Luke DeCock
@lukedecock.bsky.social
Used to be a sports columnist.
USBWA past president | he/him | native Chicagoan returned home | COYB
Nobody knows anybody, not that well.
USBWA past president | he/him | native Chicagoan returned home | COYB
Nobody knows anybody, not that well.
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Luke DeCock
@lukedecock.bsky.social
· Dec 12
Some news to share: After 25 years, today was my final day at the N&O. I moved to Chicago in October, but I was commuting and working remotely until the paper ended that agreement as of today.
I knew when we moved the end was near. That was my choice. It was time. I just wish it wasn’t so abrupt.
I knew when we moved the end was near. That was my choice. It was time. I just wish it wasn’t so abrupt.
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An appreciated acknowledgment from Georgetown tonight on the media info sheets at each seat.
February 5, 2026 at 3:13 AM
An appreciated acknowledgment from Georgetown tonight on the media info sheets at each seat.
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A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
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Simply crushed today for so many amazing and talented people at @postsports.bsky.social. Felt really fortunate to even be a part-time/occasional teammate there for the last decade.
February 4, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Simply crushed today for so many amazing and talented people at @postsports.bsky.social. Felt really fortunate to even be a part-time/occasional teammate there for the last decade.
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I will say my guess is that Jeff Bezos is not destroying the Washington Post out of a properly ideological crusade against freedom of the press but more likely out of a combination of boredom and pique that his interventions in the paper over the last eighteen months were unappreciated
February 4, 2026 at 2:31 PM
I will say my guess is that Jeff Bezos is not destroying the Washington Post out of a properly ideological crusade against freedom of the press but more likely out of a combination of boredom and pique that his interventions in the paper over the last eighteen months were unappreciated
Context on the Post absurdity:
I learned this first-hand after NC State went to the Final Four. Newspaper execs can no longer process what actually generates revenue/readers/clicks/subscriptions. They only see what things cost.
Sports is expensive … even if investment in sports pays back tenfold.
I learned this first-hand after NC State went to the Final Four. Newspaper execs can no longer process what actually generates revenue/readers/clicks/subscriptions. They only see what things cost.
Sports is expensive … even if investment in sports pays back tenfold.
February 4, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Context on the Post absurdity:
I learned this first-hand after NC State went to the Final Four. Newspaper execs can no longer process what actually generates revenue/readers/clicks/subscriptions. They only see what things cost.
Sports is expensive … even if investment in sports pays back tenfold.
I learned this first-hand after NC State went to the Final Four. Newspaper execs can no longer process what actually generates revenue/readers/clicks/subscriptions. They only see what things cost.
Sports is expensive … even if investment in sports pays back tenfold.
*clears throat* your best players bave to be your best players
Sidney Lowe would love this team. Gotta make shots. Absolutely.
February 4, 2026 at 3:52 AM
*clears throat* your best players bave to be your best players
“Much to do about nothing” — Corey Alexander
February 4, 2026 at 3:36 AM
“Much to do about nothing” — Corey Alexander
Update: With a 71-61 home win over La Salle, the Ramblers end a nine-game losing streak with their first win since Dec. 31.
For @thehoopshq.bsky.social, Loyola Chicago has gone from preseason A10 contender mourning the late Sister Jean to 5-17 and 318th in KenPom. It’s a precipitous, injury-fueled collapse for a program with unusually strong support and basketball tradition.
www.hoopshq.com/mid-majors/l...
www.hoopshq.com/mid-majors/l...
As Losses Mount, Loyola Chicago Faces An Uncertain Future
The Ramblers had high hopes for the season but are now in last place in the Atlantic-10, raising questions about the future of coach Drew Valentine
www.hoopshq.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Update: With a 71-61 home win over La Salle, the Ramblers end a nine-game losing streak with their first win since Dec. 31.
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I read thousands of pages of Epstein files this weekend trying to understand what he wanted out of his meeting with 4chan's Christopher Poole. Here's everything we know about Epstein's plans to dismantle the internet and, eventually, democracy.
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
February 2, 2026 at 11:39 PM
I read thousands of pages of Epstein files this weekend trying to understand what he wanted out of his meeting with 4chan's Christopher Poole. Here's everything we know about Epstein's plans to dismantle the internet and, eventually, democracy.
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-how...
This is some of the funniest shit ESPN has ever done.
February 3, 2026 at 12:30 AM
This is some of the funniest shit ESPN has ever done.
*taps sign* Play more games that matter to your fans
This week's women's basketball notebook:
- Could UNC and N.C. State play in a non-conference game in Greensboro?
- How Zanai Barnett-Gay is powering Tim Taylor's Navy in the Patriot League
- Boston College, UCF on hot seat watch
- Could UNC and N.C. State play in a non-conference game in Greensboro?
- How Zanai Barnett-Gay is powering Tim Taylor's Navy in the Patriot League
- Boston College, UCF on hot seat watch
Around women's hoops: Could UNC, NC State play in non-conference?
Could Tobacco Road rivals UNC and NC State meet in a non-conference game? Also, hot seat watch and a check-in on Zanai Barnett-Gay and Navy.
www.usatoday.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:33 PM
*taps sign* Play more games that matter to your fans
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One Shining Moment (Luther Vandross Version)
YouTube video by David Barrett - Topic
www.youtube.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:22 AM
“CALL A FRIEND!” — Gus
Michigan and Michigan State knotted at 55 at the under-8 media timeout in the most anticipated game of the weekend. The environment at Breslin is as expected. Two national title contenders. Game's on Fox. Get there if you're not already.
January 31, 2026 at 3:02 AM
“CALL A FRIEND!” — Gus
Michigan is a MACHINE. Not that Sparty is anywhere near the same level as the Duke game, but still, this is s clinic.
January 31, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Michigan is a MACHINE. Not that Sparty is anywhere near the same level as the Duke game, but still, this is s clinic.
Love this! Play more games that matter to your fans.
January 30, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Love this! Play more games that matter to your fans.
We’re still talking about the “Mark Messier Trophy Honoring Outstanding Leadership in the Area of Leadership Presented by Cold-fx” right?
January 28, 2026 at 5:29 PM
We’re still talking about the “Mark Messier Trophy Honoring Outstanding Leadership in the Area of Leadership Presented by Cold-fx” right?
This and the Lee Elia speech were among the first mp3s I ever downloaded.
love a story where a treasure hunter pours everything into finding an answer to the most obscure item.
here's a great one, courtesy of @doughaller.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...
here's a great one, courtesy of @doughaller.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...
Bob Knight’s epic Purdue rant is 35 years old. How it leaked remains a mystery
Knight's leaked 1991 locker-room rant has become part of college basketball lore. To this day, though, no one's quite sure who did it.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:36 PM
This and the Lee Elia speech were among the first mp3s I ever downloaded.
For @thehoopshq.bsky.social, Loyola Chicago has gone from preseason A10 contender mourning the late Sister Jean to 5-17 and 318th in KenPom. It’s a precipitous, injury-fueled collapse for a program with unusually strong support and basketball tradition.
www.hoopshq.com/mid-majors/l...
www.hoopshq.com/mid-majors/l...
As Losses Mount, Loyola Chicago Faces An Uncertain Future
The Ramblers had high hopes for the season but are now in last place in the Atlantic-10, raising questions about the future of coach Drew Valentine
www.hoopshq.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:25 PM
For @thehoopshq.bsky.social, Loyola Chicago has gone from preseason A10 contender mourning the late Sister Jean to 5-17 and 318th in KenPom. It’s a precipitous, injury-fueled collapse for a program with unusually strong support and basketball tradition.
www.hoopshq.com/mid-majors/l...
www.hoopshq.com/mid-majors/l...
“Who has the No. 1 offense in the country? Arizona? No. Duke? No. It’s Miami Ohio!”
Look, I’m all for Miami going undefeated and it’s a great story … but you have to be better at your job than this if you’re going to be on TV.
(And it’s Illinois.)
Look, I’m all for Miami going undefeated and it’s a great story … but you have to be better at your job than this if you’re going to be on TV.
(And it’s Illinois.)
January 28, 2026 at 2:08 AM
“Who has the No. 1 offense in the country? Arizona? No. Duke? No. It’s Miami Ohio!”
Look, I’m all for Miami going undefeated and it’s a great story … but you have to be better at your job than this if you’re going to be on TV.
(And it’s Illinois.)
Look, I’m all for Miami going undefeated and it’s a great story … but you have to be better at your job than this if you’re going to be on TV.
(And it’s Illinois.)
Miami, Duke and Darian Mensah have successfully reinvented the soccer transfer and applied it college football, settling on a mutually agreeable transfer fee. Now somebody go reinvent season-long loans.
January 27, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Miami, Duke and Darian Mensah have successfully reinvented the soccer transfer and applied it college football, settling on a mutually agreeable transfer fee. Now somebody go reinvent season-long loans.
EXCLUSIVE: What Panthers legend Kyle Allen thinks of the Charlotte-centered Super Bowl QB battle
January 26, 2026 at 2:55 AM
EXCLUSIVE: What Panthers legend Kyle Allen thinks of the Charlotte-centered Super Bowl QB battle
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Worth noting that one reason you’re benefitting so fully from the Star-Tribune’s timely, extensive coverage of unfolding events is that it’s a metro newspaper that hasn’t been systematically starved to further enrich shareholders and executives.
January 24, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Worth noting that one reason you’re benefitting so fully from the Star-Tribune’s timely, extensive coverage of unfolding events is that it’s a metro newspaper that hasn’t been systematically starved to further enrich shareholders and executives.