Lawyers for Brian Flores filed an amended complaint as part of the long-running racial discrimination case against the NFL. The latest complaint includes the added Title VII (of the 1964 Civil Rights Act) charge as expected. Full complaint ⤵️ www.documentcloud.org/documents/27...

I don't use this thing to pump the tires of my experise as a trainer, but one of my clients told me this week I am up for Best of Loudoun in the personal trainer category. (You can vote once per day, just like any other primary 😉.) www.loudountimes.com/special/best...

I don't use this thing to pump the tires of my experise as a trainer, but one of my clients told me this week I am up for Best of Loudoun in the personal trainer category. (You can vote once per day, just like any other primary 😉.) www.loudountimes.com/special/best...

Teamworks—which calls itself as "The Operating System for Sports"—is closing in on acquiring Pro Football Focus per @arif.bsky.social . PFF's valuation in the deal is between $130M-$140M. Cris Collinsworth purchased PFF for $6M in 2014. www.wideleft.football/p/breaking-t...

BREAKING: Teamworks to Acquire Pro Football Focus www.wideleft.football/p/breaking-t...

This man is a national treasure.

Fan criticism of Fanatics is at an all-time high—and part of that comes from taking the heat on social media for others' faults. “They have high expectations and we appreciate that," Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin tells @latimes.com. www.latimes.com/sports/story...

After going a year between writing an article, this next one follows only three weeks later. Keep an eye on the @latimes.com for my next sports story (and that includes Sunday’s paper).

We need more movies like Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die. And you are afraid of cats, @ericstephen.bsky.social?

Came to this realization today: I’m not white enough nor brown enough to wear a Bass Pro Shops hat.

Back in 2009, I profiled Mike Rutenberg when he was a New Mexico State assistant coach making $30k a year—tied for the lowest-paid assistant in FBS that year. "If you have to coach on the moon, you better find a way to survive on the moon." web.archive.org/web/20100718...

A guy proposed to his girlfriend at the wine bar/restaurant we went to tonight. After she said “yes,” and he got off his knee, he said, “Fuck, that’s embarrassing.” Bruh, you didn’t do it on a scoreboard proposal like 🙋🏽

Federal Judge Valerie E. Caproni sided with Brian Flores and other plaintiffs in the long-running racial discrimination case against the NFL in an order this morning. "All of the claims of Plaintiffs Brian Flores, Steve Wilks, and Ray Horton against the NFL and various member teams may now proceed."

After changing our name from the Bezos Literary Club to the Balloon Lasers, we broke our trivia drought tonight by getting this final question correct: What consumable brand put out these flavors over the last 30 years: Typhoon, Supernova and Purple Thunder.

How hard is it to link to other outlets’ work—that told fuller story of what Superintendent Graham told our reporters? Putting out a call for people to say they didn’t hear enough doesn’t fill the reporting holes here to date. Our team wants to be sure local woman isn’t being thrown under a bus.

Screenshotted the tweet. Cropped out the author of the originating tweet Cropped out the link to the article Removed the reference to the publication that published the article ( @frontofficesports.bsky.social) This is how we internet in 2026 I guess!

Epstein survivors raise their hands to signal they've been ignored by Trump's DOJ as AG Pam Bondi refuses to look at them (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty)

Pam Bondi whenever a Dem member of the committee asks a question

Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.

I think maybe the remarkable part is that the US Attorney tried to indict six Democratic elected officials (and veterans) who made a video saying that everyone should follow the law.

NEWS: A federal grand jury has rejected the Trump regime’s attempt to indict six Democratic members of Congress for posting a video reminding service members of their oath and their duty to refuse illegal orders.

Commanders co-owner (and City Paper owner) Mark Ein approached WaPo’s then-CEO Will Lewis with a pitch to “spin sports and local into a separate entity that the City Paper would then invest in and host on its platform.” Bezos and Co. really screwed over the DMV. www.theverge.com/policy/87683...

(Media) SCOOP: Weeks ago, the owner of the Washington City Paper had offered to purchase The Washington Post's sports and local sections, keeping their desks alive. The Post reporters were laid off and the desks were shut down instead. www.theverge.com/policy/87683...

This is the second time an ICE employee has been arrested in in a Bloomington, MN underage sex trafficking sting www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

It was reported that Nancy Guthrie's Ring subscription wasn't live and, therefore, the images and video were unretrievable. Now the question is, how did the FBI (or private sector partners) get these? Does Amazon's Ring store footage even without a subscription? Were theyretrieved from hardware?

The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument never stopped giving out brochures that describe Medgar Evers’ killer as a “racist,” despite reports saying they had been removed and later returned, says the monument’s superintendent, Keena Graham.

elle no longer has to worry about keeping it cute for disney and is letting the choppa sing!

Chappell Roan is leaving her talent agency led by Casey Wasserman after he appeared in the Epstein files.

There's one Fanatics mention in the Epstein files—and of course it contains a needless redaction.

China and other parts of Asia make nearly all the hockey gear. Like, close to 90%. Just adding more context so you know how totally preposterous this Trump post is.

Props to @tatianatenreyro.bsky.social for amazingly laying out the real message(s) behind Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance in this @latimes.com feature. www.latimes.com/delos/story/...

I'm trying to be concise but here's the long version: whatever bullshit gets brought up by agitators that you think requires you to participate means they are still in charge. you're being a mark if you continue their cycle. instead participate in what *you* want and with the people you like

Our first job as journalists is to get the facts right, something the Pulitzer Prize-winning Mississippi Today failed to do when "reporting" brochures were removed from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument that called his murderer a “racist.” That myth soon spread.

I don’t drink soda anymore, but was always a Pepsi guy

Not sure why I checked my hidden requests on Instagram—and I have zero clue what made him so mad (or antisemitic). I only block when the convo gets ugly.

“I’m glad Will Lewis has been fired. I wish it had happened before he fired all my friends.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...

At Whipple where expired dicks are being thrown at ICE vehicles and those believed to be agitators. The area has been a place of protest since thousands of federal agents arrived in the city. Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026

The use of AI for anonymous documentary interviews is intriguing. Putting aside the ethical questions, I thought this use of digital anonymization was a tad distracting in the Letby doc. (I was studying the footage very closely.) Here's me setting up the tried-and-true setup for such shoots below.

Weren’t these the same people who wanted everyone fired who said anything disparaging about Charlie Kirk?

Yasiel Puig faces a maximum sentence for 15 years in prison with today's conviction on obstruction of justice and making false statements charges related to a federal investigation into an illegal gambling operation. Puig is out on bond until his sentencing on May 26. www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr...

“I’ve said from day one that this has been a White House cover-up. That cover-up continues, and the difference between the DOJ’s position and ours is that the DOJ thinks this investigation is over. We think it’s just getting started.” www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests

Jeffrey Epstein funded the household costs of a now-prominent San Francisco artificial intelligence researcher, according to a newly released tranche of the disgraced financier’s files. via @stephcondon.bsky.social www.sfgate.com/tech/article...

The logistics of this will rival F1's Las Vegas race. I have covered first-year races (back before the Champ Car-IndyCar split mercifully ended) in St. Pete, San Jose and Denver. These are such major undertakings and we are now only 199 days out. monumentalsports.com/2026/02/indy...

BREAKING: Judge Ana Reyes, in DC, issues a stay of DHS Sec. Noem’s decision to end Haiti’s temporary protected status (TPS) designation, a decision that was to go into effect on Tuesday and could have ended legal status for up to 350,000 people overnight. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Fighting for a contributor tied to a pedophile and sex trafficker you just hired while knocking heads for months with CBS News' amazing journalists. Things are going well for Bari.

Super Bowl host California bans sports betting, but prediction markets found a loophole

California is among dozen states that haven't launched state-sanctioned sports betting, but prediction markets like Kalshi found a loophole. My @latimes.com feature on the legal fight by state lawmakers and tribal leaders to police these platforms. www.latimes.com/sports/story...