Read Flax. (Cause a lot of people who click this are also subscribing to my newsletter, since Flax has been kind enough to recommend mine, even though it has nothing to do with baseball) (But also just read Flax) (#ReadFlax)

You blink and, eight years later, the nine-year-old basketball "phenom" you wrote about commits to an SEC school. (Props to @danshanoff.bsky.social for alerting me to this last week, and for the idea to write about it): collegesportsmoney.substack.com/p/neiko-mund...

You blink and, eight years later, the nine-year-old basketball "phenom" you wrote about commits to an SEC school. (Props to @danshanoff.bsky.social for alerting me to this last week, and for the idea to write about it): collegesportsmoney.substack.com/p/neiko-mund...

Haven't been in front of the TV all day, but just saw the JOIN ICE! commercial during Mizzou-South Carolina on ESPN. Normal country. Yep, normal country.

The right to speak freely is the ultimate personal liberty and the foundation of Karen’s 11-year career at The Post. We’re proud to call Karen a colleague and a longtime union sibling. The Post Guild stands with her and will continue to support her and defend her rights.

The Washington Post wrongly fired Opinions columnist Karen Attiah over her social media posts. The Post not only flagrantly disregarded standard disciplinary processes, it also undermined its own mandate to be a champion of free speech.

Statement from Post Guild Leadership: The Washington Post Guild condemns the unjust firing of columnist Karen Attiah

Fired football coach Brent Pry's wikipedia photo is the hard-livin' version of opinion guy

Okay that Georgia Tech ending is best-case drama. A real walk-off. Holy shit.

Warm up for college football with some … college sports/politics reading? Eh?

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A brain dump on the latest with college sports on Capitol Hill: collegesportsmoney.substack.com/p/score-act-...

A brain dump on the latest with college sports on Capitol Hill: collegesportsmoney.substack.com/p/score-act-...

Even more on this: Jared Moskowitz’s official X account responded to these same posts on X saying that his name was added to the bill without his office’s consent.

Some SCORE Act reporting: Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) signed on as a co-sponsor yesterday, then already removed his name today as the tide on the bill is/was turning, according to multiple people on the Hill. More …

Big development here from Brandon. In recent days, I started to hear a lot of doubts about whether the SCORE Act has the votes right now (it could pass through on a party-line vote, in theory, and has some Ds, too. But a handful of Rs have turned).

It’s whole again and so damn good.

Excited to be on the same team as you, Tashan. Thrilled to work with @tomschad.bsky.social, too. Our Commanders beat is whole again.

“This is one of those rivalries that, for families, goes deep in so many ways." “I didn’t know much about Mizzou-KU until I came here. But, you know, fuck KU, right?” www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Adults really sucked the fun out of this didn't they? bsky.app/profile/jess...

Fascinating story from @benjstrauss.bsky.social on the battle for control of the booming sports card industry: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

I went to Columbia for Mizzou-Kansas on Saturday. I heard the f-word a lot. I learned, talking to students and recent grads, that realignment didn't kill a classic rivalry. They cared, or at least had fun learning to care. People just like to feel a part of something. Story below 👇

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Quick college sports/politics thread, since that’s what everyone wants during Sunday Night Football. Over the weekend, as I noted from Columbia, the SEC ran in-stadium ads encouraging fans to write to their Congress reps to pass the SCORE Act. (1/10)

On the big screen in Columbia just now, a half hour until Mizzou and Kansas kick off: TELL CONGRESS TO PASS THE SCORE ACT (with a QR code). I couldn’t snap the QR code in time to check out where it led. Politics and football colliding.

Greg Sankey, talking in Columbia before he heads to Norman for Oklahoma-Michigan, says he’s learned enough about the Border War rivalry to not take a public stance on playing it every year (or not). But he’ll generally encourage his schools to make their classic rivalries happen.

we really sleep on the “this rivalry is named after a war that was literally fought between these two states” nature of Missouri-Kansas

Yeah the quotes have been just like this.

a true shame these two schools don’t play each other every year

Honestly respect for every single fan they interviewed

Oh yeah, this rivalry still has the juice. There were three facts of life growing up in my family: You hate the Blackhawks, you hate the Cubs, and you hate KU, the rest of my fandoms didn’t matter. That generational haterism doesn’t go away easily.

Quick reminder: the Extra Points style guide permits usage of the word 'fuck'

This is proper hate. I respect it.

Alternate headline: The best marketing opportunities are organic. Like when your long snapper from a farm in Illinois just wants to cheer his teammates up. No amount of PowerPoint presentations could have thought up Pudge. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Pudge the cat, now Bowling Green's unofficial mascot, is having a moment. He's all over campus. Good Morning America mentioned him. EA Sports put him in the video game. On the most famous cat in college football: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

I have been talking to fans at Mizzou-KU for the last 90 minutes or so and I’m not sure I’ll be able to find a quote that doesn’t have some form of fuck in it.

🐱 Mike the tiger is awesome, but you can't bring him in the locker room.

As I lay out in this video, Pudge’s story is very important for my family and me. College football media doesn’t cover cats enough. Harriet, my orange tabby, thanks Pudge for paving the way.

They put him in the game??? 😭😭

My favorite line in this wonderful story: "Despite multiple attempts, The Washington Post could not reach Pudge for comment."

Pudge the cat, now Bowling Green's unofficial mascot, is having a moment. He's all over campus. Good Morning America mentioned him. EA Sports put him in the video game. On the most famous cat in college football: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Are college kickers and punters richer than ever? That and more in my Week 1 brain dump: collegesportsmoney.substack.com/p/week-1

Serious, scientific poll: Is it more blissful to wake up on Saturday or Sunday of a long weekend? Could make a solid case for either.

Are college kickers and punters richer than ever? That and more in my Week 1 brain dump: collegesportsmoney.substack.com/p/week-1

While reporting my latest story — out today for @washingtonpost.com — I heard some Deloitte-pitch-deck-type words that were new to me: budgetarily, exitable, equitizable. This is the language of modern college sports. collegesportsmoney.substack.com/p/revenue-ge...

Selling tickets to a postgame press conferences for $692.11. Turning your stadium into a pop-up golf course. A Shakira concert. Letting a fan call a play in a basketball exhibition for $1,000 (this was just an idea). That's how the hunt looks in 2025: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

“Just about everything can be viewed as a revenue-generating asset.” Welcome to modern college sports, where the search for the next dollar is rabid as ever (and happy Week 1 of college football season): www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

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While reporting my latest story — out today for @washingtonpost.com — I heard some Deloitte-pitch-deck-type words that were new to me: budgetarily, exitable, equitizable. This is the language of modern college sports. collegesportsmoney.substack.com/p/revenue-ge...