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.
(I don’t even know what happened now, nor do I care, but I feel it’s still my role to post the image as needed.)
February 8, 2026 at 6:51 PM
(I don’t even know what happened now, nor do I care, but I feel it’s still my role to post the image as needed.)
Pending something from the Ben Carnevale era…
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Pending something from the Ben Carnevale era…
Bobby Jones, :01, 1974
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Bobby Jones, :01, 1974
Six seconds to go and Ricky Price got a shot off but kinda for sure.
Calabria kinda?
February 8, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Six seconds to go and Ricky Price got a shot off but kinda for sure.
Honestly drawing a blank … last UNC buzzer-beater to beat Duke?
(Walter Davis forced OT, that’s not it.)
(Walter Davis forced OT, that’s not it.)
February 8, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Honestly drawing a blank … last UNC buzzer-beater to beat Duke?
(Walter Davis forced OT, that’s not it.)
(Walter Davis forced OT, that’s not it.)
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Basically, the Austin Rivers finish, but backward.
February 8, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Basically, the Austin Rivers finish, but backward.
Power move wearing the “renovate don’t relocate” T-shirts to the Duke game. Not that the booster/developers with dollar signs in their eyes will notice.
February 8, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Power move wearing the “renovate don’t relocate” T-shirts to the Duke game. Not that the booster/developers with dollar signs in their eyes will notice.
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The Palestra pays tribute to Dan McQuade, “Defector/DP Emeritus.”
I wish the seat had been left downstairs, but I get there isn’t room.
Then again, on some days he liked sitting upstairs and taking it all in.
I wish the seat had been left downstairs, but I get there isn’t room.
Then again, on some days he liked sitting upstairs and taking it all in.
February 7, 2026 at 8:13 PM
The Palestra pays tribute to Dan McQuade, “Defector/DP Emeritus.”
I wish the seat had been left downstairs, but I get there isn’t room.
Then again, on some days he liked sitting upstairs and taking it all in.
I wish the seat had been left downstairs, but I get there isn’t room.
Then again, on some days he liked sitting upstairs and taking it all in.
The rivalry that occasionally delivers! Penn’s first win over Princeton since 2018.
February 7, 2026 at 8:59 PM
The rivalry that occasionally delivers! Penn’s first win over Princeton since 2018.
For old times’ sake…
Duke at UNC officials: Bill Covington Jr., Ron Groover, Brian O’Connell.
Duke at UNC officials: Bill Covington Jr., Ron Groover, Brian O’Connell.
February 7, 2026 at 8:07 PM
For old times’ sake…
Duke at UNC officials: Bill Covington Jr., Ron Groover, Brian O’Connell.
Duke at UNC officials: Bill Covington Jr., Ron Groover, Brian O’Connell.
The 2006 Brind’Amour/2026 Staal parallels are only getting stronger: An unexpected power-play reappearance … sparking a turn-back-the-clock season in the late 30s … for a guy who probably already should have won a Selke by now.
February 6, 2026 at 2:33 AM
The 2006 Brind’Amour/2026 Staal parallels are only getting stronger: An unexpected power-play reappearance … sparking a turn-back-the-clock season in the late 30s … for a guy who probably already should have won a Selke by now.
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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.