Daniel Roberts

EIC @FOS. business of sports; media; crypto; books. Boston teams. priors: @decryptmedia @YahooFinance @FortuneMagazine.
📬: [email protected]

[Ryan Glasspiegel @sportsrapport]

Gronk spoke to @FOS on behalf of eBay live show he’s doing at The National outside Chicago this week

Asked him about the coolest memorabilia at his house

Turns out - he doesn’t have much from other players because Belichick banned jersey swaps

https://t.co/GFiJeVQ6CV

[Hubert Thieblot @hthieblot]

I’m begging you, please don’t let AI write your content from scratch.

Everyone knows you didn't write it, and it has zero personality. You are effectively a bot.

Use AI as an editor, not a ghostwriter

[Daniel Roberts @readDanwrite]

szn 2 of the Belichick UNC football media circus starting early

https://t.co/5n3f1Blmpw

[Daniel Roberts @readDanwrite]

Stanford football players form a CFBPA chapter, aiming to eventually unionize.

Senior OL Fisher Anderson to @achristovichh @FOS: “It's really hard to start something like this. We want to break that ice across the entire landscape of college football.”

https://t.co/0QPAWGnIS5

[Amanda Christovich @achristovichh]

NEW: Stanford football players have formed the first team chapter of the College Football Players Association.

For now, they’re calling it a “fraternity.” But the ultimate goal is for it to become a union. https://t.co/nLZ0maAvym

[Ben Horney @BenHorney]

Kalshi v Netflix story has been updated to reflect that Kalshi now says the controversial bet slip in the trailer was “fabricated.”

At first. Netflix & Kalshi said it was a screenshot of a 2025 trade.

Netflix stands by its doc, which is now available.
https://t.co/rNvHk3dM77

[Colin Salao @colincsalao]

The WNBA will launch a centralized replay center in 2027, a major attempt to solve its longstanding officiating issues.

“This is one of the most significant investments we’ve ever made in our basketball operations,” Cathy Engelbert said Saturday. ⬇️
https://t.co/a3xHTprRCe

[Daniel Roberts @readDanwrite]

A'ja Wilson oh my god: "My only relationship with Cathy [Engelbert] is when she hands me awards."

https://t.co/0phj8BfpaF

[Colin Salao @colincsalao]

Cathy Engelbert dodged a question about her future as WNBA commissioner.

She instead gave a two-minute response about continuing to do her job, before praising the growth of the league during her tenure.

More ⬇️
https://t.co/XK7JLtNiSb

[Colin Salao @colincsalao]

Cathy Engelbert completely dodges question on whether she expects to be commissioner next year.

[Daniel Roberts @readDanwrite]

LOVED The Heart in Winter, *liked* Beatlebone. which Kevin Barry novel next?

[RedditCFB @RedditCFB]

Fired athletic director is a great gig, if you can get it.

[Dan Wolken @DanWolken]

They literally could have just fired him for that rather than the whole investigation song and dance

[MarkMaske @MarkMaske]

Kyle Shanahan suffered what the 49ers called non-life-threatening injuries in a car accident last week and will participate in the start of training camp on a limited basis, the team said.

[Amanda Christovich @achristovichh]

NEW: Warde Manuel's separation agreement w Michigan affords him $7M in a lump sum payment, golf privileges and football tickets, $82K in attorneys fees, and more. In exchange, his personnel file will reflect that he will "voluntarily resign" in December.
https://t.co/I4RPRI3G3e

[Margaret Fleming @mgfleming12]

Happy Saturday! I have a few post-World Cup stories to share from this week.

First up, a bunch of us got together and created a wishlist for 2030, based on what we learned from 2026.

With @mikegjakeman, @dpyoung13, and @BenAxelrod:

https://t.co/T52hyMRrOp

[Amanda Christovich @achristovichh]

NEWS: Warde Manuel will receive one lump-sum payment of $7M within 21 days of resigning, according his separation agreement obtained by @FOS. He will receive $108K in retirement funds and access to AD benefits like sports tickets. School will pay his attorneys fees ($82K).

[Ben Horney @BenHorney]

NEW: A Netflix trailer appeared to show a Kalshi World Cup bet made in Nevada, where the platform is barred from offering sports.

Kalshi and Netflix both say it was a screenshot of a bet made before the court order.

Kalshi wants the trailer taken down.
https://t.co/rNvHk3dM77

[Daniel Roberts @readDanwrite]

World Cup semis at 3pm EST rated BIG. “begs the obvious question: will U.S. pro and college sports... embrace more daytime starts?” @AEricFisher @FOS

“We’re going to see more movement into afternoon windows, and earlier windows overall” @Aquinas82nd

https://t.co/If6GAykzwZ