Congrats to my teammates at @TheAthletic on today’s official launch of the new (free!) daily game, Connections: Sports Edition. Give it a try at theathletic [dot com] [slash] connections (and def adjust the settings to “timer on” - I am sure you can top my time)

As noted in today’s sports business newsletter, I went 18/25 😬

That’s 50 points over the past 2 games for 2028 guard @xavierskipworth Not many freshmen across the country having as big of an impact on a nationally relevant team as Skipworth is at Bullis. (And as gifted as he is on the offensive end, X is an even better defender.)

My new weekly sports business newsletter for @TheAthletic has been a ton of fun to write. Definitely Quickie-ish. Comes out every Wed AM Tomorrow should be a fun one, so if you’re up for trying it, it’s free! You can sign up at The Athletic - just click the newsletters link.

@lazerow @sethmeyers @Nike This was amazing. The NU-themed/fantasy football draft Dunks are tremendous.

Very cool to see 5 DMV players on this new Top 75 for the Class of 2027: 1️⃣@babaoladotun_ @BrandonnWoodard Kirby Duran @kdtyg__ @jamaalmcknight3 @BeauDaniels27 Plenty more who could be on the list (see @PrepHoopsMD latest 2027 list) - tons of opportunities ahead to show out

I’m a huge fan of Jesse’s, of his book and of the new Wonderland Books store in Bethesda, so this is a must-attend for me. It’s also inspiring me to think about bringing back Varsity Letters Reading Series for a special event later in 2025. Lot of VLRS alums in the DMV!

Checked out @WhitmanBB, a 30-point W over Churchill 25 Hayden Walsh: 21 (7/10 3p) 27 Max Williams: 9p, 6r, 4a 2024 MD 4A state runner-up returned 4/5 starters, 8 of top 10 + 2 great transfers and it shows. Best team in MD 4A? Up there. @WashPostHS @CapitolHoops @DMVeliteNews

Was fun to collab with @AndrewMarchand on this one on Netflix’s sports strategy. Head over to The Athletic to check it out. Also, if you’re a subscriber, be sure to visit (and/or follow) the Sports Business section - incredible breadth of coverage every day.

@WhitmanBB @evandbrown Way to go, Evan! Congrats on a huge night and a new record!

RT @dannyhoops: What do you love about the game? I mean what do you really, really love?? Figure that out, and think about that often.

I led this week’s new @TheAthletic Sports Business email MoneyCall with a quick analysis of why I am both impressed with and bullish on Unrivaled Start-up sports leagues are a challenge (to say the least!) - @Unrivaledwbb nailed some key foundational elements. Fave logo: Laces

@Ourand_Puck Did he make it to Eye St?

@NicoleAuerbach @ManischewitzCo @BYUfootball @jretz11 That press package is incredible. Is that a JERSEY?

@TravisGrafHoops @ColbyGHoops @cooper_zachary0 @madehoops @MaxFeldman6 @BflinnHoops @Trentw_23 @TexGreeneHoops @LGreenwellHoops Got to coach against his team in early middle school a few times in some big games and you knew back then he was on track to be an elite HS point guard.

I loved how @ralphDrussoATH handled this storyline so much that I totally re-did my newsletter launch editorial budget to be able to feature it and bring him in for a Q&A. Definitely worth a read ahead of the game.

One more Easter egg from the new newsletter: I started doing “What’s In, What’s Out” lists with ESPN’s beloved old Page 2 section back in Jan 2001, and it was one of the earliest “franchise” ideas that got me writing for P2 regularly. For today’s launch, I had to bring it back:

Here is the web version of the new newsletter - if you squint, you’ll see hints and influences of both the Daily Quickie and Quickish (but also inspiration from the other Athletic newsletters - all amazingly executed - and plenty of other folks I admire.)

Launch days are always great days! The Athletic’s wildly talented Newsletters team just hit “send” on the FIRST edition of our new Sports Business email. This week: 2025 predix, TGL launch and “Wait, we all LIKE Notre Dame 🏈 now?” To get next week’s:

A mere 22 years (to the week!) after the debut of The Daily Quickie, I am thrilled to collaborate with my incredible colleagues at @TheAthletic to launch this tomorrow morning. Please sign up to get the first one! (There are multiple Quickie - and Quickish - Easter eggs in it!)