I would read a very long reported story about how Under Armour became so uncool that I'd never even consider getting something from them. It's hard to articulate (don't think it's just that it's "conservative-coded) and has been many many years in the making

This was a fun assignment. I rode a Can-Am in the desert and thought that was going to be a life-ender for me

I hate this franchise so much man

Mitch is good at this stuff

To what extent do you guys use dictation features when you're typing? Are you guys regularly talking words onto the page or into your Bsky post box, or whatever? I have never dictated anything in my life but someone told me the other day it saves them hours per week and it fits their writing voice

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Michael Wolff is insanely unethical lol. One of the worst of all time. Taylor Sheridan could not write a character this unethical

This is worth a read.

So glad @alexkirshner.com is on this one. Rodney Peete talked at length on 570AM the other day specifically about prop bets being an easy way to tip out your inner circle without it costing you a nickel. And that they are the biggest problem in the betting universe.

I wouldn't say *never.* Monitoring really is better now whether you want to hear it or not, and licensed books don't send someone to break your legs. But it's also an industry talking point and it's being deployed lazily in this case

This is not some kind of bullet dodged. MLB cannot say with any confidence that this behavior didn't change game outcomes

I went deeper into the at-bats where Luis Ortiz is accused of throwing balls on purpose. 1) These pitches didn't just compromise games. They helped flip them. Twice. 2) It's the player props, man 3) This is NOT a case where legal sports betting improved the situation slate.com/technology/2...

Got a blog coming out shortly about the MLB betting scandal. I found ways to mention Paul Lo Duca, Ike Davis, Andre "The Hawk" Dawson, Brendan Ryan, and Pedro Pagés in this thing. No Immaculate Grid player will ever get to feel what I'm feeling right now

this is some of the funniest shit i've ever seen, i hope they reactivate his email just to double down on this stance

One of my favorite genres of sportswriting is "knowledgeable person just explains in a calm voice why some dude is about to get fired"

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Just realized the Steelers never had a chance last night

I do think this is a great point about Alabama. They are WAY better at running the ball in the 4Q than any other time of the game, and stopping it. Has resulted in some gorgeous late sequences vs. LSU and South Carolina. And is a thing you can grab on too if you're a Bama fan. Imo, small sample

Alabama is not in the top 65 nationally in EPA/rush on offense or defense against the P4 (or overall, for that matter). This team is not winning the national championship. You can see the problem coming from 10 miles away imo www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_H3...

New @splitzoneduo.com subscriber episode covers a ton of topics and the first one is "which national title contender is not actually a national title contender?" And spoiler it's Alabama www.splitzoneduo.com/p/cfbs-six-o...

Sad mentality, really surprised he would say this out loud and thought it would remain confined to randoms on Twitter. It's true this game has no effect on Pitt making or missing the playoff but what a thing to say before your program's biggest national platform game in like 20 years

Been watching Yellowstone for the first time. I never considered how annoying it would be to get hooked on a 2010s TV show that isn't in the "prestige" TV world and thus doesn't have a good Vulture or AV Club etc. recap for every episode

These Steelers aren't even good enough to fulfill their manifest destiny of losing by 24 points on wildcard Saturday after whichever AFC South team loses in the prior TV window

Nice QB there you have, Chargers. Shame if late-stage Mike Tomlin came to your house and got him into a game with a score of 3-2

I wonder if Kyler Murray ever thinks about how he could be in the prime of his arbitration years right now, making $5.4 million to play 81 games a year in Sacramento while batting in front of Jacob Wilson and Nick Kurtz

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Congrats to Andy Pages on this. Nobody was asking but *he* is unequivocally innocent

In a sea of tech products that offer more than we ask for and don't work that well, let's take time to applaud Apple's new(ish?) sports app, which is called "Sports." Very functional! It works!

Always appreciate it when people read our copy closely

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College football's greatest catch ever nbd, why Duke is now your maximum comedy rooting interest, and football's greatest thick six ever nbd. All that and a lot more with @alexkirshner.com

I want Pitt to host a CFP Playoff game just to see how much we can mess they can make of the Acrisure field (the Steelers are in Detroit that weekend, but they do play the Monday Night before against the Dolphins, so a quick turnaround.)

Everything in the ACC is coming up Pitt

The primary ball-knowers in this country right now are the people who stay awake for JKS hours

This probably isn't going to happen but is, as far as I can see, a very legit possibility. Especially now that Duke's Week 12 opponent, UVA, has an injured QB

Totally gobsmacked that this Kentucky team is going to win five games

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This was going to be such a great triumph for the @splitzoneduo.com Dad Water Home Dog of the Week. I am devastated. Yes, I have moved to 10-0 against the spread on these picks, but that's not what we're in it for. We're picking winners for the love of the game

Oregon should absolutely kick on third down so they get another crack when the inevitable Iowa-ing happens in the form of a bad snap

You have to be kidding me

yeah take your time here Dan, you don't wanna leave Iowa too much time coming back the other way

I feel like things really turned for Iowa when Kirk Ferentz 1) got to stop pretending to care about diversity and 2) was forced to get rid of his failson as offensive coordinator. I believe we are living in his world now and Iowa is going to pull this out in the fourth in some immensely Iowa way

Haven't watched a minute of this or received a single text about it from the passionate Maryland football fans in my life

<notices the weather in Iowa City today> OK so Iowa's winning today

That is also a god-level call on the field by the ref. The man did his job

That is one of the greatest catches in college football history, holy shit

The only Latino to ever win the Heisman is Jim Plunkett btw

Did Indiana intentionally quick snap that to get out of having to spike the ball??? Cignetti doing something Dan Lanning would do

If Penn State comes back and wins this game, James Franklin has to do the honorable thing and take a few years off from coaching

Sitake punting on fourth-and-7 at practically midfield down 19 in the fourth quarter is humiliating