you can also get three gifts in one with BP360, where you get an annual sub, a copy of our book, the BP Annual, and a t-shirt for one great price. This promotion ends TONIGHT:

last effort: I run a baseball site with some of my best, smartest, and most talented friends. we do fun and engaging work all year long, and it's about to get more expensive to read that work as of 1/1. I'd much rather you get in the door as cheap as possible. It also makes for a great gift:

Looking back on some of my favorite pieces The Ice Garden writers have put together in 2025. www.theicegarden.com/my-favorite-...

Join @classicjpow.bsky.social and @howardmegdal.bsky.social as they talk about the year in review in women's sports with Maya Smith and @kgier.bsky.social www.theixsports.com/features/the...

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And @howardmegdal.bsky.social and I talk about college basketball bc amid everything going on in the pros right now, #NCAAW is happening. At Barclays Cenrer we learned that Uconn continues to dominate, Iowa’s defense is a growth point, Louisville was impressive and Tennessee continues to struggle.

Please enjoy once again the college football comment of the year 🏆

My latest @baseballprospectus.com www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/arti...

NEW: Riley Gaines, the former collegiate swimmer turned right-wing media figure, made $474,313 last year from the conservative nonprofit org, the Leadership Institute. More striking than her total comp was the way it was structured. For @sportico.bsky.social 👇 www.sportico.com/business/med...

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An epic double-header and, yes, LED Face Masks! Postgame at the Shark Beauty Women’s Champions Classic with @howardmegdal.bsky.social and @classicjpow.bsky.social 🏀 youtube.com/shorts/IKlYG...

Every word of this @solzyatthemovies.com solzyatthemovies.com/2025/12/14/o...

On Friday's episode of @theixsportspod.bsky.social, hosts @howardmegdal.bsky.social and @classicjpow.bsky.social dive into USA Basketball's new era, Unrivaled Year 2 and WNBA CBA negotiations.

Congrats @ogtedberg.bsky.social www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

So when people say, "We need to improve officiating!" and I don't hear "And we must also make it so officials can do their job safely" as part of it? I know you're not serious about fixing officiating. Because those shortages and problems will continue.

Why would anyone want to be an official for women's hoops when you see how Kim Mulkey abuses officials and gets no punishment for it? Or a Little League umpire when parents spew torrents of abuse about a 10-year-old's game? And shortages at the lower levels affects the pipeline.

I sure do wish sports parents considered the downstream effects of expressing their frustration in loud and angry ways

Our @howardmegdal.bsky.social takes stock of the year in women's basketball in his final Basketball Wednesday of 2025. www.theixsports.com/features/aft...

TA: Four Pitchers and a Suitable…Catcher by Patrick Dubuque (@euqubud.baseballprospectus.com) www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

My friend @harveyaraton.bsky.social has a new middle grade novel coming out tomorrow. If you’re looking for a great gift, I can’t think of something better than sharing Harvey’s work. www.amazon.com/Goal-Game-Ha...

Rob Reiner rarely got credit as a great director, but he made great movies that people LOVED. That were TIMELESS, and that multiple generations have subsequently found and adored. You can’t do much better with a career than that.

Then @howardmegdal.bsky.social and I hopped onto @theixsportspod.bsky.social Basketball Edition to dive into some of my on-site observations including how natural DeMarco looked partaking in a clinic at Brooklyn Basketball Training Center, along with the challenges he faces ahead.

Everyone should read this incredible first-person piece by Jason Collins (as told to @ramonaespn.bsky.social), on his battle with brain cancer. So much admiration for this man.

On Friday’s episode of @theixsportspod.bsky.social, hosts @howardmegdal.bsky.social and @classicjpow.bsky.social dive into the New York Liberty’s hiring of Chris DeMarco as the franchise’s 10th head coach.

Ok, sports parents, let's hive mind this. There are NUMEROUS stadium seats for outdoor bleachers which have a hook underneath. But anyone familiar with basketball retractable gym bleachers knows you can't use the hook on them. What do you use? Any help appreciated!

A fantastic talent and I am excited for what’s ahead for her.

felt like I haven’t had my best writing fastball for a minute. It’s back. On Pete Alonso for @baseballprospectus.com www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

I may feel differently in two months or two years. And it is sad to see three players who provided plenty of excitement to the #Mets (and were excellent interviews). But the rational part of me is having trouble getting upset over breaking up a team that finished 2025 39-55. (1/2)

If Luke wrote it, you should read it. End of story.

In our Basketball Wednesday, @howardmegdal.bsky.social reports on the New York Liberty's introduction of Chris DeMarco as head coach. What did we learn about the team's aspirations? #WNBA www.theixsports.com/features/chr...

Let me just say that I do not work at an outlet with an aggressive paywall, but I will also instantly block this kind of nonsense. How does anyone think not paying to be informed is a flex? We have to support real news and indie outlets. The alternative to paying is AI slop and Billionaire PR.

Sue Bird has collected many accomplishments in her career. Sunday, she added one more, becoming just the third women's basketball player to have her jersey retired at UConn. @teebaker-wbb.bsky.social reports on what Bird has meant to the program and the sport. www.thenexthoops.com/features/sue...

I am here to say that I have happily been a paid subscriber to @baseballprospectus.com for the past 20+ years, even though I’ve only written for them for the past five years. It is truly irreplaceable baseball work that you are supporting and the value you get is incredible.

Roberto Alomar, Carmelo Martínez, Edgar Martínez, Rey Sánchez, Rubén Sierra, Carlos Baerga, Bernie Williams, Juan González, and Carlos Delgado. All in the same 1995 winter ball lineup. Good lord. The team hit .346/.426/.533 and dominated the 1995 Caribbean Series.

This is such a great deal. I say this as someone who used to regularly take advantage of it before I even wrote for BP.

The WNBA CBA negotiations continue to evolve. Tune in to @theixsportspod.bsky.social for analysis from @howardmegdal.bsky.social and @classicjpow.bsky.social.

There's a LOT of myths out there about the current state of #WNBA CBA negotiations. In the FIRST @theixsports.bsky.social women's basketball edition, @classicjpow.bsky.social and I take them on with fresh reporting and analysis. Join us! youtu.be/zfvoHMw1yGQ?...

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Basketball Wednesday with @howardmegdal.bsky.social is here, with some thoughts on Princeton www.theixsports.com/features/obs...

This year's Stanford women's soccer team is one of the highest-scoring teams ever. Is it enough to finally get over the College Cup hump after losing in the final four the past two years? | @sfchronicle.com www.sfchronicle.com/sports/colle...

“Imagine there was a curved line in the outfield." New from me: The gapper is dead. Doubles hit their lowest rate in 3 decades. Triples are at their lowest rate ever. So who killed the double & triple? And what can MLB do about it? www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...

The first episode of The IX Sports Podcast is here! Tune in to hear more about our plans from @howardmegdal.bsky.social and some soccer thoughts from @kgier.bsky.social!

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What a good day to start listening to my favorite new podcast

Super excited to share this one!

SEISMIC women's sports podcast news! Presenting Women's Sports Daily, podcast by @theixsports.bsky.social. Get the most important news in women's sports every morning, Mon-Fri, via @chelsealeite.bsky.social and @stephaniekaloi.bsky.social! SUBSCRIBE HERE open.spotify.com/show/4GNIwuV...

In Basketball Wednesday from @howardmegdal.bsky.social , some UConn talk www.theixsports.com/features/uco...

What They’re Saying: Brandon Nimmo and Marcus Semien Fallout Edition by Howard Megdal (@howardmegdal.bsky.social) www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/arti...