Nick Baumgardner
banner
nickbaumgardner.bsky.social
Nick Baumgardner
@nickbaumgardner.bsky.social
Senior writer at The Athletic. NFL Draft analyst. Flint born, Millington Cardinal. 🎙️Welcome to Detroit. 📚 The Program: Michigan | Mountaintop.
not only that, Dee Brown probably helped create that secondary market of knock-off pump shoes that were cheap enough for kids like me

the fake pumps always popped after like a month smdh (Reeboks probably did, too, tbh)
Dee Brown had folks going out buying Reebok Pumps... what a time...

@dartadams.bsky.social @lpizzle.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Reposted by Nick Baumgardner
82 CONSECUTIVE WINS.

Following their victory on Sunday, the NYU Violets have set a Division III women’s basketball record.
NYU women’s basketball breaks Division III record with 82nd straight victory
During NYU's nearly three-year undefeated stretch, only four opponents have lost to the Violets by single digits.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Reposted by Nick Baumgardner
With Super Bowl LX now in the books, the NFL's focus can shift toward the 2026 draft.



Here’s @nickbaumgardner.bsky.social's updated three-round mock: www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...
February 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
one might could argue the largest Modern MAGA rallying point over the last ~20 has been blinding fury over a non-white non-Christian performer at halftime of the Super Bowl
February 9, 2026 at 12:28 PM
a little about Drake Drake Maye Maye: he will take some chances
February 9, 2026 at 3:09 AM
first-ballot yawn from Kraft there
February 9, 2026 at 2:56 AM
unreal punt
February 9, 2026 at 2:44 AM
YOLO hole shot from Drake Maye there
February 9, 2026 at 2:35 AM
nasty call there from Seattle
February 9, 2026 at 2:28 AM
"halftime is two, maybe 300,000 times longer than in the regular season"
February 9, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Gonzalez moves like a racecar from a dead stop.
February 9, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Reposted by Nick Baumgardner
Witherspoon-Gonzalez was the best CB duo we've seen in a draft in some time
February 9, 2026 at 12:33 AM
the singing toilets commercial is how it's done folks
February 9, 2026 at 12:52 AM
this is America this is who we are
From @theathletic.com: A $180 burger at the Super Bowl stadium has raised eyebrows. It is made with slow-roasted beef shank, bleu cheese fondue, and mirepoix demi-glace on a brioche bun. nyti.ms/45SH0LH
February 9, 2026 at 12:48 AM
the Super Bowl favorite is punting from the opponent's 42 ... hope Brad Holmes is enjoying this
February 9, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Remember when Kenneth Walker ran the slow mesh
February 9, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Witherspoon-Gonzalez was the best CB duo we've seen in a draft in some time
February 9, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Pats need to get stops and try to run Seattle off the line some. Or this is going to be over fast.
February 9, 2026 at 12:08 AM
lol Macdonald has poor Will Campbell in the torture chamber — every snap
February 9, 2026 at 12:06 AM
InstaCart
a man in a purple vest and white shirt says i owe you an apology
ALT: a man in a purple vest and white shirt says i owe you an apology
media.tenor.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:57 PM
it’s the Super Bowl, gentlemen, we need to tackle through the chest now
February 8, 2026 at 11:52 PM
YouTubeTV with the early lead on commercial cringe
February 8, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Joe Montana
February 8, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Charlie Puth?
a man is wearing a leather jacket and earrings and making a funny face .
ALT: a man is wearing a leather jacket and earrings and making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Seattle intros set to Man in the Box

New England is in deep shit.
February 8, 2026 at 11:16 PM