Jessica Luther

Jessica Luther

@jessicawluther.com

Investigative journalist, mainly sports. Wrote a couple books. PhD in Sports Studies. Dissertation on U Texas women's bball team in the 1970s. Co-host @burnitalldownpod.com. Tall. Tired. She/Her. Austin, TX

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I know there's a lot going on but I feel it should probably be more of an above-the-fold story that members of Congress released a thoroughly documented report directly accusing the president of the United States of being a serial rapist.

McAfee sure is lucky he’s a man in sports if this is what turned him into a whiny baby; handling the criticism women get would be absolutely unbearable.

RedditCFB@redditcfb.com

The wildest part about Pat McAfee's weird comment about the University of Utah is the video that provoked it... *this* is the video that broke him:

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Had those requests been made weeks ago, or even a week ago, we might be in a different spot.

Ramona Shelburne@ramonaespn.bsky.social

While there was a lot of pressure to move the Cavs game from Thursday night to the open date on Friday… thereby creating difficult back to backs for both… or moving that game to Cleveland … from what I understand that was considered unfair and logistically next to impossible with so little notice.

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What a legacy to end your run Cathy. Giving out the finals trophy in the middle of the work day.

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like the networks have to be mad too right? they just paid a ton for the media rights and are told sorry air on a weekday morning for the most important game

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I live in Oakland, the Valkyries are in the finals in their second season, and we can't watch all the games on local channels!! Like, what?? We have to pay for a streaming service to see our team play in the finals?

uh, can't the Hawks play at 12:30pm ET

Alexa Philippou@alexaphilippou.bsky.social

BREAKING: Game 6 of the WNBA Finals will be held Thursday at 12:30pm ET at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena, sources told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. It will be a double-header with the Atlanta Hawks’ game, which will be moved to 8pm.

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what are women do they exist

Sports Reference@sports-reference.com

Tomorrow is the 33rd Sports Equinox—a day when MLB, NBA, NFL, and NHL all have games on the same day. ⚾🏀🏈🏒 Here's your schedule for a very busy Monday. 👀 See every Sports Equinox, with stats and more: https://www.sports-reference.com/friv/sports-equinox.html

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One thing about the internet is that it makes so much possible but also, it makes so much possible. So, because they can ask these students for a lot, they do.

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Lula winning is great for the planet, great for Brazil, and great for people who aren't revanchist assholes everywhere in the world, but let's not forget that it's also going to make some of the worst people on Earth extremely sad and mad. We should enjoy that, as a little treat.

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a 14 year old is the new youngest player in the history of the greek basketball league and i promise you are not prepared for just how much this professional basketball player looks like a normal ass 14 year old

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a black and white checkered flag is the opposite of a pride flag, so that makes a little bit of sense but otherwise, why HER

Dre Harrison@dreharrison.bsky.social

Sophie Cunningham on the chequered is fucking grim. Do better. #F1

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I'm at the UT/ UCLA pre-season exhibition bball game. Rematch of last year's Final Four game except two very different teams on the court than what we saw last year. Currently UT 17 - 10 UCLA, 2:45 left in the 1st.

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81 UT - 64 UCLA. FINAL Four of Texas' starters in double digits today: Vann (12), Cunningham (16), Preston (20), and Booker (21). UCLA only has two: Hunter (11) and Aarnisalo (13).

I'm at the UT/ UCLA pre-season exhibition bball game. Rematch of last year's Final Four game except two very different teams on the court than what we saw last year. Currently UT 17 - 10 UCLA, 2:45 left in the 1st.

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Excited to see Retha Swindell here today. She was the first Black female athlete at UT and still holds the all-time rebound record for UT women's ball. There are two murals of UT ball players in the Moody Center: Swindell and Durant. She's a big part of my diss on UT women's ball in the 1970s.

I'm at the UT/ UCLA pre-season exhibition bball game. Rematch of last year's Final Four game except two very different teams on the court than what we saw last year. Currently UT 17 - 10 UCLA, 2:45 left in the 1st.

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I'm at the UT/ UCLA pre-season exhibition bball game. Rematch of last year's Final Four game except two very different teams on the court than what we saw last year. Currently UT 17 - 10 UCLA, 2:45 left in the 1st.