Reposted by Sarah Jean MaherThe Athletic United (Canada) @theathleticunited.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Canadian employees at The Athletic will have our second bargaining session with the company today, as we work collectively to negotiate a fair contract. The bargaining committee has our full support! ✊ 712226
Sarah Jean Maher @sjmaher.bsky.social · 11/11/2025With Big Z in the Hall, a throwback to how early adversity fueled a career of leadership, longevity & legacy for the tallest NHL star in history. “I guess there’s lots of stubbornness or competitive ego, I don’t know ... I guess I love doubt.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/373...nytimes.comNHL99: Zdeno Chara, the tallest player in NHL history, got looked down on earlyChara's height — 6-feet-9 — was once seen as a detriment, but he worked, harder than anyone else, to overcome doubts. 010
Reposted by Sarah Jean MaherThe Athletic @theathletic.com · 19/10/2025On Saturday, the San Jose Sharks apologized after a message displayed on the scoreboard at SAP Center appeared to praise the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). 228719
Reposted by Sarah Jean MaherThe Athletic @theathletic.com · 15/10/2025What would you collect if you were a world-famous DJ? For Steve Aoki, the answer is: just about everything. From sports cards to sneakers, he gave us an inside look at how he built the ultimate collection and a community: dlvr.it/TNhgS7 5233
Sarah Jean Maher @sjmaher.bsky.social · 15/10/2025How Steve Aoki built his ultimate sports card collection — and a community The world-famous DJ took me inside his impressive collection as we discussed culture, community and cards: www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...nytimes.comHow Steve Aoki built his ultimate sports card collection and a communityAoki has reached a rare point in sports card collecting — he has every card he wants. Almost. 010
Reposted by Sarah Jean MaherThe Athletic @theathletic.com · 22/09/2025Harry Styles was in Berlin on Sunday. Not performing. Running the marathon under a false name. His time? Under three hours. dlvr.it/TNCxcz 5918
Sarah Jean Maher @sjmaher.bsky.social · 13/08/2025Remember the Little League bat flipper? He's getting his own pin, and his bat's going to auction www.nytimes.com/athletic/654...nytimes.comControversial Little League bat flip is now a collectible pin, bat going to auctionThe moment that captured the attention of the baseball world last month will soon be featured on an exclusive piece of memorabilia. 010
Reposted by Sarah Jean MaherThe Athletic @theathletic.com · 24/07/2025UPDATE: A judge ruled in favor of the 12-year-old Little League player who was suspended from the New Jersey state final after a bat-flip celebration, clearing him to play. www.nytimes.com/athletic/651...nytimes.comA Little League player was suspended for a bat flip. His family took legal action — and wonThe winner of the state title game advances to regionals, where they could move on to the Little League World Series. 7786
Sarah Jean Maher @sjmaher.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Watching the Balloon Boy documentary. Being a month-old journalism student when that whole thing happened in 2009 was wild lol 110
Reposted by Sarah Jean MaherThe Athletic @theathletic.com · 24/06/2025Grant Hill will join NBC Sports’ NBA coverage as a game analyst for the 2025-26 season. Hill will still continue his role at TNT Sports as a college basketball analyst for the men’s NCAA Tournament as well as TNT’s Big East and Big 12 basketball coverage.nytimes.comGrant Hill joining NBC’s NBA coverage as analyst for 2025-26 seasonHill will keep his role at TNT Sports as a college basketball analyst for the NCAA Tournament. 411211
Sarah Jean Maher @sjmaher.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Jonathan Toews is coming back www.nytimes.com/athletic/644...nytimes.comJonathan Toews, Jets agree to 1-year deal: Why Winnipeg, and what’s the risk?The longtime Chicago Blackhawk hasn't played since April 2023. 030
Reposted by Sarah Jean MaherThe Athletic @theathletic.com · 18/06/2025Luis Guevara, an infielder in the Baltimore Orioles’ minor league system, has died after being involved in a jet ski accident Sunday near Lido Key in Sarasota, FL, the team said Wednesday morning. He was 19.nytimes.comOrioles minor-league infielder dies in jet ski accident involving other playersLuis Guevara, 19, was involved in a head-on collision between two jet skis on Sunday near Lido Key in Sarasota, Fla. 2477
Reposted by Sarah Jean MaherThe Athletic @theathletic.com · 09/06/2025Rays SS Wander Franco, currently on trial in the Dominican Republic on charges including sexual abuse of a minor, was charged Sunday with illegal possession of a gun, according to multiple reports. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/641...nytimes.comRays shortstop Wander Franco charged with gun possession amid sexual abuse trial: ReportsFranco is currently on trial on charges including sexual abuse of a minor. 5264
Reposted by Sarah Jean MaherThe Athletic @theathletic.com · 09/06/20253K for SGA 🔥 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the 12th player in history to reach 3,000 points in an NBA season, regular-season and playoffs. 69113
Reposted by Sarah Jean MaherMurat Ates @wpgmurat.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Offseason soul searching. Three years of trading for skilled energy players. Dedication of the unheralded. Here's how the #NHLJets built the best regular season team in hockey — and what to expect when the Stanley Cup playoffs begin: www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...nytimes.comHow the Winnipeg Jets built the best regular-season team in the NHLThe Jets have clinched the 2025 Presidents' Trophy, cementing their status as the top regular-season team in the league. What comes next? 1184
Reposted by Sarah Jean MaherArpon Basu @arponbasu.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Josh Anderson’s clutch third period last night nearly didn’t happen. His season could have ended. But it didn’t, because he was wearing cut resistant pants for the first time. They saved him. And yet, players continue to value comfort over safety. This must change. www.nytimes.com/athletic/621...nytimes.comCanadiens’ Josh Anderson was saved by cut-resistant pants. Why do players still resist safety?Anderson's use of cut-resistant pants likely prevented a severe injury, but comfort still appears to be a bigger priority among players. 811714
Sarah Jean Maher @sjmaher.bsky.social · 17/03/2025he slept EIGHT MINUTES the night before the trade deadline 030
Sarah Jean Maher @sjmaher.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Trade deadline + daylight savings in the same weekend for the second straight year is so unfair 1100
Reposted by Sarah Jean MaherJulian McKenzie @jkamckenzie.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Before the NHL, an all-Black hockey league helped to innovate the modern game. The slap shot and goalies getting down on their knees to make saves all have origins in the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes, formed 130 years ago. ✍🏾 @theathletic.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/614...nytimes.comBefore the NHL, an all-Black hockey league helped to innovate the modern gameA commemorative game will be played Monday in Ottawa honoring the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes' inaugural year of 1895. 04812
Sarah Jean Maher @sjmaher.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Crosby 🤝🏻🔥🤝🏻 McDavid (There’s no torch emoji!) 4370
Reposted by Sarah Jean MaherSarah Jean Maher @sjmaher.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Still excited like a little kid watching Sid do his thing 0432
Sarah Jean Maher @sjmaher.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Still excited like a little kid watching Sid do his thing 0432
Sarah Jean Maher @sjmaher.bsky.social · 13/02/2025There are worse nights to be stuck inside waiting on 40 cm of snow 0240
Reposted by Sarah Jean MaherSean McIndoe @downgoesbrown.bsky.social · 13/02/2025If Mario takes his suit jacket off and there’s a Team Canada jersey underneath, this tournament is over. 917814
Reposted by Sarah Jean MaherDan Robson @danrobson.bsky.social · 12/02/2025The structure and culture of Canadian hockey hurts development in many ways — but especially when it comes to goalies. Here’s @mirtle.bsky.social and I on Canada’s stark decline in a position it once dominated — and the reasons behind it. www.nytimes.com/athletic/612...nytimes.comCanada’s ‘mind-boggling’ goalie crisis has been a decades-long descentA return to the dominance Canada once enjoyed seems unlikely, but the search is on for the right path to train Canada's future goalies. 2125
Sarah Jean Maher @sjmaher.bsky.social · 03/02/2025That time I saw Chappell Roan in Montreal and she wasn’t even a headliner ✨ 030
Sarah Jean Maher @sjmaher.bsky.social · 27/01/2025what did I miss while I was watching Wicked for the millionth time on Friday 150
Reposted by Sarah Jean MaherDan Robson @danrobson.bsky.social · 24/01/2025 A new story from me and @joshuakloke.bsky.social on the decline of the NHL’s partying and drinking culture — in favour of unwinding with video games and, for many, cannabis. What is lost and what is gained in this culture shift? www.nytimes.com/athletic/607...nytimes.comIn the NHL, boozing is out. Edible cannabis and video games are inSome veterans lament less team bonding as alcohol use wanes and gaming and edibles become more commonplace. 096
Reposted by Sarah Jean MaherJulian McKenzie @jkamckenzie.bsky.social · 19/01/2025Not sure if any Flames fans follow me here, but I wrote a story about Dustin Wolf and his Calder Trophy chances. Just picked up a big win over Winnipeg tonight. @theathletic.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/604...nytimes.comHow Calgary Flames goalie Dustin Wolf emerged as a Calder Trophy candidateWolf's play has helped the Flames surpass expectations and put him in serious consideration for the Calder Trophy. 5131
Reposted by Sarah Jean MaherHailey Salvian @haileysalvian.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Last night, Marie-Philip Poulin scored her first game-winning goal in Vancouver since the 2010 Olympic gold medal game. Inside Poulin’s first golden moment and a career spent rising to the occasion. “She’s the best player to have ever played the game.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/604...nytimes.comFifteen years after first ‘golden goal,’ Marie-Philip Poulin returns to the place her legend beganA teenaged Poulin burst onto the women's hockey scene at the 2010 Olympics. Back in Vancouver, she reflects on her start — and what's next. 17817
Sarah Jean Maher @sjmaher.bsky.social · 07/01/2025I love working for The Athletic, I believe in great journalism and I am proud to stand by my colleagues as we work toward protecting the standards of our workplace. 0160
Reposted by Sarah Jean MaherThe Athletic United (Canada) @theathleticunited.bsky.social · 06/01/2025The Athletic is a unique and valuable voice in Canadian sports media. Its Canadian employees take great pride in the reputation we've helped build and the standard we've set. That's why we're taking steps to unionize our workplace. Our mission statement: 929938
Sarah Jean Maher @sjmaher.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Join @scottcwheeler.bsky.social, @jkamckenzie.bsky.social, Corey and I as we live blog the #WorldJuniors gold medal game for @theathletic.bsky.social with one period to go 🇺🇸🇫🇮nytimes.comFinland, USA tied 3-3: World Juniors 2025 gold medal game live updatesFollow along with our journalists in Ottawa as the Americans attempt to repeat as World Juniors champions. 1102
Sarah Jean Maher @sjmaher.bsky.social · 05/01/2025Play the whole nine-minute version if USA wins gold 0223
Sarah Jean Maher @sjmaher.bsky.social · 05/01/2025Not used to USA being cheered on so hard here but Sikora definitely enemy No. 1 0130
Sarah Jean Maher @sjmaher.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Nobody expected Latvia goalie Linards Feldbergs to finish his #WorldJuniors with 210 saves. Or to upset Canada in the prelims. But those close to him also aren't surprised by his performance. How the 🇱🇻 goalie became the feel-good story of the tournament:nytimes.comHow Latvia goalie Linards Feldbergs became the feel-good story of the 2025 World JuniorsThe goalie behind Latvia’s unexpected run at the World Juniors will be remembered for his saves and his smile. 083
Sarah Jean Maher @sjmaher.bsky.social · 03/01/2025Axel Sandin Pellikka is leading the #WorldJuniors with Team Sweden. And after last year's silver medal finish, he's out for revenge. For years, the Red Wings prospect has written down his thoughts after games in a worksheet his dad made for him. He credits it with helping him get to this moment:nytimes.comRed Wings’ Axel Sandin Pellikka wants revenge at the World Juniors — with his dad’s helpSandin Pellikka credits his father, Janne, with helping him focus over the years en route to his third World Juniors with Sweden. 060
Sarah Jean Maher @sjmaher.bsky.social · 01/01/2025Sam Dickinson on how 'too many penalties' cost Canada the game in a 4-1 loss to USAnytimes.comDickinson: 'Too many penalties' cost Canada the gameSam Dickinson: "I think we did a lot better five-on-five when we were there, just kind of gave up too many penalties and at the end of the day that's what cost us the game."He says at five-on-five Can... 040
Sarah Jean Maher @sjmaher.bsky.social · 01/01/2025Happy New Year’s Eve! Join @scottcwheeler.bsky.social, @jkamckenzie.bsky.social, Corey and I as we live blog tonight’s Canada-USA #WorldJuniors showdown for @theathletic.bsky.social 🇨🇦 🇺🇸nytimes.comUSA vs. Canada, World Juniors 2025 live updates: Latest score, predictions and odds for today’s gameFollow along for live reaction, news, highlights and more from the World Junior Championship preliminary round game between USA and Canada. 153