Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 08/10/2026There are lost 90s gems and there are LOST 90s gems 100 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 08/10/2026If you miss us, we’re back on Oct. 25, also a Sunday, also 3-6pm. Same place, same food/fun/rides/games. DadBod90s.com and on social with the same handle. Peace love and grunge babyyyydadbod90s.comDad Bod and the Father Figures - 90s cover bandThe official site of 90s cover band, Dad Bod and the Father Figures. 000 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 08/10/2026On Sunday (3-6pm) my band Dad Bod and the Father Figures is playing on Salem Common. Our third year soundtracking all the Haunted Happenings fun. Come dance with the undead! 310 0
Reposted by Matt PorterStephen Whyno @swhyno.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Yankees swept out of the ALDS by the Rays, losing by getting one-hit in the opener, committing four errors the next game and getting eliminated after fan interference takes away a home run: apnews.com/article/yank...apnews.comYankees swept out of the AL Division Series by the Rays, extending their title drought to 17 yearsMax Fried gave up two home runs, the New York Yankees had one taken off the board by fan interference and then their season ended with a whimper. 271 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I swear that’s what was on the pizza at the Boston Garden. 010 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 07/10/2026An athlete playing two Division 1 sports is pretty wild when you consider the physical and mental demands. Shoutout to Emily Mara. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/07/s...bostonglobe.comShe’s on two Division 1 teams at Boston College. How? - The Boston GlobeEmily Mara, a Winchester native, has unusual talent and a boundless energy. Most schools didn't want her to play soccer and hockey. Coaches in Chestnut Hill made it happen. 020 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Two non-corporate ghoul music apps I love lately: WERS 88.9, and ROVR. Both giving you that elevated radio experience. Currently listening to some real nice dub on ROVR. 000 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 07/10/2026And it’s not like they want to brag about that kind of thing either. Deny it, keep moving, fool the next goalie. 010 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Semi-related: that Stützle goal against the Bruins where he whiffs on the breakaway and roofs it? Also struck me as intentional. 310 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Hockey moves fast but I think this was intentional (pass off pad) by Larkin. He’d love to score, but mostly he’s shooting where he knows Ersson has to kick it out. Arvidsson timed it well. 100 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 05/10/2026www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/05/s...bostonglobe.comFour New England youth programs selected for new USA Hockey Development League - The Boston GlobeThe NDL promises to develop the next wave of players — about 700 of them. 020 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Marblehead loved Owen Coyne, whose senior year was off to a flying start. On a staggering loss in a tight-knit town: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/04/s... 020 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 21/09/2026For parents willing to pay, Masters Academy International promises a top-flight athletic and academic experience. But as kids drop out of sport at alarming rates and costs climb ever higher, could MAI be part of the problem? www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/21/s...bostonglobe.comHow does Masters Academy International’s mission mesh with concerns over the financial and emotional costs of youth sports? - The Boston GlobeFor parents willing to pay, MAI promises a top-flight athletic and academic experience. But as kids drop out of sport at alarming rates and costs climb ever higher, could MAI be part of the problem? 000 0
Reposted by Matt PorterYvonne Abraham @yabraham.bsky.social · 16/09/2026So proud to have worked with this guy. I'll miss you, Bill!bostonglobe.comHe’s retiring after decades on the Globe photo staff. Take a look back at some of his legendary work. - The Boston GlobeDirector of photography Bill Greene is retiring after a remarkable career at The Boston Globe. After 41 years, take a look at 41 of his photos. 0206 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Walk the sidelines with me: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/14/s...bostonglobe.comWhat I saw on my Week 1 road trip through the best of Eastern Mass. high school football - The Boston GlobeThere are many highly touted quarterbacks taking the field this fall. How many can you see in one weekend? Matt Porter tried to find out. 100 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 09/09/2026No one seems to have a clue about anyone’s value this offseason. Replacement candidates: Eyssimont, Steeves, maybe Mittelstadt (pending UFA), maybe even Hagens. Third-liner. PP net-front. 010 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 09/09/2026In 2020, I was all-in on the Bruins trading for Chris Kreider: www.bostonglobe.com/sports/bruin... Now, when he's a half-decade older, at a lower cost? Still love it. Has game left, no fear of the paint, captain material. Rebuilding org with a bunch of young Fs - he raises the standard.bostonglobe.comThe Bruins should go all-out to acquire Chris Kreider - The Boston GlobeEven if it costs a first-rounder and a young roster player, it’s worth it, because Kreider could put them over the top. 340 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 09/09/2026New favorite high school football player: Marvelous Pleasant. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/09/s...bostonglobe.comThe 38 Eastern Mass. high school football players you need to see this fall - The Boston GlobeThe season gets underway Thursday, and we have players from all eight MIAA divisions who you should keep an eye on. 000 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 02/09/2026On High Schools column for @bostonglobe.com: Super 8 football won’t solve all the MIAA’s problems with public vs. private schools, but it’s a start. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/02/s...bostonglobe.comSuper 8 football won’t solve all the MIAA’s problems with public vs. private schools, but it’s a start - The Boston GlobeThe idea is simple: Lop off the elite schools that win the most in Divisions 1 and 2 and let the rest of the best have at it. 000 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 27/08/2026How do Massachusetts high school football coaches address head injuries? In wake of a sobering new CTE study, here’s a closer look. “If you want to have a team left at the end of the year, you have to do the right things.” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/27/s...bostonglobe.comHow do Mass. high school football coaches address head injuries? In wake of CTE study, a closer look. - The Boston GlobeA recent report finding one in four NFL players studied had CTE is another blow to a sport that has seen participation decline 17 percent in the last 15 years. 000 0
Reposted by Matt PorterNatalie Weiner @natalieweiner.bsky.social · 26/08/2026my debut for the @newrepublic.com! on Dolly, and how she was always entirely herself even in a world that wasn't ready for it newrepublic.com/article/2147...newrepublic.comDolly Parton Never WaveredFrom making music to launching a huge literacy program, the singer always took her work seriously. Eventually, the rest of us caught up. 20892213 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Can't say I agree - they're the ones pushing for it 000 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 25/08/2026A 'wake-up call' for the NFL: new study shows 1 in 4 former players had CTE at the time of death. Our @bostonglobe.com story, which includes a Patriots/Massachusetts high school football perspective: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/25/m...bostonglobe.comA ‘wake-up call’ for the NFL: 1 in 4 former players had CTE at time of death, new study finds - The Boston GlobeThe study’s lead author called the findings a “wake-up call” for the NFL and scientific communities. 171 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I'm gonna miss her. We're all gonna miss her. What an incredible human. We read to our kid every night, and she's one of the inspirations for that. Pretty sure I'm going to well up the next time we get a book in the mail. Thank you, Dolly. 0130 0
Reposted by Matt PorterAlex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton, among a thousand other amazing things she did in her life, gifted over 330 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the world, but you can support the program today to keep it going imaginationlibrary.comimaginationlibrary.comDolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AUDolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas. 45121505977 0
Reposted by Matt PorterBUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Absolutely fantastic profile of him here www.thebeliever.net/island-time/thebeliever.netIsland Time - Believer MagazineI call Don Nelson from my rental car, which I’ve parked by some food trucks near the Kahului Airport. It rings through, which means I’m welcomed to the island by a sardonic voicemail: “Hey, you’ve rea... 326844 0
Reposted by Matt PorterBryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 07/08/2026A rare sighting in 2026: A gamer for a game that went extras printed in a physical newspaper 1282 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 04/08/2026It is a great fucking song. Thank you for making it. 020 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 04/08/2026The “here he goes again” crew is done dealing with your “don’t mind if I do” ass 010 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Blessed to be reminded of this moment in my reporting career, presented here without further context. 130 0
Reposted by Matt PorterBoo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 04/08/2026Wherein John Kruk’s mind is blown by a Strawberry Hot Honey Chicken Cheesesteak 1049688 0
Reposted by Matt Porterlauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 02/08/2026let's take a moment also to celebrate the first absolute meatball down the middle getting fucking crushed. the first woman in pro baseball league history to get her shit rocked 443578619 0
Reposted by Matt PorterAlex Shephard @alexshephard.bsky.social · 30/07/2026I wrote about the latest idiocy from Gianni Infantino newrepublic.com/article/2137...newrepublic.comWhat Gianni Infantino Learned From Donald TrumpThe FIFA president’s plan to sell off a stake of the World Cup suggests he’s emulating his hero. 1259 0
Reposted by Matt PorterRob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 29/07/2026www.thenation.com/article/arch...thenation.comThe Enduring Cult of the Vietnam ‘Missing in Action’How a propaganda goof by Richard Nixon’s administration midwifed an urban legend that scarred American foreign policy and domestic politics for a generation. 425647 0
Reposted by Matt Porterpresident, Spreadsheet Persons Local 153 @werrrp.bsky.social · 14/07/2026we effectively cured AIDS and have a pancreatic cancer vaccine that just passed phase 1 trials 1202889440 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Story: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/11/s...bostonglobe.comBrody Bumila slips from his ranking, but chosen by Texas in third round of Saturday’s MLB Draft - The Boston GlobeThe 6-foot-9-inch, 255-pound lefthander was initially ranked 23rd overall, but the Rangers snagged him with the 89th selection. 000 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Brody Bumila just told me that before drafting him 3-89, the Texas Rangers offered him "first-round money" (amount will be revealed soon) and that he will sign with them. Was committed to University of Texas. He also plans to have Tommy John in Arlington, Texas in the coming days. 161 0
Reposted by Matt PorterAlex Speier @alexspeier.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Bumila on the possibility of surgery: “it’s just a scar on my body.” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/10/s...bostonglobe.comMLB Draft preview: Will teams get scared off by Brody Bumila’s elbow injury? Not necessarily. - The Boston GlobeIt will be determined after the draft if Bumila will need Tommy John surgery, but he's not the only promising pitcher to get injured at this point in his career. 092 0
Reposted by Matt PorterAlex Speier @alexspeier.bsky.social · 10/07/2026With input from Brody Bumila, Lucas Giolito, and more, @mattyports.bsky.social looks at how Bumila’s draft status might be impacted by his UCL injury and potential surgery www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/10/s...bostonglobe.comMLB Draft preview: Will teams get scared off by Brody Bumila’s elbow injury? Not necessarily. - The Boston GlobeIt will be determined after the draft if Bumila will need Tommy John surgery, but he's not the only promising pitcher to get injured at this point in his career. 091 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 10/07/2026It will be determined after the MLB Draft if Brody Bumila needs Tommy John surgery, but he's not the only promising pitcher to get injured at this point in his career. "It's basically become a rite of passage," Lucas Giolito said. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/10/s...bostonglobe.comMLB Draft preview: Will teams get scared off by Brody Bumila’s elbow injury? Not necessarily. - The Boston GlobeIt will be determined after the draft if Bumila will need Tommy John surgery, but he's not the only promising pitcher to get injured at this point in his career. 000 0
Matt Porter @mattyports.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Top prospect Brody Bumila found out he has a UCL injury the week of the MLB Draft. Why the news isn’t as bad as it may seem: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/10/s...bostonglobe.comBrody Bumila has a UCL injury, but how much will that affect his draft status? - The Boston GlobeTeams will likely have differing opinions on his injury, the recovery, and how that might affect his draft slot. 000 0
