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Mina Kimes

@minakimes.bsky.social

This is a great piece. Loved this anecdote.

Pioli: Another player that we brought from the Patriots to the Chiefs is Ryan O'Callaghan.
In 2011, he came out to me that he was gay. He didn't come out publicly for another six years.
He had told me, "Scott, I need you to keep this secret." The day that that article came out in Outsports by Cyd Zeigler, I heard from two former players from the Chiefs: Ryan Lilja, one of the offensive linemen, and Mike Vrabel.
Mike said, "Is he OK? Can I please get his contact information? I need to check on him."
Now, everyone sees Mike Vrabel, tough guy.
And he is tough to the death, and he's a man's man and all of that crap. But Mike just wanted to make sure Ryan was OK. That's Mike Vrabel.

February 8, 2026 at 1:03 AM

Chad Finn

@chadfinn.bsky.social

Headed that way. 🍻 😆

Ben Gellman-Chomsky @benjgc.bsky.social · 8h

Picturing you as Robert Downey Jr as Paul Avery

February 8, 2026 at 1:13 AM

Chad Finn

@chadfinn.bsky.social

Walked over to check out the old SF Chronicle building this morning. Pretty sure I can solve this Zodiac thing once and for all.

February 8, 2026 at 12:42 AM

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Amanda Katz

@katzish.bsky.social

“I’m glad Will Lewis has been fired. I wish it had happened before he fired all my friends.” And before he oversaw running the paper’s finances into the ground, while attacking its staff when he was in touch at all

Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 10h

SEE YA. A truly disastrous, callous, counterproductive tenure at the head of this once-great institution www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...

Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure

www.nytimes.com

February 7, 2026 at 11:21 PM

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Ken Jennings

@kenjennings.bsky.social

February 7, 2026 at 11:50 PM

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Rich Kimball

@richkimball.bsky.social

Super Bowl previews from @chadfinn.bsky.social & @christopherprice.bsky.social, plus conversations with Marshall Crenshaw and John Cowsill, all on the latest Downtown:
richkimbally.podbean.com

February 7, 2026 at 11:42 PM

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Marisa Kabas

@marisakabas.bsky.social

i’m not sure if i believe there’s such a thing as justice, but i do believe that you will be remembered for how you made people feel.

February 7, 2026 at 11:32 PM

Chad Finn

@chadfinn.bsky.social

Patriots-Seahawks Unconventional Preview: On the need for Drake Maye to play a clean game (while taking some big shots), Milton Williams’s chance at a second straight dominating Super Bowl performance, revisiting “Malcolm, Go” and more. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/07/s...

Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl will likely come down to which quarterback makes the fewest mistakes - The Boston Globe

This has the potential to be a classic, leaving no margin for error with two QBs who have little in common other than being former No. 3 overall picks, and so much weight on their shoulders.

www.bostonglobe.com

February 7, 2026 at 6:10 PM

Chad Finn

@chadfinn.bsky.social

Wrote about Adam Vinatieri, Hall of Famer, and the start of it all. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/07/s...

Would the Patriots’ dynasty have ever happened without new Hall of Famer Adam Vinatieri? - The Boston Globe

Vinatieri won three Super Bowls with the Patriots and a fourth with the Colts. While he may have played more seasons in Indianapolis, he is an ultimate Patriot.

www.bostonglobe.com

February 7, 2026 at 6:04 PM

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Sam Dykstra

@samdykstramilb.bsky.social

This is heartbreaking. RIP, Terrance Gore.

Wyatt Sinclair @wyattswickedgoods.com · 19h

Him and I have been friends on Facebook for years. His wife and other friends have made posts this morning about it.

This post is extremely tough to write.
Last night, I lost my best friend/husband from complications after what was supposed to have been a simple procedure. Our hearts are shattered, my babies are shattered. Our whole family is lost. This was so unexpected. Everything Zane does is centered around his dad. Baseball,hunting,fishing. Skylyn said “i dont have a daddy anymore,he’s up in heaven in the stars”. I don’t know where to go from here. I feel like I’m living my biggest nightmare and feel so lost. He loved his children with everything in him. He loved coaching the youth and those boys absolutely loved him. Please keep our family in your prayers for the coming days and for the strength to get through this. Life is precious and is too short. What I would do to give you one more hug or kiss. We had so many more memories to make 🙏🏼 I love you forever Terrance Gore and I’ll continue to watch over our babies.

February 7, 2026 at 4:38 PM

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Mrs. Detective Pikajew, Esq.

@clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social

tumblr post:

lesbuchanan
Summer Olympics: Who can run the fastest? :)
Who can swim the fastest? :) Who can do the best somersault? :)
Winter Olympics: WHO CAN MAKE IT TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS ICE SLIDE OF DEATH AND SURVIVE?? WHO CAN GET AROUND THE RINK WITHOUT GETTING THEIR HANDS SLICED OFF BY EVERYONE ELSE'S FEET BLADES?? CAN THIS GUY DO A 1080 DEGREE
FLIP WITHOUT DYING??
reblog by
legionoftuna
Summer Triathlon: Don't run too fast, you have to save your energy for a swim and a bike ride! :)
Winter Biathlon: I see you've been skiing for five miles now here's your gun

February 7, 2026 at 10:45 AM

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Tim Layden

@bytimlayden.bsky.social

Wrote this about Lindsey Vonn 360 days ago, as her comeback was just picking up steam. Would not change a word today, even with -- or because of? -- the ACL rupture.

February 7, 2026 at 4:08 PM

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Richard Deitsch

@richarddeitsch.bsky.social

NEW PODCAST: @chadfinn.bsky.social and @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social join me to express how disgust at Washington Post management, the Super Bowl from a media perspective and how the Milan-Cortina Olympics will do for NBC.

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February 7, 2026 at 2:25 PM

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Sean Grande

@seangrandepbp.bsky.social

The Gap Year Celtics add to their absurd resume...

February 7, 2026 at 5:33 AM

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Damon Kiesow

@damon.kiesow.net

Good front page. Better if it were 2016.

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

i'm a frequent nyt critic, but they're finding some footing

February 7, 2026 at 1:58 AM

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Laura Bassett

@lebassett.bsky.social

Vance undermining the US Olympic Team would be too on the nose

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

American star Alysa Liu overcame a delay en route to the Milano Skating Arena caused by Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade and finished second in the women’s short program at the Olympics team event.

“We almost didn’t make it,” her coach said.

Nothing could stop the U.S. figure skating team. Not even JD Vance’s motorcade.

Alysa Liu and world champion dance team of Madison Chock and Evan Bates have the Americans leading the team event after day one.

www.washingtonpost.com

February 7, 2026 at 1:39 AM

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Peter Abraham

@peteabeglobe.bsky.social

The Globe is giving out free papers at the Super Bowl to showcase the work of our reporters there and bring a touch of home to Patriots fans in town for the game.

That's deputy sports editor Scott Thurston. Can't believe he didn't flip to the page with my Red Sox story.

February 6, 2026 at 11:25 PM

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Rodger Sherman

@rodger.bsky.social

hey, quick update about my fun, free, daily Olympics newsletter: the first of 17 daily entries of my fun, free, daily Olympic newsletter is tomorrow!

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February 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM

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Josh Gondelman

@joshgondelman.bsky.social

Super Bowl prop bets have gotten so dull since all of sports media is constantly talking about why you should gamble on every play in every regular season game of every sport.

February 6, 2026 at 6:02 PM

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Daniel Fienberg

@thefienprint.bsky.social

If you know anybody in the White House press corps, Mark has provided them with at least 15 minutes of increasingly tense and terse entertainment here. Every question should be asked. Every. Single. Question.

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 1d

White House press corps, I know some of you are shy, so let me help you get started. This isn't fifty questions--I could only fit twenty-one in alt text--but let me know if you need more!

Did you know that Trump himself had not posted the video when you defended it?
Why would you accuse people who were offended by a racist video of lying about their reactions?
What percentage of Trump's Truth Social posts are made by someone else?
What percentage of Trump's Truth Social posts are made without his knowledge?
How many people aside from Trump have access to his social media account?
Who are those people?
Which of Trump's other Truth Social posts were posted by someone else?
How can anyone be sure that posts under Trump's name come from Trump?
Why should anyone believe that this particular post did not come from Trump since it is consistent with his well-reported history of racist remarks and conduct?
If people can't be sure any post is his, why should anyone take any post under his name either literally or seriously?
What was the impulse for the staffer to make that post?
Has the staffer been disciplined in any way?
Will the staffer continue to have access to his account?
What does it say about Trump's judgment that he would choose a staffer with this kind of judgment to have access to his account?
Is the anonymous staffer a hastily invented concoction to which you pivoted once you realized that the story was going to outgrow your attempts to dismiss it?
How do you react to the almost universal condemnation of the post?
The President's late-night posting sprees are filled with lapses in taste and judgment as well as threats and pronouncements that go nowhere. What does that say about the President's emotional stability?
What does it say about the President's honesty?
What does it say about the President's credibility?
Hasn't your own credibility been damaged by your defense of something widely seen as indefensible?
What does it say about you that you were comfortable not only defending the video but attacking those who were offended by it?
Doesn't the amount of lying Trump does, and that you do for him, undermine your ability to be trusted on anything?

February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM

Chad Finn

@chadfinn.bsky.social

The Patriots have been in so many Super Bowls that it's practically a sure thing that some history will repeat on Sunday. But which parts of history? www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/06/s...