Steve Gardner
@steveagardner.bsky.social
Baseball writer/reporter and Senior Fantasy Editor for USA TODAY Sports with a soft spot for a former life in radio. Laughing all these many years. BBWAA, FSWA, JMU.
At the end of the season, it's time to hand out final grades. Here's your instructor @paulmyerberg.bsky.social.
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January 21, 2026 at 2:37 PM
At the end of the season, it's time to hand out final grades. Here's your instructor @paulmyerberg.bsky.social.
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Courtesy of a JMU booster friend, we now have some insight into how Curt Cignetti approaches beer.
January 20, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Courtesy of a JMU booster friend, we now have some insight into how Curt Cignetti approaches beer.
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“One notable MIT study found that 95 percent of companies that integrated AI saw zero meaningful growth in revenue. For coding tasks, one of AI’s most widely hyped applications, another study showed that programmers who used AI coding tools actually became slower at their jobs.”
AI Completely Failing to Boost Productivity, Says Top Analyst
AI may or may not excel at a lot of things, but from an economic standpoint, it's definitely not making us more productive.
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January 20, 2026 at 12:52 AM
“One notable MIT study found that 95 percent of companies that integrated AI saw zero meaningful growth in revenue. For coding tasks, one of AI’s most widely hyped applications, another study showed that programmers who used AI coding tools actually became slower at their jobs.”
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James Madison transfers who followed Curt Cignetti to Indiana set the standard for Hoosiers' rise. Is that sustainable or repeatable elsewhere?
JMU transfers are backbone of Indiana turnaround. Is that blueprint repeatable elsewhere?
James Madison transfers who followed Curt Cignetti to Indiana set the standard for Hoosiers' rise. Is that sustainable or repeatable elsewhere?
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January 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM
James Madison transfers who followed Curt Cignetti to Indiana set the standard for Hoosiers' rise. Is that sustainable or repeatable elsewhere?
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Tony Dungy wants the Bears to ignore the analytics and kick field goals! In the snow in Chicago in January! After a first half where their only touchdown was a fourth-down conversion! It's great!
January 19, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Tony Dungy wants the Bears to ignore the analytics and kick field goals! In the snow in Chicago in January! After a first half where their only touchdown was a fourth-down conversion! It's great!
“Forget the analytics. Stop going for it on fourth down and kick the field goal. Take the points.”
— Tony Dungy at halftime
— Tony Dungy at halftime
January 19, 2026 at 2:11 AM
“Forget the analytics. Stop going for it on fourth down and kick the field goal. Take the points.”
— Tony Dungy at halftime
— Tony Dungy at halftime
I believe it’s properly called a “hook and lateral.”
January 18, 2026 at 1:48 AM
I believe it’s properly called a “hook and lateral.”
In his always-excellent series of preseason bold predictions columns, @jasoncollette.bsky.social just slayed me with a reference to a particular AL East player being the "Temu Mark Belanger." Nicely done, J.
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Fantasy Baseball Predictions: AL East
This week's bold 2026 fantasy baseball predictions feature 10 players from the AL East, including some cause for concern for Pete Alonso.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:48 AM
In his always-excellent series of preseason bold predictions columns, @jasoncollette.bsky.social just slayed me with a reference to a particular AL East player being the "Temu Mark Belanger." Nicely done, J.
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I know we keep saying it every day, but this stuff is just *insane*
The warrant allowing the FBI to raid Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's home is "outrageous," FPF's Seth Stern told @richlusc.bsky.social and @jeremymbarr.bsky.social.
"The administration may now be in possession of volumes of journalist communications."
"The administration may now be in possession of volumes of journalist communications."
FBI raids home of Washington Post reporter in ‘highly unusual and aggressive’ move
Agents searched Hannah Natanson’s Virginia home and seized devices in inquiry tied to a classified materials case
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January 14, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I know we keep saying it every day, but this stuff is just *insane*
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"The vindictive, oil-loving Mr. T**, who equates green with woke and views climate change as heresy, has worked assiduously to undo it, working to cancel consumer tax incentives and billions in funds for E.V. charging and battery manufacturing projects." Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/o...
Opinion | $25 Billion. That’s What Trump Cost Detroit.
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January 14, 2026 at 11:29 AM
"The vindictive, oil-loving Mr. T**, who equates green with woke and views climate change as heresy, has worked assiduously to undo it, working to cancel consumer tax incentives and billions in funds for E.V. charging and battery manufacturing projects." Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/o...
The Texans sure immunized his end zone.
Aaron Rodgers strip sack fumble for TD, then pick-six ... what a way to go out.
January 13, 2026 at 4:30 AM
The Texans sure immunized his end zone.
I kinda like all of the top teams, tbh.
But if I had to pick favorites, the Nessler, Eagle, Benetti and Wischusen teams would be at the top of my list.
But if I had to pick favorites, the Nessler, Eagle, Benetti and Wischusen teams would be at the top of my list.
The best college football announce teams, based on more than 3,500 responses from Athletic readers.
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More results: www.nytimes.com/athletic/694...
January 12, 2026 at 5:29 PM
I kinda like all of the top teams, tbh.
But if I had to pick favorites, the Nessler, Eagle, Benetti and Wischusen teams would be at the top of my list.
But if I had to pick favorites, the Nessler, Eagle, Benetti and Wischusen teams would be at the top of my list.
I feel seen.
Man Who Spent 300 Hours Playing Fantasy Football This Year Rewarded With $30 Second-Place Payout https://theonion.com/man-who-spent-300-hours-playing-fantasy-football-this-y-1819577319/
January 11, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I feel seen.
This entire 13-minute video was riveting. And, eventually, empowering. Resistance is not futile.
Everybody should watch this and see this woman, who has a baby in her arms and is thrust into basically a standoff, develop courage in real time.
From the minnesota community on Reddit: ST. PAUL, MN: A sobbing resident calls 911 as federal agents force their way into her home to chase down a DoorDash driver who was just trying to deliver food.
Explore this post and more from the minnesota community
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January 11, 2026 at 12:35 AM
This entire 13-minute video was riveting. And, eventually, empowering. Resistance is not futile.
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. -- U.S. Const. amend. I.
Rep. Roger Williams: "People need to quit demonstrating, quit yelling at law enforcement, challenging law enforcement, and begin to get civil."
January 9, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. -- U.S. Const. amend. I.
Looks like I need to plan a nice, long road trip at some point.
January 7, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Looks like I need to plan a nice, long road trip at some point.
First up for me: Der Kommissar!
January 6, 2026 at 7:31 PM
First up for me: Der Kommissar!
This @djrothkopf.bsky.social piece is both cutting and incisive. And his use of "an unscripted mental walkabout" is a fabulous description of what we witness on a far-too-regular basis.
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The FAFO Boys Are About to Find Out
The US is being run by a bunch of guys from the back of high school detention room
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January 4, 2026 at 2:18 PM
This @djrothkopf.bsky.social piece is both cutting and incisive. And his use of "an unscripted mental walkabout" is a fabulous description of what we witness on a far-too-regular basis.
davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/the-fafo-b...
davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/the-fafo-b...
No cheating. Realest with the most recent picture of your pet.
(Had to add a second to identify said pet, Chester)
(Had to add a second to identify said pet, Chester)
January 2, 2026 at 2:24 AM
No cheating. Realest with the most recent picture of your pet.
(Had to add a second to identify said pet, Chester)
(Had to add a second to identify said pet, Chester)
So yeah, for all those who said JMU didn’t belong in the CFP … here’s one for you: Alabama and Texas Tech just got blown out. Maybe THEY didn’t belong in the CFP. #GoDukes
January 2, 2026 at 12:36 AM
So yeah, for all those who said JMU didn’t belong in the CFP … here’s one for you: Alabama and Texas Tech just got blown out. Maybe THEY didn’t belong in the CFP. #GoDukes
Ah just casual conversation between two college football fans whose schools both hired a their coaches away from ... James Madison. #GoDukes
Joe Buck (Indiana alum): "Is this what it feels like? Is this what it feels like?"
Troy Aikman (UCLA alum): "Well, I can't tell ya. I'm hoping one day I will."
Buck: "Come on. Get back on. Your poor Bruins."
Aikman: "Bob Chesney is gonna get us back to the promised land."
Troy Aikman (UCLA alum): "Well, I can't tell ya. I'm hoping one day I will."
Buck: "Come on. Get back on. Your poor Bruins."
Aikman: "Bob Chesney is gonna get us back to the promised land."
December 30, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Ah just casual conversation between two college football fans whose schools both hired a their coaches away from ... James Madison. #GoDukes
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I know this is meant to break democracy
but I think it's going to affect some Hall of Fame votes too
but I think it's going to affect some Hall of Fame votes too
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
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December 30, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I know this is meant to break democracy
but I think it's going to affect some Hall of Fame votes too
but I think it's going to affect some Hall of Fame votes too
My 7-year-old self feels seen.
Trump Vows To Reopen Joann Fabrics As Prison https://theonion.com/trump-vows-to-reopen-joann-fabrics-as-prison/
December 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
My 7-year-old self feels seen.
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Just sent in my Hall of Fame ballot yesterday. And wrote about the decision-making process today.
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December 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Just sent in my Hall of Fame ballot yesterday. And wrote about the decision-making process today.
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