So about last night… I went on an emotional adventure. 🎢😱🤯😳🤩🥳😃🥹😭
From my teens, through my twenties and into my early thirties I watched
@Jeopardy
religiously. Like, “what time is dinner? Because you know my show,” kinda way.
We used to get a lot of prank calls, nasty messages and generally distasteful hateful callers in the beginning times. But it has all but stopped — and fairly quickly I might add. But a couple days ago, we got another one that started out in a familiar way:
👀🚨📣HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT!!📣🚨👀
We’re hosting a GIGANTIC OUTDOOR WATCH PARTY to kick off the
@USWNT
World Cup run!!!
It’s gonna be ONE OF A KIND and HUGE!!!
Local community vendors, drinks, DJs and more! If you’ve always wanted to come to Portland, this is the perfect reason!
Everyone is capable of change, growth, learning and love. Hold people accountable. Don’t give up, keep on trucking and watch women’s sports.
Happy new year good people!!✨🙌🏼🎉
Had a lot of favorite photos from the watch party, but this one is my fave. ❤️🥹🇻🇳
Having Grandma and Grandpa fly in from Houston to attend this historic game for Team Vietnam really meant so much to me.
We will NOT be showing the Super Bowl, but if someone wanna ping me AS SOON AS THE HALFTIME SHOW STARTS, we will flip that shit on right quick. 🤳📺
#Rihanna
Hey
@CynthiaNixon
! We were so excited and impressed with your answer to last night’s
@Jeopardy
question, we’d love to send you a little token of our appreciation! ✨🫶🏼🙌🏼🥳💯
Not sure folks grasp what a huge deal it is for our neighbors to the north to FINALLY see the
@WNBA
there. As much as I hope for a team here in PDX, would love to see one in TOR too!
Happy inaugural game day Canada!!!
🏀🇨🇦❤️
The WNBA is FINALLY HERE in downtown Toronto!! Go see the WNBA sculpture at the CN Tower!!! Take your families/little girls with you. 😎💗 15 years baby I've waited for this.
@WNBA
#WNBA
#WNBACanadaGame
.
You can always count on the city of Portland to show up for women’s soccer. But last night’s watch party hosted by
@TheSportsBraPDX
and
@PCFCsoccer
was seriously special.
Photos:
(Video via changedbythegame on Instagram)
#BAONPDX
#USWNT
Had myself THE TIME at my very first
@weareangelcity
game yesterday!!! Vibes were legit immaculate. ✨👩🏻🍳👌🏼✨
Met some incredible humans and was mesmerized by the whole thing. It is a MUST GO situation if you’re in LA.
Iranian women’s ice hockey is the FIRST EVER TELEVISED WOMEN’S SPORT IN IRANIAN HISTORY.
And Fatemeh Esmaeili dropped NINE GOALS in the quarterfinal IIHF match!
🏒🥅✨👀🇮🇷
@IIHFHockey
🇮🇷Fatemeh Esmaeili, have yourself a night 👏
The Iranian forward dropped 9 (NINE!!) goals and 3 assists as Iran dismantled Kyrgyzstan 26-0 at the 2023 IIHF Women’s Asia and Oceania Championship!
Esmaeili scored her 9 goals on 9 shots and was a +12.
Man continues: “So she talked to me about you guys and well, I’m really sorry. What we did yesterday wasn’t funny. My wife demanded I call you all back to apologize. So I’m sorry. Hope you all have a good holiday and new year. We hope to come some day for real.
✨📸✨
INTRODUCING:
ONE OF ONE: Sports Images from Black Women Photographers
An Advocacy Collaboration between The Sports Bra and Amanda J. Cain
Curated by Amanda J. Cain
Today's a big day! My worst-kept secret is going live! We're opening a sports bar in the Twin Cities that exclusively shows women's sports. Check out , sign up for e-mail updates, and follow on IG and FB!
#WomensSports
#WomenOwnedBusiness
#LFG
The success of The Sports Bra is one of the great stories in all of sports in the 2020s and should be taught in business schools. Traditional investment will never see opportunity the way that people who want to build community will. Cheers to
@TheSportsBraPDX
🍻
Being one of 30 recipients recognized for this award was humbling and incredibly inspiring. Nothing is more energizing and powerful than a room full of women lifting and holding each other up while also acknowledging and celebrating their own achievements. 🥳🙌🏼✨
Jenny Nguyen had the idea of a sports bar where women athletes are the main event. Two years later, The Sports Bra is a Portland success story and a template for businesses in other cities.
Was at a sports bar last night watching Indiana Vs South Carolina and with 15 SECONDS left to go in the game they started turning all the TVs to the Men’s games (that hadn’t even started btw). I flipped my shit … anyway I need
@TheSportsBraPDX
near me
We love to celebrate as much as the next person 🎉🥳🎊🙌🏼✨but please listen to fans and players
@nwsl
.
Make celebrations and stadiums safe for everyone!
If you have a moment, please sign this petition!
The glory is not and has never been from winning. It comes from the resilience and grit of coming back from loss.
Last night I was moved more than I anticipated. Thank you to
@SCANPTFC
and everyone who showed up and those who wished to be here.
#BAONPDX
We're proud to unveil our first Legacy Patch – a tribute to Patsy Matsu Mink, the trailblazer behind Title IX. Her legacy echoes in every cheer at The Sports Bra 🌟 Tell us, how has Title IX touched your life?
#LegacyPatch
#PattyMatsuMink
#TitleIX
Caitlin is not just a superstar basketball player. She’s invested in building community. This is what separates iconic, history-making legends from the rest. ✨🙌🏼
We are so ready to bring the
@WNBA
back to Portland!
Who’s with us?? ✨🙌🏼🏀👀🌹
Let’s show the world we’re ready for more women’s professional teams here in REP CITY!!!
Literally one of the few podcasts I have ever listened to, I was SHOCKED to hear that
@BurnItDownPod
wanted to interview me!! What an honor!!! 🥰✨
@_shireenahmed_
you make me ☺️
The hottest new bar in Portland,
@TheSportsBraPDX
, is set to open on April 1st! 🍻🔥
@_shireenahmed_
spoke with its founder, Jenny Nguyen, about what went into creating this community space dedicated to women's sports:
I’m 43 years old and decided to stay the night at my parents house last night. We woke up this morning, opened gifts and had breakfast and coffee together. I spotted this on their tree and am about to watch a cheesy holiday movie with them. Feeling so incredibly grateful. 💝✨🎄
Shutting down the business due to inclement weather has been really tough. But it’s REALLY tough on our hourly team. Please help if you’re able. ✨
Fundraiser by Drew Varcoe : Help The Sports Bra Crew Through The Snowpocalypse
Then yesterday the phone rings. It’s the same guy.
Man: “Hi. It’s me again, I called yesterday about the bet I lost and wearing a bra.”
Us: “Yes. We heard about that call.”
Man: “Well, my wife found out about it and was really upset at me.”
➡️ART➡️IN➡️MOTION
Turning The Sports Bra into a photography exhibit.
A Timelapse.
Mad props to the best team in town,
@allyallpdx
— this install took a solid 6 hours.
Thank you so much Rachel,
@SportsCenter
&
@espn
for allowing me the platform to talk more about the tremendous impact spaces like The Bra can have on our communities!
Man’s voice: “Um hi. This is The Sports Bra right? Like, do I have to wear a sports bra to come?”
Us: “No, we welcome all folks. You can come as you are.”
Man: “Well, I lost a bet to my friend and he dared me to put on a sports bra and come in.”
Great discussion this afternoon at
@TheSportsBraPDX
here in Portland with
@CathyEngelbert
about how
#RipCity
would make a great
@WNBA
city. Heard how our state’s proven enthusiasm for women’s sports = we’re ready to take the winning shot for a new franchise.
#WNBATwitter
Us: “We wouldn’t recommend it.”
Man: “Because it would be offensive?”
Us: “Yes. It could be offensive to some folks.”
Man: “Um ok yeah. I guess. Thanks. Bye.”
Join us as we screen the ESPN E60 documentary “Truth Be Told” detailing the abuse scandals and series of institutional failures within the NWSL. Screening will be followed by a discussion led by members of
@SCANPTFC
.
#baonpdx
Event starts at 6:30pm Wednesday, October 5th.
Thank you to everyone who has been working tirelessly to get Brittney home. Thanks to every single soul who kept BG’s name alive in their hearts and thoughts. Thank you to everyone who showed up to show out for one of our very own. This is the happiest holiday gift. Cherelle! ❤️
Huge thank you to
@nwsl
@julietweets
and
@JessicaBerman1
for inviting me out and welcoming me again for this year’s UNBELIEVABLE championship game!!!
This year, I paid it forward by inviting out a wonderful photographer and good friend of mine, Jess
@FLISOCIAL_PDX
!
Superstar and blood donor hero
@olivia_moultrie
was such a pleasure to host yesterday!! And what better cause than for a rally to save lives!
#baonpdx
@ThornsFC
Thanks to an incredible community —Drew and Crew reached their fundraising goal in less than 24 hours!! If you shared, donated or sent good vibes our way — THANK YOU!!! It truly means the world to us!💖
✨🫶🏼🙏🏼COMMUNITY IS EVERYTHING.
Shutting down the business due to inclement weather has been really tough. But it’s REALLY tough on our hourly team. Please help if you’re able. ✨
Fundraiser by Drew Varcoe : Help The Sports Bra Crew Through The Snowpocalypse
So thrilled I finally got to meet this crew up close and personal! What a dope pop-up they had and the threads were 🔥🔥🔥!!
Even got to hear Esther from
@Playa_Society
speak on an incredible panel for the
@BIGsummits_
inside the
@TheSportsBraPDX
x
@WNBA
activation!! 🤩✨