An Investigation Update and What Comes Next in Portland

Ryan Clarke of the Oregonian joins Full Time to discuss his recent investigation reports concerning the Portland Thorns and Timbers organization, from last month’s story on former employees describing a toxic work environment for women and working mothers, to this week’s story in which he reported extensive details around Portland’s investigation into their actions in 2015 concerning former head coach Paul Riley. Follow Ryan Clarke on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanTClarke Read ‘Former employees of Portland Timbers, Thorns allege ‘toxic’ work environment for women, working mothers’ by Ryan Clarke: https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2022/08/former-employees-of-portland-timbers-thorns-allege-toxic-work-environment-for-women-working-mothers.html Read ‘Details emerge from law firm’s investigation into Portland Thorns’ handling of former coach Paul Riley’ by Ryan Clarke: https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2022/08/details-emerge-from-law-firms-investigation-into-portland-thorns-handling-of-former-coach-paul-riley.html Read Meg and Steph’s NWSL free agency explainer: https://theathletic.com/3539143/2022/08/25/nwsl-free-agency-dispute/ And read Meg & Steph’s weekly NWSL column: https://theathletic.com/3546876/2022/08/29/nwsl-rapinoe-san-diego-wave/ The Athletic is hiring a staff writer to cover women’s basketball: https://jobs.lever.co/theathletic/fa35f1dc-b17c-4d9d-8123-8693f0db1a08 Hockey! Takeaways on Team USA at Women’s Worlds from Hailey Salvian and Shayna Goldman: https://theathletic.com/3551625/2022/08/30/team-usa-womens-worlds-five-takeaways/ And Hailey’s got thoughts on Canada at Worlds too: https://theathletic.com/3553749/2022/08/31/womens-worlds-canada-what-did-we-learn/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices