Sign in

Brendan Quinn

@bfquinn.bsky.social
11K followers 341 following 1K posts

I write stuff for The Athletic www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/bre… Detroit now. Philadelphia forever.

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Brendan Quinn
Gabby Herzig @gabbyherzig.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Yale Golf Course just got a $30 million Gil Hanse restoration. Now, Yale is charging $350 for the public to play…with poor and patchy turf conditions. So, what happened? “For them to drop the ball, that doesn’t surprise me.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/764...
nytimes.com
A $30 million disaster: How did Yale let its newly restored golf course fall apart? (Gift Article)
Alums are upset about patchy grass, dried-out greens and want answers. "If someone gave you a Rembrandt, you’d take care of it."
0133
Reposted by Brendan Quinn
Brian Hamilton @brianchamilton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Can Caitlin Clark just play basketball? Over 15 days in five cities, and one phone call about her garden, I tried to find out. Free to read @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/762...
nytimes.com
Can the WNBA’s biggest star just play basketball? Let’s ask Caitlin Clark (Gift Article)
"“Everybody wants her to be something." But what does Clark want to be?
393
Reposted by Brendan Quinn
Joe Flynn @chinajoeflynn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The White Sox have to retire Munetaka Murakami's number immediately. This is the greatest interview of all time.
youtube.com
Murakami loving his first clubhouse celebration 😂
YouTube video by Bleacher Report
21905194
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A forewarning that this one is difficult. But it’s a credit to Duncan Robinson and his family for telling it. They hope it’ll help others. And maybe it’ll be a good reminder that “we can all be a little less certain about knowing what someone is going through.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/761...
911648
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Proud owner of the greatest uber-niche podcast-themed t-shirt ever produced. 10/10 turkeys, @bowulf.bsky.social
0201
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
dont think anyone is beating this one
0401
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
One hundred percent criMinal
4321
Reposted by Brendan Quinn
The New York Times @nytimes.com · 24/08/2026
From @theathletic.com: LIV Golf 1.0 met an unceremonious end Sunday at a country club in the Indianapolis suburbs. This league arrived with pomp and controversy, representing perhaps the strangest time in golf history.
nyti.ms
LIV Golf 1.0 met an unceremonious end. Inside the fight for what comes next
No longer is LIV trying to usurp the PGA Tour as golf's hegemonic power. It's now just about survival.
5217
Reposted by Brendan Quinn
Nick Piccone @piccone.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
¡SCHWARBER! ¡EN ESPAÑOL! @philliesbeisbol
59517
Reposted by Brendan Quinn
Zak Keefer @zakkeefer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
"NFL agents have no f—ing clue how to do this." "You're getting your ass handed to you by somebody who wasn't in this f—ing world 5 years ago." Inside the chaotic world of NIL agents, college football's modern-day disruptors: www.nytimes.com/athletic/751...
nytimes.com
In college sports’ NIL era, ‘there’s no real rules’ for agents. And some like it that way
Lamented by coaches and resented by their NFL peers, NIL agents operate with little-to-no oversight in an unfettered environment.
032
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Knew in advance this was going to unblinking and unbelievable. It somehow exceeded expectations. Madness, from Katie Strang, @zakkeefer.bsky.social and @nathanfenno.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/748...
nytimes.com
A playboy NFL agent was in line to run the Seahawks. Then came the crossbow killing
Michael Blatt, one of the most feared agents in football, was on the verge of taking over an NFL team. Then a rival turned up dead.
1145
Reposted by Brendan Quinn
The Athletic @theathletic.com · 25/07/2026
Nobody knew, not even the 76ers. LeBron James didn't tell Philadelphia he had chosen them until shortly before Friday's announcement, sources tell The Athletic. Inside the 25-day free agency saga and how the Sixers won the final LeBron sweepstakes: nyti.ms/4wo1pDq
6607
Reposted by Brendan Quinn
Bobby Hughes @bobbyhughes.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Wish McQuade was around on a day like this.
830446
Reposted by Brendan Quinn
Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
cars up and down my block are all honking, people are screaming "LEBRON JAMES IS A SIXER" this is baffling and insane
526236
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Hearing reports that Girard Ave "is going nuts"
040
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
GO BIRDS
060
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
A reminder to hit mute on the TV this week. www.nytimes.com/athletic/650...
nytimes.com
The Open Radio sounds different, which is why everyone from Hawaii to Royal Portrush listens
"It's like you're telling stories over a beer, reflecting on the day at the pub. There's an intimacy and loyalty."
040
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Go Norway
1200
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
That was cool until it totally wasn’t.
080
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
need to meet some irl who is watching this jameis and gronk soccer show
050
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I am *very biased* but this is awesome. @codystavenhagen.bsky.social on DELC❤️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/742...
nytimes.com
Delco shaped Kevin McGonigle’s gritty style. Now he’s the county’s local kid-turned-All-Star
Delaware County forged Kevin McGonigle. Now the Philadelphia suburbs proudly welcome him home as an All-Star.
071
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Happy 250. Here’s to our collective spirit and honoring the real stories of those who ignited it youtu.be/qv6OOuPI5c0?...
youtu.be
George Washington- [Brad Neely]
YouTube video by DuckDuckCamel1996
073
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
That was exhausting. Love you, Cape Verde.
1192
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
What I know about soccer: Nothing What I am certain of: That call was a load of bullshit.
2885
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
. @byameek.bsky.social nails it www.nytimes.com/athletic/740...
nytimes.com
Why can’t college sports be fixed? Look at Michigan’s response to Dusty May leaving
Michigan’s president calling for reform without sacrificing “competitive advantage” is why college sports aren’t getting fixed.
031
Reposted by Brendan Quinn
Nancy Armour @nrarmour.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The ban is heinous for what it does to transgender athletes. But if you think cisgender girls and young women won’t be caught up in the fallout, too, you are woefully ignorant
27892022415
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
It's Josh Schertz szn in Ann Arbor
150
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Four days in the Hamptons did not suck. Wrote about Harry Higgs. No, not the old one. The new one. www.nytimes.com/athletic/737... And asked Mike Whan where everyone was. www.nytimes.com/athletic/737... And wrapped with our live gamer on Wyndham's win. www.nytimes.com/athletic/738...
050
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
headline writer enjoyed a loooong drag of a cig after this
0131
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Harry Higgs. Go Birds.
130
Reposted by Brendan Quinn
lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 18/06/2026
pulling this shit in indie ball is grim. hating gay people so much you'd rather go back to working at autozone than be a professional athlete is insane
856242945
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
if, like me, you've only followed the Sorsby Shitshow with passing interest, this well-reported piece by our Justin Williams is very good and very handy www.nytimes.com/athletic/736...
nytimes.com
Why Texas Tech, Brendan Sorsby gave up the fight roiling college football (Gift Article)
Escalating pressure from the Big 12 and a counter legal move contributed to Brendan Sorsby deciding to take his chances in the NFL.
050
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
who'd have guessed — over two thousand comments all saying Grant is spot-on. great job everyone! www.nytimes.com/athletic/735...
172
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
fellow sportswriting dorks rejoice – @dvnjr.bsky.social & @jacobfeldman.bsky.social are adding a bi-weekly sports-specific version of the Sunday Long Read. Check it out here: mailchi.mp/sundaylongre... Subscribe to it (and SLR), here: sundaylongread.us9.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
061
Reposted by Brendan Quinn
Vittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
NEW from me: If you're in Times Square today, you'll see a massive Elon Musk effigy looming over passersby on the eve of the SpaceX IPO. @wired.com www.wired.com/story/massiv...
wired.com
Massive Effigy of Elon Musk Raised Over Times Square to Protest Grok
Activists raised a 40-foot-tall inflatable Elon Musk in Manhattan to draw attention to the risk he allegedly poses to investors.
321661411
Reposted by Brendan Quinn
Will Warren @statsbywill.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Folks: my magnum opus. The 2026 World Cup, and all 48 teams, through the lens of their college basketball counterparts. Uruguay is Marquette, the USMNT is Wisconsin, Cote d'Ivoire is Davidson, and yes, Germany is Kentucky www.basketunderreview.com/the-2026-wor...
basketunderreview.com
The 2026 World Cup, Explained by College Basketball
In 2010, I stumbled across a post via a long-defunct message board that has probably informed more of what I do than I'd care to admit. THE WORLD CUP, TRANSLATED INTO AMERICAN(DISCLAIMER - I’m new to...
217026
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
static.klipy.com
Bill Hader's Stefon: Oh! That's Terrible! SNL
ALT: Bill Hader's Stefon: Oh! That's Terrible! SNL
2203
Reposted by Brendan Quinn
Jerad Walker @jeradwalker.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
What an incredible photo of the scorekeeper for the Durham Bulls.
PHOTO: FLORIDA STATE ATHLETICS
Chris Ivy watches as Florida State University outfielder Chase Williams makes a catch during the semifinals of the 2025 ACC Championship, which took place at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
524213741
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Love my man @jledwardsiii.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...
nytimes.com
I asked Jalen Brunson about pressure to better understand my own anxiety. Here’s what he said (Gift Article)
Jalen Brunson is facing tremendous pressure to deliver a title for New York. How does he deal with it? And what can we all learn from it?
180
Reposted by Brendan Quinn
Mike Vorkunov @mikevorkunov.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Game 1 of the NBA finals is tonight. No better time to be on the sports app! Here are NBA and basketball accounts to follow for the next 4-7 games and beyond go.bsky.app/FGmgtea
33012
Reposted by Brendan Quinn
Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
I'm Mike Lindell. I'm Herschel Walker. I'm Mel Gibson. I'm Sidney Powell. I'm Riley Gaines. Those stories and more. Tonight. On 60 Minutes.
40672741343
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The 82-0 game is awesome but it’s hard to not just make sick ass college teams
0130
Reposted by Brendan Quinn
Jacob Whitehead @jacobwhitehead.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Spent the past eight months investigating fixing. The first in the seven-part series explores why experts believe corruption is rapidly growing - including at some of the world’s largest events. “It’s in every sport on every continent.” Free to read ⬇️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/730...
nytimes.com
Is the World Cup vulnerable to fixers? Fears grow as ‘every sport in every continent’ faces corruption (Gift Article)
The Athletic's eight-month investigation into fixing has revealed the global scope of the problem facing sport
145
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
gotta be shitting me
170
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Ok hear me out. The Giants need to quell this locker room dissent(!), and they don’t reallllly need Abdul Carter, and, hey, why not pair a young star like Malik Nabers with a fellow superstar wr like … AJ Brown?
3282
Reposted by Brendan Quinn
Dan Robson @danrobson.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I wrote about Claude Lemieux — amoral agitator, clutch performer, giant force — and a tragedy that has left the hockey community in shock. My story on the life and death of “Le Gros”. www.nytimes.com/athletic/731...
nytimes.com
Remembering Claude Lemieux, a ‘bulldog’ and ‘softie’ whose death has the NHL reeling
Lemieux, 60, died just days after carrying the ceremonial torch at Montreal's Bell Centre ahead of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final.
062
Reposted by Brendan Quinn
Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
"Sites like ours need traffic to survive, and writers like me need those sites to stay alive to remain employed. Now Google, which is set as the default search engine in nearly every piece of tech you consume, is poised to cut off their oxygen supply altogether." www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
sfgate.com
Google hates you
"The repercussions of Google's pivot to AI will be vast and horrid."
614749
Reposted by Brendan Quinn
The Athletic @theathletic.com · 23/05/2026
One day after New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart introduced President Donald Trump at a rally in New York on Friday, linebacker Abdul Carter questioned his teammate on social media. “Thought this s—t was AI, what we doing man,” Carter wrote on X. www.nytimes.com/athletic/730...
1881032176
Reposted by Brendan Quinn
Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 19/05/2026
‘For AI companies and builders of the data centers that serve them, AI rejectionism is creating an acute crisis. All over the country, community-level organizations have been succeeding in blocking data-center projects.’ www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-...
wsj.com
The American Rebellion Against AI Is Gaining Steam
Booed commencement speakers, blocked data centers, plummeting poll numbers: The fast-growing industry has a faster-growing crisis.
621265
Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Followed the final pairing at Aronimink yesterday on a lonely walk through the long shadows of missed opportunity. Aaron Rai got his Cinderella story. Alex Smalley and Matti Schmid didn’t. On what was, what might’ve been, and how lives can change … Free read: www.nytimes.com/athletic/728...
091