Bob Hille
@bobhille.bsky.social
40+ yrs in sports journalism (COTXMOSCMO) • Now: 🎯 STL @SportingNews.com Sr Editorial Consultant • BBWAA gold card • lifelong Liz lover + @CSURams 🐏 fan.
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Bob Hille
@bobhille.bsky.social
· Apr 2
“These are not normal times in America, and they should not be treated as such. This is our moral moment. This is when the most precious ideas of our country are being tested. … Where does the Constitution live, on paper or in our hearts?”
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Late to post this, an interesting read from the publisher of the @inquirer.com. www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
Elizabeth Hughes: There is a path for Pittsburgh to save its newspaper
As publisher of The Inquirer, I believe that our own experience over the past decade offers a template for success.
www.inquirer.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Late to post this, an interesting read from the publisher of the @inquirer.com. www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
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Amazing coda here.
February 2, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Amazing coda here.
Greaty story by @barryp.bsky.social for @defector.com. Leave it to MLB and the MLBPA to steal defeat from the jaws of victory just ahead of what's sure to be very contentious negotiations for a new CBA. defector.com/the-world-ba...
The World Baseball Classic Has An Insurance Problem | Defector
The World Baseball Classic, gearing up for its sixth iteration, is still trying to find its footing as a true, best-on-best international tournament. It wants to be the FIFA World Cup, but everything ...
defector.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Greaty story by @barryp.bsky.social for @defector.com. Leave it to MLB and the MLBPA to steal defeat from the jaws of victory just ahead of what's sure to be very contentious negotiations for a new CBA. defector.com/the-world-ba...
Helluva story about the photographer who has shot every Super Bowl. This one, his 60th, will be his last. apnews.com/article/supe...
From Bart Starr, to everyone after, photographer John Biever has shot every Super Bowl
Photographer John Biever has shot every Super Bowl, yet the only football picture he has prominently displayed in his San Diego home is the one he took of Bart Starr scoring on a quarterback sneak wit...
apnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Helluva story about the photographer who has shot every Super Bowl. This one, his 60th, will be his last. apnews.com/article/supe...
From Brian Stelter in his "Reliable Sources" newsletter this morning: "Melania," a faith-based movie. Yes, if by the "faithful" you mean "cult members."
February 2, 2026 at 4:06 PM
From Brian Stelter in his "Reliable Sources" newsletter this morning: "Melania," a faith-based movie. Yes, if by the "faithful" you mean "cult members."
Trevor Noah at the Grammys: Every artist wants the Song of the Year award "almost as much as Trump wants Greenland. Which makes sense, I mean, because Epstein's island is gone, he needs a new one to hang out with Bill Clinton."
February 2, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Trevor Noah at the Grammys: Every artist wants the Song of the Year award "almost as much as Trump wants Greenland. Which makes sense, I mean, because Epstein's island is gone, he needs a new one to hang out with Bill Clinton."
Nice one-stop shop — with an infinite scroll vibe — for understanding why the Kennedy Center is closing for "renovations." No one of note wants to perform at a joint with his name tacked onto it. www.npr.org/2026/01/20/n...
Here's who's canceled their Kennedy Center performances since Trump took over
Philip Glass is the latest to say he will not perform at the Kennedy Center.
www.npr.org
February 2, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Nice one-stop shop — with an infinite scroll vibe — for understanding why the Kennedy Center is closing for "renovations." No one of note wants to perform at a joint with his name tacked onto it. www.npr.org/2026/01/20/n...
Longtime friend + @sportingnews.com coworker Vinnie Iyer looks at this round of NFL head coach hires. My winners and losers from this carousel:
Winners: White coaches
Losers: Black coaches
www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/...
Winners: White coaches
Losers: Black coaches
www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/...
Ranking NFL's 10 new head coach hires 2026, from best (Giants & Raiders) to worst (Browns) | Sporting News
The latest class of NFL head coaches includes a few familiar names taking on new roles, along with several rising young former coordinators getting their first opportunities.
www.sportingnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Longtime friend + @sportingnews.com coworker Vinnie Iyer looks at this round of NFL head coach hires. My winners and losers from this carousel:
Winners: White coaches
Losers: Black coaches
www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/...
Winners: White coaches
Losers: Black coaches
www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/...
I love a good "On this date" joke from a typically straitlaced newsletter. Kudos "1440 Daily Digest." 🫡
February 2, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I love a good "On this date" joke from a typically straitlaced newsletter. Kudos "1440 Daily Digest." 🫡
Worth noting and not for nothing: Reliever David Robertson — a 2009 World Series champion with the Yankees — retired Friday, meaning that for just the second time since New York's first World Series win in 1923, there's not an active player who won a ring with the Yankees. The only other time: 1995.
February 2, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Worth noting and not for nothing: Reliever David Robertson — a 2009 World Series champion with the Yankees — retired Friday, meaning that for just the second time since New York's first World Series win in 1923, there's not an active player who won a ring with the Yankees. The only other time: 1995.
Friend + former coworker @stevenjgaither.bsky.social at @hbcugameday.bsky.social has details on why Tuskegee's men's basketball coach was led from the court in handcuffs this weekend. (My take: Coach wasn't wrong.) hbcugameday.com/2026/01/31/h...
HBCU coach escorted off court in handcuffs after rivalry game
Morehouse edges out Tuskegee in a close HBCU matchup. Read about the standout performances and post-game drama.
hbcugameday.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Friend + former coworker @stevenjgaither.bsky.social at @hbcugameday.bsky.social has details on why Tuskegee's men's basketball coach was led from the court in handcuffs this weekend. (My take: Coach wasn't wrong.) hbcugameday.com/2026/01/31/h...
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Look at this toned-down rhetoric.
February 1, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Look at this toned-down rhetoric.
A poem this Sunday morning, a day of worship for many, by Michael F. Dubois (via Joyce Vance)
February 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
A poem this Sunday morning, a day of worship for many, by Michael F. Dubois (via Joyce Vance)
Native Texan here. You want a real-world look at inflation? The average cost of a choice-grade brisket is up 14 percent (!) from what were already historically high prices a year ago, according to the USDA. Barbecue joints are closing down. www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/higher-c...
Why So Many Texas BBQ Joints Are Closing
I talked to seven restaurant owners about why they decided to close in the last few months and two who are desperately trying to hold on to make it through 2026.
www.texasmonthly.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Native Texan here. You want a real-world look at inflation? The average cost of a choice-grade brisket is up 14 percent (!) from what were already historically high prices a year ago, according to the USDA. Barbecue joints are closing down. www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/higher-c...
Fascinating read on the rise of content studios in college athletic departments. Seven-figure budgets, 20-person staffs. Wild stuff! frontofficesports.com/newsletter/c...
Colleges Become Content Studios
Schools are creating in-house operations to win athletes and donor dollars.
frontofficesports.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Fascinating read on the rise of content studios in college athletic departments. Seven-figure budgets, 20-person staffs. Wild stuff! frontofficesports.com/newsletter/c...
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BREAKING: Bernie Sanders is introducing an amendment to cut ICE’s $75 billion funding increase, and to use those funds to restore the federal cuts to health care.
January 30, 2026 at 8:31 PM
BREAKING: Bernie Sanders is introducing an amendment to cut ICE’s $75 billion funding increase, and to use those funds to restore the federal cuts to health care.
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there's this new dynamic where the DOJ cannot win in court and is (relatedly) incapable of meeting the minimum threshold of professional legal conduct, and so an increasing percentage of its actions are purely for intimidation and content
January 30, 2026 at 1:54 PM
there's this new dynamic where the DOJ cannot win in court and is (relatedly) incapable of meeting the minimum threshold of professional legal conduct, and so an increasing percentage of its actions are purely for intimidation and content
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These are all Black people. The regime is betting that you wont care Jamael & Trahern the way you care about Alex & Renée
feds have arrested jamael lundy alongside journalists georgia fort and don lemon for the protest at a st. paul church led by an ICE agent
lundy is currently running for state senate district 65 in minnesota. his wife is anika bowie, a st. paul city councilmember
www.jlundyforsd65.com
lundy is currently running for state senate district 65 in minnesota. his wife is anika bowie, a st. paul city councilmember
www.jlundyforsd65.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:08 PM
These are all Black people. The regime is betting that you wont care Jamael & Trahern the way you care about Alex & Renée
Desi Lydic, on "The Daily Show" last night: "Why would Jeff Bezos, a billionaire who has tons of business with the government, run by a famously corrupt president known for loving bribes, overpay for a Melania documentary? Hmmm."🤔
January 30, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Desi Lydic, on "The Daily Show" last night: "Why would Jeff Bezos, a billionaire who has tons of business with the government, run by a famously corrupt president known for loving bribes, overpay for a Melania documentary? Hmmm."🤔
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Independent journalists, media, and commentators - especially people of color - we have to stick together.
Solidarity.
We have to protect ourselves and our community. The institutions won't protect us, and this fascist Trump regime will use "our scalps" to placate their base.
Solidarity.
We have to protect ourselves and our community. The institutions won't protect us, and this fascist Trump regime will use "our scalps" to placate their base.
January 30, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Independent journalists, media, and commentators - especially people of color - we have to stick together.
Solidarity.
We have to protect ourselves and our community. The institutions won't protect us, and this fascist Trump regime will use "our scalps" to placate their base.
Solidarity.
We have to protect ourselves and our community. The institutions won't protect us, and this fascist Trump regime will use "our scalps" to placate their base.
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Layoffs for journalists, hiring spree for propagandists.
I'm confused. I thought Washington Post was doing mass layoffs?
January 30, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Layoffs for journalists, hiring spree for propagandists.
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The arrests of Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lundy are unacceptable and a clear violation of the Constitution.
This is a dangerous abuse of power that threatens the rights of every single American.
They must be released immediately.
This is a dangerous abuse of power that threatens the rights of every single American.
They must be released immediately.
January 30, 2026 at 4:54 PM
The arrests of Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lundy are unacceptable and a clear violation of the Constitution.
This is a dangerous abuse of power that threatens the rights of every single American.
They must be released immediately.
This is a dangerous abuse of power that threatens the rights of every single American.
They must be released immediately.