What sportswriters have had the largest influence on your work?

What would be the American sports equivalent to this? I watch the Premier League a lot and this just doesn’t seem real. Not one pundit in the known world had them in the top ten.

Yeah, that didn’t dawn on me until later and I was kinda hoping no one would notice.

Yep, there it is. I was scrolling 12 hours back (the image above indicates 11:59pm) but your link? The one with the 8:59pm time? It’s there. I honestly hope it stays up there forever—the UFC calling copyright removal on itself is as UFC as it gets.

Not finding the original tweet. I assume they deleted it? I honestly hope not and it’s only my old man eyes that can’t find it because it’s both hilarious and embarrassing.

From Vegas, the over/under on Kobe’s point total was 21.5.

For what it’s worth, he clarified what he meant a sentence or two later about Nagbe not being hurt on the play. From the same link:

I’ve followed the Lakers closely since 1971. God, I’ve been spoiled. I’ve seen live and in person West, Wilt, Kareem, Magic, Kobe and Shaq. That’s arguably six of the twelve-to-fifteen greatest players who ever lived. I missed Baylor in his prime and caught West and Wilt at the end but saw a ton of film of both (very…

I’m going to star and re-star this all damn day.

As for Walton? That may have been his rep but now it’s that he is an overrated player...

I gave myself a choice: read the article or be the first to make this joke. I read the article, dammit. +1

Agreed. That’s not just reckless play in the heat of competition, that was a targeted assault. A two-game suspension is very light punishment.

Holy shit. +1 (going to hell)

What about a partnership of Mangala and Otamendi... um, I’ll show myself out.

Nobody wants your ties, and they certainly don’t give a shit about the weird, self-important traditions you’ve cooked up in the mahogany-paneled smoking room that is your brain.

What are the rules about Venditte? Can he switch mid-inning? What happens if a switch-hitter comes up? And yes, I’m too lazy to look this shit up myself, thanks for asking.

Oh my god, that play-by-play call is fantastic!

Come on. Hodgson couldn’t stop smiling during England’s run. As for your second sentence, I hear you. But where does Rooney play? Vardy and Kane are both better up front. The midfielders today were fast, aggressive and that’s not who Wayne Rooney is now. I don’t know where Wayne Rooney plays on this team.

Yeah, I’m with you there. And even later, he tweeted this:

To his credit, Bradley took responsibility for it after the match. He said the ball was knuckling something fierce and there were conflicting thoughts of whether to head it or let the two center backs take care of it. And I think that explanation is nicely symbolic of the USMNT’s first half last night: bunch of guys…