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Mike Whaley

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Voyageur. CanCon music geek. Canada soccer geek. Pop culture geek. Star Wars geek. Marvel geek. Fan of in no order Brighton HA, Michigan State, Xavier, TFC, Blue Jays, Knick, Raptors. Waiting for the CanPL to come to Windsor. Allez Les Rouges

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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 9h

Great look at the W

Seerat Sohi @seeratsohi.bsky.social · 1d

The CBA, Saudi money, Unrivaled, conflicts of interest, an embattled commissioner, and increased NBA involvement: here's a mega-primer for what promises to be the most chaotic, transformational offseason in WNBA history

www.theringer.com/2025/10/14/w...

The WNBA’s Future Is on the Clock

It’s a make-or-break offseason for the WNBA. Is the league headed for a lockout? Or will the players get the changes they’re demanding?

www.theringer.com

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 1d

Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.

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The director of student media at Indiana University was fired amidst a dispute between university leadership and editors at the Indiana Daily Student over what content gets printed in the student newspaper.

As director of student media, Jim Rodenbush did not directly oversee or have any say over the content published in the IDS, per a charter between the IDS and the university. But he told IndyStar his firing follows a series of meetings with IU Media School leadership in which it grew increasingly apparent they were expecting him to officially prohibit students from publishing news.

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Jay Jaffe @jayjaffe.bsky.social · 14h

With Gold Glove finalists announced today, here's my recent piece on Ernie Clement, a finalist at both 3B (where he made 66 of 140 starts) and the utility spot. Per the release, "Clement could become the 4th player to win a Gold Glove at multiple positions but the first to do so in the same year."

FanGraphs Baseball @fangraphs.com · 7d

‘Relentless’ Ernie Clement and Blue Jays Oust Yankees From Division Series blogs.fangraphs.com/relentless-e...

‘Relentless’ Ernie Clement and Blue Jays Oust Yankees From Division Series

The versatile contact-oriented infielder extended his hot streak by sparking two rallies that helped elevate Toronto past its AL East rivals and into the ALCS.

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Mike Whaley @whaleystatic.bsky.social · 1d

First world problem I know. I signed into OneSoccer Friday for the last game. Come home tonight wanting to get right into the second half and my tv makes me log in again after 3 days

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Southland Conference @southlandsports.bsky.social · 1d

There’s only one thing left to do.

Closest gas stations to every Southland Football stadium ⛽️

They don’t call us the Gas Tank League for nothing 😉

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Mike Whaley @whaleystatic.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t understand how a league can be so laissez faire when it comes to the media. Scary stuff and I hope they get get their head out of their asses

Laurel Pfahler @laurelpfahler.bsky.social · 1d

Wrote something a little different during the break that I hope MLS PR considers, as national outlets keep decreasing coverage and now AI content is replacing writers. Someone had to say something before media access just gets worse. (Free post) www.patreon.com/posts/141166...

A reporter's letter to Major League Soccer | Laurel Pfahler

Get more from Laurel Pfahler on Patreon

www.patreon.com

Mike Whaley @whaleystatic.bsky.social · 1d

Definitely not enough. Happy to rectify this at the Windsor show next month

Mike Whaley @whaleystatic.bsky.social · 1d

So weird. Ditched fubo to go back to OneSoccer. Just checked the live tv feed for the linear channel on the app and they’re showing the game.

Mike Whaley @whaleystatic.bsky.social · 1d

It was on the TSN feed in the pregame. At a bar watching

Mike Whaley @whaleystatic.bsky.social · 1d

I was assuming Simmons until I saw the source lol

Mike Whaley @whaleystatic.bsky.social · 1d

Damn love seeing a Supra ad on the #CanMNT game #CanPL

Mike Whaley @whaleystatic.bsky.social · 1d

This is awesome

Ben Steiner @bensteiner00.bsky.social · 1d

🇨🇦🇨🇴The Osorio Family!

A special night for the Colombian-Canadians, and his grandfather says he wants a draw.

His mom? A #CanMNT win — “of course, I want my son to win!”

Mike Whaley @whaleystatic.bsky.social · 2d

Brutal month for the arts community here in Windsor. Guy died a month ago way too young . Very nice fundraiser/celebration last weekend for some closure. Then last night another pillar died unexpectedly. So many friends in pain

Mike Whaley @whaleystatic.bsky.social · 5d

Rare night with me out until 2am. Amazing night of live music. Sad the Tigers loss for my friends and the bars in town. Now a couple of hours of sleep and wrestling way too early in the morning

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Keith Law @keithlaw.bsky.social · 5d

i’ve been to Phish concerts that didn’t last as long as this game

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Mike Whaley @whaleystatic.bsky.social · 5d

Nothing like being at a show with some of the best bands in town and half the crowd on the phone (myself included ) keeping an eye on the ball game. Go Tigers

Mike Whaley @whaleystatic.bsky.social · 5d

Except the sound is off by a second lol. When it rains it pours….

Mike Whaley @whaleystatic.bsky.social · 5d

Exactly why I was watching it there. I backed out and went back in and it’s ok now

Mike Whaley @whaleystatic.bsky.social · 5d

Oh and it’s not just the game, it’s the commercials too lol

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Mike Whaley @whaleystatic.bsky.social · 5d

Yep and it’s not good lol

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Mike Whaley @whaleystatic.bsky.social · 6d

Productive tv watching day for myself today. Watched the first three Slow Horses eps of the new season. Caught the latest ep of Gen V and Taskmaster. Then the season finale of Peacemaker. Now bed time

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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 6d

I know this is left field but this entire line of thought is incredible proof that there is one huge group chat and we’re not in it.

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 7d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Mike Whaley @whaleystatic.bsky.social · 6d

Yep heading up for that and the NSL final. Can’t wait to get up there for the weekend

Mike Whaley @whaleystatic.bsky.social · 7d

I was thinking the same thing but what can you do. No matter where they go from here this year has been magical

Hope everything is well my friend. You hitting the Canada game in Toronto in November ?

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Annie @brilliantknitwit.bsky.social · 7d

Bing bong.

#torontobluejays #tfclive #bitchyforever

Image ofToronto FC mascot restyled to look like the Jays.

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