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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

As a digital subscriber back home, I miss the feeling of holding a newspaper in my hands. Especially at $2 an edition. @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

New Patriots punter and holder Matt Haack works with kicker Andy Borregales in pregame warmups at Cleveland.

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Tonight from ‘The Land’ (by the water), it’s the Pats’ preseason finale vs. the Browns on @985thesportshub.bsky.social.

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

What’s up? The Patriots vs. Eagles on @985thesportshub.bsky.social. I’ll be joined by @philaperry.bsky.social for the play-by-play at 7 p.m.

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Weekend multi-tasking. Writing revisions before game-prep review.

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Saturday night, live at 7 on @985thesportshub.bsky.social, the Pats vs. Eagles.

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Seems like an appropriate reading choice on opening night of the #PremierLeague…

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

@nh-gooner.bsky.social Great start in defense of the title! Congrats! And happy PL season!

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Vision. Spacing. Touch. Connectedness. Teamwork. I have a lot to learn about soccer. You don’t need to know much to appreciate that. 🇪🇸

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

As a backseat rider, I generally try to strike up a conversation with my taxi or Lyft driver. Often, their story sticks with me. For instance, after watching Morocco win today in Houston, I immediately thought of the native Moroccan soccer dad who gave me a ride during the week of Super Bowl LI. 1/3

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Luigi de Guzman @ouij.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Andrés Cantor: “Stand up, ladies and gentlemen, and applaud them both, victors and vanquished…”

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

“How much is a magical world worth?” A beautiful thread about Cabo Verde, the Peace Corps, and the World Cup:

Jill Tucker
@jilltucker
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If you ever doubt how magical this world is, one day you will decide to go to a World Cup watch party in Oakland that you found online to root for a country where you spent two years trying to coax English out of the mouths of Cape Verdean teenagers. 1/7
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Jill Tucker
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And at the watch party you will ask the organizer if he's from Cape Verde. He will say yes, from Praia. And you'll say oh! I lived there for two years. I was a teacher. And he will ask, "What's your name?" You will tell him and he will say,
"You were my teacher."
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Jill Tucker @jilltucker • 20h
And across 30+ years and 6,000 miles you will hug a now man who tried to find you and remembered the songs you taught him and his classmates and he will apologize for how badly behaved they all were. And you will laugh and try not to cry and gape in wonder at at this crazy world.

Jill Tucker
@jilltucker
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You will remember how much you love the World Cup. And what the Peace Corps meant to you. What those students, 40 to a class with no glass on the windows, meant to you.
11:43 AM • 6/25/26 • 62K Views

Jill Tucker @jilltucker • 20h
Ivan, the grown man with a touch of grey in his beard, will tell you later he has struggled to describe what it meant to him to meet again - that he shared our photo with classmates.
And when he returns from watching the Cabo Verde game, we will try to find the words together.

Jill Tucker @jilltucker • 20h And then you read that the US
House of Representatives will vote a day before that game on an amendment to eliminate the Peace Corps, which costs 1/6 the price of the Tomahawk missiles the US used in the war on Iran.

Jill Tucker @jilltucker •20h And you wonder: How much is a magical world worth?

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Having been to Estadio Azteca for a different brand of football, I read this piece by Charlie Davies with great interest. Walking on the field and through the stands, I thought about what it must have felt like to experience soccer there. I now have a good idea. www.nytimes.com/athletic/734...

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What’s it like to score at Mexico’s famous Estadio Azteca as the opponent? I can tell you

With the 2026 World Cup opener happening in Mexico City on Thursday, Charlie Davies describes the mystique of scoring in the Azteca

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Long time, no talk @nh-gooner.bsky.social. Congrats on a dominant win today. Cottagers were outclassed today. Saka, what more need I say! Another step closer to a title. Cheers!

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Excited to share some personal news, and an answer when asked, "So Bob, what are you doing this offseason?" Extremely grateful to Joe Perry at Perry Literary, Peter Wolverton @stmartinspress.bsky.social and everyone who has helped me to reach this project's starting line. A long way to go! #BookSky

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Suprematism, by Nikolai Suetin, 1920-21, 📸 by @tiltoncreative

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Thirteen Patriots seasons. None more enjoyable (despite its disappointing ending), nor more appreciated than that which just came to pass. Unexpected in September, it was a 4 1/2-month football joyride. Thanks to all who made it happen and shared it with us on @985thesportshub.bsky.social

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Good day for a reminder. Buy local. Support small businesses. Order at @bookshop.org. And support local, independent journalism. It looks out for even those who don't look out for it.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world

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Almost three years ago, my editor called me early one November morning. A wildfire had sparked near a town called Paradise, he said. Could I go? (1/13)
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I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated.
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Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.)

But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp.

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Calm before the chaos. #SBLX Opening Night⁦‪‬⁩ ⁦‪#Patriots‬⁩ ⁦‪#Seahawks‬⁩ @985thesportshub.bsky.social

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Calm before the chaos. #SBLX Opening Night) ⁦‪@985thesportshub‬⁩ ⁦‪#Patriots‬⁩ ⁦‪#Seahawks‬⁩

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Dan Pompei @danpompei.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Being an FBI agent wasn’t a job to former Bear Charles Tillman as much as it was a vocation. He loved the people he worked with and found honor, integrity and nobility in their service. Then came that day last January. My story. www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

With respect to all other daily sports sections, the consistent quality of @washingtonpost.com reporting and writing and the scope and importance of its stories — from preps to pros — has been unrivaled in my nearly 30 years as a reader and subscriber. #SaveThePost

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Coach of the Year? The Patriots Mike Vrabel, who regularly signs autographs and interacts with fans, took a moment before Sunday’s game for a selfie (or, for fellow Ted Lasso fans, an “ussie”). Then his team went out and gave the entire home crowd a 14th win to celebrate.

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Equally outstanding on any sport, on any platform, as we were reminded (again!) last night. And more than an exemplar, Sean’s long been a generous source of advice and insights for others in this field and an advocate for local voices working in neighboring booths. Long overdue.

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

@nh-gooner.bsky.social Big one today. Good luck on getting those three points. I’ll be looking forward to Monday Night Football from Craven Cottage :)

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Busman’s holiday. In Orchard Park for Bengals at Bills with Brandon Noble for Sports USA Radio.

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

As @christopherprice.bsky.social writes (beautifully), a story about giving of oneself and acting out of empathy and kindness. A story worth your time.

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Good on Kyle Dugger for taking advantage of his new opportunity in Pittsburgh.

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Whatever the outcomes elsewhere, it's fun again to watch the scoreboard on a rare Sunday off.

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Pats finish 4-0 against the NFC South (Carolina, New Orleans, Atlanta and Tampa Bay). Pats were 5-16 in previous 21 games vs. NFC.

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Hyde Park Trish @pmorse.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

At the food pantry I volunteer at we were absolutely swamped today and by many first timers. We ran out of whole categories of food. Please donate cash to your local organization if you at all can.

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

What’s up in Foxborough? To Browns punter Corey Bojorquez, it’s a pregame field goal by Patriots kicker Andy Borregales. What’s going down? Browns at Pats on @985thesportshub.bsky.social.

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

From @theathletic.com, with a reminder that in the second iteration of the Browns, the Patriots have been fortunate to go from Drew Bledsoe to Tom Brady to (just five years later) Drake Maye.

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Well done and said, George Springer. Hope the Jays get to add another banner.

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

When Patriots rookies Julian Ashby and Andy Borregales teamed up to help beat the Bills with Sunday's 52-yard field goal in the final seconds, they completed a full-circle moment for them and a Western New York family. @985thesportshub.bsky.social 985thesportshub.com/2025/10/11/s...

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Socci’s View: Revisiting a ‘full circle moment’ at Buffalo for a pair of Patriots rookie specialists

Andy Borregales' 52-yard field goal to beat the Bills wasn't the first time he hit a long-distance drive in Buffalo.

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

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Socci’s View: Revisiting a ‘full circle moment’ at Buffalo for a pair of Patriots rookie specialists

Andy Borregales' 52-yard field goal to beat the Bills wasn't the first time he hit a long-distance drive in Buffalo.

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Chase Daniel @chasedaniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Drake Maye was 13-14 for 184 yards in the 2nd half and 6-6 for 90 yards in the 4th Qtr….Patriots have a DUDE. He’s been good all season long, but he just got introduced to the world tonight.

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Bob Socci @bobsocci.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Andy Borregales lifted the Patriots to the lead on the final snap of the first half and then did it again on the next-to-last snap of the second half.

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