Chad Finn
@chadfinn.bsky.social
Columns: The Boston Globe, Boston.com. Editor: The Boston Globe Story of Celtics. https://shorturl.at/j7ozz
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if i were someone regularly appearing on ESPN from a home setup, i would:
1) commission good fakes of the art stolen from the Gardner museum in 1990
2) exclusively decorate my backdrop with those fakes
3) wait until the internet noticed this
4) never offer public comment
1) commission good fakes of the art stolen from the Gardner museum in 1990
2) exclusively decorate my backdrop with those fakes
3) wait until the internet noticed this
4) never offer public comment
January 16, 2026 at 6:35 PM
if i were someone regularly appearing on ESPN from a home setup, i would:
1) commission good fakes of the art stolen from the Gardner museum in 1990
2) exclusively decorate my backdrop with those fakes
3) wait until the internet noticed this
4) never offer public comment
1) commission good fakes of the art stolen from the Gardner museum in 1990
2) exclusively decorate my backdrop with those fakes
3) wait until the internet noticed this
4) never offer public comment
Patriots-Texans Unconventional Preview: On Maye's biggest test, the possibility of Diggs delivering in a big way, some ferocious defensive lineman, and presumably mothballed letterman jackets. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/16/s...
Drake Maye keeps on passing his tests. The Texans’ defense will be his hardest one yet. - The Boston Globe
The Patriots will have their hands full with Will Anderson Jr. and the rest of the fearsome Texans defense, but they should be up for the challenge.
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January 16, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Patriots-Texans Unconventional Preview: On Maye's biggest test, the possibility of Diggs delivering in a big way, some ferocious defensive lineman, and presumably mothballed letterman jackets. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/16/s...
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Minneapolis Parks and Recreation has canceled youth sports because ICE is terrorizing our community
January 16, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Minneapolis Parks and Recreation has canceled youth sports because ICE is terrorizing our community
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And with this I can announce my next step. I will be joining Sports Illustrated to take over the Celtics On SI page. In reality, very little changes except where my work is published. I'm still doing Locked On Celtics and Locked On NBA.
My final piece at Boston Sports Journal: A thank you to Greg and the readers who have been with me for five years.
https://www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/01/15/farewell-boston-sports-journal
https://www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/01/15/farewell-boston-sports-journal
Farewell, Boston Sports Journal
After five years covering the Celtics at Boston Sports Journal, I have decided to move on, but not before a few final words.
www.bostonsportsjournal.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:10 PM
And with this I can announce my next step. I will be joining Sports Illustrated to take over the Celtics On SI page. In reality, very little changes except where my work is published. I'm still doing Locked On Celtics and Locked On NBA.
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Brilliant (and true!) Enjoy some Boston intersections to go with the road signs.
January 16, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Brilliant (and true!) Enjoy some Boston intersections to go with the road signs.
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From @alexspeier.bsky.social : A breakdown on the Red Sox international signings:
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/15/s...
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/15/s...
Slugger and five-tool prospect headline Red Sox international signees - The Boston Globe
The Red Sox added 17 minor leaguers through the international free agent process — with hopes that some will emerge in the 2030s as key contributors.
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January 16, 2026 at 12:10 AM
From @alexspeier.bsky.social : A breakdown on the Red Sox international signings:
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/15/s...
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/15/s...
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sharing a gift link for anyone who needs it because MAN that last paragraph is gonna get you through tomorrow defector.com/fascists-are...
I wrote about The Tantrum State and living in it. Personally I do not care for it very much. defector.com/fascists-are...
Fascists Are Pathetic | Defector
Two days before a shouting cluster of its agents surrounded the car of a Minneapolis mother and shot her to death last week, ICE was demanding answers from the Hilton hotel group on X.com. “Why did yo...
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January 15, 2026 at 9:59 PM
sharing a gift link for anyone who needs it because MAN that last paragraph is gonna get you through tomorrow defector.com/fascists-are...
Maybe just a bit. 😂
That was my favorite tournament ever.
That was my favorite tournament ever.
January 15, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Maybe just a bit. 😂
That was my favorite tournament ever.
That was my favorite tournament ever.
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Someone from Kalshi contacted me this morning to say they'd "love to talk about your article." Do you think they'd let me create a bet about whether I'm going to take that call
I wrote about the rise of prediction markets, which have FINALLY made it possible for crypto bros to cosplay as war profiteers while getting fleeced by actual war profiteers
How Prediction Markets Turned Life Into a Dystopian Gambling Experiment
What are Polymarket and Kalshi? Why are they taking over the world? And is there anything stopping actors on these platforms from exploiting almost everything and everyone?
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January 15, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Someone from Kalshi contacted me this morning to say they'd "love to talk about your article." Do you think they'd let me create a bet about whether I'm going to take that call
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January 15, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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This is why we celebrate the Boston Substack Party, when the patriots wrote strongly worded pamphlets about tea.
Republican on CNN: You peacefully protest with a letter to the editor. You peacefully protest by starting a Substack or a podcast.
January 15, 2026 at 1:08 PM
This is why we celebrate the Boston Substack Party, when the patriots wrote strongly worded pamphlets about tea.
Not sure I’ve ever seen a better pass. youtu.be/85AyfCrePTw
Ernie DiGregorio & the GREATEST pass ever - 1973 Final Four
YouTube video by RustedTelevisione
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January 15, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Not sure I’ve ever seen a better pass. youtu.be/85AyfCrePTw
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My @bostonglobe.com colleague @yabraham.bsky.social calls a thing a thing: the anti-Somali government siege on Minneapolis is rooted in bigotry against two groups the president loves to attack most: Black folks and Muslims. This is white nationalism in action. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/15/m...
‘When I came here, it was beautiful’: The cost of Trump attacks on the Somali community - The Boston Globe
Somali immigrants put their faith in what this country stood for. The president is destroying it.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:32 PM
My @bostonglobe.com colleague @yabraham.bsky.social calls a thing a thing: the anti-Somali government siege on Minneapolis is rooted in bigotry against two groups the president loves to attack most: Black folks and Muslims. This is white nationalism in action. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/15/m...
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I wrote about The Tantrum State and living in it. Personally I do not care for it very much. defector.com/fascists-are...
Fascists Are Pathetic | Defector
Two days before a shouting cluster of its agents surrounded the car of a Minneapolis mother and shot her to death last week, ICE was demanding answers from the Hilton hotel group on X.com. “Why did yo...
defector.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I wrote about The Tantrum State and living in it. Personally I do not care for it very much. defector.com/fascists-are...
No. They’ll almost certainly trade one or two of them.
January 15, 2026 at 1:48 PM
No. They’ll almost certainly trade one or two of them.
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That laugh when you’re at Whiskey Fridays and you see Tony Dokoupil and you know it’s about to get crazy
January 15, 2026 at 2:41 AM
That laugh when you’re at Whiskey Fridays and you see Tony Dokoupil and you know it’s about to get crazy
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Updated look at the Ranger Suárez agreement w/the Red Sox, the largest free agent commitment (5 yrs) by the team since Yoshida (yes, I know it was the posting process), and the largest guarantee ($130M) since Story in ‘22. Sox projected CBT payroll is $265-270M. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/14/s...
Red Sox agree to five-year, $130 million contract with free agent lefthander Ranger Suárez - The Boston Globe
Though Suárez has never been a workhorse, he’s averaged 26 starts and 147 innings since moving into the rotation on a full-time basis four years ago.
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January 14, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Updated look at the Ranger Suárez agreement w/the Red Sox, the largest free agent commitment (5 yrs) by the team since Yoshida (yes, I know it was the posting process), and the largest guarantee ($130M) since Story in ‘22. Sox projected CBT payroll is $265-270M. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/14/s...
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Drake Maye on Mike Vrabel’s message: “There’s 24 teams at home right now. There’s 8 of us practicing and still working. He mentioned it today before practice – ‘Raise your hand who was still practicing at this time last year.’ I think Milton [Williams] was the only one. It was eye-opening.”
January 14, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Drake Maye on Mike Vrabel’s message: “There’s 24 teams at home right now. There’s 8 of us practicing and still working. He mentioned it today before practice – ‘Raise your hand who was still practicing at this time last year.’ I think Milton [Williams] was the only one. It was eye-opening.”
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It makes it far less likely to me, because of the tax implications. They’re lined up to trade pitching for a bat now.
January 14, 2026 at 9:20 PM
It makes it far less likely to me, because of the tax implications. They’re lined up to trade pitching for a bat now.
You be quiet. Your team is about to spend $50 mil a year on another right fielder. 😂
I like the signing. Mayer probably can't play everyday yet, though. Easy out against lefties, even in the minors.
I like the signing. Mayer probably can't play everyday yet, though. Easy out against lefties, even in the minors.
January 14, 2026 at 8:50 PM
You be quiet. Your team is about to spend $50 mil a year on another right fielder. 😂
I like the signing. Mayer probably can't play everyday yet, though. Easy out against lefties, even in the minors.
I like the signing. Mayer probably can't play everyday yet, though. Easy out against lefties, even in the minors.
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The highest compliment I can pay Ranger Suárez is I can't remember a single instance of a local fan trashing him. I can think of maybe four other Philadelphia athletes who played here as long as Ranger did who I can say that about.
January 14, 2026 at 8:17 PM
The highest compliment I can pay Ranger Suárez is I can't remember a single instance of a local fan trashing him. I can think of maybe four other Philadelphia athletes who played here as long as Ranger did who I can say that about.
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Project 2025 laid the groundwork for Wednesday’s raid on a Washington Post reporter’s home www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/proj...
Project 2025 laid the groundwork for Wednesday’s raid on a Washington Post reporter’s home
On Wednesday morning, the FBI executed a search warrant on a Washington Post reporter's home as part of a probe into a government worker accused of illegally retaining classified information. The…
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January 14, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Project 2025 laid the groundwork for Wednesday’s raid on a Washington Post reporter’s home www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/proj...