Brendan Quinn
@bfquinn.bsky.social
I write stuff for The Athletic
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/brendan-quinn/
Detroit, via Philadelphia
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Brendan Quinn
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· Oct 29
Matt Berninger traded his notebook for a baseball. And the words kept coming
For The National’s frontman, the way forward was written on rawhide.
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A new story I'm pretty pumped to share. It's about words, and our pastime, and changing your traumas by changing your patterns.
On Matt Berninger, and the baseballs of writing:
On Matt Berninger, and the baseballs of writing:
A year ago, Jamie Anderson was cozy on the couch, snuggled up with her toddler, far removed from pro snowboarding, and relatively at peace with her career being over. She had a second child in April.
And now? Anderson is on the verge of her fourth Olympics.
Badass ✔️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/695...
And now? Anderson is on the verge of her fourth Olympics.
Badass ✔️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/695...
Jamie Anderson had every reason to pass on these Olympics. She's going for it anyway
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January 9, 2026 at 3:26 PM
A year ago, Jamie Anderson was cozy on the couch, snuggled up with her toddler, far removed from pro snowboarding, and relatively at peace with her career being over. She had a second child in April.
And now? Anderson is on the verge of her fourth Olympics.
Badass ✔️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/695...
And now? Anderson is on the verge of her fourth Olympics.
Badass ✔️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/695...
This is going to be an apocalyptically awesome ending
January 9, 2026 at 4:04 AM
This is going to be an apocalyptically awesome ending
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One year after the LA Wildfires destroyed his community, Lakers coach JJ Redick talked about those 12 months to @theathletic.com and the lessons in optimism, resilience and grief he’s seen and lived. www.nytimes.com/athletic/695...
Lakers’ JJ Redick reflects on ‘resilience’ and loss a year after Los Angeles wildfires
"The first 10 days, you're devastated," Redick said. "You're in shock and you're just trying to function in some ways."
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January 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
One year after the LA Wildfires destroyed his community, Lakers coach JJ Redick talked about those 12 months to @theathletic.com and the lessons in optimism, resilience and grief he’s seen and lived. www.nytimes.com/athletic/695...
what you need today is to read Marcus Thompson on figure skater Ilia Malinin.
"The ice yields nothing for free. Malinin prefers paying."
www.nytimes.com/athletic/694...
"The ice yields nothing for free. Malinin prefers paying."
www.nytimes.com/athletic/694...
For Ilia Malinin, figure skating’s ‘Quad God,’ all that’s left is Olympic superstardom
The 21-year-old American has shattered records and reset what's possible in the sport. Now he's ready to become a household name.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:06 PM
what you need today is to read Marcus Thompson on figure skater Ilia Malinin.
"The ice yields nothing for free. Malinin prefers paying."
www.nytimes.com/athletic/694...
"The ice yields nothing for free. Malinin prefers paying."
www.nytimes.com/athletic/694...
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Now this is how you write an obit for a guy you hate www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
January 7, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Now this is how you write an obit for a guy you hate www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
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Michigan breaking algorithms and debuting at No. 1 in a new stat, plus nuggets on Purdue, BYU, Nebraska, Alabama, SMU and Villanova in this week’s Top 25: www.nytimes.com/athletic/694...
Men’s college basketball Top 25: Michigan’s dominance is breaking Vegas
Plus: How Purdue's Braden Smith makes passing magic and why SMU and Villanova are the newest teams in our ranking.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Michigan breaking algorithms and debuting at No. 1 in a new stat, plus nuggets on Purdue, BYU, Nebraska, Alabama, SMU and Villanova in this week’s Top 25: www.nytimes.com/athletic/694...
if this ends with Stefanski winning a super bowl for the giants I’ll personally beat the petrol out of Haslam
NEWS: The Cleveland Browns have fired head coach Kevin Stefanski after six seasons, the team announced Monday morning.
January 5, 2026 at 2:20 PM
if this ends with Stefanski winning a super bowl for the giants I’ll personally beat the petrol out of Haslam
Eagles made the right call resting the starters. That game was absolutely winnable with the second unit. RIP to the Tanner Truthers, for now. Oh well. Go beat Shanahan’s face.
January 5, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Eagles made the right call resting the starters. That game was absolutely winnable with the second unit. RIP to the Tanner Truthers, for now. Oh well. Go beat Shanahan’s face.
2026 is off and running
January 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
2026 is off and running
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The Cuckold Bridegroom, by Jan Havicksz, 1670, 📸 by Justin Ford
January 2, 2026 at 4:48 AM
The Cuckold Bridegroom, by Jan Havicksz, 1670, 📸 by Justin Ford
One of the great Twitter traditions — the chuck culpepper globe-trotting love-spreading joy-inducing New Year celebration — is now on bluesky. Raise your glasses ❤️
Midnight in the time zone UTC/GMT +8, so #HappyNewYear2026 to all the people who bring the goodness and the life and the energy to Manila, and to Taipei, and to Kuala Lumpur, and to Singapore . . .
December 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
One of the great Twitter traditions — the chuck culpepper globe-trotting love-spreading joy-inducing New Year celebration — is now on bluesky. Raise your glasses ❤️
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I spent a week with the Colts to understand the woman who will lead them into their next era.
My profile of Carlie Irsay-Gordon: www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
My profile of Carlie Irsay-Gordon: www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
All eyes are on the NFL’s most atypical owner. Where will her curiosity lead her next?
Carlie Irsay-Gordon is younger than her peers, with her own distinctive vision of how an NFL owner can lead. It is about to be tested.
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December 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I spent a week with the Colts to understand the woman who will lead them into their next era.
My profile of Carlie Irsay-Gordon: www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
My profile of Carlie Irsay-Gordon: www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
My level of football analysis amounts to this — it’s a boss move to roll into an intro press conference looking yoked in a polo instead of a suit
December 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
My level of football analysis amounts to this — it’s a boss move to roll into an intro press conference looking yoked in a polo instead of a suit
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Everybody hates it and any claims that “this happens with any disruptive tech” are obvious and pathetic cope. Shut down your AI depts and take the L large corporations. This is not it
Nobody wants AI. We want Mexican Coke and McDonald’s to bring back the dollar menu. That’s it, you fucking pigs. Easy.
It's truly wild to me that this just keeps happening. Coca-Cola runs an AI ad and people overwhelmingly react with disgust. They do it again, and people are disgusted again. Now McDonald's makes an AI ad that's so bad that so many people are furious about it they pull it down.
People hate AI slop!
People hate AI slop!
December 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Everybody hates it and any claims that “this happens with any disruptive tech” are obvious and pathetic cope. Shut down your AI depts and take the L large corporations. This is not it
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Our journalists are joining nearly 40 scientists on a two-month expedition to Antarctica’s fastest-melting glaciers.
Learn more about the trip: trib.al/m5FCPom
Follow along with their dispatches and send us your questions: trib.al/hmpnb4J
Learn more about the trip: trib.al/m5FCPom
Follow along with their dispatches and send us your questions: trib.al/hmpnb4J
December 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Our journalists are joining nearly 40 scientists on a two-month expedition to Antarctica’s fastest-melting glaciers.
Learn more about the trip: trib.al/m5FCPom
Follow along with their dispatches and send us your questions: trib.al/hmpnb4J
Learn more about the trip: trib.al/m5FCPom
Follow along with their dispatches and send us your questions: trib.al/hmpnb4J
Michigan Penn State
Falling ass backwards
into a better coach
🤝
Falling ass backwards
into a better coach
🤝
December 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Michigan Penn State
Falling ass backwards
into a better coach
🤝
Falling ass backwards
into a better coach
🤝
For some reason The Athletic sent me to Hot Springs, Ark., with a set of hundred-year-old golf clubs and a spot in the field at the 2025 U.S. Hickory Open.
😬
Here, for your holiday, is what happened.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
😬
Here, for your holiday, is what happened.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
The hickory experiment: What century-old clubs taught me about modern golf
In an era of $600 drivers and 'optimized' swings, a band of tinkerers and hobbyists find purity in the 'sweet spot' of a 100-year-old game.
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December 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
For some reason The Athletic sent me to Hot Springs, Ark., with a set of hundred-year-old golf clubs and a spot in the field at the 2025 U.S. Hickory Open.
😬
Here, for your holiday, is what happened.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
😬
Here, for your holiday, is what happened.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
Now the playoffs really begin. Roll Wave. Go Dukes. Smash the patriarchy.
December 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Now the playoffs really begin. Roll Wave. Go Dukes. Smash the patriarchy.
Could not fathom a greater place to shittalk your way out of as a winning visiting fan than College Station
December 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Could not fathom a greater place to shittalk your way out of as a winning visiting fan than College Station
The biggest story in college sports this weekend?
These Oakland basketball uniforms are ELITE.
These Oakland basketball uniforms are ELITE.
December 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The biggest story in college sports this weekend?
These Oakland basketball uniforms are ELITE.
These Oakland basketball uniforms are ELITE.
Good stuff from @brendanmarks.bsky.social on Joe Klatt being a dipshit (my words, not his)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
What Joel Klatt got wrong, Tennessee’s X-factor and Jai Lucas’ coaching blueprint
Joel Klatt's take missed what makes college basketball special. Plus, picks for the rest of nonconference play.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Good stuff from @brendanmarks.bsky.social on Joe Klatt being a dipshit (my words, not his)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
Last couple of days have been pretty terrible, so here’s a picture of the best dog in the world
December 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Last couple of days have been pretty terrible, so here’s a picture of the best dog in the world
If he regained possession, that means he lost possession. If he lost possession, that means it couldn’t have been a catch in the first first place. No?
December 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
If he regained possession, that means he lost possession. If he lost possession, that means it couldn’t have been a catch in the first first place. No?