Justin McWhirter

Did UConn break Hugh Freeze three years ago? Never been the same since losing at the Rent. I'm not saying Lane Kiffin was thinking this when the UConn-Ole Miss series was canceled, but I'm also not not saying that.

Would Mick Cronin and Brian Kelly being angry short tempered coaches at Cincinnati together, and ending up as angry short tempered coaches at UCLA together be the funniest plot line for a 1970's style "fish out of water" buddy sitcoms?

Portland is so peaceful Republicans had to go all the way to South America to find photos from years ago for their bad memes.

It's a White Out at Penn State who wear dark blue. How is Oregon not wearing electric neon yellow? Plain whites are so dull. I blame the B1G Ten for this.

#SeeYouOnTheOtherSide

Conference realignment totally ruining the Papal States-Kingdom of the Two Sicilies rivalry

Regular reminder how dumb UCLA's logo is that the c, l, and a are lowercase. You're an institution of higher education. Learn what a proper noun is!

For UConn, is Oklahoma its weirdest post-season "rival"?:
Fiesta Bowl
WBB National Title Game
Baseball Regional Game 7
You never think UConn-OU playing in any sport, yet they've met in a bunch of very high profile games. (plus some weird MBB and WBB home-and-homes back in the day)

My annual plea when talking about bubble teams, stop saying "they control their own destiny". Destiny is a preordained future, meaning it is literally uncontrollable. #WordNerd

The Charter of 1662 laid out Connecticut's land claim (what became the Western Reserve) all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Thus, UConn football to the Pac-12 makes geographic sense.

If you fired the coach for physically assaulting a player, maybe keep away from highlighting the time he let his anger get the best of him and become physically violent.

Go Profs!

The spineless cowardice of the NCAA's anti-trans swerve A decade ago, the NCAA stood up on trans issues. Now that trans people are under attack, they've given in to bigots.

in 2016, Charlie Baker and the NCAA took pro-trans stances. In 2025, they instantly gave in to transphobia to stay on the good side of Trump and Congress.

In doing so, they've helped give cover to all the other anti-trans garbage these bigots will try to pull.

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New year new stickers. Yes... ha ha ha... Yes! @sickoscommittee.org

UConn's last two bowl wins were over a flagship university from Carolina in a stadium built pre-great depression in a city starting with B where they dominated most of the game not allowing any offensive points until the fourth quarter. All I'm saying is UConn's going to the Fiesta Bowl next season

Is this the first step to getting Netflix to broadcast the unrecognized countries world cup?

The way UConn keeps beating the best Gonzaga and SDSU teams over the past 3 years, the only one who's destroyed West Coast sports more is Larry Scott

It has been 12 years since 20 children and six educators were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.

To learn more about the loved ones taken, visit mysandyhookfamily.org

Rich Rod back at WVU. Schiano back at Rutgers. Edsall came back. There's a Brohm leading UL. When Kelly gets fired by LSU and gets rehired at Cincy does that automatically reboot the return of Big East football like finishing a game of Jumanji? #BringItBack @sickoscommittee.org

William Randolph Hearst to the Spanish Empire after the Maine blows up in Havana harbor.

If @misterhotballs.bsky.social was pumped about DePaul, imagine how excited he'll be in just 11 more spots

I'll be one of 65 authors at this year's event. Stop by OHS to pick up a copy of "A Good Place to Die" as well as books from other amazing local authors of all genres.

Roombaz Napier

These NBA Cup courts are clearly intellectual property infringement against the Pittsburgh Pisces.

YouTube video by KOIN 6 Local author releases new noir book

Thank you to KOIN and AM Extra for having me on to talk about my new book, hard-boiled noir, and why Portland is such a perfect setting for a genre like that. After all the years working behind the camera was certainly a little weird being in front of it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x4g...

Finally an A-10 team that's actually in the Atlantic.

The winningest head coach in college basketball history…

GENO AURIEMMA.

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www.nytimes.com/athletic/593...

It'll age me but Brian Fair. The guy never seemed to miss from 3.

The ancient ACC rivalry of Syracuse-Cal has been bumped off the CW in Portland, replaced by Big Sky Banger of PSU-Montana. It's like a @sickoscommittee.bsky.social fever dream all happening at once.

I've been selected to take part in this year's gathering of local Oregon authors for the "Holiday Cheer" event at the Oregon Historical Society. Come meet dozens of local authors on December 3rd from Noon-4PM and buy the newest collection of books published in 2023, including The Shabu Ghost.