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Andy @andrewpregler.com · Jul 22

After a solid run, my time at Genius Sports is coming to an end. I've got an extended notice period, and during that time I'm looking for any contract or full-time work to pick up once that ends. If you're looking for a digital content/product manager expert, shoot me a DM!

Andy @andrewpregler.com · 9h

So now the FCC pulls him from the air, that’s how this works

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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Andy @andrewpregler.com · 1d

How much did this cost

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 1d

Apple TV+ has rebranded to Apple TV

It's their 'vibrant new identity'

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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 1d

The last season-killing strike happened after a 5-year period in which Minnesota, Cincinnati, and Oakland won the World Series, with Montreal having the best record in baseball

Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone who believes that the Brewers winning the World Series will suddenly cause Rob Manfred and the owners to come off of their "WE MUST HAVE A SALARY CAP" stance is an idiot rube of the highest order and I refuse to take such people seriously. bsky.app/profile/pass...

Passanthallich @passanthalbot.bsky.social · 1d

@JeffPassan tweeted
The NLCS begins tonight. And it could have a profound effect on whether baseball is played in 2027.

Free at ESPN: Why Milwaukee vs. Los Angeles is a proxy for the game’s greater labor battle and how the result will be used as a cudgel in the fight ahead: https://t.co/lrWojKhUGd

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Andy @andrewpregler.com · 2d

Probably, but hope he got paid up front!

Andy @andrewpregler.com · 2d

Trebor Peña: Hope that bag feels good, never join PSU

Nunes Magician @nunesmagician.bsky.social · 2d

Steve Angeli leading ND to a 1st half FG in last year's CFP semifinal was the start to today's James Franklin firing.

Andy @andrewpregler.com · 2d

It’s going to be insane to see who Penn State targets.

Clark Lea will be named but I don’t think either side will be thrilled with the idea.

Cig would mean PSU is dropping over $100m just this year b/w the two buyouts.

Fran Brown? Some hot coordinator?

Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 2d

James Franklin's buyout will be around $50 million. His contract was fully guaranteed.

That will be the second-highest CFB buyout ever, behind the $77 million Texas A&M is paying Jimbo Fisher.

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Bill Connelly @espnbillc.bsky.social · 2d

Even by college football's ridiculous standards, "Guy who had the No. 3 team in the country 15 days ago gets fired" is pretty mind-blowing.

RedditCFB @redditcfb.com · 2d

Holy cow... those mad lads from Northwestern got them to do it!

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Alicia Rodriguez @soccermusings.bsky.social · 2d

I wrote hundreds of match recaps & edited hundreds more for this site back in the day. It’s not just MLS - I’m increasingly convinced soccer will “fail” because at this moment when U.S.-based fans love it more than ever, there is a rapidly shrinking media ecosystem covering the sport. We are screwed

Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 2d

As someone whose time freelancing for MLSsoccer was a vital step in my career progression, and someone who generally gleans insight from the observations of others:

This sucks so hard.

MLS is using generative AI to write match recaps. Writers used to get paid freelance rates to do that. Hssssss.

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Andy @andrewpregler.com · 2d

Got lots of neck slits and cheers for p much any other club.

Also found out as always there are more Arsenal fans at any given location than you think

Andy @andrewpregler.com · 2d

Things I’ve learned this marathon for better spectating experiences: wear a big six kit and watch runners get hyped or motivated.

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Andy @andrewpregler.com · 2d

@charibayanker.bsky.social sent me to the right spot, amazing pumpkin old fashioned

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Andy @andrewpregler.com · 2d

My amazing wife is running the Chicago Marathon today! If you want to support her and an amazing program that supports after school programs for homeless children in Chicago, donate here and include Melody Allan’s name in the donation note! www.paypal.com/donate/?host...

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 2d

it's mentioned in the article, but I think it's crucial:

the Posting To Policy Pipeline depended on links

good posts could build you an audience, but always in conjunction with links to more substantial work and then the actual developed policies were written up longform

and the Elon killed links

Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 3d

The platform formerly known as Twitter may be horrible, but it is still shaping policy. So were we all wrong to leave?

Was the left wrong to leave X for BlueSky?

The platform formerly known as Twitter may be horrible, but it's still shaping policy

www.newstatesman.com

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Andy @andrewpregler.com · 3d

Dear @homefield.bsky.social: LFG

Andy @andrewpregler.com · 3d

I love baseball

Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 3d

someone on the mariners grounds crew gave him a bucket of dirt before game 5 and he shared it with friends at the bar last night

Andy @andrewpregler.com · 4d

Day 1 of Chicago: all the food. Not gonna stop, but it was a helluva first impression.
- Green City Meats
- Virtue

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Craig Meyer @craigmeyer.bsky.social · 5d

this whole column is excellent, but this graf in particular is the best description I've ever read on the difference between college football and the NFL

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Andy @andrewpregler.com · 5d

as someone who used to work in the industry, I cannot +1 this enough

Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 5d

never 👏 ever 👏 ever 👏 EVER 👏 bet 👏 parlays👏

Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · Sep 4

happy football season, quick reminder that sportsbooks win about 3% of your money on straight football bets, but almost 20% on parlays and same-game parlays.

which is why they have all the ads for those and not regular bets

(info via NJ Dept. of Gaming Enforcement monthly report, July 2025)

Andy @andrewpregler.com · 5d

Try decade and a half for some of my OGs like @seankeeley.bsky.social

✨🥀Persephone Evil🥀✨ @bipolarpisces35.blacksky.app · 5d

God damn, some of yall been following each other online for a decade?!!

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Andy @andrewpregler.com · 5d

I’ve carved out a great community in Bedstuy/Clinton Hill, but will never stay if I have to move to Jersey or Manhattan.

Chicago gives me a lot of what I always wanted Erie/Pittsburgh/Syracuse to be and still get the Brooklyn convenience

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Andy @andrewpregler.com · 5d

Forgot how much I love Chicago until I show up and realize it’s one of like, 3 cities I could live in not named Brooklyn.

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Andy @andrewpregler.com · 5d

Definitely think there needs to the be the right balance. But the team needed to build that and test and optimize isn’t a cheap initial investment.

Andy @andrewpregler.com · 5d

One of the actual uses of AI in this space is to do the mass scale user news curation these apps have to do on load that I think would dramatically improve the user experience and expand adoption

Andy @andrewpregler.com · 5d

I only had it once during the NYC peak post-vax, and it sucked. It sucked so much that the thought of having it again is probably why I am ready to stab!

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