Richard Deitsch
@richarddeitsch.bsky.social
Father of twins; fan of Toronto, NYC and Buffalo; Writer for The Athletic; host of Sports Media Podcast; part of two countries 🇨🇦🇺🇸
The things you find during Fall cleaning.
November 16, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The things you find during Fall cleaning.
I am legit surprised at the difference in first place votes between Vogt and Schneider. Both worthy. Thought it would be much closer.
November 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I am legit surprised at the difference in first place votes between Vogt and Schneider. Both worthy. Thought it would be much closer.
Love the honesty here.
November 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Love the honesty here.
This is interesting from Nielsen.
The 10 most-watched college football teams for the 2025 season:
The 10 most-watched college football teams for the 2025 season:
October 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This is interesting from Nielsen.
The 10 most-watched college football teams for the 2025 season:
The 10 most-watched college football teams for the 2025 season:
This is an incredible television stat.
October 30, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This is an incredible television stat.
October 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Sports on the front page today:
October 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Sports on the front page today:
NEWS: Bo Bichette makes the World Series roster for the Blue Jays.
October 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
NEWS: Bo Bichette makes the World Series roster for the Blue Jays.
The WNBA postseason increases five percent over last year.
That's a good number with no Caitlin playing and a Finals sweep.
That's a good number with no Caitlin playing and a Finals sweep.
October 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The WNBA postseason increases five percent over last year.
That's a good number with no Caitlin playing and a Finals sweep.
That's a good number with no Caitlin playing and a Finals sweep.
The cover of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED from 47 years ago today.
The more things change, the more things...
The more things change, the more things...
October 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The cover of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED from 47 years ago today.
The more things change, the more things...
The more things change, the more things...
Here is when Inside The NBA will be on during the NBA regular season.
October 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Here is when Inside The NBA will be on during the NBA regular season.
Very fortunate to be there. Was some kind of atmosphere.
October 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Very fortunate to be there. Was some kind of atmosphere.
Tip off was 9:30 PM ET.
This is a very strong number.
This is a very strong number.
October 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Tip off was 9:30 PM ET.
This is a very strong number.
This is a very strong number.
ESPN PR dropping the "Beating the competition....." ad copy here.
October 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
ESPN PR dropping the "Beating the competition....." ad copy here.
I remain a sucker for sports landing on the front of a print newspaper. Nice job, @thestar.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I remain a sucker for sports landing on the front of a print newspaper. Nice job, @thestar.com
My family bought tickets in February for this game thinking it would be the day to say goodbye to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Instead, we got to see a division title. Blind luck.
Instead, we got to see a division title. Blind luck.
September 28, 2025 at 11:08 PM
My family bought tickets in February for this game thinking it would be the day to say goodbye to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Instead, we got to see a division title. Blind luck.
Instead, we got to see a division title. Blind luck.
The @espnpr.bsky.social shade here on the competition is delicious.
Back in the day, Fox Sports PR and ESPN PR used to throw haymakers at each other — often filtered through USA Today.
Back in the day, Fox Sports PR and ESPN PR used to throw haymakers at each other — often filtered through USA Today.
September 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The @espnpr.bsky.social shade here on the competition is delicious.
Back in the day, Fox Sports PR and ESPN PR used to throw haymakers at each other — often filtered through USA Today.
Back in the day, Fox Sports PR and ESPN PR used to throw haymakers at each other — often filtered through USA Today.
The first round of the WNBA playoffs are up 123 percent from 2023. Not a misprint.
They are down 15 percent from last year (1.1M)
So what does that tell you?
It tells you they miss ratings unicorn Caitlin Clark, for sure.
But also the growth of the WNBA continues.
Longterm: 🔼🔼🔼
They are down 15 percent from last year (1.1M)
So what does that tell you?
It tells you they miss ratings unicorn Caitlin Clark, for sure.
But also the growth of the WNBA continues.
Longterm: 🔼🔼🔼
September 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The first round of the WNBA playoffs are up 123 percent from 2023. Not a misprint.
They are down 15 percent from last year (1.1M)
So what does that tell you?
It tells you they miss ratings unicorn Caitlin Clark, for sure.
But also the growth of the WNBA continues.
Longterm: 🔼🔼🔼
They are down 15 percent from last year (1.1M)
So what does that tell you?
It tells you they miss ratings unicorn Caitlin Clark, for sure.
But also the growth of the WNBA continues.
Longterm: 🔼🔼🔼
They went all-in. Respect.
September 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
They went all-in. Respect.
The NFL Today absolutely crushed the intro for its throwback show. The graphics are on point and props to Ian Eagle and JJ Watt for playing along on the remote.
September 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The NFL Today absolutely crushed the intro for its throwback show. The graphics are on point and props to Ian Eagle and JJ Watt for playing along on the remote.
For those interested, the WNBA MVP raw voting. It wasn't close.
September 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
For those interested, the WNBA MVP raw voting. It wasn't close.