Albert Samaha
@samaha.bsky.social
Washington Post journalist & author of “Concepcion” & “Never Ran, Never Will” / [email protected]
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NFL players are lighting up their agents about the viral electromagnetic field theory for all the San Francisco 49ers injury woes.
@samaha.bsky.social and I decided to investigate:
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...
@samaha.bsky.social and I decided to investigate:
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...
An injured NFL team, a power substation and a theory that won’t fade
A viral online theory for the San Francisco 49ers’ injuries is disputed by scientists but has some players’ attention.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:48 PM
NFL players are lighting up their agents about the viral electromagnetic field theory for all the San Francisco 49ers injury woes.
@samaha.bsky.social and I decided to investigate:
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...
@samaha.bsky.social and I decided to investigate:
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...
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Chris Dailey had one goal: Make it through the 12-hour bus ride from South Bend, Indiana, to his parents’ house in New Jersey without crying.
Our @samaha.bsky.social on the million-dollar kick that one football fan will never forget:
Our @samaha.bsky.social on the million-dollar kick that one football fan will never forget:
The million-dollar kick that one football fan will never forget
He loved the Irish and dreamed of going to Notre Dame. Then he won the chance kick for life-changing money on its campus.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Chris Dailey had one goal: Make it through the 12-hour bus ride from South Bend, Indiana, to his parents’ house in New Jersey without crying.
Our @samaha.bsky.social on the million-dollar kick that one football fan will never forget:
Our @samaha.bsky.social on the million-dollar kick that one football fan will never forget:
A 19-year-old college football fan had a chance to kick a field goal to win $1 million on national television. Here’s a story about what happened next:
wapo.st/49PHKT8
wapo.st/49PHKT8
The million-dollar kick that one football fan will never forget
He loved the Irish and dreamed of going to Notre Dame. Then he won the chance to kick for life-changing money on its campus.
wapo.st
January 17, 2026 at 4:39 PM
A 19-year-old college football fan had a chance to kick a field goal to win $1 million on national television. Here’s a story about what happened next:
wapo.st/49PHKT8
wapo.st/49PHKT8
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Here's @samaha.bsky.social with what's going on w/ gambling and college basketball today: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...
Bettors and players fixed dozens of NCAA basketball games, prosecutors say
In the latest gambling scandal to rock sports, a federal indictment accuses bettors and athletes of “point-shaving” in NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Here's @samaha.bsky.social with what's going on w/ gambling and college basketball today: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...
“An injured NFL team, an electronic substation and a theory that won’t fade”
@sam4tr.bsky.social & I dug into the science & the fears surrounding the 49ers now-infamous training facility:
wapo.st/49r1FZq
@sam4tr.bsky.social & I dug into the science & the fears surrounding the 49ers now-infamous training facility:
wapo.st/49r1FZq
An injured NFL team, an electronic substation and a theory that won’t fade
A viral online theory for the San Francisco 49ers’ injuries is disputed by scientists but has some players’ attention.
wapo.st
January 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
“An injured NFL team, an electronic substation and a theory that won’t fade”
@sam4tr.bsky.social & I dug into the science & the fears surrounding the 49ers now-infamous training facility:
wapo.st/49r1FZq
@sam4tr.bsky.social & I dug into the science & the fears surrounding the 49ers now-infamous training facility:
wapo.st/49r1FZq
"a point-shaving scheme involving more than 39 players on more than 17 different NCAA Division I men's basketball teams who then fixed and attempted to fix more than 29 NCAA Division I men's basketball games"
Our story on a big new indictment: wapo.st/3NLmq9D
Our story on a big new indictment: wapo.st/3NLmq9D
Bettors and players fixed dozens of NCAA basketball games, prosecutors say
In the latest gambling scandal to rock sports, a federal indictment accuses bettors and athletes of “point-shaving” in NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games.
wapo.st
January 15, 2026 at 6:14 PM
"a point-shaving scheme involving more than 39 players on more than 17 different NCAA Division I men's basketball teams who then fixed and attempted to fix more than 29 NCAA Division I men's basketball games"
Our story on a big new indictment: wapo.st/3NLmq9D
Our story on a big new indictment: wapo.st/3NLmq9D
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I profiled Azzi Fudd.
After all the injuries and doubt, and dealing with that as her life became more and more public, here's a story of getting back to once was — mentally, physically — then becoming even better: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
After all the injuries and doubt, and dealing with that as her life became more and more public, here's a story of getting back to once was — mentally, physically — then becoming even better: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Azzi Fudd was a can’t-miss basketball star. Then she had to prove it again.
Injuries and self-doubt nearly derailed a prodigy. Now in her final college season, she has rediscovered just how good she can be.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I profiled Azzi Fudd.
After all the injuries and doubt, and dealing with that as her life became more and more public, here's a story of getting back to once was — mentally, physically — then becoming even better: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
After all the injuries and doubt, and dealing with that as her life became more and more public, here's a story of getting back to once was — mentally, physically — then becoming even better: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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New: How Kawhi’s "Uncle Dennis" helped spark the sports scandal of the year.
▶️ Steve Ballmer, Jerry West depositions
▶️ Private texts, Magic voicemails
▶️ An equity fight involving a Knicks star
▶️ Kawhi's private airport
Investigation w/ @samaha.bsky.social:
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
▶️ Steve Ballmer, Jerry West depositions
▶️ Private texts, Magic voicemails
▶️ An equity fight involving a Knicks star
▶️ Kawhi's private airport
Investigation w/ @samaha.bsky.social:
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
The rise of ‘Uncle Dennis,’ the adviser at the center of an NBA scandal
Kawhi Leonard’s uncle and adviser helped him build his business -- and courted controversy in the process.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
New: How Kawhi’s "Uncle Dennis" helped spark the sports scandal of the year.
▶️ Steve Ballmer, Jerry West depositions
▶️ Private texts, Magic voicemails
▶️ An equity fight involving a Knicks star
▶️ Kawhi's private airport
Investigation w/ @samaha.bsky.social:
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
▶️ Steve Ballmer, Jerry West depositions
▶️ Private texts, Magic voicemails
▶️ An equity fight involving a Knicks star
▶️ Kawhi's private airport
Investigation w/ @samaha.bsky.social:
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Kawhi Leonard’s uncle Dennis Robertson has left a trail of conflict through the NBA.
@sam4tr.bsky.social & I spoke w dozens of ppl & got biz filings, property records, texts, voicemails & court docs, including a Steve Ballmer deposition.
Our story in @postsports.bsky.social: wapo.st/4oNuTXM
@sam4tr.bsky.social & I spoke w dozens of ppl & got biz filings, property records, texts, voicemails & court docs, including a Steve Ballmer deposition.
Our story in @postsports.bsky.social: wapo.st/4oNuTXM
The rise of ‘Uncle Dennis,’ the adviser at the center of an NBA scandal
Kawhi Leonard’s uncle and adviser helped him build his business -- and courted controversy in the process.
wapo.st
November 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Kawhi Leonard’s uncle Dennis Robertson has left a trail of conflict through the NBA.
@sam4tr.bsky.social & I spoke w dozens of ppl & got biz filings, property records, texts, voicemails & court docs, including a Steve Ballmer deposition.
Our story in @postsports.bsky.social: wapo.st/4oNuTXM
@sam4tr.bsky.social & I spoke w dozens of ppl & got biz filings, property records, texts, voicemails & court docs, including a Steve Ballmer deposition.
Our story in @postsports.bsky.social: wapo.st/4oNuTXM
Thank God I Was Bad At Sports Betting: open.substack.com/pub/samaha/p...
Thank God I Was Bad At Sports Betting
When it's lucky to be unlucky.
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Thank God I Was Bad At Sports Betting: open.substack.com/pub/samaha/p...
Betting on table tennis has boomed in recent years. That brought a wave of match-fixing scandals & suspicions as the sport tries to root out corruption. Our story on how that crackdown has impacted one player under investigation:
wapo.st/440pHat
wapo.st/440pHat
From table tennis to darts, small sports draw big bets — and corruption
As sportsbooks offer more bets on more niche sports, officials and athletes fear corruption.
wapo.st
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Betting on table tennis has boomed in recent years. That brought a wave of match-fixing scandals & suspicions as the sport tries to root out corruption. Our story on how that crackdown has impacted one player under investigation:
wapo.st/440pHat
wapo.st/440pHat
Was this table tennis match rigged?
Gamblers in New Jersey bet against a favored player. Authorities opened an investigation.
Our story dives into the complicated process of distinguishing corruption from coincidence, self-sabotage from honest mistakes: wapo.st/47RtnwA
Gamblers in New Jersey bet against a favored player. Authorities opened an investigation.
Our story dives into the complicated process of distinguishing corruption from coincidence, self-sabotage from honest mistakes: wapo.st/47RtnwA
From table tennis to darts, small sports draw big bets — and corruption
As sportsbooks offer more bets on more niche sports, officials and athletes fear corruption.
wapo.st
November 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Was this table tennis match rigged?
Gamblers in New Jersey bet against a favored player. Authorities opened an investigation.
Our story dives into the complicated process of distinguishing corruption from coincidence, self-sabotage from honest mistakes: wapo.st/47RtnwA
Gamblers in New Jersey bet against a favored player. Authorities opened an investigation.
Our story dives into the complicated process of distinguishing corruption from coincidence, self-sabotage from honest mistakes: wapo.st/47RtnwA
These days gambling apps offer bets on more sports than ever, from table tennis to darts. But what happens when big-money bettors converge on small-money sports? Match fixers offering more cash than what players can earn in salary or prizes.
Our @postsports.bsky.social story: wapo.st/43l7vIp
Our @postsports.bsky.social story: wapo.st/43l7vIp
From table tennis to darts, small sports draw big bets — and corruption
As sportsbooks offer more bets on more niche sports, officials and athletes fear corruption.
wapo.st
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
These days gambling apps offer bets on more sports than ever, from table tennis to darts. But what happens when big-money bettors converge on small-money sports? Match fixers offering more cash than what players can earn in salary or prizes.
Our @postsports.bsky.social story: wapo.st/43l7vIp
Our @postsports.bsky.social story: wapo.st/43l7vIp
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Statement from Post Guild Leadership: The Washington Post Guild condemns the unjust firing of columnist Karen Attiah
September 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Statement from Post Guild Leadership: The Washington Post Guild condemns the unjust firing of columnist Karen Attiah
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In his final months, Irsay got ketamine injections as often as 10-14x per day.
Experts consider that a very high number.
The actor Matthew Perry was at the time of his death receiving 6-8x per day.
More context on Irsay’s doctor:
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Experts consider that a very high number.
The actor Matthew Perry was at the time of his death receiving 6-8x per day.
More context on Irsay’s doctor:
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
August 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
In his final months, Irsay got ketamine injections as often as 10-14x per day.
Experts consider that a very high number.
The actor Matthew Perry was at the time of his death receiving 6-8x per day.
More context on Irsay’s doctor:
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Experts consider that a very high number.
The actor Matthew Perry was at the time of his death receiving 6-8x per day.
More context on Irsay’s doctor:
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
In the months before Colts owner Jim Irsay died, his doctor prescribed him amounts of opioids and ketamine that worried people around him, a @postsports.bsky.social investigation found: wapo.st/4lP5xq6
NFL owner secretly relapsed, got ketamine from private doctor before death
As a recovery doctor provided ketamine and opioids, Colts owner Jim Irsay spent his final years suffering through a relapse that he and executives hid from the public.
wapo.st
August 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
In the months before Colts owner Jim Irsay died, his doctor prescribed him amounts of opioids and ketamine that worried people around him, a @postsports.bsky.social investigation found: wapo.st/4lP5xq6
“A growing number of men have directed their attention to women’s basketball, contributing to a popularity boom that has driven up WNBA revenue, television ratings and cultural relevance. Some have brought old traditions with them.” www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
WNBA fandom is shifting to a more tribal, toxic atmosphere
An explosion in popularity has meant more divisive voices crashing into a community that long-time fans have centered on inclusion.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
“A growing number of men have directed their attention to women’s basketball, contributing to a popularity boom that has driven up WNBA revenue, television ratings and cultural relevance. Some have brought old traditions with them.” www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Israel’s war in Gaza has killed 18,500 children. These are their names:
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60,000 Gazans have been killed. 18,500 were children. These are their names.
Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one per hour since the war began.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Israel’s war in Gaza has killed 18,500 children. These are their names:
www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...
“Tamura was issued an older model of helmet, which the players jokingly called ‘concussion buckets’ because they didn’t absorb contact as well.”
Our @postsports.bsky.social story on the NYC shooter, a former HS football player who said he believed he had CTE: wapo.st/40FdWVt
Our @postsports.bsky.social story on the NYC shooter, a former HS football player who said he believed he had CTE: wapo.st/40FdWVt
New York gunman appeared to target NFL, had mental health history
The suspected Manhattan high-rise shooter, a former high school football player, left a note referencing the brain disease CTE and appeared to have targeted the NFL’s offices, authorities said.
wapo.st
July 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
“Tamura was issued an older model of helmet, which the players jokingly called ‘concussion buckets’ because they didn’t absorb contact as well.”
Our @postsports.bsky.social story on the NYC shooter, a former HS football player who said he believed he had CTE: wapo.st/40FdWVt
Our @postsports.bsky.social story on the NYC shooter, a former HS football player who said he believed he had CTE: wapo.st/40FdWVt
Men newly tuning into the WNBA have brought a toxic, tribal vibe. And longtime fans who built a culture of inclusion are getting priced out. Our story on the cost of progress in the W: wapo.st/4nzxYub
WNBA fandom is shifting to a more tribal, toxic atmosphere
An explosion in popularity has meant more divisive voices crashing into a community that long-time fans have centered on inclusion.
wapo.st
July 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Men newly tuning into the WNBA have brought a toxic, tribal vibe. And longtime fans who built a culture of inclusion are getting priced out. Our story on the cost of progress in the W: wapo.st/4nzxYub
Fernando Tatis Jr. was the poster boy client for Big League Advantage, a firm that offers cash advances to athletes in exchange for a % of salary. Now, he’s suing them for allegedly “locking him into an unlawful and exploitative arrangement.”
Here’s our story on BLA from last year: wapo.st/4niJn1o
Here’s our story on BLA from last year: wapo.st/4niJn1o
A firm targeted MLB stars’ pay. Next up: College athletes.
Big League Advantage made waves paying baseball prospects for a cut of their future pay. Now it’s stirring controversy in the murky NIL market.
wapo.st
June 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Fernando Tatis Jr. was the poster boy client for Big League Advantage, a firm that offers cash advances to athletes in exchange for a % of salary. Now, he’s suing them for allegedly “locking him into an unlawful and exploitative arrangement.”
Here’s our story on BLA from last year: wapo.st/4niJn1o
Here’s our story on BLA from last year: wapo.st/4niJn1o
DHS agents at the Rose Bowl shuttle bus stop before the PSG-Botafogo Club World Cup game
June 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM
DHS agents at the Rose Bowl shuttle bus stop before the PSG-Botafogo Club World Cup game
“They had spent their money for an immersive experience with close friends, camaraderie forged through nerve-racking stakes in a space where men feel comfortable expressing their feelings.”
Two nights in Vegas with the fan-bros of UFC: wapo.st/3EYn1B5
Two nights in Vegas with the fan-bros of UFC: wapo.st/3EYn1B5
Two nights in Vegas with the fan-bros of UFC
In Las Vegas for UFC 313, a weekend of violence and ‘escape.’
wapo.st
May 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
“They had spent their money for an immersive experience with close friends, camaraderie forged through nerve-racking stakes in a space where men feel comfortable expressing their feelings.”
Two nights in Vegas with the fan-bros of UFC: wapo.st/3EYn1B5
Two nights in Vegas with the fan-bros of UFC: wapo.st/3EYn1B5
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Two nights in Vegas with the fan-bros of UFC, via @samaha.bsky.social:
Two nights in Vegas with the fan-bros of UFC
In Las Vegas for UFC 313, a weekend of violence and ‘escape.’
www.washingtonpost.com
May 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Two nights in Vegas with the fan-bros of UFC, via @samaha.bsky.social:
Sports betting companies reward their highest spending customers with lavish perks and a personal host. A growing number of those customers say those “VIP” hosts helped enable their gambling addiction. Our latest @postsports.bsky.social investigation: wapo.st/42q01Tk
‘VIP’ bettors say sportsbooks keep them playing, no matter the cost
With online betting booming, some U.S. gamblers and lawmakers are pushing back against sportsbooks’ aggressive ‘loyalty’ programs.
wapo.st
April 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Sports betting companies reward their highest spending customers with lavish perks and a personal host. A growing number of those customers say those “VIP” hosts helped enable their gambling addiction. Our latest @postsports.bsky.social investigation: wapo.st/42q01Tk