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Michael Levin @michaellevin.bsky.social · 6h

not really a sports guy, sorry!

Michael Levin @michaellevin.bsky.social · 17h

Ranger simply has the biggest balls in Philadelphia sports history and a serious organization & a serious city would refuse to let him play anywhere else. He is also my biological son.

John Foley @2008philz.bsky.social · 19h

Lowest career postseason ERAs in MLB history (min 40 innings)

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Defector @defector.com · 2d

Two months later, on July 12, the couple were in the area of Bristol, Conn., staying at a hotel. Hill had been yelling at Vaccaro all day because "she was not doing what he wanted her to do," the document said. Inside their hotel room, with some of Hill's other children and family waiting in the lobby, Vaccaro told Hill that she didn't want to go out because she was pregnant and didn't feel well. Hill responded by picking up Vaccaro's phone and throwing it at her face. He then "threw a punch and tried to hit her pregnant stomach, but she deflected it," the document said. Hill also "ripped at her hair and pulled some hair out, then grabbed her purse and flung it across the room," the record said.

Vaccaro was very far along in her pregnancy in November of 2024, when the couple along with some family were at their Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., condominium getting ready to leave for a Dolphins game. Hill got angry with Vaccaro while they were in the bedroom, with the rest of their family in the living area, and spat in her face, the document said. She gave birth to their daughter the next day.

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Michael Levin @michaellevin.bsky.social · 4d

game 4 on NBATV and it cuts to a Bones episode in the 6th

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Michael Levin @michaellevin.bsky.social · 4d

this post is an actress

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Michael Levin @michaellevin.bsky.social · 6d

Alyssa Thomas is so perfectly cast as Underappreciated Star Who Never Gets A Ring but I need her to break through and get her title. Such an easy player to root for, she’s like if you gave a tank arms & legs and told it to shoot a basketball. That is exactly how an armored tank would shoot.

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Michael Levin @michaellevin.bsky.social · 6d

I respect this. But our podcast is a punishment for their poor play.

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Michael Levin @michaellevin.bsky.social · 8d

Daryl & Elton gifting Grimes a pretty epic t-shirt they bought at the Abu Dhabi airport and a Hallmark card that they wrote “sorry for squeezing you so hard your eyes burst out of your skull” 👍

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Michael Levin @michaellevin.bsky.social · 8d

well at least they’ve already started formulating plans to make Grimes feel valued once they return from their sportswashing trip to the UAE, I feel deeply relieved

Adam Aaronson @adamaaronson.bsky.social · 8d

Reported over the weekend that the Sixers had already started formulating plans to make Quentin Grimes feel that the team still values him. That process has included high-ranking officials within the organization. When they get back from Abu Dhabi, it should be a top priority.

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Michael Levin @michaellevin.bsky.social · 8d

Qualifying Offer it is. Sixers choking any good vibe out of the season before it starts. Organizationally QWOP Guy

Shams Charania Tweets @shamsbot.bsky.social · 8d

Restricted free agent Quentin Grimes is signing a one-year, $8.7 million qualifying offer to return to the Philadelphia 76ers, agent David Bauman told ESPN. Grimes will now hold an inherent no-trade clause and enter a more flush market in unrestricted free agency next summer.

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Ricky O'Donnell @rickyodonn.bsky.social · 9d

The smear campaign the owners are about to hit the players with over this WNBA lockout will be legendary, but I don't think many people are stupid enough to fall for it at this point

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Nakisha M. Lewis (she/her) @naklew.bsky.social · 9d

I used to run the Civil Rights department of the North American labor movement and I can tell you that this is one of the best public statements I’ve heard/seen from a labor leader about their working conditions in the midst of negotiations. Well done Phee! 👏🏾👏🏾 #wnba

Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 9d

Napheesa Collier's full statement at the beginning of her exit interview.

She directly quotes conversations with Cathy Englebert that legitimately call into question how the WNBA is being led. (Part 1/2) #WNBASky

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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 10d

"one officer smiled for a selfie with her as she cried."

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Michael Levin @michaellevin.bsky.social · 11d

just saw it at the Vista. incredible

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Michael Levin @michaellevin.bsky.social · 11d

disagree that there’s no scenario, but absolutely the tax is a factor, as well as the second apron. my number is just higher than the Sixers number is, where i’d be less comfortable letting him play bitter on the QO than they seem to be

Michael Levin @michaellevin.bsky.social · 12d

if Ranger’s groin is hurt, all our groins are hurt

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Michael Levin @michaellevin.bsky.social · 12d

a promising young guy is injured, they're being vague about Embiid, and a contract negotiation has gotten ugly -- you know what that means! August Two is over and the Halloween Sixers are about to haunt the next 6 months of your life.

still podcasting somehow: www.rightstorickysanchez.com/p/092725

PODCAST: Embiid Talks About His Health, Maxey's Leadership, Grimes Situation Gets Messier, McCain's Injury

Nick’s Big Hit!

www.rightstorickysanchez.com

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Michael Levin @michaellevin.bsky.social · 12d

<3 <3 <3

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Michael Levin @michaellevin.bsky.social · 13d

Lynx/Mercury is just ripshit good physical basketball and the Philly WNBA team is already down 14-2 in the first round of the 2032 Playoffs

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Michael Levin @michaellevin.bsky.social · 13d

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Tashan Reed @tashanreed.bsky.social · 13d

In documents released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee today, #Commanders owner Josh Harris was named as someone who Jeffrey Epstein reached out to after he was a registered sex offender.

More @washingtonpost.com 🔗⤵️ www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

House Democrats release new records from Epstein estate

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released redacted calendars, financial documents and flight logs from the estate.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Michael Levin @michaellevin.bsky.social · 13d

the dog who caught The Sixers

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Michael Levin @michaellevin.bsky.social · 14d

losing Yabu for nothing because you’re saving up for Grimes then negging Grimes into a spite year until he also walks for nothing. all for the love of the game!

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Michael Levin @michaellevin.bsky.social · 14d

4/39 is extremely low and it's reasonable that Grimes would prefer an 8.7m QO then testing UFA instead of signing. But 25m/year would have the Sixers up to their ass in aprons, so no. 4/60-65 makes a preposterous amount of sense for both parties and I formally demand everyone involved to grow up

Gina Mizell @ginamizell.bsky.social · 14d

Here’s the latest I’m hearing on the Quentin Grimes ~situation~. Agent David Bauman told me the Sixers’ formal offer was for four years and $39 million, and he still believes Grimes should command $20-25 annually.

So, yeah, far apart. Some sort of one-year deal seems most likely, at the moment.

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Philadelphia Inquirer Sports @phillysport.bsky.social · 14d

Quentin Grimes will not attend the 76ers’ media day on Friday or travel with the team to Abu Dhabi for two preseason games next week, his agent, David A. Bauman, confirmed to The Inquirer on Thursday.

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Michael Levin @michaellevin.bsky.social · 14d

in a world where everyone is The Joker, I am The Jokeriest

Paul Hudrick @paulhudrick.bsky.social · 14d

From ESPN's Tim Bontemps:

Philadelphia 76ers guard Jared McCain suffered a UCL tear in his right thumb during a workout today, sources told ESPN. He and the team are working with specialists to decide how they will proceed, sources said.

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Michael Levin @michaellevin.bsky.social · 15d

Daryl there are times to get cute (musical theater premieres, ping pong events) but this is not one of them

Adam Aaronson @adamaaronson.bsky.social · 15d

Shams reports that Quentin Grimes taking the qualifying offer is in play, as is a larger one-year deal where Grimes makes more than that $8.7 million but waives his no-trade clause. Grimes won’t be at Media Day or in Abu Dhabi, Shams says.

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