Sabreena Merchant
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For my @xtramagazine.com column this month, I wrote about the simultaneous mainstream media erasure of Renee Good's queerness and the right wing amplification of it as a post hoc justification for her murder. xtramagazine.com/power/activi...
Renee Nicole Good’s queerness isn’t an aside—it’s a key part of her story | Xtra Magazine
We can’t ignore the misogyny and homophobia baked into Good’s killing—and erasing her wife does just that
xtramagazine.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:42 AM
For my @xtramagazine.com column this month, I wrote about the simultaneous mainstream media erasure of Renee Good's queerness and the right wing amplification of it as a post hoc justification for her murder. xtramagazine.com/power/activi...
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Re: the WNBA exploring buying back the 16% stake they sold off in the '22 capital raise: I'm told that reviewing the league's capital structure is standard operating procedure; nothing is imminent or concrete. It'd likely be very expensive, if investors even wanted to sell back
January 17, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Re: the WNBA exploring buying back the 16% stake they sold off in the '22 capital raise: I'm told that reviewing the league's capital structure is standard operating procedure; nothing is imminent or concrete. It'd likely be very expensive, if investors even wanted to sell back
What was that NBA podcast that was complaining recently about all the clock malfunctions? I can’t stop seeing them now.
January 17, 2026 at 4:12 AM
What was that NBA podcast that was complaining recently about all the clock malfunctions? I can’t stop seeing them now.
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Took in USC’s fourth-straight loss last night and tried to make sense of this Trojans season. www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...
USC women’s basketball has lost four in a row. Are Trojans’ NCAA Tournament hopes in jeopardy?
Despite lacking JuJu Watkins and going through growing pains, USC isn’t treating this season as a gap year.
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Took in USC’s fourth-straight loss last night and tried to make sense of this Trojans season. www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...
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if you read one non-sports thing today that doesn't involve the words Minnesota or Greenland, make it this:
Holy hell, what an obituary
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:54 PM
if you read one non-sports thing today that doesn't involve the words Minnesota or Greenland, make it this:
all I really want is for the Dodgers to bring back Kiké Hernandez
January 16, 2026 at 3:52 AM
all I really want is for the Dodgers to bring back Kiké Hernandez
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If anyone was still pretending this isn’t just about excluding trans kids from public life, the Trump administration just opened a Title IX investigation into a Maine school district because a trans student is on a *co-ed* cheerleading squad.
Newport co-ed cheerleading team is at center of Trump transgender athlete crackdownTrump admin focuses on swimming, cheerleading in Maine transgender athlete probes
The U.S. Department of Education announced a slew of Title IX-related investigations this week that include 2 school districts in Maine.
www.pressherald.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:09 AM
If anyone was still pretending this isn’t just about excluding trans kids from public life, the Trump administration just opened a Title IX investigation into a Maine school district because a trans student is on a *co-ed* cheerleading squad.
Jazzy Davidson is a woman possesssed tonight
January 16, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Jazzy Davidson is a woman possesssed tonight
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The median American here imo
January 15, 2026 at 7:25 PM
The median American here imo
Ben’s been instrumental to what we’ve built at The Athletic with his reporting instincts and his creativity. He’s also just the best co-worker to have around.
Excited for his next step even though I’m going to really, really miss him.
Excited for his next step even though I’m going to really, really miss him.
🚨 SOME PERSONAL NEWS 🚨
This is my last week at The Athletic...
More to come soon!
This is my last week at The Athletic...
More to come soon!
January 15, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Ben’s been instrumental to what we’ve built at The Athletic with his reporting instincts and his creativity. He’s also just the best co-worker to have around.
Excited for his next step even though I’m going to really, really miss him.
Excited for his next step even though I’m going to really, really miss him.
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Democrats must respect the precious views of every last diner patron in every red state but any time any Republican has been asked about any protest for 10+ years they say "paid protesters" instead of acknowledging tens of millions of Americans are going for free to stand up for what we believe in
"You're seeing a lot of paid protesters" -- Rep. Mike Haridopolos's attempt to defend ICE's tactics in Minneapolis during a CNN panel discussion this morning did not go well. Bad used car salesman vibes.
January 15, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Democrats must respect the precious views of every last diner patron in every red state but any time any Republican has been asked about any protest for 10+ years they say "paid protesters" instead of acknowledging tens of millions of Americans are going for free to stand up for what we believe in
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On the ground here in Minnesota, it’s hard to reconcile the immense bonds of community that have been built in a week with the fact that we live in a country whose government appropriated billions of dollars to an unaccountable paramilitary force whose sole purpose is ethnic cleansing.
January 15, 2026 at 5:05 AM
On the ground here in Minnesota, it’s hard to reconcile the immense bonds of community that have been built in a week with the fact that we live in a country whose government appropriated billions of dollars to an unaccountable paramilitary force whose sole purpose is ethnic cleansing.
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Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
January 15, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
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I spent the entire 2025 NBA postseason covering Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers. It was a special run with a devastating ending.
We talked recently about his journey back, finding community and deeper connections, and exploring new hobbies:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...
We talked recently about his journey back, finding community and deeper connections, and exploring new hobbies:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...
Tyrese Haliburton was injured at the worst time imaginable. But then his world opened up
Rehabbing from a devastating Achilles injury has opened up new worlds for the Pacers' star guard — and brought new resolve.
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:32 AM
I spent the entire 2025 NBA postseason covering Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers. It was a special run with a devastating ending.
We talked recently about his journey back, finding community and deeper connections, and exploring new hobbies:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...
We talked recently about his journey back, finding community and deeper connections, and exploring new hobbies:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...
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Students from multiple St. Paul Public Schools walked out of class on Wednesday to demonstrate against the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis. They marched to the Capitol for a rally on the building's steps.
Video Laura Yuen/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Video Laura Yuen/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
January 14, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Students from multiple St. Paul Public Schools walked out of class on Wednesday to demonstrate against the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis. They marched to the Capitol for a rally on the building's steps.
Video Laura Yuen/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Video Laura Yuen/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
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If this was any other set of medical treatments, the entire medical community would be scrambling to study how they could improve their own treatments.
January 14, 2026 at 8:32 PM
If this was any other set of medical treatments, the entire medical community would be scrambling to study how they could improve their own treatments.
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Becky Sauerbrunn on Instagram, “I’m choosing to release this video today, January 13th, because right now the US Supreme Court is deliberating a case that could change the future of women’s sport.”
An important video:
An important video:
January 13, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Becky Sauerbrunn on Instagram, “I’m choosing to release this video today, January 13th, because right now the US Supreme Court is deliberating a case that could change the future of women’s sport.”
An important video:
An important video:
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It's totally not fine when a cis-girl gets body checked by a trans-girl, but it's totally fine when an unarmed cis-woman gets shot in the face and killed by a cis-man. The logic is inescapable.
January 13, 2026 at 5:49 PM
It's totally not fine when a cis-girl gets body checked by a trans-girl, but it's totally fine when an unarmed cis-woman gets shot in the face and killed by a cis-man. The logic is inescapable.
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On my way to the Supreme Court where I'll be proud to support 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson, West Virginia's only transgender athlete, as she opposes the state's effort to ban her from playing as herself.
Win or lose, Becky and her family are heroes for standing up for what's right
Win or lose, Becky and her family are heroes for standing up for what's right
January 13, 2026 at 12:10 PM
On my way to the Supreme Court where I'll be proud to support 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson, West Virginia's only transgender athlete, as she opposes the state's effort to ban her from playing as herself.
Win or lose, Becky and her family are heroes for standing up for what's right
Win or lose, Becky and her family are heroes for standing up for what's right
Rodgers tryna pull a full Philip Rivers on his way out
January 13, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Rodgers tryna pull a full Philip Rivers on his way out
This hit. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/prisoners-...
January 13, 2026 at 3:38 AM
This hit. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/prisoners-...
just casually torturing myself watching Breeze BC, a.k.a. The L.A. Sparks "what might have been"
January 12, 2026 at 11:13 PM
just casually torturing myself watching Breeze BC, a.k.a. The L.A. Sparks "what might have been"