Alex Prewitt

The Athletic Welcomes New Colleagues | The New York Times Company We’re excited to announce the hiring of several Washington Post journalists as The Athletic expands its coverage of the Commanders, launches a new Nationals beat and adds to its growing roster of…

The Athletic is hiring Barry Svrluga, Adam Kilgore, Candace Buckner, Ava Wallace, Spencer Nusbaum and Jason Murray www.nytco.com/press/the-at...

Getting 'Em Next Time On diapers, writing and baseball.

On diapers, writing and baseball — from a new dad who can’t believe how lucky he is: open.substack.com/pub/colleges...

What We Loved About Dan McQuade | Defector Today is Dan McQuade’s funeral. To celebrate our friend, we wanted to give the people he worked with a place to explain what they loved so much about him. If you would like to support Dan’s widow Jan,...

What we loved about Dan McQuade:

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.

Democracy dies in oligarchy.

Pivoting my national newspaper to fash opinion sludge and some AI-related handwaving, on account of economic headwinds and also because neither I nor anyone in my cohort of elites knows how to read.

I expected the cuts would be bad but I'm honestly stunned and sickened seeing how many great journalists the Washington Post just lost. People who nailed huge investigations, documented war zones, exposed horrific crimes, dropped all at once for failures they did not cause.

It was such a joy to work in @postsports.bsky.social. Just an absolute gift. I was so so so lucky to have been a part of this place, and so so so lucky to work with these lovely, kind, clever, incredible people. This was the dream.

(uh also If you need an editor, please do holler.)

I am so angry on behalf of everyone axed by the cretinous turds running the Washington Post today. The best sports section in America. A glittering international crew. It's the ruination of a precious thing by a principle-free rich man, and it makes me sick to my stomach.

Well, turns out this was my last story for The Washington Post, 2,011 bylines later.

For nine years, it was a dream in every sense of the word, no matter how many of the company's leaders tried to make it otherwise. Thanks for being part of the ride.

The guy who owns Amazon shutting down the books section of the Washington Post is beyond parody

Crestfallen and f$&@ furious about the closure as we know it of @postsports.bsky.social by an indifferent, compromised owner and a failing publisher — a dept of Povich and Boswell, Wilbon and Kornheiser, Gildea and Sheinin, of poets, authors, Hall of Famers and Pulitzer finalists. A terrible day.

Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests

sports coverage is not about box scores anymore. it's about power and politics and corruption and sovereign wealth and real estate and the use of taxpayer money and the most publicized labor disputes in the country and yes, sometimes about ball go in hoop

Dan McQuade, 1983–2026 | Defector Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his…

Dan McQuade, 1983–2026: defector.com/dan-mcquade-...

Designing sports has been the highlight of my time at The Washington Post and I would be devastated if I was no longer able to do that. It was my dream to work here and I've been lucky to do that for the past 9 years.

I felt inspired to share some of my fav pages #SaveThePost

Federal agent secured gun from Minn. man before fatal shooting, videos show A Washington Post analysis of videos sheds light on the encounter that left 37-year-old Alex Pretti dead.

My @washingtonpost.com colleagues worked round the clock this weekend to expose the truth of what's happening in Minneapolis and bring urgent weather news to millions facing dangerous cold and snow.

If you value this work, tell Jeff Bezos to #SaveThePost
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Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.) But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp. Despite how difficult this job can be, I am proud to be a foreign correspondent at The Washington Post.

Proud to work with the @washingtonpost.com's fearless international reporters. They're the heart of this newsroom, and we'd understand our world less without them. #SaveThePost

and now back to the doom

What Does A Great Trans Athlete Deserve? | Defector Once every week or two, I swim molasses-slow laps at the YMCA. I’ve been on something of a fitness journey this year, testing out different forms of exercise to see what sticks—what feels the least to...

Hi! I wrote a thing about swimming and trans athletes and [*checks notes*] Santana for @defector.com, would mean a lot if you give it a read

What Does A Great Trans Athlete Deserve? | Defector Once every week or two, I swim molasses-slow laps at the YMCA. I’ve been on something of a fitness journey this year, testing out different forms of exercise to see what sticks—what feels the least to...

Julie Kliegman in Defector on swimming, inclusion, and the "fairness" wedge. defector.com/what-does-a-...

Senators captain Brady Tkachuk seeks own NHL path as brother Matthew’s stardom soars Tkachuk hopes to lead Ottawa back to the playoffs for the second consecutive year — and to build his own NHL legacy.

“I hate to be saying this here in front of him…everything that he’s accomplished is something that is all motivation to me.”

My feature story on Brady Tkachuk, and charting his own path. @theathletic.com

www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

The NHL's newest team is in a legal dispute with a hockey bag company.

Unpacking Mammoth vs. Mammoth, with stuff from the various court filings. ⤵️⤵️⤵️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/668...

The NHL can wait. This Blackhawks prospect is chasing his high school football dreams West, a first-round pick in June's draft, is playing out his final season as Edina High School's quarterback before focusing on hockey.

Mason West and the Blackhawks have high hopes in time about his hockey future. For now, he’s putting the finishing touches on his high school football career: www.nytimes.com/athletic/art...

For retiring NHL players, ceremonial contracts offer a one-day 'victory lap'

“You really get at a loss for words, but I think that’s what makes those kinds of things special for everybody.”

A look at NHL‬⁩ players who re-signed so they could retire, reunite with favorite franchise.

My story for @theathletic.com ‬⁩

www.nytimes.com/athletic/666...

As Hockey Canada players’ NHL return nears, how will they be embraced by their new teams? The players carry significant baggage, and signing them could come at a cost for teams that goes beyond finances.

Following their acquittal, the return to the NHL of Carter Hart and Michael McLeod seems imminent.

I visited Carolina and Vegas — the two likeliest landing spots — to see how the teams are handling the possibility.

The two trips went... differently.

My story:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...

How NHL teams can cheat the league’s new playoff salary cap system Past teams used long-term injury reserve to stash salary. GMs must find new loopholes to exploit under the new CBA.

Will NHL teams be able to cheat the league’s new playoff salary cap system? A few ways that might be possible

www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...

Can Senators owner Michael Andlauer keep the goodwill he has built in Ottawa? Senators owner Michael Andlauer spoke to The Athletic about his team's new arena deal, the rising salary cap, Steve Staios and more.

As Michael Andlauer enters Season 3 of his ownership tenure, his #Sens are trending upward and his approval rating is high. But challenges remain.

“It is tough being a small market, I’m not going to lie. But it’s a passion for me…”

@theathletic.com

My feature:

www.nytimes.com/athletic/655...

It’s Player Tiers Day.

We talked to more sources than ever to come up with the top 150 NHL players for 2025-26.

It’s interesting, I promise.

⤵️⤵️⤵️

www.nytimes.com/athletic/659...