Howard Megdal
@howardmegdal.bsky.social
Founder/Editor @Theixsports.bsky.social, @theixbasketball.bsky.social. Writer @BaseballProspectus.com. Books: Rare Gems, Becoming Caitlin Clark and more. He/Him
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Howard Megdal
@howardmegdal.bsky.social
· Aug 15
Women’s Sports Brand ‘The IX’ Buys ‘The Ice Garden’ Hockey Site
The IX Sports is building a 24/7 women's sports journalism offering, adding an ice hockey newsroom to its basketball-focused vertical and other sports
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Good morning! Big news from @jacobfeldman.bsky.social and @sportico.bsky.social on the latest moves by @theixsports.bsky.social and @theicegarden.bsky.social. Read on the new era for women’s sports coverage. So excited for what’s ahead! www.sportico.com/business/med...
Always read @mikevacc.bsky.social nypost.com/2025/11/10/s...
Lenny Wilkens fought for every last bit of his basketball glory
So much of his Hall of Famer career was spent away from here, in Seattle and Providence and elsewhere. But he never forgot what had formed him as a player, and as a person.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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The latest on the Clase/Ortiz gambling scandal: what we know, what we desperately wish we knew, and how the combination of probabilistic sports fan brain and true crime culture is going to make it torture waiting this story out.
Emmanuel Clase, Luis L. Ortiz Indicted in Prop Betting Scandal | Baseball Prospectus
What does it mean for MLB? We'll have to wait and see, despite our instincts.
www.baseballprospectus.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The latest on the Clase/Ortiz gambling scandal: what we know, what we desperately wish we knew, and how the combination of probabilistic sports fan brain and true crime culture is going to make it torture waiting this story out.
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Great look at what makes Caitlin Clark, well, Caitlin Clark from @howardmegdal.bsky.social
Check it out:
www.amazon.com/Becoming-Cai...
Check it out:
www.amazon.com/Becoming-Cai...
November 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Great look at what makes Caitlin Clark, well, Caitlin Clark from @howardmegdal.bsky.social
Check it out:
www.amazon.com/Becoming-Cai...
Check it out:
www.amazon.com/Becoming-Cai...
"In a division with opponents who struggle to roster a functioning kicker for three years or remember to take its franchise quarterback out of a blowout, it feels almost unfair that the Philadelphia Eagles can call on... Howie Roseman to improve the team in-season." www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
How Philadelphia Eagles, Howie Roseman Won The NFL Trade Deadline
In a division with teams struggling to do the bare minimum, the Philadelphia Eagles and Howie Roseman continue to blow away the competition in roster strategy.
www.forbes.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"In a division with opponents who struggle to roster a functioning kicker for three years or remember to take its franchise quarterback out of a blowout, it feels almost unfair that the Philadelphia Eagles can call on... Howie Roseman to improve the team in-season." www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
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TPM's @allegrak.bsky.social worked at Teen Vogue for several years before returning to TPM earlier this year. talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/what-we...
What We Lost When Condé Nast Unceremoniously Shuttered Teen Vogue
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
TPM's @allegrak.bsky.social worked at Teen Vogue for several years before returning to TPM earlier this year. talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/what-we...
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Our @howardmegdal.bsky.social wonders: will this be the last, best women's college basketball season? #NCAAW www.theixsports.com/features/is-...
Is this the last, best season of women's college basketball? - The IX Sports
Is this the last, best season of women's college basketball? Howard Megdal explains why the rules make that very possible.
www.theixsports.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Our @howardmegdal.bsky.social wonders: will this be the last, best women's college basketball season? #NCAAW www.theixsports.com/features/is-...
Awfully excited about this one. Josh is fantastic.
Went back on ye olde Hang Up and Listen with @alexkirshner.com,
@benlindbergh.bsky.social, and @lindsaygibbs.bsky.social to talk about my new podcast Replay Booth and do an afterball about one of the most delightful fan clubs in baseball history slate.com/podcasts/han...
@benlindbergh.bsky.social, and @lindsaygibbs.bsky.social to talk about my new podcast Replay Booth and do an afterball about one of the most delightful fan clubs in baseball history slate.com/podcasts/han...
Did We Just Watch the Greatest Game 7 Ever?
The final game of the World Series had every Hollywood moment you could want.
slate.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Awfully excited about this one. Josh is fantastic.
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Opening Day is finally here!
Bookmark this link to The IX Basketball for #NCAAW conference previews, Missy's Top 25, V1.0 of the #WNBA Draft Board and more:
Bookmark this link to The IX Basketball for #NCAAW conference previews, Missy's Top 25, V1.0 of the #WNBA Draft Board and more:
2025-26 NCAA season preview Archives - The IX Basketball
www.thenexthoops.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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This piece is a testament to the importance of local news. The RoundTable was tipped off about the incident and got there first because of local sources. We got the interviews we did because we have built trust with sources. Proud to work for a paper that's invested in the community it serves.
November 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
This piece is a testament to the importance of local news. The RoundTable was tipped off about the incident and got there first because of local sources. We got the interviews we did because we have built trust with sources. Proud to work for a paper that's invested in the community it serves.
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So proud to have tag-teamed this piece with @alexhairysun.bsky.social and Margo Milanowski. What exactly happened when Customs and Border Patrol agents were met by community members at an Evanston intersection on Friday afternoon?
evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/01/e...
evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/01/e...
Community members describe confrontation with federal agents - Evanston RoundTable
Evanston community clashes with federal immigration authorities after car crash. Residents detained, pepper spray used. Mayor demands review.
evanstonroundtable.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:34 AM
So proud to have tag-teamed this piece with @alexhairysun.bsky.social and Margo Milanowski. What exactly happened when Customs and Border Patrol agents were met by community members at an Evanston intersection on Friday afternoon?
evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/01/e...
evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/01/e...
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For the 6th year in a row, a player named Will Smith has won the World Series
2020 - Will Smith (C), Dodgers
2021 - Will Smith (RP), Braves
2022 - Will Smith (RP), Astros
2023 - Will Smith (RP), Rangers
2024 - Will Smith (C), Dodgers
2025 - Will Smith (C), Dodgers
2020 - Will Smith (C), Dodgers
2021 - Will Smith (RP), Braves
2022 - Will Smith (RP), Astros
2023 - Will Smith (RP), Rangers
2024 - Will Smith (C), Dodgers
2025 - Will Smith (C), Dodgers
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
For the 6th year in a row, a player named Will Smith has won the World Series
2020 - Will Smith (C), Dodgers
2021 - Will Smith (RP), Braves
2022 - Will Smith (RP), Astros
2023 - Will Smith (RP), Rangers
2024 - Will Smith (C), Dodgers
2025 - Will Smith (C), Dodgers
2020 - Will Smith (C), Dodgers
2021 - Will Smith (RP), Braves
2022 - Will Smith (RP), Astros
2023 - Will Smith (RP), Rangers
2024 - Will Smith (C), Dodgers
2025 - Will Smith (C), Dodgers
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Will Smith with the first extra-inning home run in a winner-take-all game in World Series history
November 2, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Will Smith with the first extra-inning home run in a winner-take-all game in World Series history
Will Smith: best catcher by WAR 2020-2025 and now signature HR. Might have just made his HOF case.
November 2, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Will Smith: best catcher by WAR 2020-2025 and now signature HR. Might have just made his HOF case.
Such a crazy period for baseball drama, 1985-87. This list rightly doesn’t include the 1986 Mets, who played only one Game 7, but also a Game 6 NLCS clincher which went 16 innings!!!!
The Blue Jays will join this list
Teams to play two Game 7s in a single postseason (LCS, WS):
2017 Astros
1991 Braves
1987 Cardinals
1986 Red Sox
1985 Royals
Astros, Royals won both
Teams to play two Game 7s in a single postseason (LCS, WS):
2017 Astros
1991 Braves
1987 Cardinals
1986 Red Sox
1985 Royals
Astros, Royals won both
November 1, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Such a crazy period for baseball drama, 1985-87. This list rightly doesn’t include the 1986 Mets, who played only one Game 7, but also a Game 6 NLCS clincher which went 16 innings!!!!
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There’s a reason outfield walls are padded, this guy’s career chief among them.
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Pete Reiser – Society for American Baseball Research
sabr.org
November 1, 2025 at 3:39 AM
There’s a reason outfield walls are padded, this guy’s career chief among them.
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So weird: Roberto Valenzuela just hit a ball to almost the identical spot as Barger, getting it stuck under the wall, just now in a Mexican Winter League game.
November 1, 2025 at 3:39 AM
So weird: Roberto Valenzuela just hit a ball to almost the identical spot as Barger, getting it stuck under the wall, just now in a Mexican Winter League game.
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During the WS, Dave Hollins texted Gary Varsho.
"Varshy, I love it when I hear Daulton’s name. It makes my heart feel good."
"Daulton" in this case is Daulton Varsho, CF for Toronto.
He's named after Darren Daulton. Now, he's honoring him on the biggest stage: www.inquirer.com/phillies/dau...
"Varshy, I love it when I hear Daulton’s name. It makes my heart feel good."
"Daulton" in this case is Daulton Varsho, CF for Toronto.
He's named after Darren Daulton. Now, he's honoring him on the biggest stage: www.inquirer.com/phillies/dau...
Darren Daulton’s legacy lives on in the World Series with the Blue Jays’ Daulton Varsho
Gary Varsho met Daulton 30 years ago with the Phillies. “Dutch” made such an impact that he named his son after him. Now, the catcher’s namesake is playing on the game’s biggest stage.
www.inquirer.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
During the WS, Dave Hollins texted Gary Varsho.
"Varshy, I love it when I hear Daulton’s name. It makes my heart feel good."
"Daulton" in this case is Daulton Varsho, CF for Toronto.
He's named after Darren Daulton. Now, he's honoring him on the biggest stage: www.inquirer.com/phillies/dau...
"Varshy, I love it when I hear Daulton’s name. It makes my heart feel good."
"Daulton" in this case is Daulton Varsho, CF for Toronto.
He's named after Darren Daulton. Now, he's honoring him on the biggest stage: www.inquirer.com/phillies/dau...
As I wrote Wednesday @theixsports.bsky.social: “I’ll make it simple for you: the only thing that actually matters out of this week is whether or not the two sides agree to an extension to keep bargaining, and almost everyone around the league believes they will.” www.theixsports.com/features/how...
How Philadelphia's WNBA team can close the sports fan gap - The IX Sports
How Philadelphia's WNBA team can close the sports fan gap — Erin Batth talks Providence all in Basketball Wednesday with Howard Megdal.
www.theixsports.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:49 AM
As I wrote Wednesday @theixsports.bsky.social: “I’ll make it simple for you: the only thing that actually matters out of this week is whether or not the two sides agree to an extension to keep bargaining, and almost everyone around the league believes they will.” www.theixsports.com/features/how...
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Skye Belker's dream to play for the German national team almost got stuck in someone's junk email folder.
But luckily, that email got rescued, and the Princeton guard put on a Germany uniform for the first time this summer. Read more @pawprinceton.bsky.social:
But luckily, that email got rescued, and the Princeton guard put on a Germany uniform for the first time this summer. Read more @pawprinceton.bsky.social:
Skye Belker ’27 Aims to Apply Summer Experience in Germany as a Backcourt Leader for Princeton
NASA’s new IMAP mission, London’s big data detective, AI challenges in the classroom.
paw.princeton.edu
October 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Skye Belker's dream to play for the German national team almost got stuck in someone's junk email folder.
But luckily, that email got rescued, and the Princeton guard put on a Germany uniform for the first time this summer. Read more @pawprinceton.bsky.social:
But luckily, that email got rescued, and the Princeton guard put on a Germany uniform for the first time this summer. Read more @pawprinceton.bsky.social:
Don’t miss this.
Our @stephaniekaloi.bsky.social spoke with Vanderbilt coach Shea Ralph and her mother, Marsha Lake, about the ever-changing landscape of #NCAAW ahead of the team's trip to Paris.
Vanderbilt's Women's Basketball Program Carries Dual Legacies
The Vanderbilt Commodores benefit from the wisdom of coach Shea Ralph and her mother, former North Carolina player Marsha Lake
www.thenexthoops.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Don’t miss this.
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In Basketball Wednesday, our @howardmegdal.bsky.social explores what Philly's #WNBA team can learn from how the Sixers exist in town. Plus a conversation with Providence head coach Erin Batth www.theixsports.com/features/how...
How Philadelphia's WNBA team can close the sports fan gap - The IX Sports
How Philadelphia's WNBA team can close the sports fan gap — Erin Batth talks Providence all in Basketball Wednesday with Howard Megdal.
www.theixsports.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
In Basketball Wednesday, our @howardmegdal.bsky.social explores what Philly's #WNBA team can learn from how the Sixers exist in town. Plus a conversation with Providence head coach Erin Batth www.theixsports.com/features/how...
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Lia Smith, transgender student athlete at Middlebury College, died to suicide last week after being banned from participating in competition.
A somber piece by @alyssaur.bsky.social describes how she's being remembered by her friends and family.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
A somber piece by @alyssaur.bsky.social describes how she's being remembered by her friends and family.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Transgender Student-Athlete Lia Smith Remembered as a Friend and Fierce Advocate — Assigned
Lia Smith, a 21-year-old trans student-athlete in Vermont, took her own life last week. Her friends, family and community mourn, and remember her as a bright young woman who spoke on behalf of her com...
www.assignedmedia.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Lia Smith, transgender student athlete at Middlebury College, died to suicide last week after being banned from participating in competition.
A somber piece by @alyssaur.bsky.social describes how she's being remembered by her friends and family.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
A somber piece by @alyssaur.bsky.social describes how she's being remembered by her friends and family.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Wrote this about Shohei Ohtani in February 2021 for @baseballprospectus.com. Holds up pretty well! www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/arti...
Angels Are Ready To Let Shohei Ohtani "Take Off and Fly" | Baseball Prospectus
Joe Maddon understands that winning doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy yourself along the way.
www.baseballprospectus.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Wrote this about Shohei Ohtani in February 2021 for @baseballprospectus.com. Holds up pretty well! www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/arti...
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In this edition of Golf Thursday, take a look at which teams have the best chance to win the 2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown.
Team Thailand seeking International Crown title defense - The IX Sports
In this edition of Golf Thursday, take a look at which teams have the best chance to win the 2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown.
www.theixsports.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
In this edition of Golf Thursday, take a look at which teams have the best chance to win the 2025 Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown.
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@juliekliegman.com’s “Mind Game” takes an inside look at elite athletes’ struggles with mental illness.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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