Michael Fletcher

Senior writer, ESPN's enterprise team. Husband, father, grandfather and sports fan. Conventional wisdom skeptic.

[Michael Fletcher @Fletchpost]

What did @Jesse Jackson want? ‘To take common sense to high places.’ And he did. My latest for ⁦@andscape⁩ https://t.co/uXWtmbRdWm

[Andre Jones @AndreBaltBanner]

The Banner is committed to telling stories about the people and issues others overlook. Consider joining us! DM me for details. https://t.co/WyOhdzv7w0 @bannerpgcounty @BaltimoreBanner

[David Payne Purdum @DavidPurdum]

"People who want to fix games would make it their business to cultivate relationships so these kids would be beholden to them. They make sure they are friendly with these kids, and the next thing you know they are in their world."

By @Fletchpost

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[Michael Fletcher @Fletchpost]

How do mobsters get their hooks into athletes who have made millions? It’s not by chance. My latest for ⁦@espn⁩. https://t.co/aBZqO7v0wi

[Michael Fletcher @Fletchpost]

Privileged to be in conversation with esteemed author Mark Whitaker about his fascinating new book. Monday evening at Baltimore’s Central library.

[Michael Fletcher @Fletchpost]

Federal regulation seems to be making a difference in horse safety at the track, even as death remains a grisly byproduct of racing. Are the reforms too little, too late for a struggling sport? My latest for ⁦@espn⁩. https://t.co/UXZAEmxLnS

[Vanderbilt Sports & Society @SportsSocietyVU]

ESPN Senior Writer @Fletchpost on sports sociologist Dr. Harry Edwards, who at 82 is battling cancer. "There are no final victories," Edwards says. "There's just struggle. The only 2 things that survive are the struggle & the people & they are perpetual."
https://t.co/B7apWWCXcM

[Michael Fletcher @Fletchpost]

⁦⁦@Ravens⁩ kicker Justin Tucker uncharacteristically struggled most of the season. Can he recapture his mojo? My latest for ESPN. https://t.co/5O37vLzetO

[Andy Hall @AndyHallESPN]

Smile for the camera: Game officials test body cams to reduce abuses - via @Fletchpost
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[Michael Fletcher @Fletchpost]

New rules and new stars mean more steals in Major League Baseball. Fans say it is just what the game needed. My latest for ⁦@espn⁩. https://t.co/DmSLYzi0I6

[Michael Fletcher @Fletchpost]

Maryland wants to put the ‘sexy’ back into Pimlico, home of the Preakness. Can that uplift a struggling sport, as well as a struggling Baltimore neighborhood? My latest for@ESPN. https://t.co/SFBJgfa3xY

[Andy Hall @AndyHallESPN]

A struggling neighborhood's big bet on Pimlico's future - via @ESPN @Fletchpost
https://t.co/A9UoUUQbTk

[Michael Fletcher @Fletchpost]

So you thought Jordan Poole was a clown? Think again. Yes, he’s struggling on the court. But he is also thoughtful and self-aware and trying to get better. ⁦⁦@10zJohnson⁩ breaks it all down for ⁦@andscape⁩ https://t.co/qcIpGEKfyw

[Michael Fletcher @Fletchpost]

⁦@CoachShakaSmart⁩ does it. So does ⁦@coachbrucepearl⁩. And don’t forget ⁦@KimMulkey⁩. They—like many of their rivals—regularly cross the coaching box line. Why? And does it matter? ⁦@espn⁩ https://t.co/lgpNn7F2W6

[Michael Fletcher @Fletchpost]

@JustinTinsley I’m putting $100 on the over.

[Michael Fletcher @Fletchpost]

The idea that the Super Bowl and a growing roster of pro teams would be in Vegas was once unthinkable—as was the thought that Oakland would have zero teams. What changed? My latest: https://t.co/SrPVxhYhXy

[Michael Fletcher @Fletchpost]

@Jessewashington raising real questions about the altered landscape of big-time college sports.

[Jesse Washington @jessewashington]

John Thompson saw this future coming. back in 2020 as we wrote his autobiography, I CAME AS A SHADOW, he asked, “If we are basically hiring kids to play college sports, does that mean we can fire them, too?”

the answer, now more than ever, is yes.

[Michael Fletcher @Fletchpost]

@DwayneBrayESPN Un gran problemo, as it turns out. Easy work for us. So easy that we went to baseball game. Go Ravens! Go O’s!

[Michael Fletcher @Fletchpost]

@DwayneBrayESPN Even the grandkids know what’s about to happen:

[Jerry Bembry @Jerrybembry]

Winning a title with the @LVaces allowed @_ajawilson22 to fully realize her superpowers. That recognition could fuel a repeat as WNBA MVP and WNBA champion. https://t.co/TQ1svqaqPb