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Mike Piellucci
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Sports Editor, D Magazine
| Co-host, 77 Minutes in Heaven | Alum: The Athletic, FOS, VICE | Best Sports Writing '22 | Holler at me: [email protected]
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Last week, UTA hosted 400 of the swollest people alive at the Official Strongman Games World Final. We sent @whereskr.bsky.social to find out what it's like -- and what it's like when one of your best friends is among them. I loved this story:

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Walking Among Giants: A Weekend At the Official Strongman Games World Final
Last weekend, UTA played host to 400 of the strongest men and women on the planet. Among them was one of my best friends, a modern-day Viking looking to shock his sport.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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For years, and for reasons bigger than football, Post Malone's name sat atop the Cowboys wishlist of Thanksgiving performers. This year, they finally got him.

David Moore spoke to Charlotte Jones to find out how tomorrow's halftime show came to be:

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Post Malone’s Long Road to the Cowboys Thanksgiving Halftime Show
Before he was an international superstar, Austin Post was the son of a Cowboys employee who slept on a cot in Texas Stadium. Consider Thursday a full-circle moment.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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It must be said that @brianphillips.bsky.social is one of the great writers of our time and a very nice dude. It must also be said that he should be put on trial for this lede (which I definitely laughed very hard at)

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The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
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November 26, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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The Thanksgiving cutoff is upon us, and in spite of more than a few bumps along the way, the Stars have a lot to be thankful for.

Here's @seanshapiro.bsky.social on why so many teams would love to be where Dallas is heading into the holiday:

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The Stars Have Plenty To Be Thankful For at the Thanksgiving Cutoff
It's been a bumpy ride. It's also one most every other team would love to have a ticket on.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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He’s not what he used to be, but neither is the player Texas shipped out for him. And even a diminished version of Nimmo will help Texas quite a bit. @mikelikessports.bsky.social
Brandon Nimmo Is the Start of Salvaging the Rangers’ Lineup
He's not what he used to be, but neither is the player Texas shipped out for him. And even a diminished version of Nimmo will help Texas quite a bit.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Second helping of StrongSide! I wrote about Brandon Nimmo, a ball knower’s ballplayer, who will do a lot to help the Rangers whether or not he is slightly diminished

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November 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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It's Jake Kemp on the comeback. Ya'll know what to do.

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The Cowboys’ Thrilling Comeback Against Philadelphia Is Their Most Satisfying Win in Years
We watched a different Dallas team on Sunday.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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The Cowboys could not hope for more out of George Pickens, and he's the right age to build around. This should be easy, right?

@riversmccown.bsky.social knows as well as the rest of us that it's never that simple with this team. How does Dallas play this?

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George Pickens Has Been What the Cowboys Hoped For. Can Dallas Keep Him Around?
CeeDee Lamb's new running mate has been a bright spot in a turbulent season and an obvious player to build around. If only it were that simple.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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hey does anybody want to mind some rich moron's five neglected kids while getting malnutrition in a shack full of dangerous snakes lmk. no pay
Fruity au-pair role in Caribbean Costa Rica Hello, we are looking for a special person to become a part of our family here in this magical jungle and fruity paradise. We are in the beginning phases of visioning and dreaming into existence a fruit-centred inter generational village. We have a 7 hectare piece of land, opposite a maturing and sometimes abundant 5 hectare fruit-forest, a short walk from a beautiful and swimmable river. We have great quality and alive drinking water. We are looking for an open, consistent, reliable and earthy someone to immerse themselves into our lives and support us with our 5 children (0,3,6,10&12 years old). We simultaneously run a retreat centre dedicated to fruit based healing and detoxification as a tools for inner and spiritual transformation. You would be housed on the retreat lands and have your own private room, a short walk from our family home, where we plant to be eating communally, fruits, raw vegan meals and simple cooked foods. We are looking for someone excited by and dedicated to accompanying children, as well as supporting us in our busy family life as we dream into manifestation a big vision together. We already have support with cleaning and house support, so we look for someone primarily to become a part of our family rhythm, play, homeschooling, gardening, bedtimes etc. accompanying children, as well as supporting us in our 2/2y family life as we dream into manifestation a big vision together. We already have support with cleaning and house support, so we look for someone primarily to become a part of our family rhythm, play, homeschooling, gardening, bedtimes etc. You should be comfortable with jungle living, resourceful, excited by community visioning and the prospect of being a part of this project, well educated and dedicated in fruit-based living. If desired, there are also opportunities to support and co-facilitate with our retreats. This is not a paid role, or a job advertisement. It's an invitation into something deeper, to become part of and co-create a wonderful vision, be in service to children, and immerse yourself into a beautiful fruity lifestyle, and being fully supported in transitioning to jungle life, and on your path of fruit-based living Message me directly or comment below
November 21, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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New pod! The dude @yeahlikethebook.bsky.social joined @machinesports.bsky.social and I to talk all things local college football, from UNT to SMU to TCU. 30 years from now, this episode will be Mike Marshall's origin story in becoming a UNT megabooster:

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Talking the Local College Football Golden Age With Ishmael Johnson
A jam-packed fifth episode of StrongSide: The Show.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Ten years ago, Ralph and Razor called their last Stars game. Over the past week, they've found their way back to one another. Wonderful words from @tiffin.bsky.social on a reunion everyone has been hoping to see for quite some time.

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Ralph Strangis and Daryl Reaugh’s Reunion Was Worth the Wait
Ten years ago, the most iconic broadcast tandem in team history dissolved. Their reunion felt as big as their calls were.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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The minute you start doing that, you may as close up shop
hazelxd.bsky.social Hazel Anneke Dixon @hazelxd.bsky.social · 7d
Saw a post today that advised writers to stop writing as if a human will read it and start writing for an LLM that will be summarising.

As someone who really enjoyed trying to develop a peculiar but readable authorial voice, I find this incredibly depressing.
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Good news: the Cowboys' win on Monday was legitimately impressive.

Bad news: they need three more of those in a row to stay alive in the postseason hunt.

How confident should we feel about this? Here's David Moore:

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How Long Can the Cowboys Stay Alive in the NFC Playoff Hunt?
An emotional win on Monday gives way to a three-game gauntlet. Is Dallas up to the task?
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November 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Once again, the Rangers are signaling they won't do much spending this offseason. That would be a big mistake.

Here's @zcrizer.bsky.social on why Texas needs to operate like the big market team it is... because its roster isn't equipped to survive anything less:

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The Rangers Need to Re-Open Their Purse Strings
Texas won a World Series by acting like the big-market team it is. Its only hope of sniffing another one is getting back to writing checks.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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The Mavs need a GM. Turns out I know a guy: our food critic, @reinhart.bsky.social.

Is he qualified? Not at all. But he has an eight-step plan to turn things around... or at least be marginally better at the gig than Nico Harrison was. You'll have fun with this

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November 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Before Marshawn Kneeland, there was Jerry Brown. As the Cowboys play for the first time since Kneeland's death, few know what they’ll go through like Jason Garrett.

David Moore spoke with him to learn how he led his team through. Make time for this:

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The Cowboys Have Mourned a Player Before. Here’s How Jason Garrett Led Them Through It.
Before Marshawn Kneeland, there was Jerry Brown. And as the Cowboys prepare to take the field for the first time since Kneeland's death, few understand the emotional toll they'll go through like the m...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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In which @yeahlikethebook.bsky.social makes an A++ Simpsons reference to convey the state of the ACC as SMU tries to get back to the conference title game.

Required reading for Mustangs and CFB sickos everywhere:

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Here’s What Must Go Right for SMU to Return to the ACC Title Game
It won't be easy, but it is doable.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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We needed a big Mavs brain to help @machinesports.bsky.social & me consider the post-Nico future, so we brought in @boweman55.bsky.social to talk what's next. Then we played Phone A Friend and randomly dialed a Mavs legend... and he picked up. Watch to find out who

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Talking the Mavericks’ Post-Nico Future With Josh Bowe and a Special Mavs Guest
A jam-packed fourth episode of StrongSide: The Show.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Nico Harrison got fired for basketball reasons. I'd bet some interpersonal reasons, too. But the biggest reason? Because fans refused to accept anything less.

Jake Kemp has the words you need to read on a city that would not be denied:

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November 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Hello. I wrote about Nico Harrison, who should have just done nothing, and Patrick Dumont, who has a lot of work cut out for him.

Also contained herein: a smorgasbord of links to places & events where people chanted "Fire Nico." They had good reason to.

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November 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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By now, you know that @seanshapiro.bsky.social doesn't do hyperbole. So when he's asking if Wyatt Johnston could become the greatest center in Stars history, well, I'd make sure to give this one a read.

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Could Wyatt Johnston Become the Greatest Center in Stars History?
A big start has us asking big questions. Because at 22 years old, Johnston already compares favorably with the best to ever do it in Dallas.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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I'm still wrapping my brain around the fact that we're going to see Quinnen Williams in a Cowboy uniform next week. So I enlisted David Moore to dive into how this happened--which, of course, starts by diving into Jerry Jones' brain. This was fun:

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A Tale of Two Jerrys: What’s Really Behind the Quinnen Williams Trade
Take it from a guy who has been speaking with him for more than 30 years: there are two Jerry Joneses. And both of them had a hand in Dallas' most shocking acquisition in years.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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OVER A MILLION USERS

DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT

EVERY *WEEK*

what the fuck are we DOING here
ryanmarino.bsky.social Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 19d
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.

This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
jonathancohn.bsky.social Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 20d
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.

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November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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The great and fearless @boweman55.bsky.social wrote the Mavs piece everyone else will be writing in a few weeks: it's already time to shift the focus to the future. Don't believe him? Read the excerpt, then read the whole piece. It's sobering stuff.

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November 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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the start to the mavericks season has been so galling that it should inspire deep reflection from within the organization. my latest for @dmagazine.bsky.social goes over what's gone wrong, and what should be the next steps in building around cooper flagg www.dmagazine.com/sports/2025/...
It's Already Time For the Mavericks to Pivot to the Future - D Magazine
Sometimes, eight games can tell you a lot. In the Mavericks' case, it's this: Dallas needs to give up any thought of contending this year and look to the future.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM