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Chris Herring

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NBA reporter for ESPN. NYT best-selling author. Chicagoan living in New York. Michigan alum.

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Chris Herring @herringnba.bsky.social · Nov 13

What's good, y'all? Trying this out since it looks exactly like the old thing, minus ... ...

Anyway, the paperback version of my book dropped this wk, in case you need a holiday gift for anyone! Would appreciate the support, & really appreciate those who already have. www.amazon.com/Blood-Garden...

Book cover of Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks

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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 7h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Chris Herring @herringnba.bsky.social · 6h

This will be up there w one of the more frustrating losses Michigan’s had in a while. One that lays bare how rough their defense is. Soooo many big plays this group has given up this season already. Something they really just haven’t done for yrs

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Chris Herring @herringnba.bsky.social · 7h

Hate that for Bryce. Drop/pass breakup at the 1 yard line. Then throws a deep pick two plays later, on a bad read

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Chris Herring @herringnba.bsky.social · 7h

Underwood is a gamer. Can tell his ankle is hurting, but these odd-angle throws have been unreal this drive

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Chris Herring @herringnba.bsky.social · 7h

This game is a total nightmare. Injuries to your two most important offensive players. Punting poorly. Defense giving up big plays. Down two TDs already on the road

Chris Herring @herringnba.bsky.social · 7h

Case in point. Two big plays, and USC is in the end zone within a minute or two. Not good enough to win on the road against a decent team

Chris Herring @herringnba.bsky.social · 7h

Makai Lemon is unreal, btw. That was a catch, and I can’t believe they didn’t look at it to make sure

Chris Herring @herringnba.bsky.social · 8h

I’ve been really spoiled w Michigan’s special teams in recent years. But teams get the ball at midfield against them way too often this season

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Chris Herring @herringnba.bsky.social · 8h

Michigan’s punter really grinds my gears. So many of his punts bounce backwards, and go 30 yards

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 11h

Oscar-winning actor Diane Keaton, known for her performances in “Annie Hall,” “The Godfather” and “Father of the Bride,” has died. She was 79 years old.

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Rachel Bachman, WSJ sports reporter @realbachscore.bsky.social · 19h

Vegas’s success is a result in part of visionary investment.

A $1M salary for a coach when that was unheard of. A $40M training facility when no other W team had one. All before Caitlin Clark joined the league.

The result: three titles in four years.

Las Vegas Aces @lvaces.bsky.social · 1d

Sweet dreams, Aces fans! 🏆🏆🏆

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Chris Herring @herringnba.bsky.social · 1d

Hoping Michigan holds the state down tomorrow against USC. It’s only right after the Tigers lose in that fashion.

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Bill Hanstock @sundownmotel.bsky.social · 1d

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Chris Herring @herringnba.bsky.social · 1d

Man. Baseball is unreal.

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Chris Herring @herringnba.bsky.social · 1d

Man... Tagging up to second base is HUGE there.

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DFAntastic @phillytradesman.bsky.social · 1d

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DFAntastic @phillytradesman.bsky.social · 1d

For the uninitiated:

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Chris Herring @herringnba.bsky.social · 1d

A’ja is always hilarious an hour or two after she wins the title lol

The Athletic @theathletic.com · 1d

A'ja Wilson at her own press conference 😂

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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Chris Herring @herringnba.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao, the best feeling when you’re listening to something great

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2d

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved chaplain for Loyola Chicago's men's basketball team, has died at 106.

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola Chicago's beloved chaplain, dies at 106

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved chaplain for Loyola Chicago's men's basketball team, has died at 106. The university announced her death on Thursday night.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

“.. the first time a Republican governor has questioned the interstate deployment of National Guard troops over a governor’s objections.”

@nytimes.com #OKgov
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 3d

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 3d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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404 Media @404media.co · 3d

BREAKING: Apple removed an app for preserving TikToks, Instagram reels, news reports, and videos documenting abuses by ICE

🔗 www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 4d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 4d

Here’s video of the incident

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