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| Released | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Alternative | |||
| Label | Establishment Store (2 pressings), Sound Vs. Silence/Gator Records (2nd re-issue) | |||
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| Pulse of the Twin Cities |   link |
Shield of Thorns is an album by Seattle musician Shawn Smith.
Tracey Thorn is an English singer and songwriter. She is best known as a member of the duo Everything but the Girl, active from 1982 to 1999, and again from 2022. She was in the band Marine Girls from 1980 to 1983. Since 2007 she has been active as a solo artist; and as a writer of books and essays.
John Abraham Thorn is a German-born American sports historian, author, and publisher. Since 2011, he has served as the Official Baseball Historian for Major League Baseball.
Bradley Carnegie Thorn is a New Zealand Australian rugby union coach and former rugby league and rugby union footballer. Born in New Zealand, he represented Australia in rugby league and New Zealand in rugby union in a twenty-two year career as a player, starting at age nineteen and finishing at age forty-one. He was the head coach of the Australian Super Rugby Pacific team, the Queensland Reds. Thorn is their second longest-serving coach in history and their longest serving coach in the professional era.
"Thorn in My Side" is a song by British pop music duo Eurythmics. It was released as the second single from the duo's fifth studio album, Revenge (1986). Written by band members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart, the song is a cast-off to an unfaithful lover. "Thorn in My Side" was produced by Stewart.
McCall RaNae Zerboni is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for NJ/NY Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a professional women's soccer league at the top of the United States league system. Headquartered in New York City, it is owned by the teams and, until 2020, was under a management contract with the United States Soccer Federation.
The Portland Thorns FC is an American professional women's soccer team based in Portland, Oregon. Established in 2012, the team began play in 2013 in the then-eight-team National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), which received support from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF).
Mark Richard David Parsons is an English football manager who is the former the head coach of American club Washington Spirit. He previously managed top-level teams including the Netherlands women's national team, the Portland Thorns FC, and the Washington Spirit in a previous stint.
The following is a compilation of notable records and statistics for teams and players in the National Women's Soccer League, which started in 2013.
Emily Townsend Menges is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) for Bay FC. She previously played for Portland Thorns FC, with whom she won the 2016 and 2021 NWSL Shield and the 2017 and 2022 NWSL Championships, for Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League, and for the Long Island Fury in the second-division Women's Premier Soccer League, with whom she won the 2009 national championship.
Raquel "Rocky" Rodríguez Cedeño is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League and the Costa Rica women's national team.
The 2016 season was the Portland Thorns FC's fourth season of existence in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The Thorns finished first, winning the NWSL Shield, an improvement over their sixth-place finish in the 2015 season. They lost their opening game of the 2016 NWSL Championship tournament (playoffs).
Christen Westphal is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for San Diego Wave FC. She previously played for the Portland Thorns, Reign FC, and Boston Breakers, as well as the United States national under-23 team. She played collegiate soccer for the Florida Gators.
Sophia Olivia Smith is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Portland Thorns FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team. She played collegiate soccer for Stanford University, helping the Cardinal win the national championship in 2019. Smith was the #1 overall pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft.
Kelli Hubly is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Portland Thorns FC. With the Thorns, Hubly won the 2017 NWSL Championship, the 2021 NWSL Shield, and other awards.
Abigail Thorn is an English YouTuber, actress, and playwright, best known for producing the YouTube channel Philosophy Tube.
Simone Naomi Charley is an American professional soccer player and track and field athlete who plays for the Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Madison Pogarch is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League. She played college soccer at Central Michigan University and Rutgers University.
Annabella Madeleine Bixby is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Portland Thorns FC.
Marissa Everett is an American retired soccer player who played as a forward for Portland Thorns FC.
