In 2002, my dad died at 51. Ever since, I’ve worried about reaching that age, and a while back I reached out to somebody who understood. I learned about @DaleJr and how he coped, & wound up meeting a man I shared blood with but didn’t actually know. wapo.st/45llfVf

Pub day at last. Let’s go.

RT @pinepaula: Tomorrow marks 20 years since the death of Univ. of Miami football player Bryan Pata, shot dead at his apartment complex aft…

They run. They win. The risk grows.

With Kenyans expected to win (again) at the NYC Marathon, here is our investigation into the danger Kenyan women face at home ... as well as the stories of the women desperately trying to make change.
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Just pubbed @WSJ: Backed financially by Don Jr. and Eric Trump, drone startup Powerus surged to a $300M valuation and landed major Pentagon work in less than a year. A deep dive on the company and the colorful cast leading it, w/ @heathersomervil & @DavidUberti

Absolute beauty of a piece by @kentbabb ... with an ending that provides a lesson for those of any age.

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New @espn: By the time you recognize that youth may be fleeting, it's already gone.
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New @espn: @kalynkahler and I explored how the Patriots and Mike Vrabel survived a wild off-season that tested one of the NFL's dirtiest words: distraction.

Plus the ripple effects of a tabloid scandal for women reporters, NFL coaches and comms staffs. espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…

My new ESPN colleague Robert Klemko spent all summer reporting this story about Kyle Busch. It's worth your time. It might even convince you to go to the doctor. That's what Rowdy's story has done for a lot of folks, especially men, since we lost him. espn.com/racing/story/_…

New @espn: I wrote about the future of MLS, the most polarizing soccer league in the world.

"I couldn't be more bullish," said one owner.

"It's the worst investment in sports," said an investor. espn.com/soccer/story/_…

For America 250, ESPN sent me and four other writers on road trips across different parts of the country with the aim to answer one question. Mine: what makes a sport American? This story is about migration, assimilation & the oldest secret about America: espn.com/espn/story/_/i…

ESPN sent me west to try answering a question: Do sports still connect us, or do we just tell ourselves that’s true?

Almost 1,100 miles down the spine of the southwest, Promontory to a hogan in Navajo Nation, chasing the answer.

It found me in stranger places than I expected. 🧵👇 espn.com/espn/story/_/i…

White Pocket and the Nash Center

A time lapse and Kokopelli

Harvard got the best: @BFischerMartin

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And for @5280Magazine, he wrote about a Colorado rodeo family in a way only he can, with the sort of details and empathy that always makes him a must-read: 5280.com/inside-the-eas…

Some career news! Today is my first day @WSJ, working on political and government investigations and enterprise. I am beyond thrilled to take on new challenges with some old friends, and to make some new ones in an incredibly talented newsroom that is firing on all cylinders.

We talked to nearly 100 people about youth sports in New Jersey and found a predatory industry that is leaving parents broke, exhausted and wondering how the games of their childhood took over their adult lives. Our six-month investigation: nj.com/sports/2026/05…

New from me @espn: Inside the fallout of the Dianna Russini and Mike Vrabel photos espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…