Mike Mitrovich

Opinionated sports thinker. Lover of the North.

[Evan Woodbery @evanwoodbery]

Casey Mize is no longer scheduled to start tonight. The Tigers will use a bullpen game instead.

Mize will now be listed as the scheduled starter for Tuesday in Seattle -- the day after the trade deadline.

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Oklahoma City has now acquired seven second-round picks this offseason, shed $224 million in payroll and tax and positioned themselves comfortably under the second apron via the trades of Dort, Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins.

Rather than simply declining Dort's $17.7 million team option to save the money, the Thunder picked it up, acquired three future assets, created a $17M trade exception and place their 2025 championship stalwart in position for a new long-term deal in Atlanta which was not viable in OKC.

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

Happy Bobby Bonilla Deferral Day: Bonilla is set to collect another $1.193 million from the New York Mets today, as he will each July 1st through the year 2035.

[Bless You Boys @blessyouboys]

Unreal. First game back after an ACL tear last summer.

[Josh Chambers @JoshChambers]

Vanderbilt Head Football Coach Clark Lea (@Coach_Lea) epitomizes the meaning of ownership.

I love this clip because it's a masterclass in refusing to play the victim, escaping the echo chamber that imprisons so many people, and understanding that the internal agreement you make to chase excellence comes with immense pain and a hard truth: Nobody is coming to save you.

🔥 We are not victims in this process. The joy we experience is often equal and opposite to the pain we endure. Growth isn't found by avoiding adversity, it's found by carrying it with pride. The struggle you're facing today may be the very thing preparing you for the opportunities you're praying for tomorrow.

🧭 You don't control every circumstance, but you do control your response. This is the ground you stand on. This is where you're supposed to be. There are no mistakes. Every challenge, setback, and obstacle has the potential to drive you forward if you're willing to accept it as part of your journey rather than evidence that you've been treated unfairly.

🪞 Ownership requires honesty. Be proud of where you are, but be honest about where you've fallen short. The objective is never to wait for someone else to rescue you. The objective is always to perform better. To improve. To adapt. To grow. Excellence begins the moment you stop asking who will save you and start asking how you can become better.

The moment you stop seeing your circumstances as something happening to you and start seeing them as something shaping you, adversity transforms from a burden into a blueprint.

@VandyFootball is leaning into this idea for the 2026 season. #AnchorDown

[Funky 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 @Benaskren]

Dude, he didn’t fight for five years after this. You’re way too obsessed with this. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[Michael S. Schmidt @nytmike]

NEW/BREAKING: MLB investigators plan to question Dodgers head doc Neal ElAttrache in wake of disclosure he supported Conor McGregor's use of performance-enhancing drugs as he recovered from injury. ElAttrache is LA Rams team doc. NFL didn't return message seeking comment on what NFL plans to do.

https://t.co/CHOIpg4vQd

[Michael S. Schmidt @nytmike]

NEW/EXCLUSIVE and BREAKING: The UFC star Conor McGregor took powerful performance-enhancing drugs after he broke his leg in 2021. McGregor did so with the support of Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the Dodgers and Rams team doctor and one of the most high profile sports doctors in the world. McGregor then engaged in an active effort to evade scrutiny from antidoping officials. https://t.co/iaX3jtCPiX

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

Monaco can’t expand into France so it started building floating districts on top of the Mediterranean Sea.

The most recent example is the 14-acre Mareterra district, which opened in 2024 and added ~3% to Monaco’s land area.

Apartments there reach $13,000 per square foot.

[Kelsey Nicole Nelson (KNN) @therealknelson]

This is journalism. Asking the questions that need and deserve to be asked.

[Mike Mitrovich @Mike_Mitro]

@TerranceLP_11 @the_det_times @Ken_Rosenthal You can’t call the owner cheap and then suggest we offer Skubs 150 for five.

[Danny Deraney @DannyDeraney]

Every year, I share this video of French caretakers who take sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy, and scrub them into the letters to give them the gold coloring.

They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died.

France also gave us this land as American soil. #MemorialDayWeekend

[Andy Bailey @AndrewDBailey]

One of the biggest problems with the best team in the NBA so thoroughly embracing flopping is that just about everyone else eventually decides they have to try it to have a chance.

[Ian Rapoport @RapSheet]

A rare gorilla for gorilla trade.

[Jim Costa @JimCosta_]

Ridiculous

Without a week 11 bye (Unlikely per Rod Wood) the Lions will have to play 3 games in a 12 day span with international travel thrown in

#OnePride

[Benson @Miggysbat]

It’s been stated many times before, but Jason Benetti is a national treasure.

[Mike Mitrovich @Mike_Mitro]

Arjen Kroos, 100% cotton shorts. Athleasure may be my favorite part of being a millennial.

[Mike Mitrovich @Mike_Mitro]

So far in my microplastic elimination journey: kitchen tools, and cutting boards. Socks, boxers, gym shorts. Tooth brush, paste, and floss.

So many more to go… but it’s a decent start. If anyone has questions reach out. I will keep this thread updated.

[Mike Mitrovich @Mike_Mitro]

10/10 Bite. Tooth brush, paste, floss, mouthwash. All without plastics.

[Mike Mitrovich @Mike_Mitro]

Food service jobs rank as the 5th highest divorce rate…