Ben Baby
@bbaby41.bsky.social
Covers the Bengals for ESPN. IG/Threads: @bbaby41
Thought ESPN’s D’Arcy Maine did an incredible job documenting what exactly happened with Ilia Malinin’s stunner in Italy: www.espn.com/olympics/fig...
Ilia Malinin places 8th after falling twice in Olympic free skate
American sensation "Quad God" Ilia Malinin fell twice in a disastrous free skate Friday night, allowing Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov to claim a stunning gold medal.
www.espn.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Thought ESPN’s D’Arcy Maine did an incredible job documenting what exactly happened with Ilia Malinin’s stunner in Italy: www.espn.com/olympics/fig...
Big win for the owners.
Many improvements made in recent years have come after criticism from the NFLPA.
Now teams can operate without public blowback from the players.
Many improvements made in recent years have come after criticism from the NFLPA.
Now teams can operate without public blowback from the players.
February 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Big win for the owners.
Many improvements made in recent years have come after criticism from the NFLPA.
Now teams can operate without public blowback from the players.
Many improvements made in recent years have come after criticism from the NFLPA.
Now teams can operate without public blowback from the players.
Excited to be part of this panel at SMU’s Bridwell Institute in March!
We’ll talk the upcoming IndyCar race in Arlington, cricket and the economics and interest driving both sports.
www.smu.edu/cox/centers-...
We’ll talk the upcoming IndyCar race in Arlington, cricket and the economics and interest driving both sports.
www.smu.edu/cox/centers-...
February 12, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Excited to be part of this panel at SMU’s Bridwell Institute in March!
We’ll talk the upcoming IndyCar race in Arlington, cricket and the economics and interest driving both sports.
www.smu.edu/cox/centers-...
We’ll talk the upcoming IndyCar race in Arlington, cricket and the economics and interest driving both sports.
www.smu.edu/cox/centers-...
Here's how this year's free agent safety class fared in coverage this year (min. 150 snaps). Average salary per year is represented by the size of each respective point.
February 11, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Here's how this year's free agent safety class fared in coverage this year (min. 150 snaps). Average salary per year is represented by the size of each respective point.
NFL Bluesky:
How good was Julian Love for Seattle last season? Trying to get a sense of it because the numbers suggest he was far and away the best coverage safety in the league last season.
How good was Julian Love for Seattle last season? Trying to get a sense of it because the numbers suggest he was far and away the best coverage safety in the league last season.
February 10, 2026 at 9:28 PM
NFL Bluesky:
How good was Julian Love for Seattle last season? Trying to get a sense of it because the numbers suggest he was far and away the best coverage safety in the league last season.
How good was Julian Love for Seattle last season? Trying to get a sense of it because the numbers suggest he was far and away the best coverage safety in the league last season.
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New column: How the Seahawks blew out the Patriots:
・ The wrinkle Mike McDonald saved for a month and unleashed on a Pats offense that never adjusted
・The weird schematic decisions the Pats made
・The Kenneth Walker-Michael Dickson MVP debate and more!
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
・ The wrinkle Mike McDonald saved for a month and unleashed on a Pats offense that never adjusted
・The weird schematic decisions the Pats made
・The Kenneth Walker-Michael Dickson MVP debate and more!
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Super Bowl LX: How the Seahawks shut down the Patriots
The Seahawks are Super Bowl champs! Let's size up Seattle's defensive wrinkles, an explosive RB, great special teams and Sam Darnold's performance.
www.espn.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:55 PM
New column: How the Seahawks blew out the Patriots:
・ The wrinkle Mike McDonald saved for a month and unleashed on a Pats offense that never adjusted
・The weird schematic decisions the Pats made
・The Kenneth Walker-Michael Dickson MVP debate and more!
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
・ The wrinkle Mike McDonald saved for a month and unleashed on a Pats offense that never adjusted
・The weird schematic decisions the Pats made
・The Kenneth Walker-Michael Dickson MVP debate and more!
www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
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QB Drake Maye acknowledged that he received a pain-killing injection for his right throwing shoulder before Super Bowl LX.
He made it clear he was “ready to go”; at the same time this adds some context to what he was managing injury-wise.
He made it clear he was “ready to go”; at the same time this adds some context to what he was managing injury-wise.
February 9, 2026 at 4:31 AM
QB Drake Maye acknowledged that he received a pain-killing injection for his right throwing shoulder before Super Bowl LX.
He made it clear he was “ready to go”; at the same time this adds some context to what he was managing injury-wise.
He made it clear he was “ready to go”; at the same time this adds some context to what he was managing injury-wise.
Best players in this Super Bowl, ranked:
1. Christian Gonzalez
2. Milton Williams
3. Devon Witherspoon
4. Michael Dickson
5. Jason Myers
1. Christian Gonzalez
2. Milton Williams
3. Devon Witherspoon
4. Michael Dickson
5. Jason Myers
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Best players in this Super Bowl, ranked:
1. Christian Gonzalez
2. Milton Williams
3. Devon Witherspoon
4. Michael Dickson
5. Jason Myers
1. Christian Gonzalez
2. Milton Williams
3. Devon Witherspoon
4. Michael Dickson
5. Jason Myers
Has anyone done a study on how a family's last name highly increases your odds of working in the NFL?
If you aren't born into the right family, getting an NFL gig feels exponentially difficult
If you aren't born into the right family, getting an NFL gig feels exponentially difficult
February 9, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Has anyone done a study on how a family's last name highly increases your odds of working in the NFL?
If you aren't born into the right family, getting an NFL gig feels exponentially difficult
If you aren't born into the right family, getting an NFL gig feels exponentially difficult
Devon Witherspoon: Two sacks, one forced fumble (returned for a TD), ZERO targets in 33 coverage snaps.
GIVE HIM THE MVP!!!!
GIVE HIM THE MVP!!!!
A notable sack for someone who has Devon Witherspoon as my Super Bowl MVP pick
February 9, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Devon Witherspoon: Two sacks, one forced fumble (returned for a TD), ZERO targets in 33 coverage snaps.
GIVE HIM THE MVP!!!!
GIVE HIM THE MVP!!!!
AI is this year's crypto
make of that what you will
make of that what you will
February 9, 2026 at 2:55 AM
AI is this year's crypto
make of that what you will
make of that what you will
Cris Collinsworth is so good, man. Thought the exact same thing about that out route. That is a dicey call.
February 9, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Cris Collinsworth is so good, man. Thought the exact same thing about that out route. That is a dicey call.
I tried to put a two-way go on my SB vote: Burrow if the Bengals won (b/c of the pressure he dealt wth) and Donald if the Rams won.
The correct answer in 56
February 9, 2026 at 2:28 AM
I tried to put a two-way go on my SB vote: Burrow if the Bengals won (b/c of the pressure he dealt wth) and Donald if the Rams won.
Cooper Kupp is going to win the second Super Bowl MVP he shouldn't have won, huh?
(I voted for Aaron Donald in SB LVI)
(I voted for Aaron Donald in SB LVI)
February 9, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Cooper Kupp is going to win the second Super Bowl MVP he shouldn't have won, huh?
(I voted for Aaron Donald in SB LVI)
(I voted for Aaron Donald in SB LVI)
If an offensive player wins Super Bowl MVP....
February 9, 2026 at 2:22 AM
If an offensive player wins Super Bowl MVP....
It is clearer and clearer that the two best teams in the NFL this season played in the NFC championship game.
February 9, 2026 at 2:13 AM
It is clearer and clearer that the two best teams in the NFL this season played in the NFC championship game.
The Patriots have been credited with TEN (10!!) quick QB pressures by Next Gen Stats.
Milton Williams has four of them.
Milton Williams has four of them.
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 AM
The Patriots have been credited with TEN (10!!) quick QB pressures by Next Gen Stats.
Milton Williams has four of them.
Milton Williams has four of them.
That is 100% a real wedding
February 9, 2026 at 1:27 AM
That is 100% a real wedding
Bro Christian Gonzalez has saved two TDs tonight.
Give him the MVP if the Patriots win.
Give him the MVP if the Patriots win.
February 9, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Bro Christian Gonzalez has saved two TDs tonight.
Give him the MVP if the Patriots win.
Give him the MVP if the Patriots win.
jk I'm dumb
Patriots get the ball to start the half
February 9, 2026 at 12:53 AM
jk I'm dumb
I know I keep talking about it, but Sam Darnold is playing out of his mind right now.
February 9, 2026 at 12:39 AM
I know I keep talking about it, but Sam Darnold is playing out of his mind right now.
This Super Bowl is just filled with jaw-dropping defensive plays.
This is great defensive ball.
This is great defensive ball.
February 9, 2026 at 12:31 AM
This Super Bowl is just filled with jaw-dropping defensive plays.
This is great defensive ball.
This is great defensive ball.
*beings to think @benjaminsolak.bsky.social's score prediction was a very good one*
February 9, 2026 at 12:27 AM
*beings to think @benjaminsolak.bsky.social's score prediction was a very good one*
CHRISTIAN GONZALEZ ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?!?!?
February 9, 2026 at 12:22 AM
CHRISTIAN GONZALEZ ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?!?!?
That's an insane way to bring a double-A gap blitz. SHEESH.
February 9, 2026 at 12:13 AM
That's an insane way to bring a double-A gap blitz. SHEESH.