@joonlee

Independent Sports Journalist • Prev: ESPN, B/R • Born in Seoul 🇰🇷 Bred in Boston • [email protected]

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Why I Don't Take Sports Gambling Sponsors

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MAJOR UPDATE: Two Susquehanna trading firms have also been named as defendants in Utah’s civil enforcement action against Kalshi. This marks the first state AG civil enforcement action targeting prediction-market market makers.
Daniel Wallach
@WALLACHLEGALOct 20
BREAKING: Utah sues Kalshi for a “brazen pattern of unlawful conduct,” seeks injunctive relief to block in-state wagers and an order to recover “the millions it’s made through fees from wagers Utahns placed and that residents have lost through wagers.” sltrib.com/news/2026/10/20/u…

Utah sues Kalshi, saying it’s ‘the manager of a back-alley gambling den’

Utah is suing Kalshi for what the state calls a “brazen pattern of unlawful conduct” and is asking a judge to order the company to stop offering wagers in the state.

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Tony Reali
@TonyRealiOct 20
Come join the chat! Me @RealMikeWilbon and Kornheiser back together again! It’s a @PTI reunion youtube.com/watch?v=YRKkhxP3…

PTI Reunion: Tony Kornheiser, Mike Wilbon and Stat Boy Together Again

Tony Kornheiser. Mike Wilbon. And the kid they called Stat Boy. Bac...

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The Rays have consistently been one of the most fun baseball teams to watch all year. A team with great fundamentals, unafraid to play the game differently than most of MLB. A team that played bigger than the sum of its parts. The World Series is gonna be great.
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Polymarket is taking bets on whether the seven Cornell students accused of raping a student will receive a felony sex crime charge. Among the athletes endorsing Polymarket: LeBron James, Derek Jeter, Eli Manning, Sue Bird, Reggie Bush and Richard Sherman.
Front Office Sports
@FOSOct 19
Polymarket and its athlete endorsers are under fire for a market on whether any of the seven male defendants accused of raping a Cornell student will get a felony sex crime charge. There was $451K in volume, with traders placing a 28% chance on the market resolving to “yes."

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Polymarket also has official partnerships with MLB, NHL and MLS.
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This is a black stain on the Eagles organization that Jalen Hurts was not only allowed to play, but boarded an international flight to London to play a football game.
Tom Pelissero
@TomPelisseroOct 19
How committed is Jalen Hurts to football? After initially being diagnosed with a superficial blood clot in London, doctors told him not to sleep as a precaution, so he had been awake for roughly 36 hours when he started against the Jaguars, throwing for 220 yards and a TD.
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Ian Rapoport
@RapSheetOct 17
Breaking: After consultations with numerous doctors and experts that went into Saturday, the #Eagles are placing quarterback Jalen Hurts on injured reserve, sources tell @AdamSchefter and me. Hurts is now out for the foreseeable future. More information coming…
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A step from the NBA to curb players fixing games because of sports betting
Shams Charania
@ShamsCharaniaOct 16
The NBA and prominent sportsbooks have agreed to ban multiple types of bets, per me and @DavidPurdum, such as: - Parlay bets involving the under on the same player's statistics - "First of" market; examples: winner of opening tip, an individual's specific shot, rebound, assist, steal - Under bets on players expected to play less than 12 minutes a game
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For decades, running quarterbacks were treated as a gimmick, something that worked in college and would get figured out in the pros. Now the NFL is filled with running quarterbacks. New video on the history of the quarterback, with @BrettKollmann youtu.be/0g6wbnQvjoA
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The total 2026 payroll of the Dodgers: $338M The total 2026 payrolls of the Brewers, Rays and Guardians: $316M A small-market team will win the World Series this year.
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Inside ESPN’s tangled ties to the Protect College Sports Act awfulannouncing.com/espn/ins…

Inside ESPN’s tangled ties to the Protect College Sports Act

ESPN heavily lobbied for the Protect College Sports Act on its on air, and network chairman Jimmy Pitaro advocated for changes to the bill.

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Important interview with a former ESPN colleague: “My brother died thirteen years ago on the sidewalk in downtown Las Vegas. It’s a stark reality, but it illustrates the tragic arc of being brought there as kids so our dad could gamble at sportsbooks, to then surviving on the streets there as a homeless person and dying at 36”
Danny Funt
@dannyfuntOct 14
After a decorated 24-year run at ESPN, Nicole Noren resigned in protest. She couldn’t go along with the network’s all-out embrace of gambling. For the first time publicly, in @CJR, Noren shares the deeply personal reasons behind her decision. cjr.org/the-interview/nicole…

Nicole Noren: “I’m not going to have blood on my hands.”

Why Nicole Noren, a decorated ESPN producer, quit in protest.

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Danny Funt
@dannyfuntOct 14
After a decorated 24-year run at ESPN, Nicole Noren resigned in protest. She couldn’t go along with the network’s all-out embrace of gambling. For the first time publicly, in @CJR, Noren shares the deeply personal reasons behind her decision. cjr.org/the-interview/nicole…

Nicole Noren: “I’m not going to have blood on my hands.”

Why Nicole Noren, a decorated ESPN producer, quit in protest.

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I wish more sports broadcasts were shot in 4K, even if there’s a relatively limited audience for it. The difference in image quality between the Fox 4K and Turner broadcasts feels enormous. It’s crazy we’re still broadcasting some games in 720p in 2026.
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We’re using Sony mirrorless cameras to wirelessly transmit footage for sports broadcasts! How are we not broadcasting every game in 4K?
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One of the best ways drama is built into baseball is that the manager has to walk out into the middle of the field, and the pitcher has to walk-of-shame back to the dugout with all of the fans yelling at them. No other sport has a more embarrassing way to get substituted.
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Jake Mintz
@Jake_MintzOct 12
This is such an impressive, legitimately rare swing. Just the 3rd left-on-left opposite field HR on an inner third fastball in all of MLB this season. The other two were Ohtani.
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NEW VIDEO: Kylian Mbappé spent nearly 20 years with Nike, then left for equity at a brand that had never made a soccer cleat. He’s one example of a bigger shift. The best athletes, designers and kids no longer treat Nike as the top of the mountain. youtu.be/ijKC17MK8TE
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How Nike can become cool again (with help from J-Hope of @bts_bighit)
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CNBC
@CNBCOct 8
NFL tells Supreme Court prediction markets are gambling and should be regulated by the states cnbc.com/2026/10/08/nfl-tell…

NFL tells Supreme Court prediction markets are gambling and should be regulated by the states

In an amicus brief supporting New Jersey regulators in their battle against Kalshi, the NFL argues sports prediction contracts are effectively gambling

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