In 2012, The @sportingnews.com judged Jackie Robinson's breaking MLB's color barrier as the No. 1 story that shaped baseball, followed by another under the headline "If not for Jackie …" Read it all at this link to that magazine in the Sporting News Archives. archive.sportingnews.com/issues/info/...

Worth noting and not for nothing on Jackie Robinson Day, commemorating April 15, 1947, when he broke MLB's color line: The last team to integrate was the Boston Red Sox (Pumpsie Green in 1959 — yes, 1959.)

STL Burger Club on Blue Jay Brewing's patio with food (and "food" always means cheeseburgers to him) by Farm Spirit. Murray's verdict: "I think we may have a new No. 1." 😮 My two cents: There's a reason Blue Jay in Midtown was VinePair's 2025 Brewery of the Year.

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The most important date in sports history: April 15, 1947. Today we honor his memory on Jackie Robinson Day. My annual share (lots of fun links in here). www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/...

Fresh off his trip to Hungary where he begged Hungarians to back Viktor Orban, J.D. Vance has decided world leaders shouldn't meddle in other countries' politics.

The nonprofit that runs the successful, Pulitzer-winning Baltimore Banner is going to take over the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Of all the possible outcomes here, this is likely the best we could have hoped for. apnews.com/article/pitt...

Financial Times: Meta "is building an artificial-intelligence version" of this weirdo to engage with employees in his place. Yeah, I'ma take a pass on that, Boss.

Trailed Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals last week. It was a weird, uncertain few days — and that’s OK. Free article ⬇️⬇️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/719...

The kicker to Joyce Vance's "Civil Discourse: The Week Ahead" newsletter: "The president is not well."

Pro tip: All records, by definition, are new. An aside: The Pioneers already held the record, so they extended it. #WordNerd

BREAKING CBS: Survivors of the deadliest Iranian attack on U.S. forces have disputed the Pentagon's description of events and said their unit in Kuwait was left dangerously exposed when six service members were killed and over 20 wounded. The members disputed the description from Pete Hegseth.

Wishing you and yours a very merry Confederate Surrender Day.

Hello? Yes, I'd like to order a gif.

It's an international crime syndicate masquerading as an administration: "Nice international Strait we got there, be a shame if we didn't, y'know, •monetize• it."

"We have already met and exceeded all Military objectives."

It's April 7 and the Rockies have four wins. Last season, they didn't reach five wins until April 30, so … fingers crossed.

i know you're not supposed to be like "take a look at these fucking assholes" in religion reporting but i do think a more jaundiced eye could help explain how King's Way got its start and how it recruits families! This is a part of a bigger shift of authority in conservative churches

just deep, rampant corruption

Cartoon by Matt Wuerker, There will never be enough! @mwuerker.bsky.social

What the fuck are we doing here man

They’re calling it the greatest campaign strategy of all time

That's 1.33 percent of 14,205 pitches called that were overturned. Old baseball saying: "Umpiring is the only job where you're expected to be perfect on Day 1 and improve from there."

What keeps you up at 4:58 a.m.?

"all writers use AI" nope, get the entire fuck out of here with that

The new front cover of The Economist.

More proof of what so many here know: STL punches way above its weight on the restaurant scene. We've very fortunate. www.stltoday.com/life-enterta...

Worth noting and not for nothing: Shohei Ohtani (6 Ks, 1 H, 0 ER, 6 IP) won his first start of 2026 last night. He now has MLB's longest active on-base streak (36 games) and the longest active scoreless-innings streak (22 2/3 IP). If you have a chance, go see the greatest player of all time.

The NBA's tanking problem — a tale of "two leagues" — in a nutshell, via Yahoo Sports: "One league, comprising 21 teams, is competing to win. Call it the A-League. The other league — the B-League — is nine teams competing to lose."

I said this in replies elsewhere, but I want to say it loudly here. Anything other than a fullthroated affirmation of birthright citizenship in this country by SCOTUS is an act of treason. It is grounds for immediate impeachment. It is a violation of every oath they have made.

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It’s annoying to see the phrase “overlapping language” used to describe what is actually PLAGIARISM. The NY Times reviewer got AI to do his work for him. AI stole a real writer’s words, which the reviewer claimed as his own. “Overlapping language” is too mild a phrase. It's PLAGIARISM.

As a protestant, this feels strange to say, but the point at which an adult convert to Catholicism has been rebuked by two Popes in one year and then goes on to write a memoir called 'Communion' about his faith, they ought to bring excommunication back. This guy is evidently an unrepentant heretic.

I showed this graph in class yesterday on how measles cases in the United States plummeted dramatically after the vaccine was licensed in 1963. It’s not subtle and I could not resist observing: “This stunning design in measles cases was not thanks to vitamin A. It was not due to beef tallow.”

Fun fact: This year's Women's Final Four — No. 1 seeds South Carolina, Texas, UConn and UCLA — are the same four teams that made it last year. That's happened only once before in NCAA women's tournament history, when Tennessee, Georgia, UConn and Stanford made the Final Four in 1995 and '96.

I've been blessed to work with fine people at @sportingnews.com over the past 35 years, none finer than Mike DeCourcy (@tsnmike.bsky.social). Kind, funny and passionate — about hoops, movies, an MLB salary cap. Enjoy this on the eve of his final Final Four for SN www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-bask...

A billion-dollar industry, the NFL — the country's most popular sport for wagering in a landscape dominated by FanDuel and Draft Kings prop bets pushed to millions of smart phones — is considering replacement refs (for the regular refs, who are part-time employees). What could go wrong?

The @sportingnews.com cover dated March 30, 2009. If David Wright could've stayed healthy, man. (Also, if you want to eyeball more TSN covers in our 140th anniversary year: www.sportingnews.com/us/140/covers)

@theathletic.com's "The Windup": With the advent of ABS, MLB "needed precise measurements. And that is how 74 players who were formerly listed at 6 feet or taller are now listed at 5-11. In fact, 225 of the 430 hitters on Opening Day rosters were 'shorter' in 2026 than in previous years." 🤔

From NYT "Morning" newsletter re: retaliation on U.S. soil: "Iran has shown it has the will, and occasionally the means, to attack overseas. But unlike a quarter-century ago, America’s guard is up. Intelligence agencies are focused on the possibility of retaliation by Iran." I feel so much better. 😐

Still wondering what the hell happened at the end of Duke-UConn? Allow my longtime friend + @sportingnews.com coworker Mike DeCourcy to get right to the point. #mustread www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-bask...

It's like Squid Game, but worse.

STL Burger Club at The Key in Midtown, where Murray welcomed Club guests Bob Carter and Sue Ringkamp Smith for STLBC history: a double cheeseburger worthy of fractions. "I've gotta say this is close, I'd give it a 19 1/2 out of 20, No. 2 behind Woofies." Thin, crisp patties + "really melty" cheese.

We all know this is fascism.

Great crowd for #NoKings III in West STL County near Rep. “Absent Ann” Wagner’s HQ. Among fave signs: “We’re not being governed, we’re being looted” and “WWJD: Who Would Jesus Deport?”

Yes, our President was talking today about “the governor of Philadilly.” 🤡

Ridiculously late, but better late … STL Burger Club at legendary 314 hotdog joint Woofie's on 3/14. Stunner stop: The hotdog joint is No. 1 in Murray's burger ratings. Crisped edges, soft, slicked bun, melty American. 20/20. Fries' seasoning a difference-maker, he said, warshed down with root beer.

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