Nicholas Murray
@njemurray.bsky.social
Sr. Director of Editorial, USL. Cambridge United fan. Fancies himself a writer. Don't mind me.
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Nicholas Murray
@njemurray.bsky.social
· Dec 24
I think @benwright.bsky.social has a local MLS coverage starter pack? I don’t want to just start listing folks b/c I’m afraid to leave someone out.
For USL, start with @njemurray.bsky.social & @usltactics.com and go in whatever direction they point you.
For USL, start with @njemurray.bsky.social & @usltactics.com and go in whatever direction they point you.
Do you have a good 'list' of the local people you follow for specific clubs/regions? I follow Greder and Marthaler for the Loons, but it's easy for substacks/blogs to slip under the radar, especially for USL stuff, which I'm just getting into. An archive of peeps of some sort would be helpful.
This was incredibly kind of Matt - @usltactics.com is much smarter than a yutz like me - so with much trepidation I've attempted to put together a starter pack of folks you can follow around the #USL ecosystem.
Let me know if you'd like to be added?
go.bsky.app/KQY4fzT
Let me know if you'd like to be added?
go.bsky.app/KQY4fzT
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First runs of men's luge kick off at 11:00 AM ET, we'll have 25 sliders take 3 runs (as long as they stay upright), top 20 go to the 4th run.
Germany, Austrian and Italy will factor in the medals, there's a chance for Latvia to sneak their way in.
Thread for Heat 1 below, live on Peacock in the US
Germany, Austrian and Italy will factor in the medals, there's a chance for Latvia to sneak their way in.
Thread for Heat 1 below, live on Peacock in the US
February 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM
First runs of men's luge kick off at 11:00 AM ET, we'll have 25 sliders take 3 runs (as long as they stay upright), top 20 go to the 4th run.
Germany, Austrian and Italy will factor in the medals, there's a chance for Latvia to sneak their way in.
Thread for Heat 1 below, live on Peacock in the US
Germany, Austrian and Italy will factor in the medals, there's a chance for Latvia to sneak their way in.
Thread for Heat 1 below, live on Peacock in the US
Ahead of today's #GainbridgeSuperLeague tripleheader on Peacock, I had three questions.
- Is this Lexington's moment against Carolina?
- Can DC Power's new additions support star Gianna Gourley?
- Will Dallas Trinity regain its attacking touch?
www.gainbridgesuperleague.com/news/2026/02...
- Is this Lexington's moment against Carolina?
- Can DC Power's new additions support star Gianna Gourley?
- Will Dallas Trinity regain its attacking touch?
www.gainbridgesuperleague.com/news/2026/02...
Three Questions Ahead of Week 18 in the Gainbridge Super League - Gainbridge Super League
The top four teams in the Gainbridge Super League standings are in action this Saturday with a top-four clash between second-place Lexington SC and fourth-place Carolina Ascent FC leading off a triple...
www.gainbridgesuperleague.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Ahead of today's #GainbridgeSuperLeague tripleheader on Peacock, I had three questions.
- Is this Lexington's moment against Carolina?
- Can DC Power's new additions support star Gianna Gourley?
- Will Dallas Trinity regain its attacking touch?
www.gainbridgesuperleague.com/news/2026/02...
- Is this Lexington's moment against Carolina?
- Can DC Power's new additions support star Gianna Gourley?
- Will Dallas Trinity regain its attacking touch?
www.gainbridgesuperleague.com/news/2026/02...
#GainbridgeSuperLeague Look Book - Saturday, Feb. 7
@carolinaascentfc.bsky.social vs. Lexington SC, 2 p.m. ET
@sportingjax.bsky.social vs. DC Power FC, 5 p.m. ET
Fort Lauderdale United FC vs. Dallas Trinity FC, 8 p.m. ET
All Games Streaming on PeacockTV.com.
@carolinaascentfc.bsky.social vs. Lexington SC, 2 p.m. ET
@sportingjax.bsky.social vs. DC Power FC, 5 p.m. ET
Fort Lauderdale United FC vs. Dallas Trinity FC, 8 p.m. ET
All Games Streaming on PeacockTV.com.
February 7, 2026 at 3:51 PM
#GainbridgeSuperLeague Look Book - Saturday, Feb. 7
@carolinaascentfc.bsky.social vs. Lexington SC, 2 p.m. ET
@sportingjax.bsky.social vs. DC Power FC, 5 p.m. ET
Fort Lauderdale United FC vs. Dallas Trinity FC, 8 p.m. ET
All Games Streaming on PeacockTV.com.
@carolinaascentfc.bsky.social vs. Lexington SC, 2 p.m. ET
@sportingjax.bsky.social vs. DC Power FC, 5 p.m. ET
Fort Lauderdale United FC vs. Dallas Trinity FC, 8 p.m. ET
All Games Streaming on PeacockTV.com.
February 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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Locked into US vs GBR curling.
February 7, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Locked into US vs GBR curling.
Big round-robin game in the #Olympics Mixed Doubles Curling coming up shortly.
Great Britain (6-0) vs. United States (4-0) are the last two undefeated teams in the 10-team field. Here on Peacock.
www.peacocktv.com/watch/playba...
Great Britain (6-0) vs. United States (4-0) are the last two undefeated teams in the 10-team field. Here on Peacock.
www.peacocktv.com/watch/playba...
www.peacocktv.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Big round-robin game in the #Olympics Mixed Doubles Curling coming up shortly.
Great Britain (6-0) vs. United States (4-0) are the last two undefeated teams in the 10-team field. Here on Peacock.
www.peacocktv.com/watch/playba...
Great Britain (6-0) vs. United States (4-0) are the last two undefeated teams in the 10-team field. Here on Peacock.
www.peacocktv.com/watch/playba...
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sports pioneer George F. Biathlon inventing the sport of biathlon in the year 1887
What if I simply went outside and shot the snow with a gun
February 7, 2026 at 12:53 PM
sports pioneer George F. Biathlon inventing the sport of biathlon in the year 1887
As in recent seasons, the J.League is streaming select games internationally during the 100 Year Vision League - set up to bridge the time between now and its switch to a fall-to-spring schedule later this year.
You can find streams here ➡️ www.youtube.com/@JLEAGUEInte...
You can find streams here ➡️ www.youtube.com/@JLEAGUEInte...
J.LEAGUE International
This is the official channel for J.League International, providing all the latest highlights, interviews, news and features to keep you updated with all things Japanese football.
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:25 AM
As in recent seasons, the J.League is streaming select games internationally during the 100 Year Vision League - set up to bridge the time between now and its switch to a fall-to-spring schedule later this year.
You can find streams here ➡️ www.youtube.com/@JLEAGUEInte...
You can find streams here ➡️ www.youtube.com/@JLEAGUEInte...
Got this a couple of days ago, can't recommend it highly enough.
Tremendous work by the legend @russbengtson.bsky.social.
Get your copy ➡️ bookshop.org/p/books/a-hi...
Tremendous work by the legend @russbengtson.bsky.social.
Get your copy ➡️ bookshop.org/p/books/a-hi...
February 7, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Got this a couple of days ago, can't recommend it highly enough.
Tremendous work by the legend @russbengtson.bsky.social.
Get your copy ➡️ bookshop.org/p/books/a-hi...
Tremendous work by the legend @russbengtson.bsky.social.
Get your copy ➡️ bookshop.org/p/books/a-hi...
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boring football, terrible recruitment, zero pull, no one developing or performing at their best under her, and a rival just blew them out 5-1. i’m gonna throw a bus at the moon.
Exclusive for @sport.theguardian.com - Sonia Bompastor has agreed a contract extension as Chelsea’s head coach. #ChelseaFCW www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Sonia Bompastor agrees Chelsea contract extension with club off WSL title pace
Sonia Bompastor has agreed a contract extension as Chelsea’s head coach in a strong signal of the club’s trust
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:48 PM
boring football, terrible recruitment, zero pull, no one developing or performing at their best under her, and a rival just blew them out 5-1. i’m gonna throw a bus at the moon.
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Martie Cordaro played a huge role in making @unionomaha.bsky.social the club it is today - including with respect to One Means All and the club's commitment to inclusion. He has been a friend to Proud Owls and shown commitment to our community within the fan base. We thank him for his leadership.
A Union Omaha leadership update from Martie Cordaro.
Read more about this, a leadership promotion, and more below:
🔗 tinyurl.com/UOLeadership...
#OneMeansAll
Read more about this, a leadership promotion, and more below:
🔗 tinyurl.com/UOLeadership...
#OneMeansAll
February 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Martie Cordaro played a huge role in making @unionomaha.bsky.social the club it is today - including with respect to One Means All and the club's commitment to inclusion. He has been a friend to Proud Owls and shown commitment to our community within the fan base. We thank him for his leadership.
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A Union Omaha leadership update from Martie Cordaro.
Read more about this, a leadership promotion, and more below:
🔗 tinyurl.com/UOLeadership...
#OneMeansAll
Read more about this, a leadership promotion, and more below:
🔗 tinyurl.com/UOLeadership...
#OneMeansAll
February 6, 2026 at 4:35 PM
A Union Omaha leadership update from Martie Cordaro.
Read more about this, a leadership promotion, and more below:
🔗 tinyurl.com/UOLeadership...
#OneMeansAll
Read more about this, a leadership promotion, and more below:
🔗 tinyurl.com/UOLeadership...
#OneMeansAll
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Skiers simply do not believe in knee problems until their legs fly off at the joint, it’s their one weird trick that doctors hate
honestly feels unbelievable: Lindsay Vonn attempted and completed her training run today, a week after tearing her ACL, hitting a top speed of 74 mph.
They haven't fixed her ACL, it's just flopping around in there. And her other knee is made out of titanium. Very literally built different
They haven't fixed her ACL, it's just flopping around in there. And her other knee is made out of titanium. Very literally built different
February 6, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Skiers simply do not believe in knee problems until their legs fly off at the joint, it’s their one weird trick that doctors hate
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[Snowboarding TV commentary]
EX-SNOWBOARDER COLOR COMMENTATOR WHO SOUNDS LIKE HE BATHES IN BONG WATER: Awwwww NO WAY, backside chicken salad off the knucklehuck IN GOOFY, that is groooady from my brochacho
STAID, RESPECTABLE PLAY-BY-PLAY GUY WHO USUALLY COVERS GOLF: Indeed, what a move!
EX-SNOWBOARDER COLOR COMMENTATOR WHO SOUNDS LIKE HE BATHES IN BONG WATER: Awwwww NO WAY, backside chicken salad off the knucklehuck IN GOOFY, that is groooady from my brochacho
STAID, RESPECTABLE PLAY-BY-PLAY GUY WHO USUALLY COVERS GOLF: Indeed, what a move!
February 5, 2026 at 9:31 PM
[Snowboarding TV commentary]
EX-SNOWBOARDER COLOR COMMENTATOR WHO SOUNDS LIKE HE BATHES IN BONG WATER: Awwwww NO WAY, backside chicken salad off the knucklehuck IN GOOFY, that is groooady from my brochacho
STAID, RESPECTABLE PLAY-BY-PLAY GUY WHO USUALLY COVERS GOLF: Indeed, what a move!
EX-SNOWBOARDER COLOR COMMENTATOR WHO SOUNDS LIKE HE BATHES IN BONG WATER: Awwwww NO WAY, backside chicken salad off the knucklehuck IN GOOFY, that is groooady from my brochacho
STAID, RESPECTABLE PLAY-BY-PLAY GUY WHO USUALLY COVERS GOLF: Indeed, what a move!
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Times article has an incredible illustration
February 5, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Times article has an incredible illustration
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So incredibly sad to learn this today.
Vassili always had a smile on his face when I saw him. Was an incredibly kind person. Had a ton of respect around the league and served as a co-chair of the CSO committee.
My condolences to his family and friends.
Vassili always had a smile on his face when I saw him. Was an incredibly kind person. Had a ton of respect around the league and served as a co-chair of the CSO committee.
My condolences to his family and friends.
"The Sick Podcast with Tony Marinaro @thesickpodcasts 51m
Heartbreaking news @SJEarthquakes Head Sporting Strategist @VCremanzidis passed away late last night at a Montreal hospital at only 36 years old due to cancer
Vassili was formerly the Asst Sporting Dir. of @cfmontreal 🥲"
Heartbreaking news @SJEarthquakes Head Sporting Strategist @VCremanzidis passed away late last night at a Montreal hospital at only 36 years old due to cancer
Vassili was formerly the Asst Sporting Dir. of @cfmontreal 🥲"
February 5, 2026 at 9:55 PM
So incredibly sad to learn this today.
Vassili always had a smile on his face when I saw him. Was an incredibly kind person. Had a ton of respect around the league and served as a co-chair of the CSO committee.
My condolences to his family and friends.
Vassili always had a smile on his face when I saw him. Was an incredibly kind person. Had a ton of respect around the league and served as a co-chair of the CSO committee.
My condolences to his family and friends.
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Thank you @atleti.bsky.social, @diegosimeone.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Thank you @atleti.bsky.social, @diegosimeone.bsky.social
Oded Vargas with the victory cigar debut for Atleti, up 4-0 with 11 minutes to go.
Terrific moment.
Terrific moment.
Put him in you're up 3-0 @atleti.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Oded Vargas with the victory cigar debut for Atleti, up 4-0 with 11 minutes to go.
Terrific moment.
Terrific moment.
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We're thrilled to announce a partnership with @pentzhomes.bsky.social to raise funds for the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota.
For every 2026 season ticket sold, Aurora will donate $1 to ILCM, and Pentz Homes will provide an additional $4 for a total donation of $5.
Season tickets on sale soon!
For every 2026 season ticket sold, Aurora will donate $1 to ILCM, and Pentz Homes will provide an additional $4 for a total donation of $5.
Season tickets on sale soon!
February 5, 2026 at 6:27 PM
We're thrilled to announce a partnership with @pentzhomes.bsky.social to raise funds for the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota.
For every 2026 season ticket sold, Aurora will donate $1 to ILCM, and Pentz Homes will provide an additional $4 for a total donation of $5.
Season tickets on sale soon!
For every 2026 season ticket sold, Aurora will donate $1 to ILCM, and Pentz Homes will provide an additional $4 for a total donation of $5.
Season tickets on sale soon!
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Put him in you're up 3-0 @atleti.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Put him in you're up 3-0 @atleti.bsky.social
These Big Air dudes are bonkers. So, so good. #WinterOlympics
February 5, 2026 at 9:11 PM
These Big Air dudes are bonkers. So, so good. #WinterOlympics
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13 clubs will start the 2026 Chinese Super League season on minus points! 😳
73 people banned for life! Fines handed out! What's going on in Chinese football?! 🇨🇳
Read & subscribe to 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 👇
73 people banned for life! Fines handed out! What's going on in Chinese football?! 🇨🇳
Read & subscribe to 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 👇
🇨🇳 Will Chinese football ever recover from an unprecedented corruption scandal?
13 Chinese Super League teams will start the 2026 season on minus points!
thesoccerdispatch.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:54 PM
13 clubs will start the 2026 Chinese Super League season on minus points! 😳
73 people banned for life! Fines handed out! What's going on in Chinese football?! 🇨🇳
Read & subscribe to 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 👇
73 people banned for life! Fines handed out! What's going on in Chinese football?! 🇨🇳
Read & subscribe to 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 👇
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Scoreless in today's match, but a strong showing from our backline 💪
February 5, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Scoreless in today's match, but a strong showing from our backline 💪
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Dan McQuade was remembered today, with a big crowd that spanned the great breadth of all he did.
He will also be remembered on Saturday, perhaps with another big crowd, at 2 p.m. at 223 S. 33rd Street.
I thought of him as I worked on this piece a few days ago, and will again this weekend.
He will also be remembered on Saturday, perhaps with another big crowd, at 2 p.m. at 223 S. 33rd Street.
I thought of him as I worked on this piece a few days ago, and will again this weekend.
Seventeen years ago, Ronald Moore was a March Madness sensation.
Now, after a long playing career in Europe, the Plymouth Meeting native has stepped into college coaching as a Penn assistant.
The head coach who hired him was the same one he played for at Siena:
www.inquirer.com/college-spor...
Now, after a long playing career in Europe, the Plymouth Meeting native has stepped into college coaching as a Penn assistant.
The head coach who hired him was the same one he played for at Siena:
www.inquirer.com/college-spor...
Ronald Moore was once a March Madness sensation. Now he’s a Penn assistant coach.
Moore's basketball journey has taken him from Plymouth-Whitemarsh High to college fame, a long career in Europe, and now a reunion with his former coach, Fran McCaffery, at the Palestra.
www.inquirer.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Dan McQuade was remembered today, with a big crowd that spanned the great breadth of all he did.
He will also be remembered on Saturday, perhaps with another big crowd, at 2 p.m. at 223 S. 33rd Street.
I thought of him as I worked on this piece a few days ago, and will again this weekend.
He will also be remembered on Saturday, perhaps with another big crowd, at 2 p.m. at 223 S. 33rd Street.
I thought of him as I worked on this piece a few days ago, and will again this weekend.
There are some good "remember those #USL-C guys" in Vancouver FC's lineup against Cruz Azul in #CCCFever tonight.
GK Callum Irving (Last: Ottawa Fury, 2020)
D Morey Doner (Last: Oakland Roots, 2025)
D Paris Gee (Last: Saint Louis FC, 2020)
M Marcello Polisi (Last: Detroit City, 2025)
GK Callum Irving (Last: Ottawa Fury, 2020)
D Morey Doner (Last: Oakland Roots, 2025)
D Paris Gee (Last: Saint Louis FC, 2020)
M Marcello Polisi (Last: Detroit City, 2025)
February 5, 2026 at 3:04 AM