It’s a surfboard where I come from.

Everyone is a Tim Robinson character part 238,000 bsky.app/profile/phil...

That’s insane.

I always liked how soft-spoken and yet supremely confident he was. (Necessary at his position, right?) He’d say something quietly and matter-of-factly and it would take a second for *what* he said — “I’m the best corner in the league, I think we can all agree,” or something like that — to register.

I’ve been working on this story for a year, and they just … tweeted it out

A very good thread about journalists and AI, much of which also applies to writers of nonfiction books. We are being told, with increasing frequency and stridency, that we "just don't get" how AI can help us, by people who are manifestly not interested in helping us. Know your enemy. Hold the line.

-- Jack Del Rio

Vented about the Red Sox’ lousy start, which looks a lot like last season’s lousy start. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/02/s...

She shattered her “this young man” record last night. Shattered. 😆

This is the 15th time in Red Sox history they’ve gotten off to a 1-5 start (or worse). They missed the playoffs in the first 14 instances. The last 6 preceded regime change (manager and/or GM). So, it’s not panic time… but there is a sense of bewildered urgency: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/01/s...

53-point quarter by Boston while using their best player as a decoy. Amazing stuff

I liked that Jaylen waited for him to give him a high-five before heading to the locker room.

This kind of cool. Feels like Miles Simon and Mike Bibby should get equal time.

Let me just say that I truly admire the legendary Bruce Springsteen. He’s an incredibly talented artist, an actual American patriot, a fighter for democracy and a good human being.

Police have it narrowed down to one suspect

Thought I was the only one. 😆

when you’re playing softball but you see someone on their way to the moon:

Brown goes for 43. Hauser hits 5-7 treys. Queta has a monster 16 pts, 11 rebs, 3 blks. ... EC coach sees Tatum's 25 p, 18 r, 11 asts and texts, "He's gonna be better than before the injury. Fk" Sultan of Stat (Dick Lipe) strained a calculator keeping up with the Celtics' 147-129 win in Miami. ⬇️

Noted friggin perfect. Feel free to panic.

"Draft film aficionados tend to be snobs about it. They will write 2,000 words about a cornerback’s backpedal but forget to mention his four ACL tears and his arrest for burning down a convent. Prospects are embryonic trait bubbles floating in a void." miketanier.substack.com/p/more-kvetc...

I agree with all of this from @chadfinn.bsky.social, but ESPECIALLY #9: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/02/s...

Vented about the Red Sox’ lousy start, which looks a lot like last season’s lousy start. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/02/s...

For your consideration

This is such a great read.

We talk with actor, author, and woodworker @nickofferman.bsky.social, @chadfinn.bsky.social on the Red Sox, and @shawnlaatsch.bsky.social from Versant Power Astronomy Center, on the latest episode of Downtown. Give a listen! richkimbally.podbean.com

This would be the same James Tibbs III the Red Sox traded to the Dodgers for 28.1 innings and a 5.40 ERA from Dustin May.

AI sucks. Using it to write stuff sucks. Justifying using it to write stuff by saying it allows you to write more stuff sucks. Writing is the fundamental form of human expression and ceding jurisdiction over the written word to plagiarism machines is the death of the human mind.

Umpire didn’t ask for help on a check swing call, a breakdown

A surprisingly hopeful conversation between Jon Stewart and the fantastic @hcrichardson.bsky.social.

Still early, but they stink at ABS, they stink at hitting, they stink at preventing runs, they stink at making good decisions. Other than that, it’s been a hot start to the season for the Red Sox.

Just finished @keithob.bsky.social Heartland. I’ve read all the books focusing on Larry Bird and this is the most thorough well written account of his pre-Celtic life. Thank you for writing this and for releasing it in a most magical time of year. buy a copy from bookshop.org or listen w/Libro.fm

I spoke to Ian Eagle this morning, who revealed that 1) he couldn’t sleep after calling the UConn-Duke game; 2) why he wasn’t part of the viral video with Bill Raftery and Grant Hill.

When the signal reached farther than ever before, Atlanta’s team…became America’s Team. Arriving April 9th at @BravesRetail 😎

Drake Maye, in town for event benefitting Boston Children’s Hospital, says shoulder ‘feeling great’ and ‘shouldn’t be an issue’

Pretty much.

There's a lotta Grover in the Netflix Sesame Street, and I like to imagine that was Sarandos's one note when they got the rights to new episodes. "I get that Elmo's the money, but I need more Grover. He's my guy."

March 31, 1979: Indiana State's Larry Bird throws a behind-the-back pass to future Celtics teammate Terry Duerod (University of Detroit) in the Pizza Hut College All-Star Basketball Classic. Bird, who'd already been drafted by Boston, scored 17 PTS and was named the game's MVP.

Wilyer Abreu, in an early-season glimpse, is showing swing adjustments that could allow him to level up. A closer look at those adjustments, and a 26-year-old who - with help from Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez - is trying to raise his ceiling: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/30/s...

"For him to nod at Bari Weiss’s preferred politics, that doesn’t surprise me. I don’t remember Tony having politics to begin with.” A very revealing @bryancurtis.bsky.social quote in this scathing piece on Tony Dokoupil's "rise" to CBS anchor from humble roots as hair model and Newsweek scribe.

There should be a music documentary series called Grocerycore and the first episode should be about the 1987 remix of Steve Winwood’s “Valerie”

My immediate thought when I heard this was that it was the least surprising awesome news ever. Ian's as big a reason as any for why our coverage is unmatched. Pumped that fans of 30 teams (and national readers) will get to read his stuff now.

The Boston Globe is looking for a sports investigative reporter globe.rec.pro.ukg.net/BOS1501BGMP/...

Think anyone at Jordan's is quietly rooting for Illinois? www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzCS...

Currently, the all-time most blocked accounts on Bluesky are: 1. JD Vance 2. The White House 3. ICE 4. Bluesky's AI app that was announced 24 hours ago

CBS turned their news operation into propaganda, kicked Colbert off the air for making too much trouble, and all that just to have Charles Barkley go on the air on one of their most-watched telecasts of the year and say this lmao

Scheyer’s teams are going to get a reputation.

You need to pay for news

Dave O’Brien talks about Sal Stewart like he’s 1977 George Foster.