Emma Baccellieri
@emmabaccellieri.bsky.social
My last name is not the same as the guy from The Sopranos. But I do love trains. Also, I'm a staff writer at Sports Illustrated. www.emmabaccellieri.com
Very charmed by Jack Hughes / Tate McRae rising to the level where Teen Vogue writes an explainer on him... "Heightened by his lax ‘fit and bandaged arm, he quelled up a lot of curiosity" ... I'll say!!!
What to Know About Jack Hughes, the Buzz-Worthy Hockey Player
And his brothers.
www.teenvogue.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Very charmed by Jack Hughes / Tate McRae rising to the level where Teen Vogue writes an explainer on him... "Heightened by his lax ‘fit and bandaged arm, he quelled up a lot of curiosity" ... I'll say!!!
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For CNN I'm looking to talk to young men (feel free to interpret "young" broadly) who are actively sports betting sober—as in, you made a conscious decision to abstain for your wellbeing or you quit gambling—but are still sports fans. If that's you: Hannah[dot]keyser[at]cnn[dot]com
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
For CNN I'm looking to talk to young men (feel free to interpret "young" broadly) who are actively sports betting sober—as in, you made a conscious decision to abstain for your wellbeing or you quit gambling—but are still sports fans. If that's you: Hannah[dot]keyser[at]cnn[dot]com
Especially cool to see this for players like Meggie Meidlinger, who has been grinding and playing for *so long* for a chance like this
What an epic moment for so many women’s baseball players who have made a career out of a landscape that told them at every turn not to pursue baseball. @wpbl.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Especially cool to see this for players like Meggie Meidlinger, who has been grinding and playing for *so long* for a chance like this
Kim Caldwell expected to learn a lot in her first year coaching at Tennessee. She did not expect that it would overlap with her first pregnancy. On what she gained from a rollercoaster of a year: www.si.com/college-bask...
November 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Kim Caldwell expected to learn a lot in her first year coaching at Tennessee. She did not expect that it would overlap with her first pregnancy. On what she gained from a rollercoaster of a year: www.si.com/college-bask...
On how Kim Caldwell built her system and what it does (and doesn't) answer at Tennessee:
Kim Caldwell Believes in Her Unconventional Basketball Style—And So Does Tennessee
The second-year coach runs a fast-paced system with
www.si.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
On how Kim Caldwell built her system and what it does (and doesn't) answer at Tennessee:
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Today on Phantom Island: @emmabaccellieri.bsky.social joins me to explain the particulars of why players and coaches are so fed up with WNBA officiating, what makes this situation different from other instances of ref frustration, and how the league can improve things.
What's the officiating problem dragging the WNBA into turmoil?
Podcast Episode · Phantom Island · 11/19/2025 · 44m
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November 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Today on Phantom Island: @emmabaccellieri.bsky.social joins me to explain the particulars of why players and coaches are so fed up with WNBA officiating, what makes this situation different from other instances of ref frustration, and how the league can improve things.
@greenwell.bsky.social seeking comment on kentucky men's basketball... hearing they're frauds? can you confirm
November 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
@greenwell.bsky.social seeking comment on kentucky men's basketball... hearing they're frauds? can you confirm
On women playing baseball outside the framework of "first" or "only," for Kelsie Whitmore, Mo'ne Davis and more in the fledging WPBL: www.si.com/mlb/mone-dav...
November 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
On women playing baseball outside the framework of "first" or "only," for Kelsie Whitmore, Mo'ne Davis and more in the fledging WPBL: www.si.com/mlb/mone-dav...
Mo'ne Davis spent years telling people that she was done playing baseball. She did not want to be forever defined by what she did as a 13-year-old in Little League, a decade ago, and she did not feel like there was space for her to do much else. And then she felt differently. On Davis and the WPBL:
Mo’ne Davis Is Finally Ready to Play Baseball Again
More than a decade after becoming a Little League sensation at age 13, Mo’ne Davis is set to make more history as the face of the Women’s Pro Baseball League.
www.si.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Mo'ne Davis spent years telling people that she was done playing baseball. She did not want to be forever defined by what she did as a 13-year-old in Little League, a decade ago, and she did not feel like there was space for her to do much else. And then she felt differently. On Davis and the WPBL:
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everyone please wish a happy birthday to @jon-becker.com, the king of your baseball offseason!!!!
November 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
everyone please wish a happy birthday to @jon-becker.com, the king of your baseball offseason!!!!
Interesting to consider Unrivaled's NIL deals with college players in light of the Project B signings. Wild how quickly the landscape has changed here.
A Pro League Paying College Athletes? Unrivaled Is Thinking Outside the NIL Box
The thriving three-on-three league is teaming up with 14 of the best women’s college basketball players, who have more options than ever before.
www.si.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Interesting to consider Unrivaled's NIL deals with college players in light of the Project B signings. Wild how quickly the landscape has changed here.
Humbled and thrilled to announce I won the very first match I played in LearnedLeague (because my opponent forgot and forfeited)
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Humbled and thrilled to announce I won the very first match I played in LearnedLeague (because my opponent forgot and forfeited)
Good for Andy Pages on getting "championship saving catch" in as a career defining moment before the world heard about "unknowingly foiling gambling plot by swinging at extremely obvious ball"
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Good for Andy Pages on getting "championship saving catch" in as a career defining moment before the world heard about "unknowingly foiling gambling plot by swinging at extremely obvious ball"
“I don’t know how much I’ve got,” he told Prior through his interpreter, Yoshihiro Sonoda, “but I can give you something. All I need is to be given enough time to warm up.”
Verducci going long on Yamamoto, Rojas, Smith and the Dodgers:
Verducci going long on Yamamoto, Rojas, Smith and the Dodgers:
Dodgers Become Baseball’s Modern Dynasty With an Unforgettable World Series Win
Los Angeles won its third World Series in six years with some of the sport’s biggest stars and unlikely heroes—and, perhaps, some divine intervention.
www.si.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
“I don’t know how much I’ve got,” he told Prior through his interpreter, Yoshihiro Sonoda, “but I can give you something. All I need is to be given enough time to warm up.”
Verducci going long on Yamamoto, Rojas, Smith and the Dodgers:
Verducci going long on Yamamoto, Rojas, Smith and the Dodgers:
Can’t wait to read Verducci on that one in the morning
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t wait to read Verducci on that one in the morning
MIGUEL ROJAS??????????
November 2, 2025 at 3:15 AM
MIGUEL ROJAS??????????
The craziest thing about Ernie Clement is that his legal name is just “Ernie,” not Ernest, not short for anything. And the second-craziest thing is that he has the single postseason hit record.
November 2, 2025 at 2:59 AM
The craziest thing about Ernie Clement is that his legal name is just “Ernie,” not Ernest, not short for anything. And the second-craziest thing is that he has the single postseason hit record.
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“It’s an important piece of the process—complete with its own politics and plenty of space for idiosyncrasy—and relievers agree: It’s a trip they have to make.” — @emmabaccellieri.bsky.social on relievers when the benches clear, from 2022
‘Everybody Needs Some Oxygen’: What It’s Like to Be a Reliever on the Run
When the benches clear and the brawl begins, those in the bullpen make the long, obligatory sprint to join their teammates in the kerfuffle.
www.si.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
“It’s an important piece of the process—complete with its own politics and plenty of space for idiosyncrasy—and relievers agree: It’s a trip they have to make.” — @emmabaccellieri.bsky.social on relievers when the benches clear, from 2022
Has this World Series consistently featured the highest quality of baseball? No. Has it featured the widest array possible of beautiful, weird, specific baseball delights? Yes.
November 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Has this World Series consistently featured the highest quality of baseball? No. Has it featured the widest array possible of beautiful, weird, specific baseball delights? Yes.
Just how they drew it up
November 1, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Just how they drew it up
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Dave Roberts thinks he's in a movie
November 1, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Dave Roberts thinks he's in a movie
One thing I did not expect about this month was how much of it would be spent watching Louis Varland
November 1, 2025 at 2:09 AM
One thing I did not expect about this month was how much of it would be spent watching Louis Varland
It's just such a bummer to watch the universe of sharp, interesting, weird internet writing keep getting smaller and smaller.
October 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It's just such a bummer to watch the universe of sharp, interesting, weird internet writing keep getting smaller and smaller.
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The WNBA and the WNBPA reached a resolution on Thursday for a 30-day extension on their CBA deal, league sources told @theathletic.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The WNBA and the WNBPA reached a resolution on Thursday for a 30-day extension on their CBA deal, league sources told @theathletic.com
“Yesavage pitches like a man changing a light bulb while standing reluctantly and perilously on a ladder.”
Nothing Is Normal About Trey Yesavage’s Sudden Rise to World Series Stardom
The Blue Jays’ Game 5 hero started this season in Class A ball. But his reaction to heckling fans informed his pitching coach he was ready to beat the Dodgers.
www.si.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
“Yesavage pitches like a man changing a light bulb while standing reluctantly and perilously on a ladder.”