Harvey Araton
@harveyaraton.bsky.social
Journalist/author/adjunct professor and, like Federer and Nadal, retiring tennis player after injury.
Thanks to Omar Zahran for having me on his Deep Cover sports podcast to discuss my new middle-grade readers novel, "The Goal of the Game," publishing Dec 16, available for pre-order now at Amazon.com shorturl.at/HKEsD
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November 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Thanks to Omar Zahran for having me on his Deep Cover sports podcast to discuss my new middle-grade readers novel, "The Goal of the Game," publishing Dec 16, available for pre-order now at Amazon.com shorturl.at/HKEsD
Thrilled to appear on R. Bradley Snyder's important podcast, Talking About Kids, to chat about the pleasures and perils of youth sports and my new middle-grade readers novel, "The Goal of the Game." open.spotify.com/episode/5Wlm...
How organized sports should benefit kids with Harvey Araton
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November 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Thrilled to appear on R. Bradley Snyder's important podcast, Talking About Kids, to chat about the pleasures and perils of youth sports and my new middle-grade readers novel, "The Goal of the Game." open.spotify.com/episode/5Wlm...
RIP, Sugar, an electric talent who streaked across the NBA sky like a fiery comet, who once told Nat Gottlieb (Star-Ledger) about a dying season, "Ship be sinkin," then answered my follow, how low can it go, with "Sky's the limit!" Much revealed in this 2003 column: shorturl.at/Tnwm4
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November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
RIP, Sugar, an electric talent who streaked across the NBA sky like a fiery comet, who once told Nat Gottlieb (Star-Ledger) about a dying season, "Ship be sinkin," then answered my follow, how low can it go, with "Sky's the limit!" Much revealed in this 2003 column: shorturl.at/Tnwm4
Thrilled to lend a voice to the great @mikevacc.bsky.social tribute to Sugar.
Sadly, two days in a row we had to say goodbye to two New York basketball legends. Thankfully, two days in a row the crew on the @nypostsports desk was equal to the task of bidding them farewell in style. Godspeed, Sugar.
November 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Thrilled to lend a voice to the great @mikevacc.bsky.social tribute to Sugar.
Thanks to Brooks Laimbeer (yes, he is related to Bill) for hosting me on his popular We Are Soccer podcast to talk about my new middle-grade readers novel, "The Goal of the Game." www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAwK...
The Goal of the Game: A Young Soccer Player’s Journey Through Pressure, Loss, and Passion
YouTube video by We Are Soccer
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November 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Thanks to Brooks Laimbeer (yes, he is related to Bill) for hosting me on his popular We Are Soccer podcast to talk about my new middle-grade readers novel, "The Goal of the Game." www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAwK...
If a handful of moderates have defected, do we have to condemn the entire damn party?
in any case it is wild that voters just sent a huge message and a bunch of senate democrats are all, “it doesn’t look like anything to me”
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
If a handful of moderates have defected, do we have to condemn the entire damn party?
Nice job letting Sean Duffy play politics while accusing Dems of playing politics. Why not just wear a MAGA cap?
Trump admin tells states to “undo” food stamp benefits: “To the extent States sent full SNAP payment files for November 2025, this was unauthorized. Accordingly, States must immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025.“
November 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Nice job letting Sean Duffy play politics while accusing Dems of playing politics. Why not just wear a MAGA cap?
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$40 Billion to Argentina so Milei can dance like Trump at Mar-a-lago but they’re suing not to feed hungry Americans and they’ll let your health care premiums skyrocket
November 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
$40 Billion to Argentina so Milei can dance like Trump at Mar-a-lago but they’re suing not to feed hungry Americans and they’ll let your health care premiums skyrocket
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Iran has sentenced an Iranian American Jewish man from New York to prison on charges of traveling to Israel 13 years ago for celebrating his son’s bar mitzvah, members of his family said.
Iran Sentences Iranian American Jewish Man to Prison, Family Says
Kamran Hekmati of Long Island was arrested for visiting Israel 13 years ago to celebrate his son’s bar mitzvah, they said.
nyti.ms
November 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Iran has sentenced an Iranian American Jewish man from New York to prison on charges of traveling to Israel 13 years ago for celebrating his son’s bar mitzvah, members of his family said.
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now that's what I call a Mamdani endorsement. Don't threaten New Yorkers with a good time, Dave. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Dave Portnoy Threatens To Move Barstool Sports Out of New York City If Zohran Mamdani Becomes Mayor: ‘I Hate This Guy So Much’
Portnoy, 48, admitted that he has already asked his "finance guy" to begin looking at potential office spaces outside of the city.
www.yahoo.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
now that's what I call a Mamdani endorsement. Don't threaten New Yorkers with a good time, Dave. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
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O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
Going to enjoy watching CBS News descend to irrelevance.
Bari Weiss: the mediocrity of mediocrities
"...a male correspondent was initially included on the layoff list but was removed after he appealed directly to the new editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, leading to another female correspondent being added to the list at the last minute."
October 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Going to enjoy watching CBS News descend to irrelevance.
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This is for Trump.
A recent study reveals that energy costs in Britain has been reduced by 104 billon pounds the last 15 years because of wind power.
The Biden administration knew this and introduced the IRA which Trump rolled back to make Americans pay more.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A recent study reveals that energy costs in Britain has been reduced by 104 billon pounds the last 15 years because of wind power.
The Biden administration knew this and introduced the IRA which Trump rolled back to make Americans pay more.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:34 AM
This is for Trump.
A recent study reveals that energy costs in Britain has been reduced by 104 billon pounds the last 15 years because of wind power.
The Biden administration knew this and introduced the IRA which Trump rolled back to make Americans pay more.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A recent study reveals that energy costs in Britain has been reduced by 104 billon pounds the last 15 years because of wind power.
The Biden administration knew this and introduced the IRA which Trump rolled back to make Americans pay more.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Here is Cuomo “othering” Mamdani, on Fox. Might as well be Trump on Obama. Or the old woman who needed the mic taken from her by McCain.
So here's Andrew Cuomo reacting to Maria Bartiromo wondering if Mamdani will "change the look of New York" and have Muslim women "completely covered up," telling her that Mamdani "doesn't understand New York culture" because he has "dual citizenship" and "he's a citizen of Uganda."
October 30, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Here is Cuomo “othering” Mamdani, on Fox. Might as well be Trump on Obama. Or the old woman who needed the mic taken from her by McCain.
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I subscribe to both papers. I admire so many people at both places, and some I am grateful to call friends. But goddamnit, goddamnit.
October 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I subscribe to both papers. I admire so many people at both places, and some I am grateful to call friends. But goddamnit, goddamnit.
Not sure exactly why but I find myself delighted to wake up and see that Kevin Durant’s team has lost again, regardless of which team it is.
October 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Not sure exactly why but I find myself delighted to wake up and see that Kevin Durant’s team has lost again, regardless of which team it is.
Can elite athletes be created with cash? Latest website entry related to my forthcoming middle-grade readers novel, The Goal of the Game.
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www.harveyaraton.com/the-araton-b...
Can Elite Athletes Be Created With Cash?
IN EARLY JULY, my former New York Times colleagues, Ken Belson and Joe Drape, wrote a compelling and important front-page (A-1) story on how youth sports has evolved (or devolved?) into a $40...
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October 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Can elite athletes be created with cash? Latest website entry related to my forthcoming middle-grade readers novel, The Goal of the Game.
www.harveyaraton.com/the-araton-b...
www.harveyaraton.com/the-araton-b...
Spare us
"Sometimes in a democracy you don’t get to elect the candidate you like; you only get to choose the least worst candidate."
The latest from Marc Thiessen:
The latest from Marc Thiessen:
Opinion | Hold your noses, New Yorkers. Here’s the best choice for mayor.
As Louisiana voters can tell you, sometimes you have to go with the least-worst candidate.
wapo.st
October 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Spare us
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Covid-19 vaccines, credited with saving millions of lives during the pandemic, set off a powerful alarm that rallies the human immune system against cancer and nearly doubles the median survival length of patients, according to a new retrospective study.
Study finds mRNA coronavirus vaccines prolonged life of cancer patients
A study found that covid-19 vaccines appeared to awaken the immune system in lung and skin cancer patients, helping them live longer than those not vaccinated.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Covid-19 vaccines, credited with saving millions of lives during the pandemic, set off a powerful alarm that rallies the human immune system against cancer and nearly doubles the median survival length of patients, according to a new retrospective study.
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Donald Trump just did something truly awful and is hoping you won't notice.
He fired all of the special education staff at the Department of Education.
What kind of person abandons kids with special needs?
He fired all of the special education staff at the Department of Education.
What kind of person abandons kids with special needs?
What kind of person abandons kids with special needs?
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Donald Trump just did something truly awful and is hoping you won't notice.
He fired all of the special education staff at the Department of Education.
What kind of person abandons kids with special needs?
He fired all of the special education staff at the Department of Education.
What kind of person abandons kids with special needs?
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I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
October 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
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you’re telling me that another thirtysomething republican has nazi beliefs. wow
EXCLUSIVE: Embattled Trump nominee Paul Ingrassia told Republicans that the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday should be “tossed into the seventh circle of hell” and that he has “a Nazi streak,” according to a group chat viewed by POLITICO.
Trump nominee says he has a ‘Nazi streak,’ bashes MLK Jr. Day, according to texts
Paul Ingrassia’s bid to lead a whistleblower agency is set for a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday.
www.politico.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
you’re telling me that another thirtysomething republican has nazi beliefs. wow
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We always get these huge Trump announcements with much media hype and fanfare with lots of big promises and assurances, effusively praising himself looking for awards & prizes, while experts say the details are scarce or nonexistent. Then a short time later we get the reality.
October 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
We always get these huge Trump announcements with much media hype and fanfare with lots of big promises and assurances, effusively praising himself looking for awards & prizes, while experts say the details are scarce or nonexistent. Then a short time later we get the reality.