Ian Levy
@hickoryhigh.bsky.social
Numerica & Esoterica | Creative Editorial Director for
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The WNBA CBA proposal discussed today would bring max salaries up to $1.1 million. That's a big increase, but still means the highest-paid player would almost certainly make less than the commissioner.
I don't think that's the case in any major men's sport, and just feels kind of gross, right?
I don't think that's the case in any major men's sport, and just feels kind of gross, right?
Cathy Engelbert's salary compared to the average WNBA player
Salaries are one of the biggest sticking points in contentious labor negotiations as the WNBA CBA is set to expire. How does Cathy Engelbert's salary compare?
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November 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The WNBA CBA proposal discussed today would bring max salaries up to $1.1 million. That's a big increase, but still means the highest-paid player would almost certainly make less than the commissioner.
I don't think that's the case in any major men's sport, and just feels kind of gross, right?
I don't think that's the case in any major men's sport, and just feels kind of gross, right?
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Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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Mo'ne Davis spent years telling people that she was done playing baseball. She did not want to be forever defined by what she did as a 13-year-old in Little League, a decade ago, and she did not feel like there was space for her to do much else. And then she felt differently. On Davis and the WPBL:
Mo’ne Davis Is Finally Ready to Play Baseball Again
More than a decade after becoming a Little League sensation at age 13, Mo’ne Davis is set to make more history as the face of the Women’s Pro Baseball League.
www.si.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Mo'ne Davis spent years telling people that she was done playing baseball. She did not want to be forever defined by what she did as a 13-year-old in Little League, a decade ago, and she did not feel like there was space for her to do much else. And then she felt differently. On Davis and the WPBL:
Want to feel a little sick before you flip on that NBA game tonight?
Kevin Durant Is Watching You
On the shady side of athlete partnerships and investments
thebrokenpress.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Want to feel a little sick before you flip on that NBA game tonight?
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Early-season takeaways from in-house LNIB stats, including the Thunder's historic pace, a possible change to Aggression+ to account for the Blazers' pressing, the Rockets' offense, the Knicks' possession battle dominance, and more.
www.lastnightinbasketball.com/early-season...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Early-season takeaways from in-house LNIB stats, including the Thunder's historic pace, a possible change to Aggression+ to account for the Blazers' pressing, the Rockets' offense, the Knicks' possession battle dominance, and more.
www.lastnightinbasketball.com/early-season...
www.lastnightinbasketball.com/early-season...
Work asked our team to start experimenting with short-form video stuff. They asked us to be authentic and true to our own interests and styles. In case you're wondering why I've been sitting in the ice-cold river by my house talking about terrible NBA shooters.
It's snowing but the NBA Ice Cold Report is still here, with top-tier cold-plunging analysis on the shooting struggles of Ja Morant and Ace Bailey.
November 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Work asked our team to start experimenting with short-form video stuff. They asked us to be authentic and true to our own interests and styles. In case you're wondering why I've been sitting in the ice-cold river by my house talking about terrible NBA shooters.
Savvy, galaxy brain solution to the Aspiration/Kawhi scandal by the Clippers — just be so terrible that no one cares about your financial shenanigans to try and create a contender.
Whatever crisis PR person came up with this plan deserves a raise.
Whatever crisis PR person came up with this plan deserves a raise.
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Savvy, galaxy brain solution to the Aspiration/Kawhi scandal by the Clippers — just be so terrible that no one cares about your financial shenanigans to try and create a contender.
Whatever crisis PR person came up with this plan deserves a raise.
Whatever crisis PR person came up with this plan deserves a raise.
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In today's NBA roundtable at The Whiteboard: @btoporek.bsky.social, @hickoryhigh.bsky.social, @ecassels.bsky.social and more share MVP picks, favorite Ja Morant trades scenarios and consider apologizing to Nikola Vucevic.
NBA expert takes: MVP picks, Ja Morant trades scenarios, contenders that need a reset
Plus, we consider apologizing to Nikola Vucevic and figure out why the Orland Magic offense still isn't working.
fansided.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In today's NBA roundtable at The Whiteboard: @btoporek.bsky.social, @hickoryhigh.bsky.social, @ecassels.bsky.social and more share MVP picks, favorite Ja Morant trades scenarios and consider apologizing to Nikola Vucevic.
Alt text enriches all of our lives, not just the visually impaired
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Alt text enriches all of our lives, not just the visually impaired
Proud to deliver the best cold-plunging NBA analysis on the interwebs. (That I am aware of).
The only thing colder than a November plunge in a Vermont river ... is the Celtics' backcourt.
#celtics #nba #paytonpritchard #derrickwhite
Follow @hickoryhigh.bsky.social for more frosty cold NBA takes.
#celtics #nba #paytonpritchard #derrickwhite
Follow @hickoryhigh.bsky.social for more frosty cold NBA takes.
November 4, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Proud to deliver the best cold-plunging NBA analysis on the interwebs. (That I am aware of).
Happy Mushroom Monday! It's getting pretty late in the season, but was still lucky enough to find this little flush of oysters poking out. #fungifriends 🍄📸
November 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Happy Mushroom Monday! It's getting pretty late in the season, but was still lucky enough to find this little flush of oysters poking out. #fungifriends 🍄📸
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Today, on The Whiteboard, our @fansided.bsky.social NBA team shared their picks for the next unlikely player to score 50 this season.
Read on for picks from @hpbasketball.bsky.social, @christopherkline.bsky.social and more
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Read on for picks from @hpbasketball.bsky.social, @christopherkline.bsky.social and more
fansided.com/nba/nba-expe...
October 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Today, on The Whiteboard, our @fansided.bsky.social NBA team shared their picks for the next unlikely player to score 50 this season.
Read on for picks from @hpbasketball.bsky.social, @christopherkline.bsky.social and more
fansided.com/nba/nba-expe...
Read on for picks from @hpbasketball.bsky.social, @christopherkline.bsky.social and more
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The only thing colder than a Vermont river in October ... is Trae Young's shooting!
October 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The only thing colder than a Vermont river in October ... is Trae Young's shooting!
Also, trying to bring back this irregular series from a few years ago called Deconstructed, where I try to break a player's game down into it's most meaningful and interesting components.
Here's what I found with Paolo Banchero.
Here's what I found with Paolo Banchero.
Paolo Banchero, deconstructed
Paolo Banchero is on the verge of superstardom. But breaking his game down to its component parts reveals how he — and the Orlando Magic — can be even better.
fansided.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Also, trying to bring back this irregular series from a few years ago called Deconstructed, where I try to break a player's game down into it's most meaningful and interesting components.
Here's what I found with Paolo Banchero.
Here's what I found with Paolo Banchero.
A couple new basketball things to share — first power rankings of the year, along with some interesting stats I'll be tracking after the first week of the season.
NBA Power Rankings: Celtics crater, Spurs have arrived, stats to watch and more
The NBA season is only a week old, and we're already re-evaluating contenders, pretenders and more.
fansided.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A couple new basketball things to share — first power rankings of the year, along with some interesting stats I'll be tracking after the first week of the season.
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College basketball is almost here and @christopherkline.bsky.social is updating his NBA Draft Big Board, helping identify all the prospects you need to follow.
2026 NBA Draft Big Board 2.0: Updated rankings with CBB around the corner
A look at the top 60 prospects in a loaded 2026 NBA Draft class with college hoops on the horizon.
fansided.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
College basketball is almost here and @christopherkline.bsky.social is updating his NBA Draft Big Board, helping identify all the prospects you need to follow.
Well, I'd like to see ol @montaworldpeace.bsky.social write something mind-blowingly joyful about inherent laziness and that MVP-level performance by Wemby!
"Mat writes this on his phone while playing with his cat and eating breakfast."
Ah! Well, Nevertheless,
"Mat writes this on his phone while playing with his cat and eating breakfast."
Ah! Well, Nevertheless,
8 reasons why it would be nice to be Victor Wembanyama's teammate
Look. Let's be honest, once you make it to the NBA, you don't want to put work in anymore. Being Wemby’s teammate seems awesome.
fansided.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Well, I'd like to see ol @montaworldpeace.bsky.social write something mind-blowingly joyful about inherent laziness and that MVP-level performance by Wemby!
"Mat writes this on his phone while playing with his cat and eating breakfast."
Ah! Well, Nevertheless,
"Mat writes this on his phone while playing with his cat and eating breakfast."
Ah! Well, Nevertheless,
First Whiteboard of the regular season, on all the ways the Rockets impressed on Opening Night, plus the insane challenge of trying to dribble near Cason Wallace and why the Lakers may already be doomed
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NBA expert takes on opening night: The Rockets are for real, and the Lakers aren’t
Four Western Conference contenders took the floor on Opening Night, and we already learned a lot about who can be trusted and who can't.
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October 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
First Whiteboard of the regular season, on all the ways the Rockets impressed on Opening Night, plus the insane challenge of trying to dribble near Cason Wallace and why the Lakers may already be doomed
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Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness
October 21, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness
The 25-under-25 from @fansidednba.bsky.social is here, ranking the best young players in the NBA! (Year 9!) fansided.com/nba/25-under...
October 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The 25-under-25 from @fansidednba.bsky.social is here, ranking the best young players in the NBA! (Year 9!) fansided.com/nba/25-under...
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October 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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If it seems like OKC is just building random compelling young bench guys with a create-a-player engine, you might be right ...
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@montaworldpeace.bsky.social joint)
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Create-A-Players that could drop 20 in an OKC game this season
The Oklahoma City Thunder keep finding contributors you've never heard of.
fansided.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
If it seems like OKC is just building random compelling young bench guys with a create-a-player engine, you might be right ...
(a
@montaworldpeace.bsky.social joint)
(a
@montaworldpeace.bsky.social joint)
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s/o Las Vegas Aces PR, who include in their key stats after games (last night no different) how many anti-LGBTQ+ bills are being tracked by the ACLU right now.
October 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
s/o Las Vegas Aces PR, who include in their key stats after games (last night no different) how many anti-LGBTQ+ bills are being tracked by the ACLU right now.
Greenhouse sing-along for John Prine's birthday.
October 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Greenhouse sing-along for John Prine's birthday.