I make no claim to any particular expertise in this regard, but Good Things and Good People beating Bad People and Bad Things feels like the sort of thing you want to get excited about and the sort of thing definitely worth repeating.

It is a cool night to be in New York City. (Though most are, it should be said.)

Second—and final, I think—NYC marathon completed. Just an experience like nothing else. If you happen to see me today, please be somewhat careful; if you even slightly bump into me I may shatter into millions of pieces.

Every Halloween, this song just plays on repeat in my brain all day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gCj...

Of all the great things about Will Klein, by the way, this Mattoonian must point out his wife is a Mattoon High School graduate. They both went to Eastern Illinois University together; she got her law degree from SLU. And now Sandy Koufax is congratulating him. www.instagram.com/p/BUrqH78jAA...

I wrote for @theathletic.com about how unhinged college football is right now. www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...

You guys, I'm starting to worry I'm not gonna make it up in time for Wake Up Barstool.

Not a single player on this field is gonna have to get their kids off to school tomorrow morning so let's try to remember the real heroes here.

11/6 SQUAWKIN’ SPORTS LIVE XV TIX GOING FAST Ideally, it’ll be a new day in Gotham City, our first show under Communism. Can’t wait to interrogate comrades @williamfleitch.bsky.social @stefanfatsis.bsky.social @davidjroth.bsky.social #BetterReadThanDead www.eventbrite.com/e/squawkin-s...

September 2021! www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

For @theathletic.com, I wrote about tortured college football fanbases. www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...

This is an excellent book, by the way. You should buy it. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736427...

Honored to be the inspiration for a No Kings protest sign today.

"Sports News Without Access, Favor or Discretion" ended up winning out as Deadspin's founding slogan, but we were THIS close to going with "The punches will be pulled, but the reading pleasure will not be sacrificed." I'm glad our second-place finisher will at last be getting some use.

One of my favorite sports things is when something happens and not a single person on the field has the foggiest idea what to do in response.

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

Can confirm that the children in this house have gotten really into the Portland Frog.

For @theathletic.com, I wrote about Arch Manning, and how watching his Warby Parker advertisements now feels a little like watching a political ad after an election in which your candidate has lost.

I have been an Arizona Cardinals fan my entire life and I feel comfortable saying that might have been the stupidest loss I have ever seen them stupidly lose (and I have seen them stupidly lose so many stupid times).

Jimmy Fallon and Marlins Man certainly seem like they would enjoy each other's company.

For @theathletic.com, I wrote about fans running on the field and how it's bad and dangerous and scary and also obviously awesome. www.nytimes.com/athletic/667...

This will be a very fun event in NYC, and it will be just a few days after I run the NYC marathon, so you can point at me and laugh. November 6, get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/squawkin-s...

Definitely getting "going back to the well once-too-often" vibes from NBC's Snoop Dogg Olympics ads already.

I - L -L!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is as great as you've heard. I've been thinking about it constantly since I saw it. It should not be overlooked how fantastic DiCaprio is in it. I wrote for @washingtonpost.com about how it might be his definitive Gen-X role. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

OK, now that we're caught up: 1. There Will Be Blood 2. One Battle After Another 3. The Master 4. Magnolia 5. Boogie Nights 6. Punch-Drunk Love 7. Phantom Thread 8. Licorice Pizza 9. Hard Eight 10. Inherent Vice

Oh, if only there had ever been any silence, ever, to break.

For @theathletic.com, I wrote about Dabo Swinney, Mike Gundy and middle-aged dudes talking about The Good Ole Days. www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...

For @theathletic.com, I wrote about Dabo Swinney, Mike Gundy and middle-aged dudes talking about The Good Ole Days. www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...

Will Leitch: Do it for Ueck! www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

"Hey, I'm about to do a national television hit ... time to go hop in my car!"

For @theathletic.com, I wrote about the ACC's new instant replay innovation, but I really wrote about what, exactly, we expect out of our technology. www.nytimes.com/athletic/663...

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I know some Illini alums not happy, but the difference between simply adding the name of an alum (who already has his name on the business school) to the stadium and it ending up "Bad Boy Motors Crypto Park (brought to you by GoDaddy)" is pretty vast. If it was going to happen, I'm glad it was this.

For @theathletic.com, I wondered what in college football, exactly, current college students are going to have to be nostalgic about when they turn into middle-aged people. www.nytimes.com/athletic/661...

Had it not died in that tragic paragliding accident, Deadspin would have turned 20 years old today. deadspin.com/welcome-to-d...

This is the Vice President. Of America. Like, right now.

I-L-L!!!

Congratulations to Carmelo Anthony on his very much deserved induction into the Hall of Fame. Here is my Carmelo Anthony story: When he was traded to the Knicks, I wrote a big feature for @nymag.com about his arrival. Here is that story: nymag.com/news/sports/...

For @nymag.com, I wrote about how the NFL never had it better than when Trump was out of office. (Which is a problem, because he is now, as you might have heard, back in office.) nymag.com/intelligence...

For @washingtonpost.com, I wrote about the Dallas Cowboys, the team that I think we're all getting tired of pretending is any more interesting than any other NFL team. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

My college football column this week for @theathletic.com is about Kalen DeBoer, but really it's about how miserable it must be to be a college football coach. www.nytimes.com/athletic/659...

My college football column this week for @theathletic.com is about Kalen DeBoer, but really it's about how miserable it must be to be a college football coach. www.nytimes.com/athletic/659...

I wrote a cover story about Jeremy Lin for @gqmagazine.bsky.social in November 2012--it landed on stands the day Sandy hit--and he was great and also only person to ever fall asleep on me in the middle of an interview. (It had been a very long day. Also I am very boring.) www.gq.com/story/jeremy...

I feel like the screenshot doesn't quite do this justice. The full sequence was basically a tragicomedy in three small, beautiful acts.

I'm going to be writing a weekly column about college football for @theathletic.com this year. I hope people enjoy it. Here is the first one, about how it feels to be a college football fan in 2025. (Which is kind of how it feels like to be anything in 2025.) www.nytimes.com/athletic/657...

Congrats to Heidi Gardner, the final-ever guest of "The Will Leitch Show," on her run at SNL. We taped this when she was still a featured player, surely the only reason she agreed to come on. She dazzled our dozens (dozens!) of viewers. (She also knew the NBA *cold*.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D5W...