Kim Spinardi

SDSU Aztec, WBB alum, CPA. Good, better, best. Never let it rest ‘til your good is better and your better is best.

[Jemele Hill @jemelehill]

Really good, nuanced conversation between Sue Bird and Cheryl Miller at halftime about Indiana’s losing streak and the exchange between Stephanie White and Caitlin Clark. Cheryl said something important — that CC needs to take teams hunting her on defense personally. Sue also added that when she was in the league she deeply studied every player’s defensive tendencies that was going to play against, and that helped her take advantage of their weaknesses.

[Azzi Fudd Report @AzziReport]

Candace Parker and Aaliyah Boston speaking on the pressure of being the number one pick, on their podcast.

[Coach TJ Cobbs @CoachTJCobbs]

Paige Bueckers is better than Caitlin Clark. More efficient, more polished, and impacts the game at every level she’s been that player from the start.

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

A 13-year-old Canadian kid uploaded R&B covers to YouTube in 2008 from his bedroom. A talent manager named Scooter Braun stumbled on the videos and signed him.

For the next 15 years, Braun controlled everything. Tours, branding, business deals, public image. The kid became the biggest pop star on the planet, sold 150 million records, racked up 32 billion Spotify streams, and had three Diamond-certified singles before turning 25.

Then in 2022, he got hit with Ramsay Hunt syndrome. Partial facial paralysis. Cancelled the world tour. Disappeared from public life entirely.

Here's where it gets interesting.

In January 2023, he sold his entire 290-song catalog to Hipgnosis for $200 million. Every song he'd ever released. "Baby." "Sorry." "Love Yourself." All of it. Gone. At 28 years old, he cashed out his past.

Then he dropped Scooter Braun. After 15 years. No manager. No agent. For the first time in his career, nobody was making decisions for him.

Fast forward to this weekend. Coachella calls. He picks up the phone himself. Rolling Stone confirmed he negotiated his own headlining deal directly with Goldenvoice. No agent commission. No manager cut. $10 million for two weekends, and he kept all of it.

Then he walked onto the biggest stage in music, sat down behind a MacBook, and pulled up YouTube.

He played "Baby" from 2010. He played his bedroom covers from 2008. He harmonized with his 13-year-old self in front of 100,000 people. Katy Perry joked about whether he had YouTube Premium.

Half the internet called it lazy. The other half called it genius.

They're both wrong. It was a receipt.

He sold his catalog for $200 million. He fired the man who discovered him. He negotiated his own deal. And then he went back to the exact platform where it all started and said: I built this from a laptop. I'm headlining Coachella from a laptop. And for the first time in my life, every dollar is mine.

The kid from YouTube just closed the loop.

[Post Moves with Candace Parker & Aliyah Boston @PostMovesShow]

"Pat damn sure didn't like him [Geno Auriemma]."

@Candace_Parker addresses Geno Auriemma's apology on the altercation after South Carolina beat UConn.

[Dan Wolken @DanWolken]

Geno Auriemma came far closer to a Woody Hayes moment Friday night than anyone should be comfortable with.

It was a warning sign. And hopefully there are people in his life who will tell him the truth.

Column for ⁦@YahooSports⁩ https://t.co/404BwYuxTC

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Overprotected kids become unprepared adults.

Dawn Staley nailed it.🔥

You can’t shelter your child from every hard moment and then expect them to handle adversity when it counts.

Hard is the lesson.

Watch. Share. Bookmark.

[Leon.M @leon2mcp]

Everyone's racing to make AI write better code. But the code isn't the bottleneck.

[Nneka Ogwumike @nnekaogwumike]

We always told you we were going to stand on business, and that’s what this looks like.

[Jon Schaeffer @jonschaeffer]

San Diego will have 11 Olympic soccer matches total including women’s group stage matches on July 11, July 14, July 17, a women’s quarterfinal match on July 21, a men’s and women’s semifinal match on July 24-25, and the men’s and women’s bronze medal matches on July 27-28.

[Tyler Bindi @TripleNetTyler]

It cannot be overstated how much your quality of life improves when it gets dark at 7pm instead of 5pm

[SONS OF MONTEZUMA™️ @sonsofmontyNIL]

Can we give our @Aztec_WBB some love 🔥

[K.C. Alfred @KCAlfredPhoto]

San Diego. The MVP of Super Bowl viewing places. 75 degrees at kickoff.

[Ryan Lindley @CoachRLindley]

A presence and personality that we will all miss!!! Some great memories with Chet at all kinds of Aztec sporting events!!

[San Diego State Women's Basketball @Aztec_WBB]

How SWEET it was! Excited to celebrate the 16th anniversary of the 2009-10 team’s run to the sweet 16 at today’s game! #aztecsforlife❤️🖤

[San Diego State Women's Basketball @Aztec_WBB]

How SWEET it was! We can’t wait to celebrate the 1️⃣6️⃣th anniversary of the 2009-10 team’s run to the Sweet 1️⃣6️⃣ on January 31!

[Kyle, a Madson @KyleAMadson]

Brock Purdy is 2-0 in Philadelphia when all of his elbow ligaments are intact.

[Matt Lively @mattblively]

Kyle Juszczyk gave a little Fly Eagles Fly on the way off the field.

#49ers | #FTTB

[Fred Warner @fred_warner]

Get yall rest Philly!! Hahahaa DUB CITYYYY!!!!!!🤞🏾🔥🙏🏾

[Mountain West @MountainWest]

Aztecs and Lady Rebels off to a hot start 😮‍💨🔥