U.S. team is just relentless going after the puck.
February 9, 2026 at 9:48 PM
The Olympic women's ice hockey is very good. The U.S. team is just relentless going after the puck.
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This Gamecock was named National Player of the Week ⬇️ www.on3.com/teams/south-...
South Carolina women's basketball star Joyce Edwards named National Player of the Week
South Carolina women's basketball star Joyce Edwards earned recognition as the Naismith Women’s College Player of the Week.
www.on3.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM
This Gamecock was named National Player of the Week ⬇️ www.on3.com/teams/south-...
Started the novel Telegraph Days by Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove) that is set in the west in the late 1870s. In the first paragraph daddy hangs himself in the barn. My reacton: "Oh, this is going to be good."
February 9, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Started the novel Telegraph Days by Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove) that is set in the west in the late 1870s. In the first paragraph daddy hangs himself in the barn. My reacton: "Oh, this is going to be good."
Anyone else weirded out hearing the commercial running on TV that goes "See the USA in your Chevrolet?" I think the late Dinah Shore sang the original version. Is Folgers roing to resurrect Mrs. Olson?
February 9, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Anyone else weirded out hearing the commercial running on TV that goes "See the USA in your Chevrolet?" I think the late Dinah Shore sang the original version. Is Folgers roing to resurrect Mrs. Olson?
Multi-team trade in Unrivaled: Vinyl send Courtney Williams to Breeze; Vinyl gets Saniya Rivers from Hive; Hive get Azura Stevens from Rose. Aari McDonald (Breeze) is out for the season. I think this also indicates Rickea Jackson (Breeze) won't return after the mess w/the ex (who got a $20K bail).
February 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Multi-team trade in Unrivaled: Vinyl send Courtney Williams to Breeze; Vinyl gets Saniya Rivers from Hive; Hive get Azura Stevens from Rose. Aari McDonald (Breeze) is out for the season. I think this also indicates Rickea Jackson (Breeze) won't return after the mess w/the ex (who got a $20K bail).