rustindodd
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Writer at The Athletic. Knight-Wallace fellow 2023-24. Author of KINGDOM QUARTERBACK, a book about Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City history. contact: rdodd@theathletic.com
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"I reached out to Holly Rowe with a simple question: What has she learned about joy?"
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"I reached out to Holly Rowe with a simple question: What has she learned about joy?"
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I reached out to Holly Rowe with a simple question: What has she learned about joy?
Holly Rowe found happiness while undergoing cancer treatment. Now, she's trying to spread joy.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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"I reached out to Holly Rowe with a simple question: What has she learned about joy?"
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
"I reached out to Holly Rowe with a simple question: What has she learned about joy?"
www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...
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Article on Shaka
"Smart likes to preach “Giannis posture” — everyone in the program must have the body language of Giannis ... — so he struck a deal with Ighodaro. For each time he dropped his head, every member of the staff was going to do a 1 minute plank"
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"Smart likes to preach “Giannis posture” — everyone in the program must have the body language of Giannis ... — so he struck a deal with Ighodaro. For each time he dropped his head, every member of the staff was going to do a 1 minute plank"
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Shaka Smart hasn’t taken a transfer in four years. The reason why goes beyond basketball
Smart is the rare coach who quotes Maya Angelou and Nick Saban. He shadows NFL coaches, finds inspiration in rugby and never stops learning.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Article on Shaka
"Smart likes to preach “Giannis posture” — everyone in the program must have the body language of Giannis ... — so he struck a deal with Ighodaro. For each time he dropped his head, every member of the staff was going to do a 1 minute plank"
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680... ($)
"Smart likes to preach “Giannis posture” — everyone in the program must have the body language of Giannis ... — so he struck a deal with Ighodaro. For each time he dropped his head, every member of the staff was going to do a 1 minute plank"
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680... ($)
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From @theathletic.com: For more than a year, Danny Higginbotham tried to cure his fear of flying. He tried medication and acupuncture. He sipped alcohol on the plane. “The worst anxiety ever,” he said.
Then his wife asked: “Would you ever consider hypnosis?” nyti.ms/3Lbggyt
Then his wife asked: “Would you ever consider hypnosis?” nyti.ms/3Lbggyt
October 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
From @theathletic.com: For more than a year, Danny Higginbotham tried to cure his fear of flying. He tried medication and acupuncture. He sipped alcohol on the plane. “The worst anxiety ever,” he said.
Then his wife asked: “Would you ever consider hypnosis?” nyti.ms/3Lbggyt
Then his wife asked: “Would you ever consider hypnosis?” nyti.ms/3Lbggyt
Tim Britton is one of our era's foremost baseball nerds. www.nytimes.com/athletic/668...
MLB Division Series matchups are set. Here’s your team’s path to the World Series
The Mariners as the '96 Yankees? The Dodgers as the '93 Jays? The Brewers as the '02 Angels? Using historical comps to find a world champion
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October 3, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Tim Britton is one of our era's foremost baseball nerds. www.nytimes.com/athletic/668...
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From @theathletic.com: At the 1993 ESPYs, legendary basketball coach Jim Valvano delivered one of the most powerful speeches in sports history. The message remains indelible, an emotional tour de force on life, death and hope. nyti.ms/45pjbLB
August 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
From @theathletic.com: At the 1993 ESPYs, legendary basketball coach Jim Valvano delivered one of the most powerful speeches in sports history. The message remains indelible, an emotional tour de force on life, death and hope. nyti.ms/45pjbLB
My friend Josh Sharpe helped free a man from prison after two decades for a double-murder he didn't commit.
The story is chronicled in a new book, The Man No One Believed. It's an important look at the justice system.
wwnorton.com/books/978132...
The story is chronicled in a new book, The Man No One Believed. It's an important look at the justice system.
wwnorton.com/books/978132...
The Man No One Believed
“Only very rarely does one of our stories—one of us—change the course of human events. Joshua Sharpe asked the right questions, refusing easy answers.” —Anna Quindlen, Pu...
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August 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
My friend Josh Sharpe helped free a man from prison after two decades for a double-murder he didn't commit.
The story is chronicled in a new book, The Man No One Believed. It's an important look at the justice system.
wwnorton.com/books/978132...
The story is chronicled in a new book, The Man No One Believed. It's an important look at the justice system.
wwnorton.com/books/978132...
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From @theathletic.com: A Little League coach made a dad joke during a tense game. The moment went viral. It was equal parts strange, funny and endearing, our columnist writes. "Sometimes the best coaching has nothing to do with baseball."
A Little League coach went viral for his dad joke on the mound. It taught a bigger lesson
In a tense moment, coach Jake Riordon asked his players, "Do you know why a koala bear is a marsupial and not a bear?"
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August 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
From @theathletic.com: A Little League coach made a dad joke during a tense game. The moment went viral. It was equal parts strange, funny and endearing, our columnist writes. "Sometimes the best coaching has nothing to do with baseball."
I spoke with the Kentucky Little League coach who went viral for his Dad Joke during a bases-loaded jam.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...
A Little League coach went viral for his dad joke on the mound. It taught a bigger lesson
In a tense moment, coach Jake Riordon asked his players, "Do you know why a koala bear is a marsupial and not a bear?"
www.nytimes.com
August 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I spoke with the Kentucky Little League coach who went viral for his Dad Joke during a bases-loaded jam.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...
I enjoyed reading this. defector.com/ichiro-saved...
Ichiro Saved One Last Surprise For Cooperstown | Defector
A Hall of Fame case does not get built in the same way, or out of the same things, as a legend. There are plenty of Hall of Famers who managed to build compelling cases, in the methodical and accumula...
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July 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I enjoyed reading this. defector.com/ichiro-saved...
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From @theathletic.com: When Ichiro Suzuki is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, it will culminate one of the most trailblazing and fascinating careers in Major League Baseball. Here are our four favorite lessons from his career. https://trib.al/az0DrfZ
July 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
From @theathletic.com: When Ichiro Suzuki is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, it will culminate one of the most trailblazing and fascinating careers in Major League Baseball. Here are our four favorite lessons from his career. https://trib.al/az0DrfZ
Scottie Scheffler raised questions about happiness and fulfillment. This Harvard professor has some answers.
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July 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Scottie Scheffler raised questions about happiness and fulfillment. This Harvard professor has some answers.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/650...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/650...
Tyler Childers - Oneida (Official Live Video)
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July 17, 2025 at 12:59 AM
This is a fun story.
Those old high school friendships that persist for decades are so special.
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Those old high school friendships that persist for decades are so special.
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This Math Tutor Keeps Popping Up in Wes Anderson Films
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July 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
This is a fun story.
Those old high school friendships that persist for decades are so special.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/a...
Those old high school friendships that persist for decades are so special.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/a...
Wrote about failure — and why a Harvard Business School professor thinks we should all be aspiring to do more of it:
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Why Amanda Anisimova’s emotional post-match interview was a masterclass in handling failure
“I know I didn’t have enough today, but I’m going to keep putting in the work,” Anisimova said, wiping tears. “I always believe in myself."
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July 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Wrote about failure — and why a Harvard Business School professor thinks we should all be aspiring to do more of it:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...
Sinner is here. Game on.
July 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Sinner is here. Game on.
On Sunday, we watch tennis.
July 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
On Sunday, we watch tennis.
Against Illegal Immigration, but Married to Someone Here Illegally
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July 9, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I’m halfway through @alansiegella.bsky.social’s Simpsons book. it’s enjoyable as a look at artistic collaboration *and* as a nostalgic look at a show that introduced me to so many references/ideas that it basically taught me how to see and understand the world.
June 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I’m halfway through @alansiegella.bsky.social’s Simpsons book. it’s enjoyable as a look at artistic collaboration *and* as a nostalgic look at a show that introduced me to so many references/ideas that it basically taught me how to see and understand the world.
I talked to some scientists about why walking makes us more creative.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/645...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/645...
An MLB manager found value in long walks. Research suggests it’s a ‘brain-changing power’
There are many benefits to walking, as MLB's Bruce Bochy can attest, but one unique benefit is backed by research: It enhances creativity.
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June 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I talked to some scientists about why walking makes us more creative.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/645...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/645...
