Broadcaster/entertainer. Sports, comics, TTRPGs, weird music rabbit holes. Writing about cricket at Stumps & Stripes.https://bsky.app/profile/brakedown.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/brakedown.bsky.social/post/3mruw7l65tk2gIt's a beautiful day in the neighborhood... day two of ETSU football training camp30 Jul 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:oz7jij5ccevtkccx7lrwpjbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruw7l65tk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/brakedown.bsky.social/post/3mrustkttgc2vBREAKING: Sports governing body with basic principles discovered in Europe. https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/02a7-213a92896eb0-54dfbf454e3b-1000--statement-on-behalf-of-uefa-and-its-55-national-associations/30 Jul 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:oz7jij5ccevtkccx7lrwpjbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrustkttgc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/brakedown.bsky.social/post/3mrqigxdkr22gSo my cricket newsletter has access to Beehiiv's ad network, which pays per click from email subscribers. Half of my ad offers are from Kalshi and pay 25% more than anyone else. I never take them for a number of reasons, but the pervasive and aggressive advertising is a major reason for this problem [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2026 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:oz7jij5ccevtkccx7lrwpjbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqigxdkr22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/brakedown.bsky.social/post/3mrmxgmysv22vJan Frylinck with his second ODI century for Namibia on 149 deliveries against Nepal. Got run out trying to keep the strike on the final ball of the 49th over. Namibia finishes 211/7 on a pitch where the highest chase this week is 158.27 Jul 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:oz7jij5ccevtkccx7lrwpjbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmxgmysv22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/brakedown.bsky.social/post/3mrlqpmfsq22gCanadian cricket journalist/insider Devesh Shankar is reporting that 6 players on Canada's 15-man squad for their ODI tri-series in Scotland did not travel with the team due to those players not receiving visas in time. Canada plays a practice match on Tuesday and their first game is August 5.27 Jul 2026 01:30 +0000at://did:plc:oz7jij5ccevtkccx7lrwpjbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrlqpmfsq22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/brakedown.bsky.social/post/3mrkoylbnms2gShare your local #cricket wins this week: I got a former high school goalkeeper to pick up the game at our *very* informal university club workouts. He has tremendous power through the off side. I think he may bat in our top four this year.26 Jul 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:oz7jij5ccevtkccx7lrwpjbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkoylbnms2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/brakedown.bsky.social/post/3mrkoclyvbs2gGood morning America, good afternoon England, good evening India, go to bed Australia. Wherever you are, your national cricket administrators suck. The entire leadership culture of the sport is out of new ideas, down to who captains their teams. So it's back to Joe Root. https://stumpsandstripes.beehiiv.com/p/joe-root-and-cricket-s-creative-bankruptcy26 Jul 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:oz7jij5ccevtkccx7lrwpjbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkoclyvbs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/brakedown.bsky.social/post/3mrirsobjts2hThis has been in the works for a while, but the tournament the Orcas announced in January is less than a month away. Rosters will include four players from the West Indies' World Cup semifinal squad: Qiana Joseph, Jahzara Claxton, Jannillea Glasgow, and Aaliyah Alleyne. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jul 2026 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:oz7jij5ccevtkccx7lrwpjbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrirsobjts2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/brakedown.bsky.social/post/3mrbv2rlf722lThe "MLS keepers" train has never been late in 30 years of service. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 03:21 +0000at://did:plc:oz7jij5ccevtkccx7lrwpjbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbv2rlf722lhttps://bsky.app/profile/brakedown.bsky.social/post/3mrbn5mjtks2vI mean he never actually played IN New York or even North Jersey but otherwise yeah [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:oz7jij5ccevtkccx7lrwpjbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbn5mjtks2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/brakedown.bsky.social/post/3mrb2j6wyyc2hUSA Cricket's settlement with ACE is now subject to appeals by board members with no clear end goal, but the organization is moving forward with the first steps of its rebuild: https://stumpsandstripes.beehiiv.com/p/usa-cricket-moves-forward-as-usual-suspects-launch-ace-appeals22 Jul 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:oz7jij5ccevtkccx7lrwpjbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrb2j6wyyc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/brakedown.bsky.social/post/3mr7bigzulc2hODIs are great fun, shame the ICC doesn't agree.22 Jul 2026 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:oz7jij5ccevtkccx7lrwpjbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7bigzulc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/brakedown.bsky.social/post/3mr7bg664ek2hShimron Hetmyer just hit a ball that got stuck between the solar panels on the roof of Kensington Oval, and it may have been the knockout punch for the West Indies tonight against New Zealand.22 Jul 2026 02:24 +0000at://did:plc:oz7jij5ccevtkccx7lrwpjbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7bg664ek2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/brakedown.bsky.social/post/3mr6zlfmrj224Take a bow, Telemundo [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:oz7jij5ccevtkccx7lrwpjbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6zlfmrj224https://bsky.app/profile/brakedown.bsky.social/post/3mr6cnh57fk2zBen Stokes, Shoaib Bashir, Matthew Potts all injured in an brutal grind of a one-day game between Durham and Derbyshire. Stokes picks himself off the deck on 85*, completes his century, and Durham win by 5 wickets. Fun bit of cricket.21 Jul 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:oz7jij5ccevtkccx7lrwpjbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6cnh57fk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/brakedown.bsky.social/post/3mr6antl5gk2zBen Stokes is on 90* with Durham needing 52 from 47 to win at Derbyshire 👀21 Jul 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:oz7jij5ccevtkccx7lrwpjbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6antl5gk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/brakedown.bsky.social/post/3mr2663k5mk2zThe USA Cricket saga is not done: Venu Pisike, Srini Salver, Sesha Kalapatapu, and the National Cricket League have appealed the ruling in the USAC bankruptcy case that approved the reinstatement of the ACE agreement. That appeal has been accepted by the Colorado District Court.20 Jul 2026 01:43 +0000at://did:plc:oz7jij5ccevtkccx7lrwpjbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr2663k5mk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/brakedown.bsky.social/post/3mqyvng5tzs2qHave they considered learning to drive? [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jul 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:oz7jij5ccevtkccx7lrwpjbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqyvng5tzs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/brakedown.bsky.social/post/3mqyqelqxic2zRudderless. Indifferent. Unserious. Those were all words that could be used to describe the Los Angeles Knight Riders' first three years of existence, but the team that spent years at the bottom is now on top of Major League Cricket after winning a dramatic grand final last night in Oakland. https://stumpsandstripes.beehiiv.com/p/they-weren-t-supposed-to-be-here-then-they-won-it-all19 Jul 2026 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:oz7jij5ccevtkccx7lrwpjbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqyqelqxic2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/brakedown.bsky.social/post/3mqxtfl2o322sIT'S OVER! LOS ANGELES HANGS ON! Milantha run out as the Freedom go for two runs to tie it, and the Los Angeles Knight Riders go from the doormat to the penthouse!19 Jul 2026 03:25 +0000at://did:plc:oz7jij5ccevtkccx7lrwpjbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqxtfl2o322shttps://bsky.app/profile/brakedown.bsky.social/post/3mqxtalwwjk2sFerguson gets a single. Milantha gets the final ball needing three to win. Two will force a super over.19 Jul 2026 03:22 +0000at://did:plc:oz7jij5ccevtkccx7lrwpjbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqxtalwwjk2s