espnW's Graham Hays, in town this past weekend for the NWSL Playoff semifinal between Thorns FC and the Western New York Flash, dives into the club for a look at what makes it tick. Interviewing team owner and chief executive officer Merritt Paulson, head coach Mark Parsons and others, Hays examines what he calls a "model for success in women's pro sports."
“To be in Providence Park for the NWSL playoff game between the Portland Thorns and Western New York Flash was to experience a success story unlike any in women's professional team sports. One wholly independent of the outcome.”
Take a read on it over at espnW.com.
