Columnist, Author, co-writer with James Patterson, Boston College grad. My late father, Bene Lupica, flew his first mission as a B24 bombardier 80 years ago. He was 20. Looking for the America we still aspire to be? There it is.https://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3miw6rrtl6k2jhttps://www.mlb.com/news/ben-rice-rare-power-lefty-bat-yankees-farm-system07 Apr 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw6rrtl6k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3miusgvnsd22tRefs are awful to the end07 Apr 2026 03:08 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3miusgvnsd22thttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3miunkwosek2mRefs are ruining a championship game07 Apr 2026 01:41 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3miunkwosek2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3miundfy23k2mAre the announcers really defending this officiating?07 Apr 2026 01:37 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3miundfy23k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3miun6gejns2mRefs think we waited all season to see them07 Apr 2026 01:34 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3miun6gejns2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3miumxglci22mRefs aren’t going to be satisfied until all good players are on the bench07 Apr 2026 01:30 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3miumxglci22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3miubmtgy4s2mMike Lupica: With Celtics looming, we still don't know how good these Knicks are https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/04/04/mike-lupica-knicks-celtics-pistons-playoffs-brunson-towns-tatum/06 Apr 2026 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3miubmtgy4s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3mitwc32a4s2hI have been hacked on X/Twitter. Working on it. The assclowns who did it are trying to get you to click on a bogus Spotify vote. Don’t do it06 Apr 2026 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitwc32a4s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3lk4prxzsrk2gMike Lupica: Yankees take massive hit with Gerrit Cole, but champions figure it out https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/03/11/gerrit-cole-yankees-stanton-fried-dodgers-world-series/11 Mar 2025 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk4prxzsrk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3lirzcufcd22kMike Lupica: Knicks still need to prove this can be more than just a good season https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/02/22/knicks-lupica-cavs-celtics-eastern-conference-playoffs-brunson-towns/22 Feb 2025 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lirzcufcd22khttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3limkxajsj22mhttps://www.mlb.com/news/yankees-mets-share-baseball-s-brightest-spotlight?partnerID=web_article-share20 Feb 2025 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3limkxajsj22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3li3hoelco223https://www.mlb.com/news/alex-bregman-makes-red-sox-a-contender?partnerID=web_article-share13 Feb 2025 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3li3hoelco223https://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3lhudmbtewk2uLupica: Eagles have the kind of leader, Howie Roseman, that Giants and Jets can only dream about https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/02/10/eagles-have-the-kind-of-leader-howie-roseman-that-giants-and-jets-can-only-dream-about/10 Feb 2025 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhudmbtewk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3lhm6sroezk2eMike Lupica: Here's hoping the Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl is a heavyweight classic https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/02/07/super-bowl-chiefs-eagles-patrick-mahomes-saquon-barkley/07 Feb 2025 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhm6sroezk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3lh4rb6oank2zhttps://www.mlb.com/news/dodgers-the-undisputed-champ-of-mlb?partnerID=web_article-share01 Feb 2025 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh4rb6oank2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3lgw7obnd2k2aIf Menendez were a Republican they’d be carrying him around the room on their shoulders.30 Jan 2025 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgw7obnd2k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3lggeydnwus2ghttps://www.mlb.com/news/pete-alonso-mets-situation?partnerID=web_article-share23 Jan 2025 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lggeydnwus2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3lg4vtp2pks2nSaquon knows it’s snowing out, right?19 Jan 2025 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg4vtp2pks2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3lfxx2m6hfs2xhttps://www.mlb.com/news/vladimir-guerrero-jr-will-be-a-hot-name-if-he-enters-free-agency?partnerID=web_article-share17 Jan 2025 23:27 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfxx2m6hfs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3lfpodxcek22dWait. So now Sam Darnold is a bum after winning those 14 games? Tough room14 Jan 2025 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfpodxcek22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3lfiq4r4w522oOh nooooo. The Masters commercials have already started….11 Jan 2025 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfiq4r4w522ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3leu6w75wok2thttps://www.mlb.com/news/mets-pete-alonso-best-fits-for-each-other?partnerID=web_article-share03 Jan 2025 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3leu6w75wok2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3lerx7mxhzc2uGeorgia or Notre Dame today?02 Jan 2025 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lerx7mxhzc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3lep77vzay22kTexas has run 2 plays on offense and is winning 14-3. That’s good, right?01 Jan 2025 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3lep77vzay22khttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3leib3sw2ss2sMaybe getting three and four touchdowns to the Vikings isn’t a workable plan for Packers.30 Dec 2024 00:19 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3leib3sw2ss2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3leej55yts22cGreg Gumbel was a great talent and greater gent. As much of a pleasure as it was watching him move effortlessly from studio work to play-by-play, it was so much more of a pleasure to have known him.28 Dec 2024 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3leej55yts22chttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3ldtufyj5zc2dLet’s continue to obsess about Alabama losing to Oklahoma. But tell me they shouldn’t be playing Penn State right now instead of TCU…..oops…..SMU21 Dec 2024 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldtufyj5zc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3ldstiemexk2kFun fact: Sam Darnold has won more games this season with the Vikings than the Jets have won the last two seasons combined.21 Dec 2024 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldstiemexk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3ldlso5343226https://www.mlb.com/news/free-agent-alex-bregman-a-proven-winner?partnerID=web_article-share18 Dec 2024 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldlso5343226https://bsky.app/profile/mikelupica.bsky.social/post/3ldgtc7orys2yMy Pop at 21. A hero in a time of heroes, representing the best of us, and the country we should still aspire to be.16 Dec 2024 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:42mztry7rcdld7uggx73tfpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldgtc7orys2y