Brian Moritz
@bmoritz99.bsky.social
Ph.D. Director of journalism MA online programs at St Bonaventure. Writing on Substack at Sports Media Guy. Podcasting about writing at The Other 51. Ellie's dad. Bills/Bonnies/Barça fan. He/Him/His. Print news, raise hell.
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I think the greatest gift college professors in the humanities can give to students right now is a seminar room where, for 80 minutes twice a week, nothing that happens to them is a sales pitch for an AI product.
February 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I think the greatest gift college professors in the humanities can give to students right now is a seminar room where, for 80 minutes twice a week, nothing that happens to them is a sales pitch for an AI product.
"The beginning of the end for Nick Castellanos’ time in Philadelphia came on the night when the $100 million outfielder cracked open a Presidente beer and carried the green bottle into the Phillies dugout in the middle of a game."
Well that's an all timer of a led @mattgelb.bsky.social
Well that's an all timer of a led @mattgelb.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 9:25 PM
"The beginning of the end for Nick Castellanos’ time in Philadelphia came on the night when the $100 million outfielder cracked open a Presidente beer and carried the green bottle into the Phillies dugout in the middle of a game."
Well that's an all timer of a led @mattgelb.bsky.social
Well that's an all timer of a led @mattgelb.bsky.social
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Remembering my old colleague Kevin Stevens, a man as Binghamton as a lamb spiedie.
Remembering Kevin Stevens
The intertubes.
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February 12, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Remembering my old colleague Kevin Stevens, a man as Binghamton as a lamb spiedie.
Remembering my old colleague Kevin Stevens, a man as Binghamton as a lamb spiedie.
Remembering Kevin Stevens
The intertubes.
open.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Remembering my old colleague Kevin Stevens, a man as Binghamton as a lamb spiedie.
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Damn, @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social's got hands today.
February 11, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Damn, @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social's got hands today.
Dan Wetzel has been a consistent voice in favor of legalized gambling, dating back years. If he's hedging on the prediction market world, that feels significant.
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
Wetzel: Giannis/Kalshi deal does NBA no favors
All this might be legal, but at some point perception defines reality and optics overwhelm everything.
www.espn.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Dan Wetzel has been a consistent voice in favor of legalized gambling, dating back years. If he's hedging on the prediction market world, that feels significant.
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
This column is good and @davekarpf.bsky.social should feel good.
It's time to start socially shaming everyone who places bets on Kalshi and Polymarket.
Gambling should be like cigarettes: legal, but unadvertised and inaccessible.
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Gambling should be like cigarettes: legal, but unadvertised and inaccessible.
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We are all going to regret Kalshi and Polymarket.
Gambling should be like cigarettes: Legal but inaccessible.
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February 11, 2026 at 3:41 AM
This column is good and @davekarpf.bsky.social should feel good.
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Barstool Sports Spins Off New Literary Journal https://theonion.com/barstool-sports-spins-off-new-literary-journal/
February 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Barstool Sports Spins Off New Literary Journal https://theonion.com/barstool-sports-spins-off-new-literary-journal/
Honest to Christ, this perpetual framing of stories about gambling sites as "OMG look how popular they are!" is so weird and kinda gross.
Kalshi had a breakout moment at the Super Bowl, with $1 billion wagered, including $100 million bet on Bad Bunny’s first song.
$1 Billion Bet Through Kalshi During Super Bowl—$100M Just On Bad Bunny’s First Song
Kalshi had a breakout moment at the Super Bowl, with $1 billion wagered, including $100 million bet on Bad Bunny’s first song.
www.forbes.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Honest to Christ, this perpetual framing of stories about gambling sites as "OMG look how popular they are!" is so weird and kinda gross.
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The news judgment driving these stories is … questionable? It seems like they think the story is “people are using prediction markets! Which get this is NOT gambling!“
spoiler it’s absolutely gambling.
spoiler it’s absolutely gambling.
In the future we're gonna look back at online gambling and prediction markets in the same way we look now at cigarettes on airplanes and lead-based paint
www.wsj.com/business/med...
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February 10, 2026 at 2:45 AM
The news judgment driving these stories is … questionable? It seems like they think the story is “people are using prediction markets! Which get this is NOT gambling!“
spoiler it’s absolutely gambling.
spoiler it’s absolutely gambling.
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The call to “meet them where they are at” is a call for a pedagogy of compassion and understanding. It asks that we shape our classroom policies and activities around the students in front of us, not some sort of idealized student of the past.
It is not a suggestion that we should take it easy.
It is not a suggestion that we should take it easy.
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
The call to “meet them where they are at” is a call for a pedagogy of compassion and understanding. It asks that we shape our classroom policies and activities around the students in front of us, not some sort of idealized student of the past.
It is not a suggestion that we should take it easy.
It is not a suggestion that we should take it easy.
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Bad Bunny's historical advisor is an assistant professor at UW-Madison.
Hell of a flex for your tenure file.
Hell of a flex for your tenure file.
Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
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Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Bad Bunny's historical advisor is an assistant professor at UW-Madison.
Hell of a flex for your tenure file.
Hell of a flex for your tenure file.
I could be wrong, but if my count was correct, there were only two gambling commercials during the actual game last night: DraftKings with Michael Che and Colin Jost, and the Fanatic Sports with Kendall Jenner at halftime.
(By my count, there were three more between 6 and the start of the game.)
(By my count, there were three more between 6 and the start of the game.)
February 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
I could be wrong, but if my count was correct, there were only two gambling commercials during the actual game last night: DraftKings with Michael Che and Colin Jost, and the Fanatic Sports with Kendall Jenner at halftime.
(By my count, there were three more between 6 and the start of the game.)
(By my count, there were three more between 6 and the start of the game.)
Taps the sign.
Mack Hollins just made a better catch than literally any Bills receiver has made all season.
He'd be a good guy to have on the roster. Bills should look into him ...
He'd be a good guy to have on the roster. Bills should look into him ...
February 9, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Taps the sign.
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OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
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heads up to the american news media: I do not care what racists thought of the super bowl halftime show
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
heads up to the american news media: I do not care what racists thought of the super bowl halftime show
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To be very clear, that lady in the NYT article is not making any money with her hundreds of AI slop books.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
February 8, 2026 at 8:03 PM
To be very clear, that lady in the NYT article is not making any money with her hundreds of AI slop books.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
She makes money by *convincing people* she makes money that way and getting them to pay her to teach them how to do it.
It's an evolved MLM, and the NYT is helping market it.
A little pregame reading on how sports journalists covered the first Super Bowl.
[SMG Archives] The Super Bowl's real origin story
A reprise of posts from my study into the coverage of Super Bowl I
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February 8, 2026 at 9:20 PM
A little pregame reading on how sports journalists covered the first Super Bowl.
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Mobile sports betting apps’ frictionless designs, personalized notifications and 24/7 availability have many gambling addiction experts worried
How ‘Dark Patterns’ in Sports Betting Apps Keep Users Gambling
Mobile sports betting apps’ frictionless designs, personalized notifications and 24/7 availability have many gambling addiction experts worried
www.scientificamerican.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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NBC did not air the footage of Vance getting booed. In fact, they made it look better than it was.
February 7, 2026 at 3:01 AM
NBC did not air the footage of Vance getting booed. In fact, they made it look better than it was.
This story always brings me back to one of our findings in the American Sports Fanship survey: 73% of bettors like to participate in prop bets.
Ban them? Maybe. But they are very popular and very profitable for sports books.
www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
Ban them? Maybe. But they are very popular and very profitable for sports books.
www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
Guardians' Clase allegedly rigged pitches in 48 games, document says
Cleveland Guardians pitcher Emmanuel Clase is accused of throwing suspect pitches to benefit bettors in at least 48 games over two years, significantly more than was initially revealed by prosecutors,...
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February 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
This story always brings me back to one of our findings in the American Sports Fanship survey: 73% of bettors like to participate in prop bets.
Ban them? Maybe. But they are very popular and very profitable for sports books.
www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
Ban them? Maybe. But they are very popular and very profitable for sports books.
www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
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Neither the New York Times nor the Washington Post have sports sections.
That and other thoughts on today's news. With assists from @bryancurtis.bsky.social and @jessedougherty.bsky.social
sportsmediaguy.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
That and other thoughts on today's news. With assists from @bryancurtis.bsky.social and @jessedougherty.bsky.social
sportsmediaguy.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
February 5, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Neither the New York Times nor the Washington Post have sports sections.
That and other thoughts on today's news. With assists from @bryancurtis.bsky.social and @jessedougherty.bsky.social
sportsmediaguy.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
That and other thoughts on today's news. With assists from @bryancurtis.bsky.social and @jessedougherty.bsky.social
sportsmediaguy.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
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