Cor blimey, bloody hell

Apropos of nothing, I have two pieces of life advice: if you have the money, you should hire a moving company when you move, and if you have anything remotely complex in your income taxes (including/especially contractor work) you should hire a human accountant to do your taxes for you.

I have watched this video too many times, and my favorite part is the editor friendly fire-ing him into falling down like a doofus before he even begins his counterattack in earnest

The world is a big old bummer right now

What’s even funnier about this is Joyce Carol Oates did a long profile in The New Yorker a couple years ago where she concluded she had no personality

I think in the next four transfer windows, this guy will get a move to MLS and play about 300 minutes in a season.

In addition to any moral or competitive arguments, 1. This is a fake problem. There aren't any trans women in NWSL. There aren't any trans women in the immediate pipeline that I'm aware of. 2. Using Banda for the cover photo here is obviously just extremely racist.

Buh-buh-buh-buh-buh-BASKETBALL!!!!! needs to be in the mix here, to be honest

Nothing will ever top “I’m sorry, what is a Shoney’sssssss?”

I wrote hundreds of match recaps & edited hundreds more for this site back in the day. It’s not just MLS - I’m increasingly convinced soccer will “fail” because at this moment when U.S.-based fans love it more than ever, there is a rapidly shrinking media ecosystem covering the sport. We are screwed

If, like me, you need to listen to some real bummercore music, Cate Le Bon’s new album is terrific. It’s all mid-tempo, mid-tonal, like a sound bath full of sad vibes. Having said that, it’s not a dirge, it’s not despairing, it even has a few brighter moments. But it’s bummercore, for sure.

Why doesn’t Mexico have an eagle?

Soccer, sunshine, and something special. We’re hitting the field in Durham on Oct 19th for a FREE clinic just for middle schoolers. ⚽️ Grades 5–8 📍 Durham Nativity School Let’s play, learn, and grow together. forms.gle/gGAgjkQoJeJK...

I think Porter has completely wrapped up the Jason Kreis career coaching arc at this point

Her roynet highnest,,,,, QueN

Obviously it’s “just twerking” so lol, but there’s actually something gross about sanctioning a man for shaking his booty. Unless the sanction is for faking an injury, which lol come on now

I went to the Durham Bulls game and they played the Woo Sox and “The Password” was playing for them and it took me way longer to explain his nickname to the people I was with than I thought it would.

How bout them dallases

Welcome to my workplace

Feels like—maybe not a turning point so much as a waymarker in the widening gyre. We’ll miss a lot of the internet we had, when it’s gone.

My fitness tracker app is a mess, it’s always either telling me “You are so effin lazy, what is your problem?” or “You are training so hard your heart will burst at any moment,” absolutely nothing in between

So what’s you guys’ favorite wet bulb temperature?

I had to go work at a coffee shop today and there’s two 17-year-old boys here having a Very Serious Discussion, and one boy is clearly an aspiring cult leader

What in the Stretch Armstrong

A lot of stuff has happened in my life lately, but: it’s so cool to watch your kid be genuinely improving at something week over week. My preteen is playing tennis with teenagers now and every week she makes real strides, it’s genuinely awesome to watch.

I wrote a bit more about Orange County SC, which is the most confounding team this season in the #USLChampionship. When they're good, they're really good. They've also lost all seven games in which they've conceded first to sit in eighth in the West. www.uslchampionship.com/news_article...

Revisit “The DIY Scientist, the Olympian, and the Mutated Gene,” our article about Jill Viles from 2016 (w/ @thisamericanlife.org):

One thing that has finally dawned on me is one reason cooking is generally healthier is because you spend an absolute ton of energy prepping the food, cooking the food and cleaning up after all that

Soccer media in the U.S. is generally pretty laid back — everyone wants access to some basic complementary food and drink, a workspace/spot to watch the game, and for some players and coaches to talk to them after the game. That’s pretty much it!

It’s honestly crazy that Club World Cup is making media members pay for their food and drink. Providing a meal for people working is a standard in the sport in the U.S. and nickel and diming people who quite likely can’t get any reimbursement from “work” is not going to lead to fond memories

Tortured analogy upcoming, but Porzingis reminds me of Julian Gressel, an apparently good player who is constantly traded for somewhat unclear reasons

cosign, fixing the discover feed would go a long way toward fixing the problems of scolds paradropping into your replies when you're trying to talk about the god damn mets or whatever

John Fisher is taking steps to sell the San Jose Earthquakes, according to this report. www.sportico.com/leagues/socc...

Oh you want a Caniggia? Best I can do is a Canobbio

Here’s Yonny!

Since we had a hoax today, checked with #NWSL for this list of official Bluesky club accounts, which the league has confirmed to me are legit: @angelcity.com @bayfc.com @bostonlegacyfc.com @chicagostars.com @nwsldenver.bsky.social @houstondash.com @kansascitycurrent.bsky.social (1/2)

3/ And seriously part of the problem with the dialog rn is that too many people in media have never lived outside of their East Coast bubbles.

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Extremely funny that fifa was like “The rich American piggies will feast on whatever soccer we supply!” And Americans are like, “Nah”

What kind of wine are they serving here? It doesn’t have to be expensive for the sake of it, but if they were just serving basic house wines here I’d be pretty mad

I just think about growing up and only being able to go to games on the most special of occasions. Those nights defined childhood for me but it’s hard to imagine lower class kids ever get to see live sports in today’s environment.

Can’t believe I’m saying this, but I agree with Bill Simmons here. Torre’s breathless coverage of Hudson is constantly on the edge of misogyny. You can argue her situation with UNC is newsworthy but beyond that? Whatever. She doesn’t even seem likable but the fact that a corner of media…(1/x)

More like “Outer,” amirite

Just want to point out @sabreenajm.bsky.social told me SGA could legit become NBA MVP back in 2020

I’m not a huge fan of Sports Shouting myself, but this is an odd framing, frankly. This is going to be replaced with either some kind of betting show or the 9th hour of Stephen A. Smith or Pat McAfee…this guy thinks that’s going to be better than a show that matured over the years?

Can’t wait to see Heidecker’s take on this

Always been a Palace fan, why do you ask

Not for nothing, the referee here, um, struggles to not act like a little dictator every single game