Andy Clayton
@aclayton33.bsky.social
I’m a Daily Newser (Deputy Sports Editor). Proud U of Denver alum. Born in Germany, raised in Colorado and now call New York’s Hudson Valley home.
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Andy Clayton
@aclayton33.bsky.social
· Jan 22
An intro post. I like to say I've been a sports editor of something since jr high. Currently I'm the deputy sports editor at NY Daily News. I was born in Germany, raised in Colorado and now call New York's Hudson Valley home. I'm a proud U of Denver alum. Here for chatter on journalism, food, travel
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We're back! ESPN's expert voting panel of coaches, GMs and journalists ranked the top women's soccer players of 2025: www.espn.com/soccer/story...
Try to guess which #USWNT players made the list. Good luck!
Try to guess which #USWNT players made the list. Good luck!
The 50 best women's soccer players in the world for 2025, ranked!
Here are the 50 best women's soccer players in the world for 2025, as ranked by an expert panel of coaches, GMs and journalists.
www.espn.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We're back! ESPN's expert voting panel of coaches, GMs and journalists ranked the top women's soccer players of 2025: www.espn.com/soccer/story...
Try to guess which #USWNT players made the list. Good luck!
Try to guess which #USWNT players made the list. Good luck!
Special afternoon yesterday out at the Wildpark Stadium here in Karlsruhe for a 2nd Bundesliga game: KSC vs. Paderborn. Not a great result for the locals, but the atmosphere in the new stadium is amazing to witness.
December 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Special afternoon yesterday out at the Wildpark Stadium here in Karlsruhe for a 2nd Bundesliga game: KSC vs. Paderborn. Not a great result for the locals, but the atmosphere in the new stadium is amazing to witness.
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Not gonna link it, but can CBS really call this an "exclusive" when the @nydailynews.com got the same interview a day earlier? (It was our wood!)
"George is unhoused and it took about a week for his family to learn of his condition."
Unmentioned -- the family found out thru a Daily News reporter.
"George is unhoused and it took about a week for his family to learn of his condition."
Unmentioned -- the family found out thru a Daily News reporter.
December 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Not gonna link it, but can CBS really call this an "exclusive" when the @nydailynews.com got the same interview a day earlier? (It was our wood!)
"George is unhoused and it took about a week for his family to learn of his condition."
Unmentioned -- the family found out thru a Daily News reporter.
"George is unhoused and it took about a week for his family to learn of his condition."
Unmentioned -- the family found out thru a Daily News reporter.
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Over the last few weeks, the Mets have traded a fan-favorite, fended off questions about clubhouse discord and lost out on Edwin Diaz to the Dodgers.
It might be time for them to take a look at how they operate.
www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/09/e...
It might be time for them to take a look at how they operate.
www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/09/e...
Abbey Mastracco: Edwin Diaz loss is a surprising blow for Mets and fans
A source confirmed to the Daily News the Mets offered Edwin Diaz three years at $66 million with deferrals, with room to go up. Instead, on Tuesday morning, Diaz took the Dodgers’ deal for th…
www.nydailynews.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Over the last few weeks, the Mets have traded a fan-favorite, fended off questions about clubhouse discord and lost out on Edwin Diaz to the Dodgers.
It might be time for them to take a look at how they operate.
www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/09/e...
It might be time for them to take a look at how they operate.
www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/09/e...
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A bus on Staten Island lost control just before picking up Manhattan-bound passengers.
9 mo prior, mechanics found a steering flaw, but the bus was put in service.
My new investigation for the Daily News finds that hundreds of thousands of bus records are missing proof of repairs and inspections.
9 mo prior, mechanics found a steering flaw, but the bus was put in service.
My new investigation for the Daily News finds that hundreds of thousands of bus records are missing proof of repairs and inspections.
Missing data on bus repairs spark troubling questions about MTA fleet: investigation
Hundreds of thousands of work orders for NYC buses show no recorded labor hours by MTA maintenance crews — a finding that raises the possibility that buses are being put into service on New York Ci…
www.nydailynews.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
A bus on Staten Island lost control just before picking up Manhattan-bound passengers.
9 mo prior, mechanics found a steering flaw, but the bus was put in service.
My new investigation for the Daily News finds that hundreds of thousands of bus records are missing proof of repairs and inspections.
9 mo prior, mechanics found a steering flaw, but the bus was put in service.
My new investigation for the Daily News finds that hundreds of thousands of bus records are missing proof of repairs and inspections.
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Of all the players Brian Cashman talked about on Sunday night, he spent the most time on... Sonny Gray?
Following some comments from the new #RedSox pitchers, Cashman claimed Gray, advised by his agent, lied about wanting to play for the #Yankees.
Following some comments from the new #RedSox pitchers, Cashman claimed Gray, advised by his agent, lied about wanting to play for the #Yankees.
Brian Cashman: Sonny Gray lied about desire to pitch for Yankees before 2017 trade
Gray, now a member of the Red Sox, recently said he never wanted to play for the Yankees.
www.nydailynews.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Sharing my op-ed on the importance of local journalism. If we want competitive elections, accountable institutions, and communities that feel seen and heard, we must rebuild the local press that makes democracy real. Welcome your thoughts, and please repost. www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/07/l...
Local news is retreating, hurting NYC democracy
New York may call itself the media capital of the world, but when it comes to local elections — the campaigns that shape our daily life — important contests come and go with hardly a single story w…
www.nydailynews.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Sharing my op-ed on the importance of local journalism. If we want competitive elections, accountable institutions, and communities that feel seen and heard, we must rebuild the local press that makes democracy real. Welcome your thoughts, and please repost. www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/07/l...
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The United States men's national team will play Paraguay, Australia and then one of Slovakia/Kosovo/Türkiye/Romania at the World Cup on home soil next summer.
Wondering how they got there? It's a bizarre and funny story.
I've written a book about it.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722130...
Wondering how they got there? It's a bizarre and funny story.
I've written a book about it.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722130...
The Long Game by Leander Schaerlaeckens: 9780593653876 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
The gripping account of the U.S. men’s national soccer team’s winding saga from obscurity to the global stage as they stand on the brink of a seminal World Cup in 2026 For almost half a century,...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The United States men's national team will play Paraguay, Australia and then one of Slovakia/Kosovo/Türkiye/Romania at the World Cup on home soil next summer.
Wondering how they got there? It's a bizarre and funny story.
I've written a book about it.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722130...
Wondering how they got there? It's a bizarre and funny story.
I've written a book about it.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722130...
The beautiful of soccer is that it is a 90-minute game that takes two hours to play.
The horror of the FIFA draw ceremony in D.C. is that a 10-minute process was dragged through this joke of a ceremony for two hours.
The horror of the FIFA draw ceremony in D.C. is that a 10-minute process was dragged through this joke of a ceremony for two hours.
December 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The beautiful of soccer is that it is a 90-minute game that takes two hours to play.
The horror of the FIFA draw ceremony in D.C. is that a 10-minute process was dragged through this joke of a ceremony for two hours.
The horror of the FIFA draw ceremony in D.C. is that a 10-minute process was dragged through this joke of a ceremony for two hours.
Quite the scene out of our Hudson Valley kitchen window last night …
December 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Quite the scene out of our Hudson Valley kitchen window last night …
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The #Dodgers now dominate Japan. Can the #Yankees, who haven't had a Japanese player since Masahiro Tanaka, restore their presence there?
“We’ve tried, and we’ll continue to try.”
A look at NY's recent history in Japan and the various benefits that come with attracting talent from the country:
“We’ve tried, and we’ll continue to try.”
A look at NY's recent history in Japan and the various benefits that come with attracting talent from the country:
Can the Yankees restore their presence in Japan’s Dodger-dominated market?
The Yankees haven’t had a Japanese player since Masahiro Tanaka, losing multiple sweepstakes to a Dodgers club that is reaping on- and off-the-field rewards from the country’s infatuati…
www.nydailynews.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
MIKE LUPICA | The idea that Steinbrenner the Son somehow doesn’t spend enough on his team happens to be nuts. It’s as tired a narrative as the one about Yankee fans being spoiled.
Mike Lupica: Hal Steinbrenner isn’t the reason the Yankees aren’t winning the World Series
It is absolutely fair to wonder sometimes how much Hal Steinbrenner really loves baseball, or loves being Boss (2.0) Steinbrenner of the Yankees.
www.nydailynews.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
MIKE LUPICA | The idea that Steinbrenner the Son somehow doesn’t spend enough on his team happens to be nuts. It’s as tired a narrative as the one about Yankee fans being spoiled.
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A train crew found a loose chicken on an N train this morning—and couldn’t get it to leave.
Loose chicken fouls N train as subway stowaway slows morning commute
A loose chicken gave new meaning to “free range,” scoring a gratis subway ride to Coney Island on the N train Thursday morning after it was discovered fouling a subway car in storage.
www.nydailynews.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:50 AM
A train crew found a loose chicken on an N train this morning—and couldn’t get it to leave.
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A two-time NCAA champion and first-team All-American at Denver, Jack Devine made his NHL debut last night with the Florida Panthers.
#collegehockey | #GoPios
#collegehockey | #GoPios
November 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
A two-time NCAA champion and first-team All-American at Denver, Jack Devine made his NHL debut last night with the Florida Panthers.
#collegehockey | #GoPios
#collegehockey | #GoPios
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Mike Lupica: Jets coach Aaron Glenn has seven games left to reintroduce himself
Mike Lupica: Jets coach Aaron Glenn has seven games left to reintroduce himself
This goes right back to something Aaron Glenn said on the day he was introduced as the team’s latest head coach: “We’re the freaking New York Jets and we’re built for this s–t.”
buff.ly
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Mike Lupica: Jets coach Aaron Glenn has seven games left to reintroduce himself
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In her statement issued by Mamdani's transition, Tisch did not touch on the differences they have.
But in her email to cops, she was more blunt: "Do the mayor-elect and I agree on everything? No, we don't."
w/ @grahamrayman.bsky.social et al www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/19/j...
But in her email to cops, she was more blunt: "Do the mayor-elect and I agree on everything? No, we don't."
w/ @grahamrayman.bsky.social et al www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/19/j...
Jessica Tisch accepts offer to remain NYPD commissioner under Mamdani
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch has accepted an offer from Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to remain New York City’s top cop under his administration. In an email to NYPD officers on Wednesday, Ti…
www.nydailynews.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
In her statement issued by Mamdani's transition, Tisch did not touch on the differences they have.
But in her email to cops, she was more blunt: "Do the mayor-elect and I agree on everything? No, we don't."
w/ @grahamrayman.bsky.social et al www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/19/j...
But in her email to cops, she was more blunt: "Do the mayor-elect and I agree on everything? No, we don't."
w/ @grahamrayman.bsky.social et al www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/19/j...
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DAILY NEWS GETS ACTION:
MTA board just approved a $7.4 million contract for new subway wheels after NYCT says it knows what caused the Daily News' mystery wheel-wear scoop from January: Trains were going too fast around curves.
The $7.4M will get New Yorkers 3,000 new wheels from Standard Steel.
MTA board just approved a $7.4 million contract for new subway wheels after NYCT says it knows what caused the Daily News' mystery wheel-wear scoop from January: Trains were going too fast around curves.
The $7.4M will get New Yorkers 3,000 new wheels from Standard Steel.
Mystery track defect wearing out NYC subway car wheels has MTA shuffling trains
A mysterious track defect somewhere along a major New York City subway line is wearing out the wheels on subway cars, causing a shortage of trains on the lettered lines, the Daily News has learned.
www.nydailynews.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
DAILY NEWS GETS ACTION:
MTA board just approved a $7.4 million contract for new subway wheels after NYCT says it knows what caused the Daily News' mystery wheel-wear scoop from January: Trains were going too fast around curves.
The $7.4M will get New Yorkers 3,000 new wheels from Standard Steel.
MTA board just approved a $7.4 million contract for new subway wheels after NYCT says it knows what caused the Daily News' mystery wheel-wear scoop from January: Trains were going too fast around curves.
The $7.4M will get New Yorkers 3,000 new wheels from Standard Steel.
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Mike Lupica: Sam Darnold, Daniel Jones were just in the wrong place
Mike Lupica: Sam Darnold, Daniel Jones were just in the wrong place
If you want to know why the Giants and Jets are who they are and where they are, you start with where both Sam Darnold and Daniel Jones are, at least now.
buff.ly
November 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Mike Lupica: Sam Darnold, Daniel Jones were just in the wrong place
A beautiful tribute from our Pat Leonard on his friendship with his 'tabloid wars' rival Larry Brooks ... @plonnfl.bsky.social
Late Post columnist Larry Brooks was the real ‘King’
‘Brooksie,’ as he was known in rinks across North America, who had dubbed Henrik Lundqvist ‘The King’ as a young Ranger, was a king himself.
www.nydailynews.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A beautiful tribute from our Pat Leonard on his friendship with his 'tabloid wars' rival Larry Brooks ... @plonnfl.bsky.social
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Long live the Daily News!
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Long live the Daily News!
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The front page of today’s @nydailynews.com.
November 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The front page of today’s @nydailynews.com.
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May the history of the Daily News, when it is written, reflect that upon unanimous ratification of the first contract in more than three decades, the next words uttered in the Zoom call were those of street reporter Kerry Burke: “Okay, I got a homicide. I gotta go.”
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
May the history of the Daily News, when it is written, reflect that upon unanimous ratification of the first contract in more than three decades, the next words uttered in the Zoom call were those of street reporter Kerry Burke: “Okay, I got a homicide. I gotta go.”
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Who did it better @nydailynews.com or @nytimes.com ?
NYT editors are entrusted by their readers to prioritize what’s important.
Their editorial decisions such as layout of the #FrontPage contribute to public memory.
Democracywashing the multifaceted coup attempt and subversion of 2020 election👇
NYT editors are entrusted by their readers to prioritize what’s important.
Their editorial decisions such as layout of the #FrontPage contribute to public memory.
Democracywashing the multifaceted coup attempt and subversion of 2020 election👇
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Who did it better @nydailynews.com or @nytimes.com ?
NYT editors are entrusted by their readers to prioritize what’s important.
Their editorial decisions such as layout of the #FrontPage contribute to public memory.
Democracywashing the multifaceted coup attempt and subversion of 2020 election👇
NYT editors are entrusted by their readers to prioritize what’s important.
Their editorial decisions such as layout of the #FrontPage contribute to public memory.
Democracywashing the multifaceted coup attempt and subversion of 2020 election👇
"Stand" ... I still remember listening to this on my Walkman on a flight to visit my grandparents down in Florida over spring break. Wasn't like anything I was listening to at the time. The kind of song that gets stuck in your head (but in a good way).
Green, the band’s 6th studio album, was released this week in November 1988. What’s your favorite song on the album?
November 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"Stand" ... I still remember listening to this on my Walkman on a flight to visit my grandparents down in Florida over spring break. Wasn't like anything I was listening to at the time. The kind of song that gets stuck in your head (but in a good way).
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Incredibly proud of the bravery and hard work that made this happen - y'all are amazing 🙌✊
WE HAVE A DEAL: We are happy to share that all of our hard work - and with the support of the people of New York - we have a tentative agreement on our first contract with Alden Global Capital
November 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Incredibly proud of the bravery and hard work that made this happen - y'all are amazing 🙌✊