Erica Block
@ericablockparty.bsky.social
Sports journalist + researcher | Producer w/ NY Post Sports | Contributing author to Play It Forward: a book by TOGETHXR featuring 25 women's sports stories | Previously: YES Network, Jomboy Media 🙋🏻♀️ she/her
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Erica Block
@ericablockparty.bsky.social
· Oct 24
I'm thrilled to have two essays included in Play It Forward, a new anthology from Togethxr and Chronicle Books featuring stories about women who are changing the future of sports
Foreword by Alex Morgan, Afterword by Sue Bird
It's out 3/4/2025 — pre-order it here: t.co/lzWjCMxI0R
Foreword by Alex Morgan, Afterword by Sue Bird
It's out 3/4/2025 — pre-order it here: t.co/lzWjCMxI0R
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Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.
January 28, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.
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🚨 @fangraphs.com feature upgrade alert! 🚨
We now have 2025 and projected 2026 WAR (for those with allocated playing time) on the Offseason Tracker! Sorting coming soon so you can easily look at the most impactful adds/subs:
We now have 2025 and projected 2026 WAR (for those with allocated playing time) on the Offseason Tracker! Sorting coming soon so you can easily look at the most impactful adds/subs:
January 27, 2026 at 9:34 PM
🚨 @fangraphs.com feature upgrade alert! 🚨
We now have 2025 and projected 2026 WAR (for those with allocated playing time) on the Offseason Tracker! Sorting coming soon so you can easily look at the most impactful adds/subs:
We now have 2025 and projected 2026 WAR (for those with allocated playing time) on the Offseason Tracker! Sorting coming soon so you can easily look at the most impactful adds/subs:
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the quoted story is about Democrats compromising with Republicans on a bill because 53 is less than 60. so yes, Democrats have full control over whether ICE gets funded or not.
47 is less than 53
January 27, 2026 at 9:39 PM
the quoted story is about Democrats compromising with Republicans on a bill because 53 is less than 60. so yes, Democrats have full control over whether ICE gets funded or not.
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here's a video from this afternoon in Eden Prairie MN of ICE agents camping out as a bus stop.
Again, this is terrorism.
Again, this is terrorism.
January 27, 2026 at 9:40 PM
here's a video from this afternoon in Eden Prairie MN of ICE agents camping out as a bus stop.
Again, this is terrorism.
Again, this is terrorism.
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Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
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I wrote about prediction markets, where we’re at and how we got here for Defector
January 27, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I wrote about prediction markets, where we’re at and how we got here for Defector
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finally a good dating app
TOM HOMAN: “We’re going to create a database where those people that are arrested for interference, impeding and assault, we’re going to make them famous. We’re going to put their face on TV. We’re going to let their employers, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, know who these people are.”
Story: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 27, 2026 at 8:52 PM
finally a good dating app
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ICE is changing tactics in Maine: "Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest. Some of them, masked and wearing tactical gear, have issued stark warnings not to follow them." www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:06 PM
ICE is changing tactics in Maine: "Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest. Some of them, masked and wearing tactical gear, have issued stark warnings not to follow them." www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
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ICE has killed 9 people so far in the first 25 days of 2026.
Alex Pretti
Renee Good
Keith Porter
Heber Sanchaz Domínguez
Victor Manuel Diaz
Parady La
Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
Geraldo Lunas Campos
They all deserve remembrance and justice.
Alex Pretti
Renee Good
Keith Porter
Heber Sanchaz Domínguez
Victor Manuel Diaz
Parady La
Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
Geraldo Lunas Campos
They all deserve remembrance and justice.
January 26, 2026 at 1:01 AM
ICE has killed 9 people so far in the first 25 days of 2026.
Alex Pretti
Renee Good
Keith Porter
Heber Sanchaz Domínguez
Victor Manuel Diaz
Parady La
Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
Geraldo Lunas Campos
They all deserve remembrance and justice.
Alex Pretti
Renee Good
Keith Porter
Heber Sanchaz Domínguez
Victor Manuel Diaz
Parady La
Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
Geraldo Lunas Campos
They all deserve remembrance and justice.
Knicks' center Karl-Anthony Towns denounces the violence the federal gov't is waging against innocent Minnesota residents right now
January 26, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Knicks' center Karl-Anthony Towns denounces the violence the federal gov't is waging against innocent Minnesota residents right now
Free agent second baseman Jalen Miller posts IG story denouncing federal agents lying about murdering innocent ppl in Minnesota
I've seen very few posts like this from MLB players
I've seen very few posts like this from MLB players
January 26, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Free agent second baseman Jalen Miller posts IG story denouncing federal agents lying about murdering innocent ppl in Minnesota
I've seen very few posts like this from MLB players
I've seen very few posts like this from MLB players
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Police Repeatedly Shoot Tim Cook After Mistaking iPhone For Gun https://theonion.com/police-repeatedly-shoot-tim-cook-after-mistaking-iphone-1824184361/
January 25, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Police Repeatedly Shoot Tim Cook After Mistaking iPhone For Gun https://theonion.com/police-repeatedly-shoot-tim-cook-after-mistaking-iphone-1824184361/
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W players are always ahead of the game.
January 25, 2026 at 9:48 PM
W players are always ahead of the game.
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Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
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It’s hard to overstate how freakish it is for law enforcement who just shot someone to be shuffled off to other assignments with no investigative period at all.
January 25, 2026 at 9:48 PM
It’s hard to overstate how freakish it is for law enforcement who just shot someone to be shuffled off to other assignments with no investigative period at all.
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STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION (NBPA) AND ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON THE FATAL SHOOTING IN MINNEAPOLIS BY ICE
January 25, 2026 at 8:52 PM
STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION (NBPA) AND ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON THE FATAL SHOOTING IN MINNEAPOLIS BY ICE
Twins pitcher Bailey Ober and Braves pitcher Spencer Strider post IG stories acknowledging the horrors/violence being waged right now against innocent ppl in Minnesota
January 25, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Twins pitcher Bailey Ober and Braves pitcher Spencer Strider post IG stories acknowledging the horrors/violence being waged right now against innocent ppl in Minnesota
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Our thoughts are with the people in Minnesota and across the country who are bravely standing up for their neighbors despite violence committed by ICE. If you are looking for a way to support the people of Minnesota, we want to highlight the work being done by the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund.
January 25, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Our thoughts are with the people in Minnesota and across the country who are bravely standing up for their neighbors despite violence committed by ICE. If you are looking for a way to support the people of Minnesota, we want to highlight the work being done by the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund.
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Haven’t seen many athletes comment on the news in Minneapolis outside of Haliburton, but here’s two time All/Pro Broncos guard Quinn Meinerz, who takes the field in an hour:
January 25, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Haven’t seen many athletes comment on the news in Minneapolis outside of Haliburton, but here’s two time All/Pro Broncos guard Quinn Meinerz, who takes the field in an hour:
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genuinely stunning image
January 24, 2026 at 1:37 AM
genuinely stunning image
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Minnesota is the best of us.
January 23, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Minnesota is the best of us.
Williams and Storrie join other Olympic torchbearer legends
January 23, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Williams and Storrie join other Olympic torchbearer legends
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Only two men began in the Negro Leagues, THEN played in MLB before Jackie Robinson's Dodger debut in 1947: Oscar Estrada pitched for the Cuban Stars East (ECL) in 1924, then for the Browns (AL) in 1929; Pedro Dibut pitched for the Cuban Stars West (NNL) in 1923, then for the Reds (NL) 1924-25.
January 20, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Only two men began in the Negro Leagues, THEN played in MLB before Jackie Robinson's Dodger debut in 1947: Oscar Estrada pitched for the Cuban Stars East (ECL) in 1924, then for the Browns (AL) in 1929; Pedro Dibut pitched for the Cuban Stars West (NNL) in 1923, then for the Reds (NL) 1924-25.
My mom with the important questions
January 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM
My mom with the important questions
Kyle Tucker: Citi Field career stats (5 games)
3-for-18 (.167) w/ 2 HR
.286 OBP
.500 SLG
5 SO, 3 BB
1 SB
1.000 fielding pct.
3-for-18 (.167) w/ 2 HR
.286 OBP
.500 SLG
5 SO, 3 BB
1 SB
1.000 fielding pct.
January 15, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Kyle Tucker: Citi Field career stats (5 games)
3-for-18 (.167) w/ 2 HR
.286 OBP
.500 SLG
5 SO, 3 BB
1 SB
1.000 fielding pct.
3-for-18 (.167) w/ 2 HR
.286 OBP
.500 SLG
5 SO, 3 BB
1 SB
1.000 fielding pct.