Joshua Kloke
@joshuakloke.bsky.social
Staff writer @TheAthletic (⚽/🏒)• The Voyageurs: The Canadian Men's Soccer Team's Quest for the World Cup • Pizzaiolo-in-training
Pad taps for Joseph Woll, returning for his first Maple Leafs practice since being away from the team.
October 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Pad taps for Joseph Woll, returning for his first Maple Leafs practice since being away from the team.
Friday night Grandma pie with a purpose: Pep, bacon, sausage, house roasted reds and the seven-year-old’s introduction to The Simpsons and Toronto Blue Jays World Series-bound coach Don Mattingly.
October 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Friday night Grandma pie with a purpose: Pep, bacon, sausage, house roasted reds and the seven-year-old’s introduction to The Simpsons and Toronto Blue Jays World Series-bound coach Don Mattingly.
Go Cubs Go: two Chicago cracker-thin tavern style wheels tonight.
Pep (straight from Hamtown hey) with Anaheim and jalapeño peppers (straight from the garden hey), then sausage, onion and mushroom all ripped off in red wine and bacon fat.
Pep (straight from Hamtown hey) with Anaheim and jalapeño peppers (straight from the garden hey), then sausage, onion and mushroom all ripped off in red wine and bacon fat.
October 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Go Cubs Go: two Chicago cracker-thin tavern style wheels tonight.
Pep (straight from Hamtown hey) with Anaheim and jalapeño peppers (straight from the garden hey), then sausage, onion and mushroom all ripped off in red wine and bacon fat.
Pep (straight from Hamtown hey) with Anaheim and jalapeño peppers (straight from the garden hey), then sausage, onion and mushroom all ripped off in red wine and bacon fat.
Friday night New York style: Three-day dough, sauce from those San Marzanos in the back, pep, backyard Anaheims, jalapeños and basil with a hot honey driz.
This ruled, so hard.
This ruled, so hard.
September 26, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Friday night New York style: Three-day dough, sauce from those San Marzanos in the back, pep, backyard Anaheims, jalapeños and basil with a hot honey driz.
This ruled, so hard.
This ruled, so hard.
Mid-summer focus group question: Based off recent results, which style should I focus on from here until training camp?
Classic Neapolitan in the outdoor oven? Hybrid Chicago tavern/New Haven thin and crispy both indoor and outdoor? Or a chewy, Buffalo-style slab indoor?
Classic Neapolitan in the outdoor oven? Hybrid Chicago tavern/New Haven thin and crispy both indoor and outdoor? Or a chewy, Buffalo-style slab indoor?
July 20, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Mid-summer focus group question: Based off recent results, which style should I focus on from here until training camp?
Classic Neapolitan in the outdoor oven? Hybrid Chicago tavern/New Haven thin and crispy both indoor and outdoor? Or a chewy, Buffalo-style slab indoor?
Classic Neapolitan in the outdoor oven? Hybrid Chicago tavern/New Haven thin and crispy both indoor and outdoor? Or a chewy, Buffalo-style slab indoor?
Of note: Jesse Marsch spent nearly 10 minutes pre-training today having a focused conversation with Daniel Jebbison.
Jebbison struggled in his first #CANMNT start but by all accounts, Marsch is committed to working with and developing the forward through the Gold Cup.
Jebbison struggled in his first #CANMNT start but by all accounts, Marsch is committed to working with and developing the forward through the Gold Cup.
June 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Of note: Jesse Marsch spent nearly 10 minutes pre-training today having a focused conversation with Daniel Jebbison.
Jebbison struggled in his first #CANMNT start but by all accounts, Marsch is committed to working with and developing the forward through the Gold Cup.
Jebbison struggled in his first #CANMNT start but by all accounts, Marsch is committed to working with and developing the forward through the Gold Cup.
Meet Gabriele Biancheri: the 18-year-old Manchester United youth forward who could choose Canada over Wales ahead of the World Cup. @theathleticfc.bsky.social #CanMNT
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6402601/2025/06/04/gabriele-biancheri-canada-manchester-united-wales-italy/
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6402601/2025/06/04/gabriele-biancheri-canada-manchester-united-wales-italy/
June 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Meet Gabriele Biancheri: the 18-year-old Manchester United youth forward who could choose Canada over Wales ahead of the World Cup. @theathleticfc.bsky.social #CanMNT
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6402601/2025/06/04/gabriele-biancheri-canada-manchester-united-wales-italy/
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6402601/2025/06/04/gabriele-biancheri-canada-manchester-united-wales-italy/
Cross between New Haven and NYC-style tonight: Ezzo cupped pep, bacon, jalapeños and banana peppers from last year’s garden.
May 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Cross between New Haven and NYC-style tonight: Ezzo cupped pep, bacon, jalapeños and banana peppers from last year’s garden.
Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews on whether he'd like a boost for his team at the trade deadline:
March 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews on whether he'd like a boost for his team at the trade deadline:
How did a soft-spoken kid who loved reading about astronomy go from a Vancouver hockey “outsider” to a 19-year-old in the Leafs opening night lineup?
This is the Fraser Minten story: theathletic.com/4948185/2023/1…
This is the Fraser Minten story: theathletic.com/4948185/2023/1…
October 11, 2023 at 12:06 PM
How did a soft-spoken kid who loved reading about astronomy go from a Vancouver hockey “outsider” to a 19-year-old in the Leafs opening night lineup?
This is the Fraser Minten story: theathletic.com/4948185/2023/1…
This is the Fraser Minten story: theathletic.com/4948185/2023/1…