This made me spit out my coffee this morning.

Sports media is a cynical place where everyone knows where their bread is buttered and rocking the boat is the greatest sin you can commit.

“A study of fatal mass shootings, incidents in which 5 or more ppl were killed, from 2014 to 2019 found 59% were domestic violence [DV]. In 68% of cases, the shooter was committing or had a history of DV. Fewer victims survive mass shootings tied to DV than ones where that dynamic isn’t present.”🧪🛟

“There is no comparable requirement for boys to confirm their gender,” said another parent. “Once again, the onus is placed on girls to be monitored and regulated, reinforcing the idea that female athletes are the ones who need to be verified.”

Is it mean to post about the Jets opener?

What a Jetsy start to the Jets season.

What the actual fuck. US Tennis Association: “We ask all broadcasters to refrain from showcasing any disruptions or reactions in response to the President’s attendance in any capacity, including ENG [Electronic News Gathering] coverage.”

Hanif Abdurraqib has curated an extraordinary collection showcasing incredible feats and diverse perspectives across the world of sports. We're honored to announce this year's featured writers! Pre-order The Year's Best Sports Writing 2025 today: buff.ly/7gs9meT

🚨 Read my interview with @janesports.bsky.social in The New Women's Sport Magazine. From frailty, fun and falling uteruses to fandom and #MeganRapinoe… it’s all here! thenewwomenssportmagazine.com/you-gotta-fi...

NEW EXTRA POINTS: A new study from the University of South Carolina suggests schools in states with restrictive abortion laws face a penalty when it comes to recruiting elite women's basketball players. I have follow up questions: www.extrapointsmb.com/p/study-can-...

It is genuinely shocking how tepidly the Washington Post is covering its own city in this moment.

The best night at the Seattle Reign honoring the LEGENDARY 85ers, the first US women’s soccer team. And 40 years to the day since their first international game vs Italy.

Prior to today's games, the WNBA -- after 217 games -- has attracted 31,153 MORE fans than they did last year in 240 games. Nine of the 12 returning teams are drawing more fans. Fever are only down 289 fans per game. WNBA is doing amazingly well! acrossthetimeline.com/wnba/attenda...

What percentage of our emissions comes from billionaires. Let’s start there.

Okay, #WNBA fans, there was a lot of talk about Brennan’s book of vitriol, but not much talk about Howard Megdal’s wonderful book Becoming Caitlin Clark. Megdal actually had real interviews with CC, Bluder, Jenson, Hull, Mitchell, Boston, White, Martin, etc. He took a completely different 1/

“‘The sexualization of women is what’s used to hold women down, and this is no different,’ Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said.” ding ding ding

It’s really happening: 135 E.57th St is a large office building that’s been mostly vacant since the pandemic. And now it is going to be converted to housing—350 units, including affordable. 4+ million sq. ft. of conversions are now underway in Manhattan. Let’s keep this going.

Worked with Matt Davies at The Journal News and he’s only gotten better.

the USA built a system of higher education so good that smart/rich people from across the world came here, spending billions to learn here, subsidizing education for Americans while spending money to live in our cities and towns. our government arbitrarily decided we should stop doing that

Good shit, Chicago. Go see it. 👍🏻

The Onion is sometimes funny and sometimes accurate to a pain point.

MLS announces that ratings on Apple TV are only 120K per game. MLS gets $250 million per year from Apple. The WNBA ratings are 3 to 4 times higher. The NBA thinks the WNBA media deal is worth $200 million per year. Yes, the NBA lowballed the WNBA! www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/07/mls-...

Hey is it bad if google AI search results stop people from leaving google dot com 99% of the time? All our news and information creators can survive just fine with one percent of their previous search traffic right? I’m sure it’s fine. www.404media.co/googles-ai-i...

This is next level NYC demographics penetration. You get Shaolin, you get everyone but the Upper East

Because he’s also doing something terrible to his daughter by using her as a human shield.

What they really mean is “I didnt realize women were people until *I* made one.”

Why is it this kind of guy only realizes he’s a girl dad AFTER he’s done something terrible to a woman?

I mean why stop there? Rams back to St. Louis by presidential edict! Throwback uniforms every day! The flying wedge is back baby!!

I mean why stop there? Rams back to St. Louis by presidential edict! Throwback uniforms every day! The flying wedge is back baby!!

One of the first things Vladimir Putin did on becoming president was take over NTV, the TV channel that hosted a satirical puppet show because he didn't like the Putin doll and how he was portrayed. He arrested NTV's owner and only released him when he signed the channel over. #Colbert

Matt Walsh's imaginary professor: "good morning student-comrades. today we learn how to bayonet a white Christian capitalist while taking trans hormones" actual average professor: "folks, I am begging you, please do the reading for tomorrow this time. it is five pages"

In a timeline defined by absurd headlines, this one might actually take the cake. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-kept-g...

Greg Sankey: "Last year, our first as a 16-member — what I think is a super conference. For all those of you who like to speculate about super conferences, welcome to one."

SportsCenter continues to butcher its Wimbledon coverage by misspelling the name of the No. 1 player in the world.

As more journalists are driven out of their jobs, I keep hearing this drumbeat of "it's ok -- they can start their own newsletter or publication." Some can. But becoming your own business is a huge job, and will eliminate many talented reporters from the public sphere. Here's why. (1/5)

People: World Cup can't happen now FIFA will pull out football fans: FIFA will just do corruption People: who even understands how to be corrupt well enough to navigate this situation? FIFA: www.insideworldfootball.com/2025/07/08/f...

I will be brief. If you care about the quality of news we get, this clip is the most disturbing and important 20 minutes I have for you. If you have only 5 minutes to watch then do that. Via @michaelsocolow.bsky.social Did you watch the clip? Now go to this link. www.cnbc.com/2025/07/01/c...

After practice today, I asked Natasha Cloud about Trump’s callous rhetoric directed towards Zohran Mamdani in the days since Zohran’s Democratic mayoral primary win here in NYC. As always, Tash spoke with compassion, with urgency, with morality. (🎥: @busyxb.bsky.social)

“The embodied performance of power.” This conversation with Tressie McMilan Cottom is getting to what bothered me about the cosmetically similar faces in powerful circles, and why a claim of empowerment is a really a return to submission. Just listen to Tressie: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

And how many sports finance types patted Dolan on the back when he did? The sports economy has been rife with misogynistic thinking.

This decision follows the pattern of women's sports. Don't put them on TV so they can say nobody watches. Then, they put games/shows in places were most people can't watch, so they can still say nobody watches. It's outrageous that this talent level isn't on a prime slot on ESPN.

Lol UES

I have a few thoughts on Vibe Check, a new show ESPN has announced on streaming. First off: Glad to see the talented Elle Duncan, Monica McNutt, Hannah Storm, Chiney Ogwumike and Andraya Carter get their own show on ESPN. They will be must-see TV.

Get the whole podcast here and follow Erin Foley. She is hilarious! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

Talking to comedian Erin Foley about something serious: the connection between women’s sports and expectations of women’s bodies. Herlights! www.instagram.com/reel/DLScEAg...

These NYC Mayor endorsements are so convincing but waiting to see how Sean Combs, Leona Helmsley and Satan weigh in.

Billie Jean King is reading Jane McManus' THE FAST TRACK. You can too! Get your copy here: tupress.temple.edu/books/the-fa...

Well-meaning folks on Bluesky who dismiss sportsball as some kind of distraction to What Matters Now are missing a key point in creating an alternative to X: Sports for better or worse dominates American culture. You ignore enormous swaths of potential allies when you dismiss sports.

People complain about the NYT but this is so cringe I hope it’s AI.

The best thing about having Pages preinstalled on a MacBook Pro is all the emails I get from people who can’t open my docs when I forget to export to Word.