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Roy Halladay’s father taught him two things: to pitch and to fly. One gave him life. The other killed him. On a father’s grief and a family’s questions, as Hall of Fame weekend approaches bit.ly/2YW2dQr
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I’m honored to be a part of this and excited to read all the other stories!
@MirinFader has curated an extraordinary collection showcasing incredible feats and diverse perspectives across the world of sports. We're honored to announce this year's featured writers! Pre-order your copy of The Year's Best Sports Writing 2026: a.co/d/08u3yza4
ALT Graphic shows the book cover for The Year's Best Sports Writing 2026, edited by Mirin Fader, alongside the names of the writers whose work is featured in the anthology: KATIE BARNES • DOTUN AKINTOYE • STEPHANIE APSTEIN PETER BAUGH • ERIC SONDHEIMER • KENT BABB JULIET MACUR • TANIA GANGULI • VANN R. NEWKIRK II ROBERTO JOSÉ ANDRADE FRANCO • CASSIDY RANDALL BAXTER HOLMES • JAMES JACKSON • TOM JUNOD ANTHONY OLIVIERI • JAMES L. EDWARDS III DAN POMPEI • TAMERRA GRIFFIN • JOURDAN RODRIGUE MICHAEL A. FLETCHER • SHAKEIA TAYLOR • LIZ COOK CHRIS FELICIANO ARNOLD • NOA AVISHAG SCHNALL SIMON LEWSEN • MARCUS THOMPSON II
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I am very excited about this!
🚨 @stephapstein will join The Post from @SInow as a national sports reporter in Features later this summer.
"Her reporting is tailor-made for our Style section as we continue to center our coverage on the intersection of sports and culture."
⤵️Full announcement below from Features Editor @amandajfinnegan, Deputy Features Editor @EllenMcCarthy and Senior Sports Editor @joe_tone
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Eight days shy of my 15th anniversary at Sports Illustrated, I’ve been informed that I’ve joined the extensive ranks of writers laid off from there. I loved my time at SI, I’m very sad to see it end and I’m eager to do the best work of my career elsewhere. Thank you for reading.
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Happy Pub Day! Thanks to all for making it happen and particularly to the Ryan family.
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No one else can do what Ilia Malinin does, which has put him in an unusual spot: Simply winning is a disappointment. He expects to make history every time he takes the ice.
“He’s not like a new generation. He’s like a future generation from space.”
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From Bryce Harper’s raw milk to Zack Wheeler’s Popeye’s, the Phillies embody the scope of the modern major league diet.
“I’ve been on the raw milk, raw honey, ancestral liver. But after a game, every once in a while, I just gotta get McDonald’s.”
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My family and I are thrilled to introduce the Rich Passan Sports Writing Scholarship, which will offer $5,000 annually to a college junior or senior. My father was a journalist for 41 years. He passed along that gift to me. Now it's our turn to share it. pressclubinstitute.org/2025/…
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Shohei Ohtani wanted to remain an Angel. Freddie Freeman all but begged to stay in Atlanta. Mookie Betts thought he would spend his entire career in Boston.
But it’s the Dodgers who are ruining baseball?
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The laws of human performance cannot contain Shohei Ohtani anymore, so it was only right that on Friday, neither could Dodger Stadium.
On the most magnificent game ever played:
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Pretty good.
ALT Ohtani has the top two exit velocities, the top two distances, the top five pitch velocities and the top swing and miss count.
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Freddie Freeman explained yesterday why Shohei Ohtani often struggles as a hitter on days he pitches, then added: “I say that, and then he’ll probably lead off the game with a home run.”
There it is. 1–0 Dodgers.
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On Cal Raleigh, hitter of home runs, clipper of coupons and bestower of a very unusual “player of the game” prize:
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On Tuesday, as Aaron Judge watched his game-tying, legacy-shifting home run rocket to left field, he heard only silence.
Judge’s legacy is still incomplete. But for one night, at least, he quieted the noise, writes @stephapstein bit.ly/46IgCFd
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Vibe check from Philadelphia sports radio: Caller Aidan wants Kyle Schwarber banned from Wawa.
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Roy Halladay’s father taught him two things: to pitch and to fly. One gave him life. The other killed him. On a father’s grief and a family’s questions, as Hall of Fame weekend approaches bit.ly/2YW2dQr
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During the regular season, Nick Castellanos spends his time in the outfield thinking about his family, his last AB, “the status of the country, the economy, global relations.”
But the playoffs, he says, are like Adderall. He’s paying attention:
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No one thought Garret Crochet had this in him—including, for a long time, Garrett Crochet. But then he started to wonder. On an ace’s journey fueled more by curiosity than anything else:
“I just want to see. I just want to know."
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