Cars have gotten better in my experience but maybe it's because I only bought crappy ones in the past.

Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · yesterday

Food, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.

If the study of science involved learning factoids like these, I wouldn't have gotten C's.

𝖢𝖠𝖳 𝖡𝖴𝖳𝖫𝖤𝖱 𝖲𝗋.@catbutlersr.bsky.social · 3d ago

#ScienceSundays Max Born (1882–1970), the renowned German theoretical physicist who won the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physics for his foundational contributions to quantum mechanics was the maternal grandfather of ​Olivia Newton-John (1948–2022), the four-time Grammy-winning singer and actress.

So you can react. But no one else can?

Completely disagree with your evaluations. But, hey, that's sports. And it's time to move on.

Barry Geraghty@bgeraght.bsky.social · 3d ago

I dunno on this one. Clark was the 4th best guard in the game she played today. Both Vegas guards are better than her. Bueckers is better. Allisha Gray for Atlanta, Citron for Wash, and even Burton for the Valks are better. Mabrey for Toronto is having a better year. That’s 10 better than Clark.

But I WASN'T reacting to the hyperbole of the coverage, so why are you? My point was how absurd it is that she would be considered the 11th best guard in the league. A dozen different things can be true without invalidating a point. Many would say that Miles and Bueckers, to name two, are better.

@eliaseliop.bsky.social · 3d ago

I really like Clark but am reacting to the hyperbole of most of her coverage. I agree she is better than 11th best guard but many guards are having better or comparable seasons and dont receive a fraction of the coverage. None of this is Clark's fault but she bears the fallout.

Okay. It’s great to be defined purely by generational classifications.

Chase Saunders@chase13l.bsky.social · 3d ago

That response was to you not liking The Hawk, not to your not playing word games. Also very boomer of you to mix up the context! (Still respectfully)

I don't have to "admit" anything. The point was, it's a joke that she was ranked the 11th best guard in the league.

Her offensive efficiency is good. Not sure what is meant by "not great," a vague description that could apply to 90% of the league's players in 90% of categories. Yes, her defense needs work. The point here is that it was a joke she was considered the 11th best guard in the league.

@eliaseliop.bsky.social · 4d ago

Her offensive efficiency is not great and defense is poor, but she has been playing better.

My worry is ... almost every Boomer I know is playing the games.

Chase Saunders@chase13l.bsky.social · 6d ago

Ok boomer. (Respectfully)

The last three games for Caitlin Clark, the WNBA's 11th ranked guard according to some screwy league voting poll that came out a while ago: 26-10-10 32-7-4 27-11-2 I can't imagine how well the 10th best guard must be playing.

Genuine question: Should I be concerned that I know nothing about “Connections,” play no word games on my phone and don’t engage friends in crossword puzzle contests? I mean, my life seems full but …

If you said to yourself, as I did: Self, "Will Farrell's starring in a golf comedy and it's got Molly Shannon and Luke Wilson, so it's gotta be kind of funny, right?" And then you actually watched the absolutely dreadful "Hawk," you then said to yourself: "I shouldn't have said that to myself."

gonna finish the lawn in a second but I thought of something while I was outside and now I have to look up the win shares from the 1988 draft, doesn't matter what sport

Great piece by Dan, Chad. Thanks for posting. Nothing brings out the old softie in a writer like a Cooperstown weekend.

Chad Finn@chadfinn.bsky.social · last wk.

Always love Dan’s dispatch from Hall of Fame weekend. This one is a baseball fan’s daydream come true. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/27/s...

LeBron is apparently going to live in NYC, at least much of the time, and commute to Philly. Wilt Chamberlain did the same thing while running a Gotham blues club, Big Wilt's Smalls Paradise, in the early-60s. Now, if LBJ helos to Philly ... that would be new. Wilt drove. Usually at 100 mph.

By the way, Corghi racing is on now. Swear to God. And if you're wondering ... no I'm not watching. Just passed by is all.

Math@bigmemath.bsky.social · last wk.

this used to just be ESPN2 except it was monster truck shows, fishing shows and exercise shows

On one of the ESPNs right now, You can watch Pillow Fight Championship. That is followed by BBA Bubbleball, which is itself followed by the National Dodgeball League Championship. And you tell me we're not on the Eve of Destruction? (Barry McGuire, 1965)

So why charge all-star prices? Give the game away if it's not a game. Same with the NBA, a worse offender.

Andrew Gonzalez@reelcomics.bsky.social · 2w ago

To be fair unlike the NBA there is no break. 6 games last Wednesday and 5 games next Tuesday. The announce team specificly point out that Boston asked for limited minutes. Im sure she wasn't the only one. No one is gassing themselves for an exhibition with real games coming up.

The WNBA had a chance to distinguish itself by playing a legit All-All-Star game. But it followed the NBA model, and, like the men’s game, it sucked.

Yeah, I missed the downhill designation by a couple years. It used to be you just took it to the basket. It's like Lindsey Vonn has control of the chalkboard. Wait ... do they still use a chalkboard?

Mike Finger@mikefinger.bsky.social · 2w ago

Do you remember coaches saying that? Seems like they all got together just as you were retiring and made it a go-to cliche.

I may be watching too much WNBA commentary since I told my wife she’s gotta “get downhill” more.

The memorable thing about Rory's (deserved) torching of DeChambeau is that a pro athlete used the word "performative." Reminds me of the time I asked David Robinson, after his FIRST GAME, about his shot blocking and he said he couldn't let guys come into the lane "with impunity." bit.ly/4yA3Nsy

Trump is angry over the crazy haze that has been sent us by Canada, proving that where there's smoke there's ire. Thanks. Here all week. bit.ly/4yApIzN

Trump Threatens Canada With Tariffs for Wildfire Smoke Over U.S.

The president said on Friday in a social media post that Canada was failing to manage its wildfire response as smoke has blanketed U.S. cities including New York and Chicago.

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Old hoops fans will remember the surge of excitement when Pistol Pete had the ball in his hands. Same thing when Messi has it at his feet.

Patti LaBelle is 82 and just nailed the SSB. Philly treasure. The All-Star game pregame stuff is the only pregame stuff I can stand. (I usually give up on the game after an inning or so.) That's nostalgia at work. My dad and I would watch it and say profound stuff like, "Hey, there's Ernie Banks."

That’s more like extricating yourself from a cave

Paul Knepper@paulknepper.bsky.social · 4w ago

Kenny Anderson splitting a trap.

I was totally on the extreme left side of this photo and got cut off, next to the guy who went unidentified, who is probably somebody’s accountant

Paul Knepper@paulknepper.bsky.social · 4w ago

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hugh Hefner, and Wilt Chamberlain

Guy must've buzz-killed some Norwegian parties in his day.

Dexerto@dexerto.bsky.social · 4w ago

A Norway fan has gone viral for not taking part in their Row celebration after matches and won't do it if they win the World Cup "It’s factually wrong; they didn’t row, they sailed over the Atlantic”

Oh, stop it. She will win again and we'll have another six years--and maybe more--of her hemming-and-hawing.

Michael Tomasky@mjtoma.bsky.social · 4w ago

New Column: Maine Dems are a mess this week, but things could be verrrrry different by November, and Collins knows it. newrepublic.com/post/212944/... via @newrepublic.com

Herewith my careful compare-and-contrast analysis of tomorrow's two striking strikers. Norway's Erling Haaland would buy drinks for you and your girlfriend--buy them for the whole bar, in fact--and then steal her away when you're in the bathroom. England's Harry Kane would fix the troublesome