Scott Faldon
@scottfaldon.bsky.social
Former newspaper guy. Yes, I like pina coladas, college football, the Steelers and soccer. Take nothing I post seriously - unless it's about BBQ or beer.
ALERT: The Maryland Jockey Club will move the 2027 Preakness Stakes to Sunday, May 23. The race will be run 22 days after the Kentucky Derby and on Memorial Day weekend. ##TC2026
Preakness Stakes Date to Move to Fourth Sunday of May
Maryland Jockey Club hopes shift will attract more Kentucky Derby (G1) runners.
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So you've fallen in love with soccer. Now what? For the burgeoning American soccer fan, here's a guide, full of obvious (Haaland plays for City, always watch Barca) and less obvious steps (you'll love Trabzonspor and Bodø/Glimt), for loving European club football, too. www.espn.com/soccer/story...
Loved the World Cup? Here's your guide to European soccer, 2026-27
So, you're keen to extend your soccer love after a wonderful summer? Well let Bill Connelly count 10 things you need to know before the new European seasons kick off in mid-August.
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The new season of the hit show "Ted Lasso" is about a women's team, and the first episode features scenes from CPKC Park with the Kansas City Current. Given the wide appeal of the show, it's one of the best opportunities the #NWSL has had to reach a new audience. More about the filming on ESPN 👇
New 'Ted Lasso' season features NWSL's Kansas City Current as plot point
The new season of "Ted Lasso" was filmed in the U.S. at a real-life NWSL club for a cameo that serves as a key plot point of the show.
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The full text of the updated Protect College Sports Act will be released to stakeholders and lawmakers soon, per a Republican Commerce Committee aide.
Breaking: FIFA president Gianni Infantino has scrapped his proposal to sell stakes in the World Cup after widespread backlash, including from within global soccer's governing body, and a threatened boycott by European Nations. More: spr.ly/6019BE29od
Duck hunting in Arkansas has been pretty rough the past decade or so. This won't make it better. gearjunkie.com/outdoor/feds...
Feds Move to Scrap Wetland Rule Protecting America’s ‘Duck Factory’
The USFWS is reviewing a rule protecting Prairie Pothole wetlands from drain tile. Hunters have until Aug. 7 to submit comments.
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I look forward to a Jason Isbell song about data centers enriching flyover country as Hassett promises.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoHassett: "Data centers are very good for towns bc they create so many jobs & bring people in with high incomes that can buy houses & stuff like that. So if you take a sleepy town that hasn't seen much in the last 30 years & put a data center there, there are gonna be a bunch of happy residents."
LOL. I work in the hook & bullet outdoors industry. If you wear khakis and a collared shirt, people ask if you have a job interview.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 6d agoIn @nytopinion.nytimes.com “The man who wears shorts to the office is telling everybody that he wants to be somewhere else,” David Coggins writes. “The fact that he really does want to be somewhere else does not excuse this.”
You know FIFA and Infantino messed up in a huge, huge way when they make UEFA look ethical and principled.
BREAKING: UEFA's member associations unanimously voted to boycott the World Cup and other FIFA competitions in protest at FIFA's plan to sell stakes to external investors in a subsidiary that will run the global governing body's tournament reut.rs/3RJAS4p
Legalizing Gambling Apps Was A Mistake (Even Though I Use Them) open.substack.com/pub/scottfal...
Legalizing Gambling Apps Was A Mistake
(Even though I use them)
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In many cases, the games kids play on Roblox and other platforms are “less ‘Zelda,’ more Vegas,” Connie Chang writes, and “may be normalizing behaviors that could lead to serious consequences down the road”:
Why Kids Can’t Quit Roblox
The mechanics of many games on the platform are nearly identical to those of slot machines and sports-betting apps.
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A deal between U.S. Soccer and Mauricio Pochettino to continue as U.S. men’s national team head coach is “close” but not quite done, as talks between the two parties have continued and progressed, multiple sources tell The Athletic. Read more: nyti.ms/4h3Qni4
Mauricio Pochettino, U.S. Soccer ‘close’ on deal to renew USMNT coach: Sources (Gift Article)
Pochettino and the U.S. federation have been in talks since the Americans exited the 2026 World Cup in the round of 16
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it brings me great pleasure to report that clobbering time is almost upon us once again type-click-type.ghost.io/lets-watch-r...
It Is Once Again Time To Watch Reacher Clobber Some Guys
Reacher is fed up.
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I gamble on sports and have for many years. But this is worrisome. I think we'd be better off if with OTBs and bookie shops than apps on a phone. It's too frictionless - especially for a generation raised on smartphones and loot crates in their games (which are an early intro to gambling).
Catherina Gioino@catgioino.bsky.social · last wk.I wrote about how much Americans wagered on sports betting in 2025 and how it’s more than they spent on movies, art, museums and music combined. Read my article @fortunemagazine.bsky.social fortune.com/2026/07/26/g...
* Lucky in 1994 and 2002 * Unlucky in 1998, 2010 ... and 2002 * SUPER unlucky (and bad at the wrong times) in 2018 * Bad in 1990 and 2006 * Great and then terrible in 2026 I looked back at the advanced stats for each #USMNT World Cup performance going back to 1990. www.espn.com/soccer/story...
What advanced stats say about every USMNT World Cup game since 1990
The U.S. men's latest World Cup exit was the latest in a long string of disappointments ... or was it? Let's look at the numbers behind all their tournament appearances since 1990 to get the real story.
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Honestly, 17,000 hot dogs per match day seems kind of low.
Valair Shabilla@valair.bsky.social · last wk.🌭 675,000 hot dogs were sold during the World Cup From FIFA: "Across the 39-day competition, nearly 675,000 hot dogs were sold inside stadiums – enough to stretch approximately 135 kilometers if placed end to end, the equivalent of laying out more than 1,350 football pitches"
School, church, shopping centers, grocery stores, nightclubs, food festivals …
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · last wk.There's been a shooting with “multiple” victims at the Bite of Seattle food festival, according to the Seattle Police Department
Without saying your age what is your favorite movie from the year you turned 18?
Maverick and Goose High Five
ALT: Maverick and Goose High Five
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Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · last wk.Without saying your age what is your favorite movie from the year you turned 18
Most dominating athlete in their sport - Pogacar in cycling or Littler in darts?
Surprised the wall isn’t higher too but Kuss is done if the net isn’t there (via Teledeporte)
Problematic Otter@problematicotter.bsky.social · 2w ago@cjzero.bsky.social did you catch the American rider who was saved from TdF death by a net with 3.7 miles left in today's stage Sepp Kuss needs to thank his stars
