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Stephen Cohen

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Managing editor for enterprise, The Athletic. Colorado State, Newhouse, Seattle P-I alum.

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Stephen Cohen @smcohen.bsky.social · 16h
Also a guy in a TY COBB shirsey, which is certainly a choice.
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Stephen Cohen @smcohen.bsky.social · 17h
Pretty sure I saw Chino from Deftones at the farmers market this morning. A strange juxtaposition.
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Rob Davis @robwdavis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NEW: She oversees a state agency with a $3.4B budget. Her husband is a consultant helping housing authorities develop apartments that get a lot of subsidies from her agency. She didn't disclose his job -- until we asked. “In a perfect world, we wouldn’t need ProPublica for this kind of thing."
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Oregon Housing Director Failed to Report Husband’s Related Business Interests
Andrea Bell, executive director of Oregon Housing and Community Services, filed amended state ethics paperwork after ProPublica asked about her husband’s work at a firm that’s consulted on projects re...
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mikedugar.bsky.social @mikedugar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New story: John Schneider is arguably the best architect in America’s most popular sport. His secret sauce goes beyond knowing which players to acquire. The #Seahawks GM’s journey to the NFL mountaintop is about trust, companionship & having 1 more round at Dino’s Pub www.nytimes.com/athletic/763...
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He built Seahawks Super Bowl winners from scratch — twice: What's John Schneider's secret?
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Nathan Fenno @nathanfenno.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"After the ambulance carrying Mayich left Sun Angel Stadium, the players wrote, Powers told them they were 'closer to making the Frozen Four because of the workout and Matthew having pushed himself to the maximum.'"
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Ernest Jones V @zjwhitman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My kids are mostly through daycare now and I spent an ungodly sum on it. and yet I still support this policy that does not directly benefit me because I am not a monster
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Britt Ghiroli @brittghiroli.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Ghiroli: Why I’m (sort of) dreading this postseason (Gift Article)
Enjoy the postseason while it’s happening, even with the lockout looming above it, Ghiroli writes.
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Stephen Cohen @smcohen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Think he’ll open with his favorite Bible verse?
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Stephen Cohen @smcohen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Pretty bad!
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Stephen Cohen @smcohen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I’ll give them this, they’re all excellent grifters.
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Scoop: The anonymous source behind a POLITICO story that the White House is now using to justify a ban on the outlet was none other than JD Vance himself. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/white-hous...
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The Source Behind The Ban
The anonymous source behind one of the stories the White House cited to justify banning POLITICO was none other than Vice President JD Vance, Status has learned.
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mikedugar.bsky.social @mikedugar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My new book "12 As One" pulls back the curtain on the #Seahawks journey to winning Super Bowl 60. It's available now. Here is an excerpt, edited in spots for context & clarity, from a chapter called "The Day Darnold Delivered." www.nytimes.com/athletic/756...
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Sam Darnold didn’t let ‘seeing ghosts’ define him. His upbringing is a big reason why (Gift Article)
An excerpt from "12 as One: Mike Macdonald, the Seattle Seahawks and the Making of a Super Bowl Champion."
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"Boo!"-ver Street Rag @hooverstreetrag.org · 23/09/2026
In the Athletic, @bfquinn.bsky.social does a remarkable job with his story about Duncan Robinson and his brother and the story no one knew about playing out behind the scenes. www.nytimes.com/athletic/761...
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An improbable NBA breakthrough, a descent into darkness: ‘We weren’t all that different’
Behind Duncan Robinson’s unlikely ascent was a hidden second life — a decade spent as a quiet lifeline tethering his brother to reality.
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Stephen Cohen @smcohen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I bet Collins is deeply concerned.
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Stephen Cohen @smcohen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Uh huh.
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Stephen Cohen @smcohen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
FWIW The Cardinals’ unis are great, and the end zones are absolutely incredible.
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Stephen Cohen @smcohen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I’ve edited Mike Lombardi. Godspeed.
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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Oh ffs tip your hotel staff
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Zak Keefer @zakkeefer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The NFL's most influential modern-day coaching tree was born in a broom closet. (Really.) And before two of its disciples became rising stars in the league, they fought their fate, in oil fields and English classrooms: www.nytimes.com/athletic/735...
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Klint Kubiak and the growth of the NFL’s most overlooked coaching tree (Gift Article)
The Kubiak boys didn't appreciate the finer points of their father's profession at first. The teaching pulled them back in.
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Stephen Cohen @smcohen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Aaron Rodgers seems fine.
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Stephen Cohen @smcohen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Holy shit competence in an opener feels so great.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Hey everybody. On the 25-year anniversary, we're reprinting the much revered 9/11 edition of The Onion and sending that free to every member this month. It's been 25 long years. Look back in anger.
The front page of The Onion's September edition from September 2001 featuring the headline "U.S. Vows to Defeat Whoever It Is We're At War With."
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Stephen Cohen @smcohen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“I had no idea how unpleasant it would be for leopards to eat my face.”
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David at FOIAball @foiaball.com · 26/08/2026
Wanna know something I think would be crazy? It would be crazy if XX-XY Athletics, the apparel firm stoking outrage against the WNBA, had a secret, Koch brothers-aligned, oil rich family fortune behind it. But that would be crazy, right??? www.foiaball.com/p/xx-xy-athl...
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The oil money lurking behind the WNBA outrage
XX-XY Athletics has an interesting paper trail.
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Natalie Weiner @natalieweiner.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
my 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...
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Dolly Parton Never Wavered
From making music to launching a huge literacy program, the singer always took her work seriously. Eventually, the rest of us caught up.
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Aaron Nagler @aaronnagler.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Today is a great day to donate to Dolly's Imagination Library.
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Make a donation and support Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in communities around the world and help put more books into the hands of more children.
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Stephen Cohen @smcohen.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
They were apparently inspired by a bunch of black binders thrown together on a desk.
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The Sunday Long Read @thesundaylongread.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
One of @dvnjr.bsky.social's favorites this week: A true story spanning decades, based on 70 interviews and more than 1,000 documents, that must be read to be believed. @theathletic.com www.nytimes.com/athletic/748...
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A playboy NFL agent was in line to run the Seahawks. Then came the crossbow killing
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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...
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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.
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Dan Robson @danrobson.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
This story by @zakkeefer.bsky.social @nathanfenno.bsky.social and Katie Strang is incredible.
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Nathan Fenno @nathanfenno.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
A brash real estate developer was in line to run the Seattle Seahawks.  Then came a brutal murder with a crossbow —and a decades-long mystery. A wild investigation reported alongside Katie Strang and Zak Keefer. #lomgreads www.nytimes.com/athletic/748...
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A playboy NFL agent was in line to run the Seahawks. Then came the crossbow killing
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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 12/08/2026
Michael Blatt was on the verge of becoming the Seattle Seahawks’ GM. Then a longtime business associate was murdered with a crossbow. Blatt was charged with murder, but ultimately walked free. How? www.nytimes.com/athletic/748...
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A playboy NFL agent was in line to run the Seahawks. Then came the crossbow killing (Gift Article)
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.
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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...
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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.
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Walter MOONdale @dabenner.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
What do you mean the former GM of the Seahawks maybe killed his business partner with a crossbow, and I'm only hearing about this now!
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Zak Keefer @zakkeefer.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The wildest NFL story you've never heard 👇🏼 An agent-turned-exec on the brink of power A grisly murder by 2 ex-players — with a CROSSBOW A bizarre twist kept secret ... until now Year+ investigation with Katie Strang and @nathanfenno.bsky.social Free to read: www.nytimes.com/athletic/748...
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A playboy NFL agent was in line to run the Seahawks. Then came the crossbow killing (Gift Article)
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.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12/08/2026
From @theathletic.com: A playboy NFL agent was on the verge of running the Seahawks when a longtime business associate was murdered with a crossbow, setting off a case that led to two trials, two hung juries and decades of questions.
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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.
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Stephen Cohen @smcohen.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
My oldest had her first day of kindergarten orientation today and I’m a wreck… how do parents handle this?
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Scott A. Leadingham @scottleadingham.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
4 major fires affecting Spokane area today: - Old Trails Fire (largest, most evacs) - Fairview Fire - Autumn Lane Fire / Meadowview Fire For emergency updates: @watchduty.org Local News: - Spokesman Review - @kxly.com (kxly.com) - KREM (krem.com) - KHQ (khq.com) www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
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'When the sun rises, we are going to be in shock': Thousands evacuated in north Spokane as wildfire crosses river into city
A wildfire driven by high winds jumped the Spokane River Saturday afternoon and burned into city neighborhoods on the bluffs above the river.
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Stephen Cohen @smcohen.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
RIP Billy Ray Smith, a Chargers legend.
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
hundreds of millions got the COVID vaccine and there were so few problems that the main form of criticism turned into "friend-of-a-friend" hearsay stories, so this guy can't actually cite an actual case but knows his base will think they know people who know people this may have happened to
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Stephen Cohen @smcohen.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I don’t hate them. Or do I?
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Stephen Cohen @smcohen.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This sucks.
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Stephen Cohen @smcohen.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
This sucks. Thinking about friends and colleagues today.
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Stephen Cohen @smcohen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Just back from a few days at the Oregon Coast. I want to go back to the Oregon Coast.
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Jason Kirk @jasonkirk.fyi · 17/07/2026
"Four or five non-wins" would be a generously forgiving nickname for all but three of Tommy Tuberville's 21 seasons
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Stephen Cohen @smcohen.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The art of the deal.
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Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Portland city councilors say they lack information on the Blazers' proposed renovations to the Moda Center. The Blazers say they've shared plenty. Mayor Wilson is caught in the middle. A peek at the political dynamics at play as negotiations heat up in public and behind closed doors.
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With Blazers arena deal on the brink, the pressure is on Portland’s businessman mayor
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, driven by the fear of being the mayor who let the Blazers leave Portland, is moving fast to strike a deal. But it’s a divisive move.
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Britt Ghiroli @brittghiroli.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
As owners continue to try to outsource player development, there is legitimate concern about the future of the game. www.nytimes.com/athletic/740...
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MLB farm systems were key to development, depth. Now, minor leagues struggle to adapt (Gift Article)
As owners continue to try to outsource player development, there is legitimate concern about the future of the game.
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Stephen Cohen @smcohen.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
My boy, about to turn 3, insists on playing a high-energy brand of air guitar to Turnstile every night, so I’m obviously doing something right.
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Jerry Brewer @jerrybrewer.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
World Cup column: On Seattle, shining. And the U.S., rolling Gift link to read for free: www.nytimes.com/athletic/737...
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Soccer beacon Seattle shines on the World Cup stage (Gift Article)
The United States' good vibes continued with a 2-0 win over Australia at rollicking Seattle Stadium, as a three-decade dream was realized.
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