🗞️ @theathletic.com Kawhi Leonard takes company line welcoming NBA investigation on Clippers further, saying that he doesn't deal with "the conspiracies" and implying that if he can get through wildfires, he (and the Clippers) can get through the Aspiration scandal www.nytimes.com/athletic/667...

I guess I'm cheering for the Red Sox for @joshgondelman.bsky.social's sake but really I'm glad to watch them bash each others' brains in. I might just smoke a cigar every minute I'm watching

Immanuel Quickley is reading Don't Believe Everything You Think.

"See, I pass the ball. I do. I do." - RJ Barrett, responding to Ingram's complimenting his overall game

"For a guy like that, what's unique about (Ingram) is how much he's buying into our team-style basketball." - Jakob Poeltl

"It's been a long time since I've been on the basketball court. So I'm excited to get out there." - Brandon Ingram

Scottie Barnes, smiling broadly. "We have a very talented roster. We have about 13, 14 guys who can step on the floor ... and make an impact on the floor every night."

It's Media Day — my day!

Oh my god

TUNA CAN!!! @sladkow.bsky.social

Once more with feeling: F--- the Yankees.

Putting together tomorrow's lineup in my head vs a lefty Springer 9 Clement 4 Vlad 3 Schneider 7 Varsho 5 Kirk 1 Santander dh Giminez 6 IKF 5 ???

Ready for some high-leverage baseball tomorrow.

Bobby Webster just took over, but he's going to have to make some big decisions fairly quickly.

Casual baseball observation: it is good when a team's power hitters hit home runs.

Dad: "Why did they put the game on the peach network last night?"

Bobby Webster just took over, but he's going to have to make some big decisions fairly quickly.

That umpiring in the ninth was beyond atrocious. Hoffman can't walk two guys in the bottom 3. All sorts of lucky.

Bobby Webster will speak to the media ahead of the 2025-26 season in 13 minutes. Will he say "We will win in Toronto?" Stay tuned.

Oh no the Jays play in 2.5 hours.

Who is Uncle Dennis? A profile of Dennis Robertson — Kawhi Leonard's uncle and a man also in the middle of the Clippers/Kawhi/Aspiration investigation — and how he operates. From @danwoikesports.bsky.social @samamick.bsky.social and me www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...

@craighorlbeck.bsky.social @dannybkelly.bsky.social @dannyheifetz.bsky.social No specific Dublin recommendations, but make sure you escape the super tourist-y centre. Way overpriced. A 20 minute walk west is the neighborhood "The Liberties" which has more of a real-life feel to it with many options

Kyle Lowry, who plays for the Philadelphia 76ers, will be a part-time studio analyst for Amazon Prime this year. The statement says he will have more responsibilities in years to come.

Blue Jays runs scored since last Monday 2 (11 innings), 6, 1, (Rogers makes deal with MLB to simulcast potential clinching playoff game in exchange for game in a week which couldn't possibly matter), 0, 1 (they gave up 20 in that game Sportsnet needed to show), 1, 8 (big celebration!), 1, 1*.

I regret to inform you that it's possible that Michael Kay was right.

I'm at the point where I'm like, "Oh no, the Red Sox have set their rotation up perfectly for a wild card series" with all of this.

Good things happen to bad people and never believe in anything. This, of course, is a post about baseball.

Well that was outrageous umpiring

Shana tova. Hope you didn't overeat.

What can Rogers trade for next Friday's game?

Protest this game, Jays

The good thing about your team no longer hitting is you can stop worrying about the flawed bullpen

Royals can't lose in these jerseys

IT'S ALL FALLING APART

The Motor City Cruise are hosting open tryouts tomorrow. Here’s more on how John Ukomadu went from last year’s tryout to entering his second season with the Cruise. “I knew what I wanted out of basketball. … So why not take the chance now?” www.nytimes.com/athletic/663...

I wrote about the Kimmel situation

If the media industry can decide it can do without Alan Sepinwall and Zach Lowe, it can decide it can do without anybody. Just a thing to remember.

Alan is the best TV critic on the planet.

I wrote about the strange lack of criticism Kawhi Leonard has received.

I wrote about the strange lack of criticism Kawhi Leonard has received.

Pablo has entered the "If he says something about you, just shut up and call your lawyers" zone.

Man it's so fun to cheer for the team that has a horseshoe shoved up its rear.

The catcher's interference God has done it again.

For a fairly accurate game overall, this one included some of the worst calls I've seen this year.

I think it's time for the Jays to go closer by committee and just play matchups and the hot hand. Your closer cannot give up that many home runs.

NO NO NO NO

A thing I find kind of weird: Through the whole Kawhi thing, I've seen very little criticism of Kawhi. I get it — it's hard to care given how dumbly rich everyone involved is. I am Team Get That Money for players. But at some point, shouldn't he be responsible for the weirdness of his career?

Josh Allen is the closest thing in pro sports to a literal superhero.

Could the Jays just, like, not screw this up?

Totally normal mural here in Napoli. (I'm cultured so it's not Naples.)