Time Wasting with Ali Riley and Kelley O’Hara

Welcome to TIME WASTING! Your home for anything and EVERYTHING women’s soccer.

Ali Riley & Kelley O’Hara take you through a WILD NWSL Kickoff weekend that started with the Portland Thorns getting their revenge over the Spirit, and saw BOTH NWSL expansion teams earn their very first red cards in game one.

We’re getting REAL about the High Impact Player Rule (spoiler: we are NOT on board). PLUS we’re ranking all of our favorite off season moves and just how those could impact the league this season.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

01:47 WILD Kickoff Weekend

03:02 Thorns get REVENGE Over Spirit

06:14 KC Comeback vs. Utah

07:79 Gotham Ruins Boston’s Debut

10:21 Red Cards For ALL

13:12 Dash STUN Wave…

16:02 Angel City BLOWOUT Stars

19:40 Savy King RETURNS

21:13 Crystal Dunn’s Impact

23:56 NWSL Retirements

28:14 The Trinity Rodman Rule

32:22 Players Want a Higher Salary Cap

33:40 Catarina Macario to Wave FC

35:53 Blind Ranking Offseason Moves

41:01 Last Minute NWSL Transfers

50:12 Alright, BET

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Welcome back to Sports Are Fun! Kelley O’Hara is joined by Ryan Campbell and BJ Beckwith for a special end-of-year episode celebrating some of our favorite sports moments in 2025, plus all the fun, chaos, and unhinged takes you might’ve missed.We’re officially entering holiday mode by drinking peppermint schnapps, getting into our feelings, and of course releasing BJ’s highly anticipated Shaylas of the Year list.
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'Sports Are Fun!' is a show that’ll remind you why you fell in love with (women’s) sports in the first place. Join World Cup champ, Olympic gold medalist, and aspiring barista Kelley O’Hara as she sits down with personality hire BJ Beckwith and a revolving cast of co-hosts and friends. Together, they're talking the biggest, funnest, and most need-to-know stories in the world of women’s sports.

From on-court drama to off-field shenanigans, to candid (and silly) chats with the most important personalities in the space, this show screams "Sports Are Fun!"

Just Women’s Sports is the leading digital media platform dedicated exclusively to women’s sports. In a world where women’s sports have been historically underfunded and under-promoted, Just Women’s Sports exists to shine a light on all the stories, athletes and moments that define and fuel the space. Through original podcasts, premium video programming, social media, editorial content, a newsletter, and exclusive merchandise and live events, Just Women’s Sports is committed to making it both easy and fun to be a women’s sports fan.

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Welcome back to Sports Are Fun! Kelley O’Hara and BJ Beckwith hold down the fort this week, breaking down the USWNT’s final camp of the year, revisiting the highs and lows of the NWSL season, diving into the latest women’s college basketball plots, and discussing the annual tradition of Marta being nominated for the Marta Award?!
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'Sports Are Fun!' is a show that’ll remind you why you fell in love with (women’s) sports in the first place. Join World Cup champ, Olympic gold medalist, and aspiring barista Kelley O’Hara as she sits down with personality hire BJ Beckwith and a revolving cast of co-hosts and friends. Together, they're talking the biggest, funnest, and most need-to-know stories in the world of women’s sports.

From on-court drama to off-field shenanigans, to candid (and silly) chats with the most important personalities in the space, this show screams "Sports Are Fun!"

Just Women’s Sports is the leading digital media platform dedicated exclusively to women’s sports. In a world where women’s sports have been historically underfunded and under-promoted, Just Women’s Sports exists to shine a light on all the stories, athletes and moments that define and fuel the space. Through original podcasts, premium video programming, social media, editorial content, a newsletter, and exclusive merchandise and live events, Just Women’s Sports is committed to making it both easy and fun to be a women’s sports fan.

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Welcome back to Sports Are Fun! presented by Amazon Prime. Kelley O’Hara, Merritt Mathias, and BJ Beckwith return from Championship Weekend with thoughts on the final, the after party, and everything in between! The group digs into Gotham’s dominant stretches, key coaching and officiating choices, and the plays that defined the match. BJ shares the inside scoop from the Gotham parade in NYC, and the crew goes through the final USWNT roster of 2025 ahead of the Italy friendlies.
Check back every Tuesday for a new episode of 'Sports Are Fun!'

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'Sports Are Fun!' is a show that’ll remind you why you fell in love with (women’s) sports in the first place. Join World Cup champ, Olympic gold medalist, and aspiring barista Kelley O’Hara as she sits down with personality hire BJ Beckwith and a revolving cast of co-hosts and friends. Together, they're talking the biggest, funnest, and most need-to-know stories in the world of women’s sports.

From on-court drama to off-field shenanigans, to candid (and silly) chats with the most important personalities in the space, this show screams "Sports Are Fun!"

Just Women’s Sports is the leading digital media platform dedicated exclusively to women’s sports. In a world where women’s sports have been historically underfunded and under-promoted, Just Women’s Sports exists to shine a light on all the stories, athletes and moments that define and fuel the space. Through original podcasts, premium video programming, social media, editorial content, a newsletter, and exclusive merchandise and live events, Just Women’s Sports is committed to making it both easy and fun to be a women’s sports fan.

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Welcome back to Sports Are Fun! Kelley O’Hara and BJ Beckwith presented by Amazon Prime live in San Jose ahead of the NWSL Championship. We had jam packed show with 2-time MVP Temwa Chawinga, Lo LaBonta, Ali Riley, the Bay FC Founding Four, Abby Dahlkemper, Caprice Dydasco, Lynn Biyendolo, and Sam Coffey.

Check back every Tuesday for a new episode of 'Sports Are Fun!'

#nwsl #uswnt #wnba

'Sports Are Fun!' is a show that’ll remind you why you fell in love with (women’s) sports in the first place. Join World Cup champ, Olympic gold medalist, and aspiring barista Kelley O’Hara as she sits down with personality hire BJ Beckwith and a revolving cast of co-hosts and friends. Together, they're talking the biggest, funnest, and most need-to-know stories in the world of women’s sports.

From on-court drama to off-field shenanigans, to candid (and silly) chats with the most important personalities in the space, this show screams "Sports Are Fun!"

Just Women’s Sports is the leading digital media platform dedicated exclusively to women’s sports. In a world where women’s sports have been historically underfunded and under-promoted, Just Women’s Sports exists to shine a light on all the stories, athletes and moments that define and fuel the space. Through original podcasts, premium video programming, social media, editorial content, a newsletter, and exclusive merchandise and live events, Just Women’s Sports is committed to making it both easy and fun to be a women’s sports fan.

SIGN UP:
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Listen to Sports Are Fun! here:

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