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College hoops game in which the winning team hit a school-record 18 three-pointers. TV guy to losing coach: "Coach, were the three-pointers the killer?"

AD Isn't there room for both in journalism? Isn't our profession big enough to both speak power to truth and to tell fun stories about nice old men?

A thought ... maybe this isn't just about Buckley, or the readers in Boston, or even what we think about it. Maybe a gay kid in Boston who's getting the crap beat out of him at home or school because his parents know or think he's gay will read this and see a positive role model at a major...

Re: Giant and mostly bad news in Gannett world At my old shop, I've heard that along with 1st quarter furloughs, there is a demand for every reporter to do four major "watchdog" projects a year. So, do a lot more work in a lot less time. So glad I left.

FWIW, Whitlock is crushing this story and Thompson on Twitter today. Calling it Mitch Albom-level schlock. I loved the story myself. Just wanted to point out Whitlock's take.

When I interned at the News years ago, they had a bunch of writers talk to us once a week about the business. Kelley was one of them. He gave the best piece of column advice I've ever heard. "Don't write what you think. Write what you know." Words to live by. RIP to one of the greats.

Frantic said it best ... as a public figure, Leach has a steep hill to climb because he has to show that ESPN acted with actual malice. That they knew what they were reporting was true or acted with a reckless disregard for the truth. Opinion *may* be protected. The fair comment defense allows...

I second Mizzou on parents of college players. Huge, huge source. Never underestimate, too, how much you can learn and report just by watching and observing. Being a reporter isn't just jotting down quotes from a press conference.

I covered "small" beats for my entire 10-year career. Small in quote marks because they were a big deal in my cities (my first, St. Bonaventure basketball, was followed in town with all the ferocity of any major beat). There are aspects to it I really liked. It's nice not to be a faceless...

Michael Vick is playing incredible football right now. He's playing as well as anybody in the NFL. Doesn't mean I'm going to cheer for him. I'm not at all objective about this. Intellectually, I agree with everything Ryan's said. He's served his time, paid his debt to society, all that. I know...

My Bills looked ... respectable today. I'll take it!

Different strokes, I guess. My productivity was shot the heck yesterday when I realized it was FJM day on Deadspin. I don't agree with everything they write. I'm not as much of a stat-head as they are. But I do love how they puncture the reflexive thinking and writing that too many of the...

He can be a clown on TV, but this is a spectacular and poignant column. As someone who lost a friend to suicide several years ago, it hits home.

That made me weep with joy.

Wolv the question was something like "In Airplane, Roger Murdoch says he has to drag what former UCLA center up and down the court." It was Walton. Kareem missed it ... even though it was his line in the flick. Greatest Jeopardy moment ever.