Emma Baccellieri

Thrilled as ever to be exercising my constitutional right not to engage in Savannah Bananas discourse

Quite fond of Cheryl Reeve’s disdain for the in-game interview

truly no one doing it like them (only-semi-derogatory)

You know, as so much of daily life has become increasingly optimized for efficiency, I've come to really appreciate a weird trade deadline strategy. Getting to say "Huh! Andrew Chafin! Okay then!"... an experience to savor.

Alec Baldwin talks his love for 'Peanuts' and the 'immeasurable' effects of his trial Alec Baldwin says the year since his trial ended has been a lot better than the years before it. The actor spoke to The Associated Press at San Diego’s Comic-Con International, where he was part of a ...

A Truly Sad Week in America, Plus the 2005 NBA Redraftables

Wait Wait came up in this convo!!! Only three offers she wanted to make a point of accepting after winning the Nobel — throwing out a first pitch for the Red Sox, going on Wait Wait, and becoming an adviser for the WNBPA

In Search of Equity, WNBA Players Have a Nobel Laureate on Their Side Harvard economist Claudia Goldin, who focuses on the role of women in the American economy, has been advising the WNBPA in its CBA negotiations.

Spent a bit of time at the WNBA All-Star Game chatting with a new basketball fan: Harvard economist Claudia Goldin, who has been advising the WNBA players in their labor negotiations, part of a more robust strategy this year from the union

How the Hot Pink Haze of StudBudz Took Over WNBA All-Star Weekend A neon pink cloud rolled toward me, illuminating the dimly lit Indianapolis convention center in which I stood. Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman, dressed

Clare Brennan on the best part of WNBA All-Star: The madcap joy of StudBudz, “an unflinching, all-access pass into what has long been the league’s essence”

Really good part of the swing-off is reading between the lines of the selections to figure out which players have already gotten out of uniform and / or gotten out of the ballpark

Home run robbery kid is my new favorite player. Put him in the all star game.

A lot of changes I would suggest for this Derby broadcast, tbh, but an easy one is identifying who the players chose to pitch!

2025 MLB Draft rankings: Top 30 players in class, including Eli Willits, Kade Anderson, Ethan Holliday, more Baseball's 2025 MLB Draft kicks off on Sunday night

You know who else had Eli Willits at No. 1? @rjandersonwrites.com did 🤠

A Welcome Soda: McDonald's Diet Coke baby's first rodeo

I have not done a full investigation but I did riff on this topic for my very first post! (you’re so right, it’s the best)

completely logical imo

The truth is out there

Maris Kreizman and Josh Gondelman Talk Partnership, Hope and Life Together | All Of It | WNYC Maris Kreizman and her husband, comedian Josh Gondelman, join us together to talk about different approaches to hope and optimism, and how they make their partnership fun and fulfilling.

I got to go on the radio with @maris.bsky.social and it was so fun to hear her be a brilliant interviewee from two feet away! (I also listen in on her phone interviews for her book because she’s so smart and charming!!!)

🚨 @ Ladies... he's full-time... now's your chance 🚨

steve nash / dwight howard lakers on the cover of sports illustrated with "now this is going to be fun"

this was the first cover ever handled by the editor who hired me so now we've come full-circle

Fever and Bonner Heading for a Breakup? Here’s What We Know According to multiple league sources, DeWanna Bonner has no interest in returning to play for the Indiana Fever.

oh, not the current cover (Cooper Flagg is fine! at least as far as I know), but the WNBA issue last month with the Fever frontofficesports.com/fever-and-bo...

You know, say what you will about the decline of print media, but the SI cover curse has proved shockingly durable!

hah I read a James Garfield book last year that I loved and realized I knew nothing about Arthur so I had to keep going!

At the St. Nicholas, 322 servants catered to a thousand guests. In the hotel's mirrored dining room, diners could choose from 2 soups, 2 kinds of fish, 10 boiled dishes, 9 roast dishes, 6 relishes, 17 entrees, 3 cold dishes, 5 varieties of game, 13 vegeta-bles, 7 pastries, and 7 types of fruit.

Reading a biography of Chester Arthur and thinking about I Think You Should Leave

The WNBA’s Officiating Problem Is Bigger Than Caitlin Clark The league’s refereeing issue goes beyond one player or one game. It’s about the need for better and more consistent calls across the W.

NBA referees are salaried employees of the league. WNBA referees are paid by the game and generally work college games in the winter. The NBA issues a Last Two Minute report and has off-site replay review. The WNBA has neither. On a longtime structural issue that has been brewing for a long time:

SI’s @emmabaccellieri.bsky.social talks about her Indiana Fever story & their accelerated timeline in search of a title, why she’d love to write about Cheryl Reeve, the women’s hoops book she’s working on with Jordan Robinson, and her soda Substack side-quest.

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oh my gosh congrats!!! 💖

even his power has its limits

Getting a new understanding of the powers of the papacy here

oh man, I'm so sorry, what an incredible run

rooftop view

author of the tweet (woman with brown wavy hair wearing sunglasses)

Reaching new highs tonight in the category of “beautiful night to sit on a roof with a beer and a book” 🫡

Dave McKenna Insists They Have Ham Trucks In France | Defector The topic, in Defector’s internal chat, on Friday, was a ban, in the nation of France, on smoking in most outdoor spaces. How can the French—the French!—ban smoking? David Roth observed that “this fee...

Damn this put me in tears