Just ordered this new novel by Irish writer Myles Dungan...already a buzz about it. He's written great nonfiction about the Irish in the American [email protected] @highcountrynews.org @i-echo.bsky.social @irishamleft.bsky.social @irishlittimes.bsky.social @irishamerican.bsky.social

Chicago Magazine calls Barry Pearce "A modern day Nelson Algren" for his forthcoming book, "The Plan of Chicago: a City in Stories." www.chicagomag.com/chicago-maga... @chicagomag.com @chicagoreader.com @wttw.bsky.social @lbez.bsky.social @blockclubchi.bsky.social @chicago.suntimes.com

Belfast friends! Tonight, Sept 17, Wednesday! @isdupdate.bsky.social @belfastlive.co.uk @belfasttelegraph.co.uk @gaaofficial.bsky.social @edgeofsports.bsky.social

We've beat cancer?! Great news! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...

It’s true!

Great discussion between @rusbradburd.bsky.social and @nkalamb.bsky.social on this week’s episode of @endofsportpod.bsky.social!

Still our best news source, I'm embarrassed to say. But I love Colbert ....and you should, too.

MAGA makes sure ZERO help is on the way. That tells you literally everything you need to know about how much they care about our children’s health and safety.

We must resist Trump- and everything he represents- with everything we have, before it is too late.

Great podcast, thanks...The "flip side" of my novel "Big Time" is the great Nathan Kalman-Lamb nonfiction book, "The End of Football." We had a great conversation on his podcast. open.spotify.com/episode/4sI7...

The "flip side" of my novel "Big Time" is the great Nathan Kalman-Lamb nonfiction book, "The End of Football." We had a great conversation on his podcast. open.spotify.com/episode/4sI7... @collegefootballcfn.bsky.social @collegefootball.bsky.social @arneduncan.bsky.social

Thanks, Las Cruces Bulletin, for this insightful review of "Big Time." Go Coors State! @lascrucesbulletin.bsky.social @garyparrishcbs.bsky.social @hoopshypeofficial.bsky.social @collegefootballcfn.bsky.social www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/nove...

A new volume by Belfast author Peadar Thompson records the total number of GAA members killed in the conflict in the North including Bellaghy-native Sean Brown who was abducted and murdered by the Loyalist Volunteer Force (LVF) on May 12, 1997. www.derryjournal.com/community/lo...

When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together. With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection. If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq

Here's the best book I've read in years. Purely Chicago, immigrant stories. Brilliant. @chicagoreader.com @blockclubchi.bsky.social @wttw.bsky.social

elpasomatters.org/2025/06/29/a... @randradefranco.bsky.social

Best documentary film I've seen since "Chi-Town": "Home: the Zak Moradi Story." Watch on RTE. Incredibly powerful and beautiful....and so important today. Congrats to the One Foundation and Zak. @leitrimgaa.bsky.social @irishtimes.com www.rte.ie/player/movie...

In case you needed a bright spot in the news, here's the remarkable story of the Fishermen from Ghana in Northern Ireland.... sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/14/w... @belfastlive.co.uk @planetbelfast.bsky.social @belfastbooks.bsky.social @thebelfastreview.bsky.social

Here's a remarkable story from the world of sport. sluggerotoole.com/2025/07/14/w... @nkalamb.bsky.social @gaascores.bsky.social @belfastbooks.bsky.social @planetbelfast.bsky.social @gaaofficial.bsky.social @irishsportsnews.bsky.social @independent.ie

Alvaro Garcia faced numerous challenges growing up in Las Cruces, including witnessing his father’s killing in 2020. Rus Bradburd tells the story of how a barrio boxing club helped Alvaro refocus his life. elpasomatters.org/2025/06/29/a...

Astonishing story! Alvaro Garcia lost 140 lbs to become New Mexico Golden Gloves champ: elpasomatters.org/2025/06/29/a... @randradefranco.bsky.social @nkalamb.bsky.social @elpasonews.org @ringmagazine.bsky.social @betoorourke.bsky.social @lascrucesbulletin.bsky.social @nmsu-sports.bsky.social

Trying to make sense of the world of college sports? You need a bit of humor. Your summer reading assignment: @nkalamb.bsky.social @contextfreecbb.bsky.social @cbkreport.bsky.social @collegefootballcfn.bsky.social @nmsu-sports.bsky.social @contextfreecbb.bsky.social @collegehoopscoop.bsky.social

Great week at Basketball in the Barrio-- year 33! @elpasonews.org @elpasoyoungdems.com @elpasodemocrats.com @betoorourke.bsky.social

With the new House Settlement for Div 1 athletes in place, you can look to Coors State University to see where higher education is headed.

Experts are predicting there will be 5k+ fewer roster spots in Division I college sports next season thanks to the House settlement and revenue sharing. www.espn.com/college-spor...

2 weeks away! "Basketball in the Barrio," year 33.... just one dollar gets your kid in for the weekend....and books, chess set, harmonica, poster, shirt, and ball.... @elpasotexas.bsky.social @elpasodemocrats.com @elpasomatters.bsky.social @betoorourke.bsky.social @elpasonews.org

My copy is on the way ! Can't wait to read this one...

Van Hollen’s trip to El Salvador is a form of embodied protest and helped put Trump’s illegal deportation of Abrego Gracia on the front page of the NYT two days in a row. As Bayard Rustin once said, “The only weapons we have are our bodies, and we need to tuck them in places so wheels don't turn.”

When Andrew Tate was charged with rape and human trafficking, Trump intervened to fly him back to the US. When a working-class father of a disabled 5-year-old child was wrongfully deported and charged with NO crime, Trump refuses to lift a finger.

Year 33 (!) of Basketball in the Barrio coming up! @elpasonews.org @elpasodemocrats.com @elpasotexas.bsky.social @ktep.bsky.social @stevekaplowitz.bsky.social

Great news: New memoir coming from Bobbito Garcia, the most interesting man in the basketball universe. @koolboblove.bsky.social @nkalamb.bsky.social @wags1680.bsky.social @nbanewyork.bsky.social

It was my pleasure to chat with Rus about his satirical novel set at the fictional Coors State University, where history professors work concession stands and the English department is banished to tents. It’s all there in his novel about the overemphasis of sports on college campuses.

Chatting with Ramona Reeves, Drue Heinz winner, about the satire "Big Time" and the mess that college sports has become...... www.bridgeeight.com/interview-wi... @coloradosun.com @nkalamb.bsky.social @versobooks.bsky.social @nybooks.com

Zirin with another great piece.... www.thenation.com/article/worl...

Hundreds of international students have just received an email telling them their visas have been revoked. The ‘justification’ is campus activism or social media posts. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/hun...

He fired the black chairman of the joint chiefs for being woke and hired his brother.

It seems weird to post good news in the midst of all this fresh hell but this was a nice surprise, and I'm so grateful to everyone who helped make Say Nothing. www.irishnews.com/entertainmen...

Timely toon by @claybennett.bsky.social 🤳

Friday, NM State University, free: I'll discuss the satirical novel "Big Time," teaching everyone the Silver Bullets fight song. Free! 7:30 pm, Milton Hall. @nmsu-sports.bsky.social @nmsu.edu @lascruces.bsky.social @ktsmtv.bsky.social @damienwillis.bsky.social @lascruceslifestyle.bsky.social

Tucson Festival of Books this weekend! 2:30 pm Saturday. Then 10 am Sunday. Come on out! We'll celebrate the rise of Coors State University! @azpm.bsky.social @mostlybooks.bsky.social @whatsuptucson.bsky.social @tucson.com @uarizona.bsky.social @arizonambb.bsky.social

BREAKING: Judge in mass firing case orders the Trump administration to reinstate probationary federal workers across multiple agencies.

This hidden gem of a book surprised and delighted me...set in the NYC music scene. Great complex characters and the gritty subculture....highly recommended. @vineleavespress.bsky.social @pubspotlight.bsky.social @publisherswkly.bsky.social @ipghq.bsky.social www.star-revue.com/red-hook-aut...

Well, quite.

And 🇨🇦 The adults are in the room now. Slava Ukraini Fuvk Putin the war criminal

Albuquerque pals: at Bookworks, Monday, 6 pm- I'll talk about "Big Time," a satire (sort of) about the corporate takeover at Coors State U--& the wacky faculty campus rebellions. w/Mark Rudd! 6 pm, free! (the event, not the book.) @unm.edu @bkwrks.bsky.social @geoffgrammer.bsky.social

Teaching this book about Nolan Richardson in schools may be illegal soon--a remarkable story of guts, vision, and overcoming racism. Read it on your own anyway: the history of civil rights in college coaching. @uarkpress.bsky.social @@hbcusports.bsky.social @chriswagner58.bsky.social

Jonathan PIe is getting to be an important news source. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk0n...

On Feb. 14th I try always to give honor to one of the greatest contributors to American democracy in our nation’s history, Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery, Douglass never knew his actual birthdate, and adopted Feb. 14th as the day. His penetrating insights about our country inspire me daily.

Feb 24! 6 pm. Free! www.bkwrks.com/event/2025-0... @unmpress.bsky.social @unm.edu @newmexicoutd.bsky.social @newmexicoblue2.bsky.social @geoffgrammer.bsky.social