Richard Deitsch
Father of twins; fan of Toronto, NYC and Buffalo; Writer for The Athletic; host of Sports Media Podcast; part of two countries 🇨🇦🇺🇸
- This is the cover of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED from 47 years ago today. In all my years working there, I was always thought this was the most beautiful horse racing cover in SI history. Part of it is Affirmed is iconic but the image itself captures a spectacular-looking horse in perfect flight.
- NEW PODCAST: The guest is @anniecostabile.bsky.social, now of Front Office Sports, for a 2025 WNBA preview and a discussion on the challenges of covering the league as a beat reporter and covering the WNBA as you would cover any other sport. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
- NEW COLUMN: Here is a free tip for the WNBA: Put every Caitlin Clark game on national television. www.nytimes.com/athletic/634...
- NEW PODCAST: @byslp.bsky.social, on his new book, "The American Game: History and Hope in the Country of Lacrosse." Price spent seven years examining modern lacrosse. It's the deepest dive written on the modern game. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
- Per @andrewmarchand.bsky.social: ESPN unveils direct-to-consumer streaming service with a familiar name: ESPN www.nytimes.com/athletic/635...
- The cover of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, 27 years ago this week.
- Sherman getting the break before next week's Disney upfronts.
- Scoop: ESPN will call its upcoming flagship streaming app …. Ready for this? ESPN. t.co/UBY8RB3R8l
