Keith O’Brien
@keithob.bsky.social
NYT bestselling author of FLY GIRLS, PARADISE FALLS, and CHARLIE HUSTLE, the definitive story of Pete Rose’s rise and fall. II Bylines @NPR, @washingtonpost, and elsewhere. II Learn more at www.KeithOB.com
Nothing made me feel older today than the death of the penny.
November 13, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Nothing made me feel older today than the death of the penny.
In an age of gambling scandals, this is just another. Prop bets are dangerous to all the sports you love.
November 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
In an age of gambling scandals, this is just another. Prop bets are dangerous to all the sports you love.
Quietly, the NCAA has banned six players in yet another sports gambling scandal. Just another day in America.
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NCAA: Six hoops players banned for betting plots
Six former men's college basketball players at New Orleans, Mississippi Valley State and Arizona State participated in gambling schemes that included game manipulation or sharing information with know...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Quietly, the NCAA has banned six players in yet another sports gambling scandal. Just another day in America.
www.espn.com/mens-college...
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The switch to standard time means one thing: it already feels like winter in New Hampshire. This is a live view of the sky at 4:53 p.m.
November 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The switch to standard time means one thing: it already feels like winter in New Hampshire. This is a live view of the sky at 4:53 p.m.
Baseball. There’s nothing like it.
November 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Baseball. There’s nothing like it.
Devastating loss for Toronto. Amazing World Series for baseball fans around the world. Pitchers and catchers report in 101 days.
November 2, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Devastating loss for Toronto. Amazing World Series for baseball fans around the world. Pitchers and catchers report in 101 days.
Gotta hand it to Derek Jeter … He called this in the pregame. He said Bo Bichette would come up with runners on as the Dodgers tried to pitch around Vlad. Shohei intentionally walks Vlad to get the Bichette. And—boom—Canada explodes. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
November 2, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Gotta hand it to Derek Jeter … He called this in the pregame. He said Bo Bichette would come up with runners on as the Dodgers tried to pitch around Vlad. Shohei intentionally walks Vlad to get the Bichette. And—boom—Canada explodes. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
It’s been 32 years since the Stanley Cup resided in Canada. But the World Series champs could reside there tonight—and Toronto is so excited for it, they might be getting ahead of themselves. 🇨🇦⚾️🇨🇦
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Will the Toronto Blue Jays get a White House invite if they win the World Series?
The 1992 World Series champion Toronto Blue Jays visited the White House after their title, back when George Bush was in office. Read more.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
It’s been 32 years since the Stanley Cup resided in Canada. But the World Series champs could reside there tonight—and Toronto is so excited for it, they might be getting ahead of themselves. 🇨🇦⚾️🇨🇦
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When did I get interested in writing about Larry Bird? I guess you can say 1987—when we visited Terre Haute and stopped at Bird’s restaurant. This is me with my brother and sister that day. I regret nothing—except for that Ohio State hoodie. Check out HEARTLAND, coming 3/3/26. Preorders are open!
October 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
When did I get interested in writing about Larry Bird? I guess you can say 1987—when we visited Terre Haute and stopped at Bird’s restaurant. This is me with my brother and sister that day. I regret nothing—except for that Ohio State hoodie. Check out HEARTLAND, coming 3/3/26. Preorders are open!
Things get messy once you open Pandora's box... Now that college athletes are cleared to bet on professional sports, it's only a matter of time before the NEXT sports gambling scandal hits. It's not if, but when.
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Sankey asks NCAA to rescind betting rule change
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey sent a letter to NCAA president Charlie Baker on Oct. 25, stating that a rule change allowing athletes to bet on professional sports is a step in the wrong direction.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Things get messy once you open Pandora's box... Now that college athletes are cleared to bet on professional sports, it's only a matter of time before the NEXT sports gambling scandal hits. It's not if, but when.
www.espn.com/college-spor...
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We should all channel the fortitude and determination of this tree, trapped in an abandoned suburban parking lot, but still releasing its glory into the great wide world.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
We should all channel the fortitude and determination of this tree, trapped in an abandoned suburban parking lot, but still releasing its glory into the great wide world.
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If you pray, pray for Jamaica. There should not be a hurricane this strong in the Caribbean this late in the season. #ClimateCrisis #HurricaneMelissa
October 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
If you pray, pray for Jamaica. There should not be a hurricane this strong in the Caribbean this late in the season. #ClimateCrisis #HurricaneMelissa
Given the latest sports gambling scandals, I’m not sure this fan is the image that MLB wants behind home plate tonight. But I guess this is what you get in a world of legalized gambling.
October 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Given the latest sports gambling scandals, I’m not sure this fan is the image that MLB wants behind home plate tonight. But I guess this is what you get in a world of legalized gambling.
Wait—which team was heavily favored to win this World Series?
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October 25, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Wait—which team was heavily favored to win this World Series?
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Yesterday's sports gambling bombshell isn't an outlier. Actually, it's alarmingly normal. Gambling scandals are the new American pastime. But there is an easy way to head off the next crisis: Take prop bets off the board. My piece for the @theatlantic.com
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Prop Bets Must Die
As long as one player can fix the outcome of a wager, the temptation will prove irresistible to some athletes.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Yesterday's sports gambling bombshell isn't an outlier. Actually, it's alarmingly normal. Gambling scandals are the new American pastime. But there is an easy way to head off the next crisis: Take prop bets off the board. My piece for the @theatlantic.com
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Another sports gambling scandal is unfolding in Florida—allegedly involving prop bets yet again. This should surprise no one and worry everyone who cares about the integrity of the games we watch.
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Heat’s Terry Rozier arrested as part of FBI gambling investigation
A federal gambling investigation led to the arrest Thursday of Heat guard Terry Rozier.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Another sports gambling scandal is unfolding in Florida—allegedly involving prop bets yet again. This should surprise no one and worry everyone who cares about the integrity of the games we watch.
www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/m...
www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/m...
What a fun night at the Ohio Book Awards—with Gov. Mike DeWine, the First Lady Ohio, my date for the evening (my mother!), great writers like @timothysnyder.bsky.social, and people fighting to defend books.
October 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
What a fun night at the Ohio Book Awards—with Gov. Mike DeWine, the First Lady Ohio, my date for the evening (my mother!), great writers like @timothysnyder.bsky.social, and people fighting to defend books.
Already paying the price for staying up until the end of this one. But I don’t regret it. It was PEAK playoff baseball.
October 11, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Already paying the price for staying up until the end of this one. But I don’t regret it. It was PEAK playoff baseball.
In the powder blues with all that hair and moxie, Harrison Bader looks like he could have been on that @phillies.com team with Darren Daulton and Lenny Dykstra.
October 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
In the powder blues with all that hair and moxie, Harrison Bader looks like he could have been on that @phillies.com team with Darren Daulton and Lenny Dykstra.
High drama right now in Chavez Ravine. Dodgers and Phillies going to the 11th.
October 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
High drama right now in Chavez Ravine. Dodgers and Phillies going to the 11th.
Every writer needs a process, and also a good hat. This was the hat I wore as I wrote and edited HEARTLAND, as it came from Indiana, was a connection across space and time & seemed to fit the moment. Can’t wait to share this book with you. Until then, please preorder! @atriabooks.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Every writer needs a process, and also a good hat. This was the hat I wore as I wrote and edited HEARTLAND, as it came from Indiana, was a connection across space and time & seemed to fit the moment. Can’t wait to share this book with you. Until then, please preorder! @atriabooks.bsky.social
The Phillies are apparently wearing their powder-blue throwbacks on the road in LA tonight because that’s what Bryce Harper wanted. You know who else would approve? This guy. ⚾️❤️
October 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The Phillies are apparently wearing their powder-blue throwbacks on the road in LA tonight because that’s what Bryce Harper wanted. You know who else would approve? This guy. ⚾️❤️
The @nypost.com does not disappoint.
October 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The @nypost.com does not disappoint.
