Not that we really ever have a slow time @freep.com, but after putting together a couple Justin Verlander tribute pages, I feel like I’m the one retiring, not him. His first start in Detroit was about a month after my first visit for a conference, and I was full-time by his first Opening Day.

I think we’ve found the Pac-12’s next expansion candidate.

CJ Fogler@cjzero.bsky.social · last wk.

The touchdown and 2 point conversion to win for Idaho

Did Mark Walter sell the Walter Cup

The Athletic@theathletic.com · 2mo ago

The PWHL Walter Cup has gone missing. The trophy was set to arrive in Lethbridge, Alberta, for Montreal Victoire forward Dara Greig’s hometown celebration, but the event has been postponed. www.nytimes.com/athletic/753...

Sorry chatbot lovers but the waning of Boolean operators in most search functions on websites has made my life actively worse. You can't find anything, you can only have things suggested to you.

Window into the mocking with which foreign media is treating the situation. The latest on the live of Le Monde, France’s paper of record: “We’re being told Trump wants to file an appeal with Infantino alleging that the Belgian team played soccer.”

Stunned that “Jared,” “Campbell” and “Amon-Ra” didn’t make the top 15.

Detroit Free Press@freep.com · 5mo ago

Social Security released the 1,000 most popular baby names. Now, the top names in Michigan have been revealed. 📷 provided by pixelshot

still not quite over the fact that i watched 15 year olds get sued for millions of dollars for downloading twelve songs and now we all have to accept AI slop because every tech company in the known universe decided that IP laws don't exist now that they're inconvenient for them

Canada was supposed to get crushed, but the program’s DNA kept this a rivalry for one more night, at least. And nobody embodies that DNA like Marie-Philip Poulin, playing hurt, in what might have been final Olympic game. United States 2, Canada 1. www.thestar.com/sports/olymp...

Bruce Arthur: Marie-Philip Poulin and the Canadians approach the end of a hockey era at the Olympics — and keep a rivalry alive

The Milan Cortina hockey final might have been the last stand for a generation of Canadian women who have made the country proud.

thestar.com

To be fair, rules 2 and 3 are probably just good for all non-cat-related activities, too.

Megaholt 𓅃@megaholt.medsky.social · 8mo ago

They look innocent, but they will absolutely obliterate a human. (For proof, please see my hands/arms/face and @theford.bsky.social’s legs and feet.)

I, for one, am just happy the Losgeeles Dodgers are finally getting their due.

Megaholt 𓅃@megaholt.medsky.social · 10mo ago

OH MY FUCKING GOD 🤣😂 Where did 2003 go?! Is it off with Ozzie Smith at the Springfield Mystery Spot, @mdaware.org? @theford.bsky.social @mementomorty.bsky.social @hypervisible.blacksky.app @catswithbats.bsky.social

Red and Blue Composition, by Ad Reinhardt, 1941 (flipped), 📸 by Andrew Mordzynski

Amazon Music going from Wazzu’s fight song, post-win, to “Boomer Sooner” is a vibe. Heisman for all!

After EIGHT years, we finally have a functional sidewalk open to the public, across the street in my neighborhood.

A good day for books! Shipped this 208-page bad boy on the Tigers from @freep.com off to the publisher today, right on time, which means it’s time to dig into the latest from @sheaserrano.bsky.social !

This went live last night - a big PDF bundle of the books I've written at Image. Includes The Wicked + the Divine, DIE, Phonogram, Ludocrats, the first Power Fantasy, We called them giants, etc. Basically, this is the stuff I got into comics to do, and a great chance to grab it.

Humble Comic Bundle: Roll for Initiative with Kieron Gillen by Image Comics

Dive into one of comics’ most creative minds with our Kieron Gillen bundle, featuring The Wicked + The Divine, and more! Pay what you want and support BINC!

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My apologies to @megaholt.medsky.social , as my mini-Mariners fandom crash — I called losing all 3 ALCS home games and I am not dealing well with being 2/3 right now— led to a regression into my English lit major … all of which seem to apply to the M’s:

This! If I hadn’t gone for a basic ass physical in 2023, I wouldn’t have found out that my heart was failing. If @theford.bsky.social wasn’t married to me, he would be dead from either sepsis, diabetes, a stroke, or cancer—all before 45 years old.

She of Little Focus@myzdevyneone.blacksky.app · 12mo ago

SHID. Millennials too! Get thy AZZ to the doctor!

Convinced this rain is the Baseball Gods’ last-ditch effort to stop me from ever seeing a Mariners playoff game in person.

Today in jerseys spotted at Mariners/Tigers Game 3: Cal Raleigh, Ichiro and … Jesse Winker?

I can’t believe I got it. #Jaguars

Well, that was a heckuva wild-card series in Cleveland. Excited to get a game or two in Detroit in the ALDS for the whole @freep.com crew to cover.

Lol Tesla's fake robotaxi is asking riders to tip. Comical shit. sfstandard.com/2025/09/15/t...

Report: You To Be Fired For Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk

Report: You To Be Fired For Reading This Headline About Charlie Kirk

NEW YORK—Insisting your fate was sealed the moment you clicked the link, a report released Tuesday found that you will be fired for reading this headline about Charlie Kirk. “Shortly after you navigat...

theonion.com

Well it finally happened

And there it is, with the official Apple signage. Now all my neighborhood needs is for the Tecovas shop to open.

interesting if very specific statistic

With how many late afternoon/night games the Lions are playing this year, having a 1 p.m. start against the Bears felt almost like a 9 a.m. game for the Monday edition of @freep.com, with great coverage from @davebirkett.bsky.social and so many others.

Judged solely on vibes, this TD should either count double, or count for zero points, and I’m really not sure which.

Sickos Committee@sickoscommittee.org · last yr.

I have no clue what Purdue just did.

As a Coug of a certain age, I thought I had a cap on the wellspring of my hatred for the Los Angeles schools. UCLA is bringing me joy I didn’t know existed. Explaining to my MSU-alum wife @megaholt.medsky.social — Coug-splaining?— the saga of how UCLA got here … with a full Big Ten sked ahead …

a cartoon chef is cooking in a kitchen with a frying pan and a spoon .

ALT: a cartoon chef is cooking in a kitchen with a frying pan and a spoon .

media.tenor.com

The PAC-12 tried to keep this contained in a nice 1130 pm start in Pullman, but, noooo, the Big Ten decided to spread UCLA-25 all over the damn country.

Andrew Hammond@ahamm.bsky.social · last yr.

Anybody who is pro-conference expansion, this is your fault.