Patrick Stevens
@d1scourse.bsky.social
College sports for the Washington Post, USA Lacrosse Magazine, Blue Ribbon Yearbook and more. Coming to a college hoops arena near you. E-mail: [email protected]
"Annoyed, but dealing with it," then, now and always
Appreciator of Felis catus
"Annoyed, but dealing with it," then, now and always
Appreciator of Felis catus
Tuesday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
November 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Tuesday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
A banner day for a banner giveaway at Bender Arena.
November 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
A banner day for a banner giveaway at Bender Arena.
Greetings from Tenleytown, where American (0-1) will unfurl its 2025 Patriot League title banner before its home opener against Penn (1-0).
1 p.m. tip for the teams’ first meeting since 2003.
1 p.m. tip for the teams’ first meeting since 2003.
November 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Greetings from Tenleytown, where American (0-1) will unfurl its 2025 Patriot League title banner before its home opener against Penn (1-0).
1 p.m. tip for the teams’ first meeting since 2003.
1 p.m. tip for the teams’ first meeting since 2003.
Saturday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
November 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Saturday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
I’ll let you make your own judgment.
November 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I’ll let you make your own judgment.
Friday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
November 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Friday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
“Don’t even think about touching my toy OR me (unless I say it’s OK).” — Eudora, probably
November 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
“Don’t even think about touching my toy OR me (unless I say it’s OK).” — Eudora, probably
Underway on the District.
November 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Underway on the District.
Greetings from high atop the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro station.
About a half-hour from Morgan State and Georgetown meeting for the first time since the 2001-02 season.
About a half-hour from Morgan State and Georgetown meeting for the first time since the 2001-02 season.
November 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Greetings from high atop the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro station.
About a half-hour from Morgan State and Georgetown meeting for the first time since the 2001-02 season.
About a half-hour from Morgan State and Georgetown meeting for the first time since the 2001-02 season.
Monday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
November 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Monday's D.C./Maryland/Virginia D-I men's basketball schedule ...
Division I at Division III exhibition game — and a first-in-75-years happening — is pure, undiluted @sickoscbb.bsky.social material.
October 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Division I at Division III exhibition game — and a first-in-75-years happening — is pure, undiluted @sickoscbb.bsky.social material.
Suggestion for Oct. 29 … Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space (2024) by Adam Higginbotham.
October 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Suggestion for Oct. 29 … Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space (2024) by Adam Higginbotham.
Autumn greetings from the Queen City of the Paint Branch Drainage Basin.
Exhibition basketball tonight as UMBC makes the short trip down I-95 to face Maryland’s almost nearly overhauled roster. (Lukas Sotell, who played 13 minutes last year, is the lone returnee for the Terps).
Exhibition basketball tonight as UMBC makes the short trip down I-95 to face Maryland’s almost nearly overhauled roster. (Lukas Sotell, who played 13 minutes last year, is the lone returnee for the Terps).
October 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Autumn greetings from the Queen City of the Paint Branch Drainage Basin.
Exhibition basketball tonight as UMBC makes the short trip down I-95 to face Maryland’s almost nearly overhauled roster. (Lukas Sotell, who played 13 minutes last year, is the lone returnee for the Terps).
Exhibition basketball tonight as UMBC makes the short trip down I-95 to face Maryland’s almost nearly overhauled roster. (Lukas Sotell, who played 13 minutes last year, is the lone returnee for the Terps).
A very happy Gotcha Day to the elusive Eudora, who came home after a stay with the fine folks at the SPCA of Anne Arundel County a year ago today.
October 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A very happy Gotcha Day to the elusive Eudora, who came home after a stay with the fine folks at the SPCA of Anne Arundel County a year ago today.
Suggestion for Oct. 20 … The Folly And The Glory: America, Russia, and Political Warfare, 1945-2020 (2020) by Tim Weiner.
October 20, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Suggestion for Oct. 20 … The Folly And The Glory: America, Russia, and Political Warfare, 1945-2020 (2020) by Tim Weiner.
Suggestion for Oct. 16 … Cuba: An American History (2021) by Ada Ferrer.
October 16, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Suggestion for Oct. 16 … Cuba: An American History (2021) by Ada Ferrer.
Suggestion for Oct. 4 … Democracy’s Data: The Hidden Stories in the U.S. Census and How to Read Them (2022) by Dan Bouk.
October 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Suggestion for Oct. 4 … Democracy’s Data: The Hidden Stories in the U.S. Census and How to Read Them (2022) by Dan Bouk.
Per @stathead.com, it's the first 6-3 final in an FBS game since this classic from 2014.
September 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Per @stathead.com, it's the first 6-3 final in an FBS game since this classic from 2014.
Suggestion for Sept. 27 … Don Drysdale: Up And In: The Life of a Dodgers Legend (2025) by Mark Whicker.
September 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Suggestion for Sept. 27 … Don Drysdale: Up And In: The Life of a Dodgers Legend (2025) by Mark Whicker.
Suggestion for Sept. 25 … Romney: A Reckoning (2023) by McKay Coppins.
September 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Suggestion for Sept. 25 … Romney: A Reckoning (2023) by McKay Coppins.
Alas, that tarp is going on 45 minutes before first pitch, not off.
September 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Alas, that tarp is going on 45 minutes before first pitch, not off.
Suggestion for Sept. 23 … Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close (2023) by Hannah Carlson.
September 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Suggestion for Sept. 23 … Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close (2023) by Hannah Carlson.
Suggestion for Sept. 15 … The Vortex: A True Story of History’s Deadliest Storm, an Unspeakable War, and Liberation (2022) by Scott Carney and Jason Miklian.
September 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Suggestion for Sept. 15 … The Vortex: A True Story of History’s Deadliest Storm, an Unspeakable War, and Liberation (2022) by Scott Carney and Jason Miklian.