Tim Rohan

Sports reporter/editor, @NBCNews. Contributing reporter/editor elsewhere. Print, audio, docs. Former: @SINow, @nytimes.

[Tim Rohan @TimRohan]

USMNT goalie Matt Freese is known for his cerebral approach to the game. Makes sense: he comes from a family of renowned scientists. He also attended Harvard and once wrote a research project on penalty kicks. Profiled Freese for @NBCNews: https://t.co/tNXzjB6QxU

[Joe Murphy @JoeMurph]

I talked World Cup ticket prices this morning with @WatchSavannah and @JoeFryer — got to get into the research @RohanNadkarni and I did for the story (we spent an afternoon looking up hundreds of hotel and ticket prices)

[Tim Rohan @TimRohan]

If you work for a rival publication and show up to the same game as Steph, good luck. Because odds are she’s going to find a better angle, something brilliant and original, and write circles around you. Can’t wait to read her stuff again when someone hires her soon.

[Stephanie Apstein @stephapstein]

Eight days shy of my 15th anniversary at Sports Illustrated, I’ve been informed that I’ve joined the extensive ranks of writers laid off from there. I loved my time at SI, I’m very sad to see it end and I’m eager to do the best work of my career elsewhere. Thank you for reading.

[Tim Rohan @TimRohan]

Michael is so smart, he could be covering politics or tech or foreign conflicts. Instead, he chose sports. How lucky are we? To get to read his columns and features and investigations. He makes the writing look so easy. I can’t imagine a journalism ecosystem without his work.

[Michael Rosenberg @Rosenberg_Mike]

Thank you.

[Tim Rohan @TimRohan]

Go read Greg’s Super Bowl gamers, or one of his cover stories, or a random web feature. It’s there on the page. He’s one of the best sportswriters we have.

He’s also a mentor and friend to so many in the business for the same reason. He’s a rare talent who truly gives a sh—.

[Greg Bishop @GregBishopSI]

When I was a kid, all I wanted to do was write cover stories for Sports Illustrated. I loved every day I got to do that — for more than 12 years. I’m part of the layoffs today. Now I’m standing on the side of the highway, holding a cardboard sign. It says: WILL WRITE FOR FOOD

[Tim Rohan @TimRohan]

After a drama-filled 2022 World Cup, Gio Reyna is back on Team USA for 2026. Has he reflected on his last World Cup? What did he learn? How has he grown? Spoke to Reyna about his surprise roster inclusion for @NBCNews: https://t.co/BNCfW9DxFF

[Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif]

I went to the first Enhanced Games, where drugs don’t get athletes banned. They could get them rich. https://t.co/8jptSV8qGo

[Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif]

A new sporting event’s controversial pitch: Performance-enhancing drugs welcome https://t.co/8t8ZRZ3F0z

[Andrew Keh @andrewkeh]

T-shirt giveaways are a fixture of the NBA playoffs.

But why don't New Yorkers ever put them on?

I asked Knicks fans at Game 1 to explain (free link): https://t.co/fHIzCRbsDu

[Ramona Shelburne @ramonashelburne]

It took months to track down the Shaolin Warrior monk, Master Yan’an, who trained Victor Wembanyama last summer, but we finally spoke on the night the San Antonio Spurs superstar turned in a legendary performance in Game 1 of the WCF. https://t.co/gSbtWQmdHp

[Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif]

One food vendor who sells outside SoFi Stadium during events says they typically make $200 a night. At the World Cup, that could rise to $2,000. But is that reward worth the risk if ICE officers are present? Good story from @marlenelenthang:

https://t.co/nQJQEXLvfe

[Tim Rohan @TimRohan]

Kansei Matsuzawa learned how to kick field goals by watching YouTube videos. He just signed with the Raiders, making him the first ever Japanese-born player to sign with an NFL team. Meet the "Tokyo Toe." Terrific @NBCNews story here from @AndrewGreif: https://t.co/ISvZnt4aPk

[Ben Goggin @BenjaminGoggin]

Your doctor is probably using this AI tool, and they don't need to tell you about it.

Over two-thirds of doctors use this chatbot to advise on medical questions — entering specific information about patients and cases — but few patients know about it.

https://t.co/S49UwRe9gM

[Tim Rohan @TimRohan]

Anna Leigh Waters is already considered the best female pickleball player of all time. And she's only 19 years old. Read/watch this great profile from @grosenstein and the @NBCNews team: https://t.co/4geJpGqjF4

[Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif]

Allyson Felix spoke with @TimRohan of @NBCNews about her career comeback and attempt to qualify for the 2028 Olympics in her hometown of L.A.: "I started moving around more, doing [more] workouts, and I was like, huh. This might actually be possible."

https://t.co/4lb8KNQKwU

[Tim Rohan @TimRohan]

For one game in 1977, Ted Turner served as manager of the Atlanta Braves, the team he owned. Before the game, he had to borrow cleats from Cito Gaston.

That and more great details in this @NBCNews story from @RohanNadkarni, @akarl_smith, & @AndrewGreif: https://t.co/GSZe2qRI8h

[Tim Rohan @TimRohan]

Every @pablofindsout investigation is a little miracle, a deeply reported story that’s scripted, fact-checked, then filmed as a video podcast. Old-school journalism for a modern medium. Congrats @PabloTorre and team for the well-deserved honor!

[Pablo Torre Finds Out @pablofindsout]

We are honored to have been named the winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Audio Reporting!

[Tim Rohan @TimRohan]

Baseball has long believed in the occult — curses, superstitions, bad juju. The New York Mets are now the worst team in baseball. Are outside forces to blame? Took a closer look for @NBCNews: https://t.co/bRYjLzeCSi

[Kevin Armstrong @KevinGArmstrong]

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[Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif]

There's a lot going on, and everyone's inbox can feel like it's flooded, but another reminder that our daily @NBCNews Sports Desk newsletter is still going strong. Today: MLB, NBA and one league's anti-tanking strategy that the NBA could learn from: https://t.co/b1ud4bYKq4