Sym
@symmering.bsky.social
I'm too lazy to make a new profile so here's my old one: Hot cocoa zealot. Occasional funny man. I've been told I make a mean calzone. Might be a sports fan, but the jury is still out.
Versant, the NBCU cable property spinoff co., officially announces the launch of their sports division- USA Sports. www.versantmedia.com/article/usa-...
“USA SPORTS” ANNOUNCED AS NEW BRAND AND DIVISION NAME FOR VERSANT’S SPORTS PORTFOLIO
A global media and technology company.
www.versantmedia.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Versant, the NBCU cable property spinoff co., officially announces the launch of their sports division- USA Sports. www.versantmedia.com/article/usa-...
The Big East makes its official debut on TNT Sports with a women's hoops match-up on truTV. Reigning national champs & No. 1 UConn host Loyola Chicago at 7:30pm ET. J.B. Long, Christy Winters-Scott & Autumn Johnson on the call tonight from Storrs.
Around the dial in Big Ten hoops/⏰ ET
Milwaukee-Indiana - 7pm/FS1
🎙️ Noah Reed & LaPhonso Ellis
Creighton-Nebraska (W) - 9pm/FS1
🎙️ Kylen Mills & Meghan McKeown
South Dakota State-Oregon - 9:30pm/Peacock
🎙️ A.J. Kanell & Eldridge Recasner
Milwaukee-Indiana - 7pm/FS1
🎙️ Noah Reed & LaPhonso Ellis
Creighton-Nebraska (W) - 9pm/FS1
🎙️ Kylen Mills & Meghan McKeown
South Dakota State-Oregon - 9:30pm/Peacock
🎙️ A.J. Kanell & Eldridge Recasner
November 12, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The Big East makes its official debut on TNT Sports with a women's hoops match-up on truTV. Reigning national champs & No. 1 UConn host Loyola Chicago at 7:30pm ET. J.B. Long, Christy Winters-Scott & Autumn Johnson on the call tonight from Storrs.
Around the dial in Big Ten hoops/⏰ ET
Milwaukee-Indiana - 7pm/FS1
🎙️ Noah Reed & LaPhonso Ellis
Creighton-Nebraska (W) - 9pm/FS1
🎙️ Kylen Mills & Meghan McKeown
South Dakota State-Oregon - 9:30pm/Peacock
🎙️ A.J. Kanell & Eldridge Recasner
Milwaukee-Indiana - 7pm/FS1
🎙️ Noah Reed & LaPhonso Ellis
Creighton-Nebraska (W) - 9pm/FS1
🎙️ Kylen Mills & Meghan McKeown
South Dakota State-Oregon - 9:30pm/Peacock
🎙️ A.J. Kanell & Eldridge Recasner
November 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Around the dial in Big Ten hoops/⏰ ET
Milwaukee-Indiana - 7pm/FS1
🎙️ Noah Reed & LaPhonso Ellis
Creighton-Nebraska (W) - 9pm/FS1
🎙️ Kylen Mills & Meghan McKeown
South Dakota State-Oregon - 9:30pm/Peacock
🎙️ A.J. Kanell & Eldridge Recasner
Milwaukee-Indiana - 7pm/FS1
🎙️ Noah Reed & LaPhonso Ellis
Creighton-Nebraska (W) - 9pm/FS1
🎙️ Kylen Mills & Meghan McKeown
South Dakota State-Oregon - 9:30pm/Peacock
🎙️ A.J. Kanell & Eldridge Recasner
More CBB - doubleheaders on CBS Sports Network & ESPN/⏰ ET
Duke-Army - 7pm/CBSSN
🎙️ Tom McCarthy & Steve Lappas
Kentucky-Louisville - 8pm/ESPN
🎙️ Dan Shulman & Jay Bilas
Delaware-BYU - 9pm/CBSSN
🎙️ Rich Waltz & Dan Dickau
Creighton-Gonzaga - 10pm/ESPN
🎙️ Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham
Duke-Army - 7pm/CBSSN
🎙️ Tom McCarthy & Steve Lappas
Kentucky-Louisville - 8pm/ESPN
🎙️ Dan Shulman & Jay Bilas
Delaware-BYU - 9pm/CBSSN
🎙️ Rich Waltz & Dan Dickau
Creighton-Gonzaga - 10pm/ESPN
🎙️ Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham
Around the dial in Big Ten hoops/⏰ET
Wake Forest-Michigan - 6:30pm/FS1
🎙️ Jason Benetti & Bill Raftery
Navy-Penn State- 6:30pm/BTN
🎙️ Ryan Burr & Myles Dread
Texas Tech-Illinois - 8:30pm/FS1
🎙️ Jeff Levering & Steve Smith
Ball State-Wisconsin - 8:30pm/BTN
🎙️ Chris Vosters & Jordan Taylor
Wake Forest-Michigan - 6:30pm/FS1
🎙️ Jason Benetti & Bill Raftery
Navy-Penn State- 6:30pm/BTN
🎙️ Ryan Burr & Myles Dread
Texas Tech-Illinois - 8:30pm/FS1
🎙️ Jeff Levering & Steve Smith
Ball State-Wisconsin - 8:30pm/BTN
🎙️ Chris Vosters & Jordan Taylor
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
More CBB - doubleheaders on CBS Sports Network & ESPN/⏰ ET
Duke-Army - 7pm/CBSSN
🎙️ Tom McCarthy & Steve Lappas
Kentucky-Louisville - 8pm/ESPN
🎙️ Dan Shulman & Jay Bilas
Delaware-BYU - 9pm/CBSSN
🎙️ Rich Waltz & Dan Dickau
Creighton-Gonzaga - 10pm/ESPN
🎙️ Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham
Duke-Army - 7pm/CBSSN
🎙️ Tom McCarthy & Steve Lappas
Kentucky-Louisville - 8pm/ESPN
🎙️ Dan Shulman & Jay Bilas
Delaware-BYU - 9pm/CBSSN
🎙️ Rich Waltz & Dan Dickau
Creighton-Gonzaga - 10pm/ESPN
🎙️ Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham
Around the dial in Big Ten hoops/⏰ET
Wake Forest-Michigan - 6:30pm/FS1
🎙️ Jason Benetti & Bill Raftery
Navy-Penn State- 6:30pm/BTN
🎙️ Ryan Burr & Myles Dread
Texas Tech-Illinois - 8:30pm/FS1
🎙️ Jeff Levering & Steve Smith
Ball State-Wisconsin - 8:30pm/BTN
🎙️ Chris Vosters & Jordan Taylor
Wake Forest-Michigan - 6:30pm/FS1
🎙️ Jason Benetti & Bill Raftery
Navy-Penn State- 6:30pm/BTN
🎙️ Ryan Burr & Myles Dread
Texas Tech-Illinois - 8:30pm/FS1
🎙️ Jeff Levering & Steve Smith
Ball State-Wisconsin - 8:30pm/BTN
🎙️ Chris Vosters & Jordan Taylor
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Around the dial in Big Ten hoops/⏰ET
Wake Forest-Michigan - 6:30pm/FS1
🎙️ Jason Benetti & Bill Raftery
Navy-Penn State- 6:30pm/BTN
🎙️ Ryan Burr & Myles Dread
Texas Tech-Illinois - 8:30pm/FS1
🎙️ Jeff Levering & Steve Smith
Ball State-Wisconsin - 8:30pm/BTN
🎙️ Chris Vosters & Jordan Taylor
Wake Forest-Michigan - 6:30pm/FS1
🎙️ Jason Benetti & Bill Raftery
Navy-Penn State- 6:30pm/BTN
🎙️ Ryan Burr & Myles Dread
Texas Tech-Illinois - 8:30pm/FS1
🎙️ Jeff Levering & Steve Smith
Ball State-Wisconsin - 8:30pm/BTN
🎙️ Chris Vosters & Jordan Taylor
Reminder: The NBA & NBC booted Detroit's game with Atlanta next week to starfuck. Meanwhile, the Pistons are now 9-2 and THEIR superstar just popped off in an OT win.
November 11, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Reminder: The NBA & NBC booted Detroit's game with Atlanta next week to starfuck. Meanwhile, the Pistons are now 9-2 and THEIR superstar just popped off in an OT win.
Want some late night viewing after whatever that MNF game was? A tight one in a Top 10 showdown between Oklahoma & UCLA women's hoops in Sacramento on FS1.
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Want some late night viewing after whatever that MNF game was? A tight one in a Top 10 showdown between Oklahoma & UCLA women's hoops in Sacramento on FS1.
Another strong showing for Nebraska women's volleyball on the court and in the viewership metrics. The Huskers sweep of Illinois averaged 275K viewers on FS1 last Thursday night.
November 11, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Another strong showing for Nebraska women's volleyball on the court and in the viewership metrics. The Huskers sweep of Illinois averaged 275K viewers on FS1 last Thursday night.
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Big Ten on six day hold for all games. Appears that FOX may be considering coexisting with CBS or NBC on their window with the 4pm and 8pm ET times a possibility.
huskers.com/news/2025/11...
huskers.com/news/2025/11...
Nebraska-Penn State Put on Six-Day Hold
The Big Ten Conference and its television partners have put the Nebraska-Penn State game on Saturday, Nov. 22 on a six-day hold. The broadcast network and kickoff time will be determined following…
huskers.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Big Ten on six day hold for all games. Appears that FOX may be considering coexisting with CBS or NBC on their window with the 4pm and 8pm ET times a possibility.
huskers.com/news/2025/11...
huskers.com/news/2025/11...
Six-day hold on all Big Ten football games for the second-to-last week of the regular season. Kick times and network designations will be announced following the conclusion of games Saturday.
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Six-day hold on all Big Ten football games for the second-to-last week of the regular season. Kick times and network designations will be announced following the conclusion of games Saturday.
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
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I don’t think there’s a single person in rosemont who deeply cares about hockey right now. Sucks for the fans of the entire sport.
The way the Big Ten handles ice hockey TV is just brutal. No. 1 Michigan State vs No. 3 Penn State tonight, top teams in the country with a future No. 1 NHL pick, and it's relegated to BTN+ streaming. Come on.
November 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I don’t think there’s a single person in rosemont who deeply cares about hockey right now. Sucks for the fans of the entire sport.
More CBB/⏰ ET
Columbia-UConn - 6:30pm/FS1
🎙️ Dave Sims & Donny Marshall
Furman-Vanderbilt (W) - 7pm/SECN
🎙️ Tiffany Greene & Carolyn Peck
Mississippi State-Iowa State - 8pm/ESPNU *
🎙️ Pete Sousa & Tim Welsh
Santa Clara-Xavier - 8:30pm/FS1
🎙️ Connor Onion & Nick Bahe
*neutral
Columbia-UConn - 6:30pm/FS1
🎙️ Dave Sims & Donny Marshall
Furman-Vanderbilt (W) - 7pm/SECN
🎙️ Tiffany Greene & Carolyn Peck
Mississippi State-Iowa State - 8pm/ESPNU *
🎙️ Pete Sousa & Tim Welsh
Santa Clara-Xavier - 8:30pm/FS1
🎙️ Connor Onion & Nick Bahe
*neutral
Around the dial in Big Ten hoops/⏰ ET
Maine-Rutgers - 6:30pm/BTN
🎙️ Jason Horowitz & Austin Johnson
Cleveland State-Northwestern - 8:30pm/BTN
🎙️ Mike Hall & Shon Morris
Oklahoma-UCLA (W) - 10:30pm/FS1 *
🎙️ Elise Woodward & Kim Adams
* neutral
Maine-Rutgers - 6:30pm/BTN
🎙️ Jason Horowitz & Austin Johnson
Cleveland State-Northwestern - 8:30pm/BTN
🎙️ Mike Hall & Shon Morris
Oklahoma-UCLA (W) - 10:30pm/FS1 *
🎙️ Elise Woodward & Kim Adams
* neutral
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
More CBB/⏰ ET
Columbia-UConn - 6:30pm/FS1
🎙️ Dave Sims & Donny Marshall
Furman-Vanderbilt (W) - 7pm/SECN
🎙️ Tiffany Greene & Carolyn Peck
Mississippi State-Iowa State - 8pm/ESPNU *
🎙️ Pete Sousa & Tim Welsh
Santa Clara-Xavier - 8:30pm/FS1
🎙️ Connor Onion & Nick Bahe
*neutral
Columbia-UConn - 6:30pm/FS1
🎙️ Dave Sims & Donny Marshall
Furman-Vanderbilt (W) - 7pm/SECN
🎙️ Tiffany Greene & Carolyn Peck
Mississippi State-Iowa State - 8pm/ESPNU *
🎙️ Pete Sousa & Tim Welsh
Santa Clara-Xavier - 8:30pm/FS1
🎙️ Connor Onion & Nick Bahe
*neutral
Around the dial in Big Ten hoops/⏰ ET
Maine-Rutgers - 6:30pm/BTN
🎙️ Jason Horowitz & Austin Johnson
Cleveland State-Northwestern - 8:30pm/BTN
🎙️ Mike Hall & Shon Morris
Oklahoma-UCLA (W) - 10:30pm/FS1 *
🎙️ Elise Woodward & Kim Adams
* neutral
Maine-Rutgers - 6:30pm/BTN
🎙️ Jason Horowitz & Austin Johnson
Cleveland State-Northwestern - 8:30pm/BTN
🎙️ Mike Hall & Shon Morris
Oklahoma-UCLA (W) - 10:30pm/FS1 *
🎙️ Elise Woodward & Kim Adams
* neutral
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Around the dial in Big Ten hoops/⏰ ET
Maine-Rutgers - 6:30pm/BTN
🎙️ Jason Horowitz & Austin Johnson
Cleveland State-Northwestern - 8:30pm/BTN
🎙️ Mike Hall & Shon Morris
Oklahoma-UCLA (W) - 10:30pm/FS1 *
🎙️ Elise Woodward & Kim Adams
* neutral
Maine-Rutgers - 6:30pm/BTN
🎙️ Jason Horowitz & Austin Johnson
Cleveland State-Northwestern - 8:30pm/BTN
🎙️ Mike Hall & Shon Morris
Oklahoma-UCLA (W) - 10:30pm/FS1 *
🎙️ Elise Woodward & Kim Adams
* neutral
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Vlatko couldn't get it done in a knockout tournament with the superior team? Well knock me over with a feather...
November 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Vlatko couldn't get it done in a knockout tournament with the superior team? Well knock me over with a feather...
Both Michigan & USC could go to market tomorrow as independent football schools and rake in just as much as Notre Dame does from its NBC deal. The Big Ten's "threat" is gratuitously reckless at best and ridiculously unhinged at worst.
November 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Both Michigan & USC could go to market tomorrow as independent football schools and rake in just as much as Notre Dame does from its NBC deal. The Big Ten's "threat" is gratuitously reckless at best and ridiculously unhinged at worst.
Quite the gambit to go ahead and hope Michigan & USC stand down and join the rest of the Big Ten in agreeing to terms. This could get extremely messy in a hurry.
Big Ten wants some kind of private equity or capital plan; Michigan & USC oppose it. Conf may move ahead anyway.
Current proposal sees B1G partnering with investment fund of Univ. of California pension system called UC Investments, locking membership for 10 years.
sports.yahoo.com/college-foot...
Current proposal sees B1G partnering with investment fund of Univ. of California pension system called UC Investments, locking membership for 10 years.
sports.yahoo.com/college-foot...
Sources: Big Ten execs pressing to make $2.4 billion investment deal — without Michigan and USC if needed
The Big Ten has signaled to those at Michigan and USC that it is moving forward with the deal, even delivering to each program an ultimatum with a deadline.
sports.yahoo.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Quite the gambit to go ahead and hope Michigan & USC stand down and join the rest of the Big Ten in agreeing to terms. This could get extremely messy in a hurry.
I just looked out the window the first time today and it's snowing. Welcome to Michigan.
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I just looked out the window the first time today and it's snowing. Welcome to Michigan.
CBS announces it will air Penn State-Michigan State next week meaning Iowa-USC will air on the Big Ten Network.
For CBS, it was either do this or take Iowa-USC but lose UCLA-USC from the selection pool in the final week (and we don't know who has priority in the final week between CBS & NBC).
For CBS, it was either do this or take Iowa-USC but lose UCLA-USC from the selection pool in the final week (and we don't know who has priority in the final week between CBS & NBC).
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
CBS announces it will air Penn State-Michigan State next week meaning Iowa-USC will air on the Big Ten Network.
For CBS, it was either do this or take Iowa-USC but lose UCLA-USC from the selection pool in the final week (and we don't know who has priority in the final week between CBS & NBC).
For CBS, it was either do this or take Iowa-USC but lose UCLA-USC from the selection pool in the final week (and we don't know who has priority in the final week between CBS & NBC).
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Grateful for this Delta flight attendant for providing some clarity on the upcoming changes to flights during the holidays.
Listen in ⬇️
Listen in ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Grateful for this Delta flight attendant for providing some clarity on the upcoming changes to flights during the holidays.
Listen in ⬇️
Listen in ⬇️
Could we talk about the fact that UConn football is 7-3 and their three losses all occurred in overtime games on the road? Kinda astounding they're this close to being undefeated.
November 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Could we talk about the fact that UConn football is 7-3 and their three losses all occurred in overtime games on the road? Kinda astounding they're this close to being undefeated.
Around the dial in Big Ten hoops on an NFL Sunday/⏰ ET/📺 ESPN
Indiana-Marquette - 1pm *
🎙️ Dave O'Brien & Cory Alexander
Ally Tipoff
USC-NC State (W) - 3pm *
🎙️ Beth Mowins & Rebecca Lobo
Washington-Baylor - 8pm
🎙️ Rich Hollenberg & Fran Fraschilla
* neutral
Indiana-Marquette - 1pm *
🎙️ Dave O'Brien & Cory Alexander
Ally Tipoff
USC-NC State (W) - 3pm *
🎙️ Beth Mowins & Rebecca Lobo
Washington-Baylor - 8pm
🎙️ Rich Hollenberg & Fran Fraschilla
* neutral
November 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Around the dial in Big Ten hoops on an NFL Sunday/⏰ ET/📺 ESPN
Indiana-Marquette - 1pm *
🎙️ Dave O'Brien & Cory Alexander
Ally Tipoff
USC-NC State (W) - 3pm *
🎙️ Beth Mowins & Rebecca Lobo
Washington-Baylor - 8pm
🎙️ Rich Hollenberg & Fran Fraschilla
* neutral
Indiana-Marquette - 1pm *
🎙️ Dave O'Brien & Cory Alexander
Ally Tipoff
USC-NC State (W) - 3pm *
🎙️ Beth Mowins & Rebecca Lobo
Washington-Baylor - 8pm
🎙️ Rich Hollenberg & Fran Fraschilla
* neutral
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
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Following Project B's announced signing of Nneka Ogwumike questions were raised regarding funding.
While Project B denies it is backed in any way by Saudi Arabia, there is a connection: Sela, a subsidiary of the Saudi PIF, is a league event partner.
frontofficesports.com/project-b-wo...
While Project B denies it is backed in any way by Saudi Arabia, there is a connection: Sela, a subsidiary of the Saudi PIF, is a league event partner.
frontofficesports.com/project-b-wo...
Project B Basketball League Says It Has No Saudi Funding
The startup’s cofounder tells FOS that its fundraising “doesn’t include any dollars from Saudi Arabia.” The league has a Saudi event partner.
frontofficesports.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Following Project B's announced signing of Nneka Ogwumike questions were raised regarding funding.
While Project B denies it is backed in any way by Saudi Arabia, there is a connection: Sela, a subsidiary of the Saudi PIF, is a league event partner.
frontofficesports.com/project-b-wo...
While Project B denies it is backed in any way by Saudi Arabia, there is a connection: Sela, a subsidiary of the Saudi PIF, is a league event partner.
frontofficesports.com/project-b-wo...