Mike Memoli

[Christopher Hale @ChristopherHale]

NEW: Today, Pope Leo XIV posed with the New York Knicks jersey.

After asking Leo for a miracle, Spike Lee credits the U.S.-born pontiff’s blessing over the team with helping them win their first NBA title since 1973.

[Mike Memoli @mikememoli]

This kind of rapid response two years ago didn't happen for a lot of reasons. But would have been something to see

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

So let me get this straight.

Jake Tapper is focused on attacking my Mom.

Jared and Ivanka are building a private island paradise on Albanian protected land.

Don Jr married the daughter of Epstein’s banker, and a startup his fund backs just got a record $620M Pentagon loan.

Eric is taking an Israeli drone company public for $1.5B in the middle of a war with Iran that nobody wanted.

And I know: “But what about your paintings, Hunter?”

Please.

[Mike Memoli @mikememoli]

Harris’s own book detailed her concerns about Biden team’s initial plan to hold endorsement announcement for the next day, and explained her rationale for pushing them to act sooner

[Nick Field @nick_field90]

Jill Biden's account of Kamala Harris asking Joe Biden for his endorsement when he informed her he was dropping out https://t.co/106TLnq073

[Nick Field @nick_field90]

Jill Biden's account of Kamala Harris asking Joe Biden for his endorsement when he informed her he was dropping out https://t.co/106TLnq073

[Mike Memoli @mikememoli]

Bruce Springsteen announces at DC concert that he’ll be back October 3 for a major “resistance” concert with other headliners including Foo Fighters and Dropkick Murphys

[Mike Memoli @mikememoli]

Italian baseball > Italian soccer

[Bill Barrow @BillBarrowAP]

Midnight train from Georgia: A view of America from the tracks as airports struggle in the shutdown
https://t.co/dWvSsczBZg

[Evan Drellich @EvanDrellich]

MLB waited until Opening Day to tell fans in some markets what channel their favorite team could be watched on. Trouble ensued.

“How could MLB screw this up so badly?” Nationals season-ticket holder Terri Bottash asked.

With @spencernusbaum_
https://t.co/l8n2ueYBO7

[Mike Memoli @mikememoli]

@spencernusbaum_ Verizon Fios appears to be carrying it but making it a premium add on, not included in even the higher sports tiers

[Mike Memoli @mikememoli]

@NationalsComms @Nationals You have a VerizonFios problem, both with their subscription tiers and their customer service

[Mike Memoli @mikememoli]

Props to Matty V, doing two national Opening Day broadcasts on two different coasts in less than 24 hours

[NBC Sports PR @NBCSportsPR]

Matt Vasgersian, Neil Walker and Al Leiter get set in the broadcast booth for Pirates-Mets at 1 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

[Chicago White Sox @whitesox]

mood for Opening Day

[Paul Kane @pkcapitol]

We just published my swan song for The Post: Congress nears tipping point of irrelevance.
It’s been an amazing 19-plus-year run, especially last decade of this @PKCapitol column. The Post has been family, giving me this perch to cover Congress. So lucky …
https://t.co/vDgCK8lHrB

[Jeff Passan @JeffPassan]

Venezuela is a magnificent baseball country, rich with history, full of life, with a love and passion for the game that makes it better. Their players have been moved to tears with good reason. Baseball means everything to them. This means everything to them.

[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

What a fun and outstanding run by Team Italy

Love what Vinnie Pasquantino said pregame about representing Italy

“for the kids in Italy, just know that we’re doing this for you” 🥺

[Mike Memoli @mikememoli]

🇮🇹🤌🏼⚾️🇮🇹

[Mike Memoli @mikememoli]

Grazie, Azzurri

[Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSports]

Japanese Emperor Naruhito is slated to attend AUS/JPN. according to The Japan News it marks the first time in nearly 60 years a sitting Japanese Emperor will attend a pro baseball game.

last time it happened was November 1966

From Mike Passanisi, AUS PR ⬇️

[Mike Memoli @mikememoli]

Biden: “And folks, if we do that, that’s bad news for Donald Trump, and he knows it. He’s trying to steal the election because he knows he can’t win your vote so he’ll do everything he can to prevent you from wanting to vote.”

[Mike Memoli @mikememoli]

.@JoeBiden, back in SC tonight: “I can’t sugarcoat this. These are dark days. The threats we face today are not anything new, but they’re being amplified in ways we haven’t seen before.”

[Mike Memoli @mikememoli]

Biden: “In America, the power still belongs to the people — for now. And the way to show the power is to vote, show up and vote.”