Andy Clayton
@aclayton33.bsky.social
I’m a Daily Newser (Deputy Sports Editor). Proud U of Denver alum. Born in Germany, raised in Colorado and now call New York’s Hudson Valley home.
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Andy Clayton
@aclayton33.bsky.social
· Jan 22
An intro post. I like to say I've been a sports editor of something since jr high. Currently I'm the deputy sports editor at NY Daily News. I was born in Germany, raised in Colorado and now call New York's Hudson Valley home. I'm a proud U of Denver alum. Here for chatter on journalism, food, travel
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The United States men's national team will play Paraguay, Australia and then one of Slovakia/Kosovo/Türkiye/Romania at the World Cup on home soil next summer.
Wondering how they got there? It's a bizarre and funny story.
I've written a book about it.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722130...
Wondering how they got there? It's a bizarre and funny story.
I've written a book about it.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722130...
The Long Game by Leander Schaerlaeckens: 9780593653876 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
The gripping account of the U.S. men’s national soccer team’s winding saga from obscurity to the global stage as they stand on the brink of a seminal World Cup in 2026 For almost half a century,...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The United States men's national team will play Paraguay, Australia and then one of Slovakia/Kosovo/Türkiye/Romania at the World Cup on home soil next summer.
Wondering how they got there? It's a bizarre and funny story.
I've written a book about it.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722130...
Wondering how they got there? It's a bizarre and funny story.
I've written a book about it.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722130...
The beautiful of soccer is that it is a 90-minute game that takes two hours to play.
The horror of the FIFA draw ceremony in D.C. is that a 10-minute process was dragged through this joke of a ceremony for two hours.
The horror of the FIFA draw ceremony in D.C. is that a 10-minute process was dragged through this joke of a ceremony for two hours.
December 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The beautiful of soccer is that it is a 90-minute game that takes two hours to play.
The horror of the FIFA draw ceremony in D.C. is that a 10-minute process was dragged through this joke of a ceremony for two hours.
The horror of the FIFA draw ceremony in D.C. is that a 10-minute process was dragged through this joke of a ceremony for two hours.
Quite the scene out of our Hudson Valley kitchen window last night …
December 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Quite the scene out of our Hudson Valley kitchen window last night …
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The #Dodgers now dominate Japan. Can the #Yankees, who haven't had a Japanese player since Masahiro Tanaka, restore their presence there?
“We’ve tried, and we’ll continue to try.”
A look at NY's recent history in Japan and the various benefits that come with attracting talent from the country:
“We’ve tried, and we’ll continue to try.”
A look at NY's recent history in Japan and the various benefits that come with attracting talent from the country:
Can the Yankees restore their presence in Japan’s Dodger-dominated market?
The Yankees haven’t had a Japanese player since Masahiro Tanaka, losing multiple sweepstakes to a Dodgers club that is reaping on- and off-the-field rewards from the country’s infatuati…
www.nydailynews.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
MIKE LUPICA | The idea that Steinbrenner the Son somehow doesn’t spend enough on his team happens to be nuts. It’s as tired a narrative as the one about Yankee fans being spoiled.
Mike Lupica: Hal Steinbrenner isn’t the reason the Yankees aren’t winning the World Series
It is absolutely fair to wonder sometimes how much Hal Steinbrenner really loves baseball, or loves being Boss (2.0) Steinbrenner of the Yankees.
www.nydailynews.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
MIKE LUPICA | The idea that Steinbrenner the Son somehow doesn’t spend enough on his team happens to be nuts. It’s as tired a narrative as the one about Yankee fans being spoiled.
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A train crew found a loose chicken on an N train this morning—and couldn’t get it to leave.
Loose chicken fouls N train as subway stowaway slows morning commute
A loose chicken gave new meaning to “free range,” scoring a gratis subway ride to Coney Island on the N train Thursday morning after it was discovered fouling a subway car in storage.
www.nydailynews.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:50 AM
A train crew found a loose chicken on an N train this morning—and couldn’t get it to leave.
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A two-time NCAA champion and first-team All-American at Denver, Jack Devine made his NHL debut last night with the Florida Panthers.
#collegehockey | #GoPios
#collegehockey | #GoPios
November 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
A two-time NCAA champion and first-team All-American at Denver, Jack Devine made his NHL debut last night with the Florida Panthers.
#collegehockey | #GoPios
#collegehockey | #GoPios
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Mike Lupica: Jets coach Aaron Glenn has seven games left to reintroduce himself
Mike Lupica: Jets coach Aaron Glenn has seven games left to reintroduce himself
This goes right back to something Aaron Glenn said on the day he was introduced as the team’s latest head coach: “We’re the freaking New York Jets and we’re built for this s–t.”
buff.ly
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Mike Lupica: Jets coach Aaron Glenn has seven games left to reintroduce himself
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In her statement issued by Mamdani's transition, Tisch did not touch on the differences they have.
But in her email to cops, she was more blunt: "Do the mayor-elect and I agree on everything? No, we don't."
w/ @grahamrayman.bsky.social et al www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/19/j...
But in her email to cops, she was more blunt: "Do the mayor-elect and I agree on everything? No, we don't."
w/ @grahamrayman.bsky.social et al www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/19/j...
Jessica Tisch accepts offer to remain NYPD commissioner under Mamdani
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch has accepted an offer from Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to remain New York City’s top cop under his administration. In an email to NYPD officers on Wednesday, Ti…
www.nydailynews.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
In her statement issued by Mamdani's transition, Tisch did not touch on the differences they have.
But in her email to cops, she was more blunt: "Do the mayor-elect and I agree on everything? No, we don't."
w/ @grahamrayman.bsky.social et al www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/19/j...
But in her email to cops, she was more blunt: "Do the mayor-elect and I agree on everything? No, we don't."
w/ @grahamrayman.bsky.social et al www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/19/j...
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DAILY NEWS GETS ACTION:
MTA board just approved a $7.4 million contract for new subway wheels after NYCT says it knows what caused the Daily News' mystery wheel-wear scoop from January: Trains were going too fast around curves.
The $7.4M will get New Yorkers 3,000 new wheels from Standard Steel.
MTA board just approved a $7.4 million contract for new subway wheels after NYCT says it knows what caused the Daily News' mystery wheel-wear scoop from January: Trains were going too fast around curves.
The $7.4M will get New Yorkers 3,000 new wheels from Standard Steel.
Mystery track defect wearing out NYC subway car wheels has MTA shuffling trains
A mysterious track defect somewhere along a major New York City subway line is wearing out the wheels on subway cars, causing a shortage of trains on the lettered lines, the Daily News has learned.
www.nydailynews.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
DAILY NEWS GETS ACTION:
MTA board just approved a $7.4 million contract for new subway wheels after NYCT says it knows what caused the Daily News' mystery wheel-wear scoop from January: Trains were going too fast around curves.
The $7.4M will get New Yorkers 3,000 new wheels from Standard Steel.
MTA board just approved a $7.4 million contract for new subway wheels after NYCT says it knows what caused the Daily News' mystery wheel-wear scoop from January: Trains were going too fast around curves.
The $7.4M will get New Yorkers 3,000 new wheels from Standard Steel.
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Mike Lupica: Sam Darnold, Daniel Jones were just in the wrong place
Mike Lupica: Sam Darnold, Daniel Jones were just in the wrong place
If you want to know why the Giants and Jets are who they are and where they are, you start with where both Sam Darnold and Daniel Jones are, at least now.
buff.ly
November 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Mike Lupica: Sam Darnold, Daniel Jones were just in the wrong place
A beautiful tribute from our Pat Leonard on his friendship with his 'tabloid wars' rival Larry Brooks ... @plonnfl.bsky.social
Late Post columnist Larry Brooks was the real ‘King’
‘Brooksie,’ as he was known in rinks across North America, who had dubbed Henrik Lundqvist ‘The King’ as a young Ranger, was a king himself.
www.nydailynews.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A beautiful tribute from our Pat Leonard on his friendship with his 'tabloid wars' rival Larry Brooks ... @plonnfl.bsky.social
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Long live the Daily News!
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Long live the Daily News!
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The front page of today’s @nydailynews.com.
November 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The front page of today’s @nydailynews.com.
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May the history of the Daily News, when it is written, reflect that upon unanimous ratification of the first contract in more than three decades, the next words uttered in the Zoom call were those of street reporter Kerry Burke: “Okay, I got a homicide. I gotta go.”
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 AM
May the history of the Daily News, when it is written, reflect that upon unanimous ratification of the first contract in more than three decades, the next words uttered in the Zoom call were those of street reporter Kerry Burke: “Okay, I got a homicide. I gotta go.”
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Who did it better @nydailynews.com or @nytimes.com ?
NYT editors are entrusted by their readers to prioritize what’s important.
Their editorial decisions such as layout of the #FrontPage contribute to public memory.
Democracywashing the multifaceted coup attempt and subversion of 2020 election👇
NYT editors are entrusted by their readers to prioritize what’s important.
Their editorial decisions such as layout of the #FrontPage contribute to public memory.
Democracywashing the multifaceted coup attempt and subversion of 2020 election👇
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Who did it better @nydailynews.com or @nytimes.com ?
NYT editors are entrusted by their readers to prioritize what’s important.
Their editorial decisions such as layout of the #FrontPage contribute to public memory.
Democracywashing the multifaceted coup attempt and subversion of 2020 election👇
NYT editors are entrusted by their readers to prioritize what’s important.
Their editorial decisions such as layout of the #FrontPage contribute to public memory.
Democracywashing the multifaceted coup attempt and subversion of 2020 election👇
"Stand" ... I still remember listening to this on my Walkman on a flight to visit my grandparents down in Florida over spring break. Wasn't like anything I was listening to at the time. The kind of song that gets stuck in your head (but in a good way).
Green, the band’s 6th studio album, was released this week in November 1988. What’s your favorite song on the album?
November 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"Stand" ... I still remember listening to this on my Walkman on a flight to visit my grandparents down in Florida over spring break. Wasn't like anything I was listening to at the time. The kind of song that gets stuck in your head (but in a good way).
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Incredibly proud of the bravery and hard work that made this happen - y'all are amazing 🙌✊
WE HAVE A DEAL: We are happy to share that all of our hard work - and with the support of the people of New York - we have a tentative agreement on our first contract with Alden Global Capital
November 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Incredibly proud of the bravery and hard work that made this happen - y'all are amazing 🙌✊
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WE HAVE A DEAL: We are happy to share that all of our hard work - and with the support of the people of New York - we have a tentative agreement on our first contract with Alden Global Capital
November 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
WE HAVE A DEAL: We are happy to share that all of our hard work - and with the support of the people of New York - we have a tentative agreement on our first contract with Alden Global Capital
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“He chuckled as he told me how he had been fired from his first job at The Indianapolis Star for ‘writing bad headlines.’ It was really for union activities, he said, but they needed an excuse to let him go.”
50 Years Ago, My Father Wrote the Headline That Refuses to Die
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:34 AM
“He chuckled as he told me how he had been fired from his first job at The Indianapolis Star for ‘writing bad headlines.’ It was really for union activities, he said, but they needed an excuse to let him go.”
Going to the '06 World Cup in Germany was a real thrill. Spent two weeks blogging about the experience of watching games on giant screens hanging off the sides of palaces; various fan fests; and the local American-themed bar for US-Italy. We only hit the FIFA ticket lottery for 1 game.
My misadventures in World Cup ticket-buying.
This week's column @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
This week's column @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
A single match cost me thousands of dollars at 2026’s World Cup of the 1% | Leander Schaerlaeckens
With ticket sales phases under way and prices reaching eye-watering levels, my experience raised a crucial question: who is this World Cup for?
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Going to the '06 World Cup in Germany was a real thrill. Spent two weeks blogging about the experience of watching games on giant screens hanging off the sides of palaces; various fan fests; and the local American-themed bar for US-Italy. We only hit the FIFA ticket lottery for 1 game.
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Happy 50th to the GOAT of #tabloidheds
October 30, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Happy 50th to the GOAT of #tabloidheds
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You won't see it in the pages of the Daily News tomorrow (though we did pitch the story!) but the City Council just passed the Too Tough To Die resolution, supporting the unionized reporters, photographers and editors of the Daily News in our fight for a fair contract from Alden Global Capital
October 29, 2025 at 10:02 PM
You won't see it in the pages of the Daily News tomorrow (though we did pitch the story!) but the City Council just passed the Too Tough To Die resolution, supporting the unionized reporters, photographers and editors of the Daily News in our fight for a fair contract from Alden Global Capital
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New Yorkers all over the five boroughs are standing with the Daily News. Join them as New York's hometown paper fights for a fair contract from our private equity owner, Heath Freeman head of Alden Global Capital.
October 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
New Yorkers all over the five boroughs are standing with the Daily News. Join them as New York's hometown paper fights for a fair contract from our private equity owner, Heath Freeman head of Alden Global Capital.
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The @nypressclub.bsky.social stands with the Daily News, demanding a fair contract and investment in the paper from Alden managing director Heath Freeman.
October 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The @nypressclub.bsky.social stands with the Daily News, demanding a fair contract and investment in the paper from Alden managing director Heath Freeman.