Ryan Halloran, Ph.D.

Joel Embiid sees you In what he's calling his "most important" offseason, Joel Embiid responds to his critics.

One of the most affecting pieces of sports journalism I’ve ever read. Finely paints a portrait of Embiid that’s so honest and moving. Incredible read from Dotun Akintoye

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As a Flyers fan, I don’t think I’ve ever seen Philadelphia win a shootout before

Not only did Kyle Schwarber save America, he saved us from seeing Pete Alonso swing again

ChatGPT Now Has PhD-Level Intelligence, and the Poor Personal Choices to Prove It “If you look at the trajectory of improvement, systems like GPT-3 were maybe toddler-level intelligence… and then systems like GPT-4 are more like ...

"Although the new ChatGPT is more intelligent than ever, it also has debilitating impostor syndrome. So, if it appears to be in the process of overthrowing the human race, simply tell it, 'Hey, did you hear that Google Gemini got tenure?'"
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The funniest running gag, of course, is England’s inability to win the World Cup

Canadian NHL teams’ inability to win the Stanley Cup in a generation is the 2nd funniest running gag in all pro sports

John Kruk is a national treasure

Jordan Romano and Jeff Hoffman trending in different directions recently must make Dombroski feel good

Fascinating read and a really cool little story about the power of the intertwining of Catholicism and sports!

Prevost choosing the papal name Leo implies we might get an encyclical titled “Rerum Novarum II: Unions Strike Back”

As a scholar of American Catholicism, seeing a US citizen become the Pope is the kind of historical event I *DO* want to live through

Phillies hitting with RISP: like mixing water and oil

Excited to discover my proposal for #SBLAAR25 has been accepted! Join me in Boston to learn more about Simone Biles, her GOATness, & Catholicism’s influence on her greatness. Hope to see you in November!

Woah, Hana. Woah. All I wanted to do was help people write letters. I didn't harvest their souls for training data.

illiteracy is a genuine problem

Jalen Hurts got benched in the National championship game.
He didn’t complain. Just balled out.
Critics said he wouldn’t make it as a NFL quarterback. He didn’t complain. Just balled out.
Now he’s a Super Bowl MVP.

Jalen Hurts: Super Bowl champion & MVP! Haters in shambles

Philadelphia Eagles: Super Bowl LIX champions, Dynasty-destroyers

The Eagles committed to Jalen Hurts.
And Jalen Hurts rewarded them.

A reminder that bleeding green is a religious act. Haters be damned. No one likes us, we don’t care! Go Birds! 🦅

Young Eagles fans are used to winning. Veteran fans wonder if they’ve suffered enough. Ahead of a third Super Bowl in 7 years, the kids are asking when it’s time to go to Broad Street again.

“I almost feel like you should have to sit through some misery before feeling the joy,” said @sheilkapadia.bsky.social, the host of the Ringer’s Philly Special.

3 Super Bowls in 7 years?

“You really could go the rest of your life without seeing this happen again.” www.inquirer.com/eagles/super...

Also we can’t lose track of the fact that the early years of the Patriots dynasty coincided with the Red Sox breaking the curse and instantly going from darling underdogs to tremendously annoying.

Catholicism and sports, in service of a Birds victory. Quality content #GoBirds🦅

hoolie wooder

one thing i’m stuck on is this idea that “masculine” energy means license to act like a chud in public, as opposed to more traditional notions of public masculinity, such as those that put a premium on the performance of integrity, honesty, honor and generosity.

Wild Card Win ✅

BetMGM | #FlyEaglesFly

A photo of Dallas Goedert spiking the ball with a score in white text at the bottom that says "Eagles 22, Packers 10."

The Eagles are moving on 🦅

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