Holiday edition of The Hoop Collective: Potential anti-tanking tactics; Celtics staying in contention; suddenly pesky Pelicans; Christmas slate; Draymond vs. Kerr, round 1,000 youtu.be/qVRh98jom3Q?...

John Fisher and David Forst on the State of the A’s after Year One in Sacramento. Fisher and Forst are in extension talks, the owner said www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...

Happy holidays from your furiends at the zoo ✨ Thanks to Keeper Megan and Keeper Ali for the holiday pics!

Great listen.

"That man has dignity—grabbing snatch—dignity. Everything he does, dignity." @timmiller.bsky.social and @radiofreetom.bsky.social eviscerate MAGA's fantasy rewrite of Trump's year.

Jon, Jon, and Tommy react to South Park’s season finale!

“You think about money less than almost anybody I know.” @karaswisher.bsky.social and @profgalloway.com discuss their individual money habits.

The ever-sunny but perpetually beleaguered Mike Johnson might hold the speaker’s gavel for another year, but the extent of his sway has never seemed more in doubt, write @elainegodfrey.bsky.social and @russellberman.bsky.social.

Trump once commanded total fealty from the GOP. Now, less than one year into his second term, his political superpower appears to be fading, @JonLemire.bsky.social reports:

🚨🚨WEEK 16 LESSONS🚨🚨 🔸What went wrong for Lions, Bucs, Ravens, Colts 🔸Ben Johnson for Coach of the Year 🔸Justin Herbert breaking the impact of pressure 🔸Fernando Mendoza, John Harbaugh, Kevin Stefanski, Riley Moss, and more! READ: www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

New Vergecast! It's the epic season finale of America's favorite podcast within a podcast, Brendan Carr is a Dummy — and @reckless.bsky.social is ready for it www.theverge.com/podcast/8480...

Speaking of subtweets made public, I see @reckless.bsky.social and @davidpierce.xyz expanded the best recurring feature of The Vergecast to a full episode. www.theverge.com/podcast/8480...

Bari Weiss had no understanding of 230 and it will soon be painfully obvious that she has no understanding of what DMCA takedowns actually accomplish

really cannot be emphasized enough that bari weiss has literally never done journalism. i don’t mean that in the pejorative sense. i mean that in the “has never performed the job she was hired to do” sense

@rokhanna.bsky.social: "People are sick of two tiers of justice in this country. They're sick of an elite that gets away with even things like raping young girls or watching young girls be raped and not saying anything. They are sick of elite impunity."

The Hoop Collective: We discuss the Bontemps Straw (BS) Poll and nobody gets called a jackass. youtu.be/0oNfWSbQdQI?...

What is Donald Trump talking about?

Trump may as well stick his thumb in the eye of every persuadable voter.

Several of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims said that they were frustrated by the heavy redactions of photos and documents that the Justice Department released on Friday.

The last 2 years for Montana State have been incredible ▪️2 Big Sky 🏆, 16-0 in conf. ▪️2 trips to national title game ▪️28-3 record overall ▪️3-0 versus the Griz

Bozeman is the happiest town in America tonight 🍻

NEWS: Sources told @theathletic.com, the WNBPA’s salary system proposal would entitle players to around 30% of league/team revenue — more than double the league's proposed share Full details on the system, 2 proposed developmental spots(!), # of games + more www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...

The WNBPA's vote to authorize its executive committee to call for a strike when necessary occured earlier this week. Results were received Thursday. More on the timeline, league's latest proposal and what's next. With @sabreenajm.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/690...

Latest notes: *Jays’ interest in Bregman *Royals roulette *Prices rising for controllable starters? *Pirates’ prides of Flowood, Miss. *Explaining Guardians’ offseason www.nytimes.com/athletic/690...

Good lord, this is so insane. Why is RFK Jr on the warpath to kill American children? www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

"The Australian government just gave back more childhood to children than any single legislation... passed in the West in the last decade." @profgalloway.com and @karaswisher.bsky.social are big fans of Australia’s new ban on social media for kids under 16.

“They represent a lot of things that we have to get back to...The idea that difference is okay, and you shouldn't hide yourself.” @karaswisher.bsky.social says KPop Demon Hunters should have been TIME’s Person of the Year.

new for @theathletic.com : Divisions, expansion drafts, and other details -- how expansion might actually work if the league adds teams in Seattle and Vegas. www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...

Adam Silver said before Tuesday's NBA Cup final in Las Vegas that the league would, at long last, make a "determination" about expansion by the end of 2026. That decision must include a commitment to bringing a team back to Seattle. In @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...

EXCLUSIVE: #USWNT forward Sophia Wilson is staying with the Portland Thorns for the 2026 season. The former NWSL champion and Olympic gold medalist spoke exclusively to The Athletic about her decision, becoming a mom and her continued drive to win. 🔗: www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...

Klay Thompson returns to face the Warriors on Christmas next week. In advance, ESPN spoke with Thompson, Steph Curry and Draymond Green about where everything stands with Klay currently. Story with @bannedmacmahon.bsky.social

BREAKING on MS NOW: Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."

hi and bye from vacation www.nytimes.com/athletic/690...

This week’s Howdy Partners: Spurs and Rockets are emerging as potential OKC challengers. Can Cooper Flagg and the Mavs eventually join them? youtu.be/6IyAyc-jXGc?...

TikTok will now be owned by the Ellisons, Jared Kushner's firm, and Abu Dhabi's state investment fund.

This is precisely how fascism works, by grabbing at and taking away a little more freedom whenever events lend themselves to it. Bit by bit you lose your rights, until you turn around and realize the road you're on has been long, and democracy is well behind you over the horizon.

The Los Angeles Lakers are 10-0 in clutch time games this season The only teams with more clutch time wins: - Detroit Pistons (14-5) - San Antonio Spurs (12-3)

Tom Haberstroh joins Bomani today for an all things NBA episode of The Right Time! 💯 - Knicks beat Spurs in the NBA Cup final - How to fix the NBA's injury issue - The Warriors are FAILING Steph Curry Live Now 📺: youtu.be/scIYcWdrRTQ

The Trump administration is punishing the American Academy of Pediatrics. I have enough thoughts about this for an entire feature length documentary but here are two minutes of them. (Spoiler alert: you can’t fight bad politics by staying apolitical.)

Trump—whose policies are inflicting enormous pain and suffering on everyday Americans—is being encouraged to run for a third term by a billionaire donor offering $250M. Tells you everything you need to know about the allegiances of the Republican party.

I'm old enough to remember when the networks refused to carry an incredibly important speech at Independence Hall in Philadelphia by President Biden about creeping fascism in the U.S. because it was "too political". Sure, but they'll broadcast every minute of Trump's propaganda bullshit. 🙄

one upside of trump insisting on a "presidential address" is it interrupted programming on every major broadcast network. so a whole bunch of normies who only see sanitized versions of him were treated to live video of a rabid fucking hyena behind the presidential seal.

This is the most narcissistic, petty display ever. It’s so obvious Trump is unwell, but what I don’t get is how this is allowed to happen to the people’s house. He’s a temporary occupant. He doesn’t own the joint.

A new episode of The Right Time is LIVE ‼️ - Mahomes ACL tear ends Chiefs era - Sherrone Moore Saga unfolds - Philip Rivers returns Watch Now 📺: youtu.be/TiSrYs2IqHQ

Incredible quote/moment www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...

Trump says the savage murder of Rob and Michele Reiner was the result of their own "Trump Derangement Symptom,” sparking backlash from Republicans in Congress and his own followers.

Trump’s mandate is failing, and even his base is starting to break from him.

During 11 interviews with Chris Whipple over Trump’s first year back in office, published today in @vanityfair.com, Susie Wiles opened up about the president, the people around him and their internal fights. Here are five takeaways. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...

Knicks reveal what they’ll do with NBA Cup money: ‘I’m going to pay my rent’ www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...

Trump’s affordability message is that his economy is an “A++++++.”