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Traildogbob

(8,797 posts)
Tue Apr 9, 2024, 09:41 PM Apr 9

Wow! Good America

USWNT just beat Canada with two sudden death penalty kicks after a 5-5 tie with first penalty set. Winning the Shebelieves Championship Cup.
2-2 tie after regulation.
A wonderful couple hours of zero political shit, no drug commercials. Just being thrilled and proud of American Women.
And thank God for Olympics this summertime to escape the SF.
Go Women. Now let’s fight for them in November.

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Wow! Good America (Original Post) Traildogbob Apr 9 OP
Women's sports has gotten a lot more interesting these last few years. I like the fact they play as a team and ... marble falls Apr 9 #1
Agree Traildogbob Apr 9 #2
The viewership in person and across media really bears this out! Drum Apr 9 #3
🤜🤛 Traildogbob Apr 9 #4
Amen! Drum Apr 9 #5

marble falls

(57,201 posts)
1. Women's sports has gotten a lot more interesting these last few years. I like the fact they play as a team and ...
Tue Apr 9, 2024, 09:54 PM
Apr 9

... there just doesn't seem to be any of the prima donna-ism of men's sports. Women's collage basketball this year was wonderful. Last last time I watched a game was the women's basketball in Iowa in the early nineties. UI and IS. They were good, but this year it was great!

I'm glad I gave it a chance. I heard the tickets for the women's games in March Madness were priced higher than the men's games. And the ratings were at least as strong.

I'm going to start watching WNBA. Been watching the collegiate women's fast pitch softball for years, and it is good ball and there are no breaks in the play for commercials. UT has a good playing field for the women

Traildogbob

(8,797 posts)
2. Agree
Tue Apr 9, 2024, 10:04 PM
Apr 9

Loved following Caitlin and all the great women, college softball, track and field. Women are bad ass.
So glad to have the Olympics coming to escape during the hell of what we are about to have cast upon us.
I have been in love with USWNT since Hamm.
Never played soccer but they have me glued to the games. And the no commercials, sweet Jesus that is great. We need to take our Flag and Red White And Blue back this summer, and show the world what most of us are.

Drum

(9,197 posts)
3. The viewership in person and across media really bears this out!
Tue Apr 9, 2024, 10:15 PM
Apr 9

All of the prior posters here are correct, it’s an electrifying time in women’s sports (and certainly thereby in Sports overall!)

Such positive energy, such drive…and our nation needs us to step up and get things right again vis-a-vis rights and empowerment.

Traildogbob

(8,797 posts)
4. 🤜🤛
Tue Apr 9, 2024, 10:27 PM
Apr 9

Count me in. I am a little biased though. Only surviving parent for my daughter. She’s 34, mom died of cancer when she was only 10. Raised her totally alone, stayed away from relationships to focus on her only. She’s all I got. So I will fight for her and all women’s rights.
Makes me sick how GQP have no respect for women. Even GQP women are shameful.
Watching these talented, powerful, ass kicking athlete women in sports, keeps my hope up they WILL prevail, and end those fools.

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