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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 06/09/2026

It was a hell of a race, but greetings from The Top.

Sterling is at the summit of Mt. Vesuvius gulping water from a Mario Kart water bottle. The Gulf of Naples is behind him.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 02/09/2026

I hadn’t checked it til last night, but I made WYTS this year!

The Defector Why Your Team Suck 2026: San Francisco 49ers fan article submissions.

Here’s mine:

Sterling:
When I was checking my luggage for a 7am flight in Portland last April, an Alaska attendant saw my Niners luggage tag and started talking shit about how the Seahawks not only won the Super Bowl but did it in my team's stadium. This, while insulting, still didn't hurt nearly as much as the other Shanahan-led Greatest
Hits, including "Purdy's Arm Exploded and There's No More QBs,"
"Greenlaw's Achilles Died at the Super Bowl," "Tartt Dropped a Game-Sealing Pick," and "The Fourth Quarter of Super Bowl LIV."

I'm reaching the age where "I was alive for all of their Lombardis" is no longer a comeback, but a confession that I'm closer to being a candidate for the shingles vaccine than to Super Bowl XXIX.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 01/09/2026

Beautiful capstone to a terrific first full vacation day.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 13/08/2026

I’m beginning to think that my enjoyment of jersey collecting is going downhill based on the caliber of discussions and the pervasiveness of knockoffs.

A post on r/SoccerJerseys in which someone posts a photo of their USMNT away kit and a black Norway kit with the title “Blacked” and the statement “I’ve never seen my wallet been fucked this way.”

And that might be the most porn-poisoned psychosexual neurosis I’ve read all day. These dudes are not okay.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 09/08/2026

Good vibes tonight. Weddings remain a hallowed and wonderful event.

A selfie of Sterling smiling and wearing a black suit, pink shirt and white tie with Manhattan in the background.

He is at a family wedding.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 01/08/2026

Leaving the inevitable here for when it happens. (No, I have not suggested this to any clients.)

The meme with the image of a young girl ready to throw a red dodgeball at a group of other young girls. The text over the group of girls reads "random internet users just trying to be funny" and text over the solo girl with the dodgeball reads "Apollo." Over the ball text reads, "The gift of prophecy.”

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 19/07/2026

Me, seeing the final Pausa de Hidratación memes.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 19/07/2026

The last time we ever have to see this cursed pairing ever again.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 11/07/2026

Rolled into the watch party as a “I Like Soccer” fan.

Close up of the badge on the 2020-22 Portland Thorns home kit.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 09/07/2026

Time to bring out the ol' Bands FC classic

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 05/07/2026

We put on Independence Day at about 60% max volume with the surround sound going. Can barely hear a thing.

My cat, asleep on his perch, oblivious to the cacophony of fireworks outside.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 27/06/2026

If nobody has my back, Telemundo has it.

A photo of my television showing Panama-England, and Croatia–Ghana both playing at the same time

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 14/06/2026

There are worse places than downtown Portland to watch a match.

The Away Days watch party in downtown Portland. There are hundreds of people in an old bank that has been converted into an events space. There are flags and a gigantic projector.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 13/06/2026

How I’m feeling after one match before it all comes crashing down.

A photo of Sterling with a US Soccer flag—not a US flag—with his back to the camera.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 11/06/2026

This is the old Grampus Eight logo

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 05/06/2026

I have already retired from 82-0 after getting this squad on my third try. I will never top this.

My S-Tier 82-0 squad with PG Magic Johnson, SG Jordan, SF Franz Wagner, PF Blake Griffin, C Wilt Chamberlain with an OVR of 111 and Projected Record of 82-0.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 24/05/2026

PLAY THAT SHIT LOUD. PLAY THAT SHIT PROUD. EIGHT YEARS OF EUROPA LEAGUE THURSDAYS ARE DONE. DAJE ROMA DAJE

The Champions League Theme playing on Apple Music.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 24/05/2026

A lovely night out to cost Phil Neville his job! #Quakes74

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 25/04/2026

The part no one tells you about TV tapings is how breakneck the pace is compared to a live show. I couldn’t have gotten up for another beer or bathroom break if I wanted to. Tight ship.

A photo from the taping of AEW Collision of The Young Bucks entrance.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 23/04/2026

Goddamn, that was a PPV quality match on a Wednesday night. My voice will not be back til Friday morning. #wrestlesky #AEWDynamite.

Darby Allin applying a finishing hold. I am 100 feet away from the ring taking this photo.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 01/04/2026

It’s true, though. Italy’s greatest creative midfielder to never hoist a cup gave the governing body a turnkey solution sixteen years ago, and yet, here we are, again.

A screenshot of my post from r/soccer regarding Italy’s elimination from World Cup qualifying:

“Somewhere out there, Baggio's 16 year-old, 800 page consulting report on how to fix the Italian football pyramid is smiling in its many new lives as the recycled paper to print tomorrow's Corriere dello Sport about this debacle.”

Someone below provides more context:

“For anyone who's reading and wants context, he submitted a paper mainly about fixing academy strategies (recommended to promote technical skills over physical), promoting homegrown talents in the Serie A, and better youth infrastructure such as building a school near the NT's training center.
The committee rejected the paper after 20 minutes of meeting. Baggio and co had written this paper after Italy's stinker at the 2010 WC”

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 31/03/2026

Fox airing this ad after those penalties is A Choice.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 19/03/2026

Not the result I would’ve wanted, but getting to be at a watch party in the city where the opponent is based makes for an unforgettable experience.

A pinned up scarf with “Roma Club Bologna” on it and an AS Roma pennant.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 06/03/2026

In case you’re wondering (and I’m sure you’re not) how my Resident Evil Requiem playthrough is going, this was my search at 11:15 last night.

A screen grab of a search that says “resident evil requiem how far away can zombies, detect Grace”

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 29/01/2026

My brain cannot process this being a reality. It’s not hype I’m feeling, it’s just actual surprise this is happening. The season is gonna be a bust, regardless. It’s the Quakes Way.

A screengrab from the Forza Football app announcing Timo Werner’s transfer to the San Jose Earthquakes.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 28/01/2026

As a constituent, I'm just leaving this here.

A job listing for a Communications Director for Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 05/01/2026

Every year, everyone @ Scott Hansen signing off RedZone until September.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 26/12/2025

It is Time for the Annual Christmas Night Tradition.

A TV above a mantle showcasing the “Christmas with the Joker” episode (1992) of Batman: The Animated Series.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 13/12/2025

Highlight of the post-TGA Ocean of Humanity: This Expedition 33 doggie. On my flight home. Always grateful to see colleagues and friends, 20 years into this line of work. Til next time, LA!

A trained dog dressed like the Sandfall Interactive (beret, white striped shirt) team posing with a toy baguette in its mouth in a crowded hotel lobby.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 28/11/2025

It’s not even dark out west, but it’s decoration time.

A tuxedo cat smelling the ears of a tinsel and wire-framed Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer decoration.

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Sterling McGarvey @sterlingmcgarvey.com · 27/11/2025

Still on the fence for TGA, but if I do… There’s a surplus with canning in mind today.

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