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Dan Moore @danmoore.bsky.social · 9d

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Dan Moore @danmoore.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks Jacob!

Dan Moore @danmoore.bsky.social · 9d

Fall 2027

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Sarah Enni @sarahenni.bsky.social · 10d

Reeeeeeeeally excited for this

Dan Moore @danmoore.bsky.social · 13d

I’m so excited to finally share this: I’m writing a book! It’s about Oakland—its rise as a great American sports town, its fall to the billionaires who abandoned it, and, most of all, the fans and activists and founders who fought to hold onto this aspect of the city’s identity and soul.

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Dan Moore @danmoore.bsky.social · 9d

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Dan Moore @danmoore.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks Melissa!

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Sarah @schtimpy27.bsky.social · 13d

Pros may have left, but the tough and the plucky remain. Side note: Oakland is also home to California’s only dedicated curling ice.

Dan Moore @danmoore.bsky.social · 13d

I’m so excited to finally share this: I’m writing a book! It’s about Oakland—its rise as a great American sports town, its fall to the billionaires who abandoned it, and, most of all, the fans and activists and founders who fought to hold onto this aspect of the city’s identity and soul.

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Dan Moore @danmoore.bsky.social · 13d

I’m so excited to finally share this: I’m writing a book! It’s about Oakland—its rise as a great American sports town, its fall to the billionaires who abandoned it, and, most of all, the fans and activists and founders who fought to hold onto this aspect of the city’s identity and soul.

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Dan Moore @danmoore.bsky.social · 18d

I wrote about the Ballers last year for @theringer.com.web.brid.gy

See yall at game 4 tn 🍻

www.theringer.com/2024/08/13/m...

How to Start a Professional Sports Team, Win Games, and Save the Town

After the A’s announced they were leaving Oakland, a pair of lifelong fans set out to do something audacious: start a beloved pro baseball team of their own. Remarkably, they pulled it off. Now the Oa...

www.theringer.com

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Dan Moore @danmoore.bsky.social · 18d

Oakland lost every single one of its big league sports teams. So a pair of fans built Oakland an independent pro team of its own. Now the @oaklandballers.bsky.social are competing for the Pioneer League World Series before sell-out crowds. Coolest story in sports.

Last Dive Bar @lastdivebar.bsky.social · 18d

A sea of gold rally towels, deafoning Let’s Go Oakland chants, and a flyover?!

Championship baseball was on full display in OAKLAND!!!

This fanbase needed a night like tonight and the fellas of the @oaklandballers.bsky.social delivered!

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Dan Moore @danmoore.bsky.social · Sep 7

Apropos of nothing, I wrote about the historic endurance of Browns fans.

#DawgPound

www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

Cleveland Browns fans know how to keep the faith

The Dawg Pound has witnessed 30 years of futility. Will the team's bid for the burbs test the loyal fanbase?

www.espn.com

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Dan Moore @danmoore.bsky.social · Sep 7

Finally, it’s a literal dream come true to be writing for ESPN. I’m so grateful to my editors Rebecca Hudson and Scott Burton for their hard work on this story and Tony Moss for helping make it happen.

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Dan Moore @danmoore.bsky.social · Sep 7

I spent most of the summer in Cleveland reporting on this, and I left it enamored of the place. I sincerely appreciate everyone there who let me into their lives for a while. Cleveland rocks.

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Dan Moore @danmoore.bsky.social · Sep 7

For my first story in @espn.com, I profiled the #DawgPound. It’s a story about Cleveland, the Browns, community in the Muni Lot, and what the most loyal fan base in sports is ultimately loyal to.

www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

Cleveland Browns fans know how to keep the faith

The Dawg Pound has witnessed 30 years of futility. Will the team's bid for the burbs test the loyal fanbase?

www.espn.com

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Dan Moore @danmoore.bsky.social · Aug 20

God Bless @brianphillips.bsky.social

www.theringer.com/2025/08/20/p...

Stop AI-Shaming Our Precious, Kindly Em Dashes—Please

Human writers have always used the em dash. In fact, it’s the most human punctuation mark there is.

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Dan Moore @danmoore.bsky.social · Jun 28

Finished The Pacific Circuit by @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social. So very good. Infuriates, illuminates, & captures Oakland's centrality to other larger infuriating stories all at same time. Elegantly synthesizes a shit ton of research / reporting. Weaves a good yarn. My pages runneth over w/ notes. 👏

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Dan Moore @danmoore.bsky.social · Jun 4

Holy hell this is so good bravo @redford.bsky.social

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Patrick Dubuque @euqubud.baseballprospectus.com · May 20

New from me at BP: An essay about the ecology of baseball stadiums, which stand as beautiful lifeless monuments to an era of urban command over nature, one that is quickly dying out. On ballparks, parks, and the growing divide between the two:

The Ecology of Baseball Stadiums | Baseball Prospectus

Nature is everywhere, except sometimes where the grass is greenest.

www.baseballprospectus.com

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Dan Moore @danmoore.bsky.social · May 14

Thanks Melissa!

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Dan Moore @danmoore.bsky.social · May 14

cc @theringer.com.web.brid.gy

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Center for Sports Communication & Media @ut-cscm.bsky.social · May 13

We're pleased to present the Best Sportswriting nominees for the 2025 Dan Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting. Get article links and all the details at jenkinsmedal.com.

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Dan Moore @danmoore.bsky.social · May 13

I'm one of the casual basketball-watchers @redford.bsky.social refers to here and I thoroughly enjoyed + genuinely appreciated this smart / sharp take on how to watch basketball in a smarter / sharper way. Perfect timing for watching the Warriors slowly disassemble.

defector.com/how-to-watch...

How To Watch Basketball | Defector

The NBA playoffs are in full swing, and as such, I find myself watching and talking about the games with people who do not watch as much basketball as I do, probably because watching basketball is not...

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The Sunday Long Read @thesundaylongread.bsky.social · Apr 28

Check out this week's SLR featuring @chameauleon.bsky.social, @danmoore.bsky.social, @livaaben.bsky.social, @chafkin.bsky.social, @flopuetz.bsky.social, @skornhaber.bsky.social & many more talented writers mailchi.mp/sundaylongre...

The Sunday Long Read: Karate, Dreams, Masterminds

The week's best journalism. Every Sunday.

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Dan Moore @danmoore.bsky.social · Apr 27

Thank you!

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