Leicester City from League One here, could we have our two 4th placed finishes now please, and maybe stop docking us points for over spending after missing out on Champions League Football twice? 😉🙄😂 #lcfc
According to @Jared_Carrabis on @baseballisdead_ yesterday, the Red Sox were “very close” to signing Pete Alonso in the offseason.
“This doesn’t get reported nearly enough…. the Red Sox were very close”
“That’s what I was told recently, like a recent update as far as it was close between the Red Sox and [Alonso]”
“We’ll put our track record of impactful stories centered on leagues, teams, and sports figures of significance against that of any outlet in the industry.”
I gave a 500-word statement to @Ourand_Puck about our Aug. 17 Steve Ballmer/NBA settlement negotiations. https://t.co/Fl5AgKRC9V
The War on Drugs Return, Not a Moment Too Soon, With ‘Who’s That��
The band's first new song since 2022 is a sweeping epic that's oh so very them.
https://t.co/jauLsiwtOH
While I think it’s absolutely fair to point out the evolution of ESPN’s journalistic priorities like I and many others did yesterday, it’s equally important to note that evolution mirrors society’s lack of interest and support of legitimate investigative and enterprise journalism.
It's expensive. It's exhausting. It's endless. You're going up against the fattest pockets and most powerful people in the world. With their PR and crisis management teams discrediting you at every turn. The fight is against unflappable arrogance. The best lawyers. And a public that is trained to believe their carefully-targeted messaging over the truth. All the more reason it's so damn impressive the work @PabloTorre and his team pulled off.
With that said, ESPN still bankrolls an incredibly talented, experienced and award-winning investigative/enterprise team in a way that few other sports media organizations do. Is it the same as the Outside the Lines/ESPN Magazine/E:60 days? Nope. But there are damn good journalists there.
Did they get beat on the Clippers story? Absolutely. Big time. By a former employee.
But the best investigative journalists are competitive junkies. They won't just roll over, take their L and pretend like nothing happened. This will -- and should -- eat at them. And I'm guessing they will be hell bent on breaking the next big story, even if the challenge is trying to do so in a world that doesn't want to hear it.
During the first two seasons of LIV, I'm pretty sure I covered more tournaments than any other reporter. I felt compelled to be in Indy to witness the end of an era. My dispatch for @Skratch on a tense season finale and what comes next:
https://t.co/OEdnJa58IF
Every 10 years, an NYC hedge fund manager hosts a big concert for free on a public beach in Rhode Island.
In 2006 it was Sting. In 2016 it was Lenny Kravitz. This Saturday ... well, no one knows yet. They just know where to go.
https://t.co/IWvEQ72DWD