Sportswriter for @TheAthletic | Ad astra per alas porci
Detroit, via Philadelphia
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A new story I'm pretty pumped to share. It's about words, and pastimes, and changing your traumas by changing your patterns.
On Matt Berninger, and the baseballs of writing:
nytimes.com/athletic/6755600…
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Bob Uecker’s spirit hangs over a bittersweet Brewers World Series
“When you think about Milwaukee, you immediately associate it with Bob Uecker. It’s the Brewers, and it’s Bob Uecker.”
nytimes.com/athletic/7721570…
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The Philadelphia Big Five died (again). And it sucks. And I'm sorry if you can relate.
A column from home ...
nytimes.com/athletic/7716313…
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Allen Iverson was in the building. Boyz II Men performed the anthem. Bernard Hopkins rang the bell. The story on an incredible night in Philly and the Sixers, is here. Please read - nytimes.com/athletic/7716172…
The Philadelphia Big Five died (again). And it sucks. And I'm sorry if you can relate.
A column from home ...
nytimes.com/athletic/7716313…
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Nick Nurse was out playing a few holes at the hometown golf club he rescued in tiny Carroll, Iowa, when his phone began buzzing.
That call? It marked maybe the biggest twist in a career filled with em. And put Nurse center stage in the NBA's biggest show.
nytimes.com/athletic/7702706…
Nick Nurse was out playing a few holes at the hometown golf club he rescued in tiny Carroll, Iowa, when his phone began buzzing.
That call? It marked maybe the biggest twist in a career filled with em. And put Nurse center stage in the NBA's biggest show.
nytimes.com/athletic/7702706…
This is great. A fitting honor for one of the finest men you'd ever want to meet. The world needs more Kenny Kleins.
He spent his career celebrating Louisville’s legends. Now, he’ll take his rightful place among them.
On Jan. 2, we’ll honor Kenny Klein with a permanent place in the rafters of the KFC Yum! Center. We love you, Kenny. ❤️
More Info: uofl.me/4sdE6uI
#GoCards
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Rick Pitino also leaving a seat open on the bench in honor of the great Kenny Klein
The seat has ‘KK’ on it
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Near-impossible to find: Here's my SI piece on Aliquippa, the town that made Mike Ditka -- and vice-versa. Nothing I ever wrote was more satisfying. No citizens were ever more generous or honest about their pain and pride:
web.archive.org/web/20110128…
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The Yale Golf Course just got a $30 million Gil Hanse restoration.
Now, Yale is charging $350 for the public to play…with poor and patchy turf conditions.
So, what happened?
“For them to drop the ball, that doesn’t surprise me.” nytimes.com/athletic/7640599…
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NEW: Arizona State men’s hockey players ask school to put coach Greg Powers on leave
Story w/ @kilgore and @nathanfenno
nytimes.com/athletic/7641141…
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From @TheAthletic: Behind Duncan Robinson’s unlikely ascent to the NBA was a hidden second life — a decade spent as a quiet lifeline to his struggling brother. nyti.ms/4ybzAiR
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What Justin Verlander’s final start says about egos, memories and endings
nytimes.com/athletic/7627254…
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The hottest trend in college sports investigations? No paper trail.
I wrote about how these high-profile external investigations at schools like Michigan and North Carolina are completed with no formal, written report.
Free to read via @TheAthletic.
nytimes.com/athletic/7623865…
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This story is a credit to @D_Bo20 and the Robinson Family. They want to tell you about Eli. They're hoping it helps others.
It's worth remembering: “Maybe we can all be a little less certain about knowing what someone is going through."
nytimes.com/athletic/7617243…
This story is a credit to @D_Bo20 and the Robinson Family. They want to tell you about Eli. They're hoping it helps others.
It's worth remembering: “Maybe we can all be a little less certain about knowing what someone is going through."
nytimes.com/athletic/7617243…
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“Eli, God love him, would listen to him.”
Behind Duncan Robinson’s unlikely ascent to the NBA was a hidden second life — a decade spent as a quiet lifeline to his struggling brother.
nyti.ms/4rxzKi4
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NEW: Greg Powers called his ASU men’s hockey team ‘soft’.
Then came an ex-Green Beret and a workout that left a player on life support.
Story w/ @nathanfenno and @AdamKilgoreWP (free to read)
nytimes.com/athletic/7600946…
