Sports! writer.https://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3miyuewn4ys2sI have pivoted all the excitement I once had about this years World Cup to the Rugby World Cups and the 2031 soccer World Cup and all the excitement I once had about LA 28 to Utah 2034 [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Apr 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:srnkqtcpptdtesojmwbgoek2/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyuewn4ys2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3miyfy6levc2uit's been a long run of "in-season" for Your Boy Rodge (football -> Winter Olympics -> March Madness) and I'm excited to a) log off for one, perhaps two days b) bring you guys a newsletter about Sports! — all Sports! — starting next Monday! sports.beehiiv.com/subscribe [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Apr 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:srnkqtcpptdtesojmwbgoek2/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyfy6levc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3miyfgp633s2mit's time for one last March Madness newslettter! —the transfer portal is good, sometimes —UCLA's easy to replicate strategy of having 6 WNBA-caliber seniors —D3 buzzer-beater! —the Crown and NIT are good, actually —why is the person in One Shining Moment running for their life https://sports.beehiiv.com/p/march-madness-finale-trophy-time08 Apr 2026 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:srnkqtcpptdtesojmwbgoek2/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyfgp633s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3miyekqnirc2d [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Apr 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:srnkqtcpptdtesojmwbgoek2/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyekqnirc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3miwqmilvlk25Earth-facing side way better. Not even close [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2026 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:srnkqtcpptdtesojmwbgoek2/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwqmilvlk25https://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3miwg7wkekk2u(watching a movie where a character announces that he will destroy a city if they don't meet his specific demands by a certain deadline) oh that's probably the good guy in this movie07 Apr 2026 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:srnkqtcpptdtesojmwbgoek2/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwg7wkekk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3mivwjca3tc22my youngest grandson returns from The Waste. No food again, just metal scraps. But he's so proud, and wants a reward. "Tell me again about The Great Before. Tell me why The Green went away," he begs. "in the Before," I begin, "people had questions about who should participate in women's sports..."07 Apr 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:srnkqtcpptdtesojmwbgoek2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivwjca3tc22https://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3mivsax2ytc2307 Apr 2026 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:srnkqtcpptdtesojmwbgoek2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivsax2ytc23https://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3miutbr6lnc2scongratulations to the national champs, who trailed Northwestern by 16 points earlier this year [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2026 03:23 +0000at://did:plc:srnkqtcpptdtesojmwbgoek2/app.bsky.feed.post/3miutbr6lnc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3miusfmza5s2s🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2026 03:07 +0000at://did:plc:srnkqtcpptdtesojmwbgoek2/app.bsky.feed.post/3miusfmza5s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3miurrt5kz22s"it's hard to shoot in the football stadiums" is a thing that is not actually borne out by the statistics in these games but which I still wholeheartedly believe07 Apr 2026 02:56 +0000at://did:plc:srnkqtcpptdtesojmwbgoek2/app.bsky.feed.post/3miurrt5kz22shttps://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3miuq334e3s2eMichigan is trying to win the national championship without hitting a 3, as a bit07 Apr 2026 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:srnkqtcpptdtesojmwbgoek2/app.bsky.feed.post/3miuq334e3s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3miuiyeyt4c2lyou just can't give Michigan fans an opportunity like this to make history jokes during their own national championship game. They're going to become Too Powerful [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2026 00:19 +0000at://did:plc:srnkqtcpptdtesojmwbgoek2/app.bsky.feed.post/3miuiyeyt4c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3miufcl76qk2tit's everybody's favorite 2 hours of the sports year, when we all wonder why the NCAA men's basketball championship tips off at 9 p.m. Eastern on a Monday night06 Apr 2026 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:srnkqtcpptdtesojmwbgoek2/app.bsky.feed.post/3miufcl76qk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3mitwkh5uxc2wThe funny part about UNC being unable to hire Billy Donovan because he’s coaching out the Bulls’ season is the Bulls are actively tanking and just fired their GM like 8 minutes ago [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Apr 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:srnkqtcpptdtesojmwbgoek2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitwkh5uxc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3mituhk5qbs2dthe University of North Carolina has learned their lesson about hiring pro coaches for their college programs and that lesson is “keep doing it” [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Apr 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:srnkqtcpptdtesojmwbgoek2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mituhk5qbs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3mitnd77wgk26following up here: UCLA played 10 games in March/April. 5 of those 10 opponents had their lowest-scoring game of the year USC (50 points), last regular season game Iowa (45), B1G title game Cal Baptist (43), NCAA Round of 64 Texas (44), Final Four South Carolina (51), natty [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Apr 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:srnkqtcpptdtesojmwbgoek2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitnd77wgk26https://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3miti5m2tks2jMary Washington's natty is a big win for the incredibly funny Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, which used to be a somewhat normal-shaped league called "the Capital Athletic Conference" adding UC-Santa Cruz and changing its name [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Apr 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:srnkqtcpptdtesojmwbgoek2/app.bsky.feed.post/3miti5m2tks2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3mit7mveoqs2jMe, joking: I can’t believe we chose “destroying the economy” and “losing wars” over “being nice to trans people occasionally” Conservatives, dead serious: it was a tough choice, but I’m glad we picked “destroying the economy” and “losing wars” over “being nice to trans people occasionally” [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Apr 2026 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:srnkqtcpptdtesojmwbgoek2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mit7mveoqs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3miruefymkc22possible name for North Carolina after being turned down by several top coaching candidates: Hubert Davis, who coached his team to the 2022 national championship game and was named ACC Coach of the Year in 2024. A former UNC player, Davis would allow them to keep it within the Tar Heel family [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Apr 2026 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:srnkqtcpptdtesojmwbgoek2/app.bsky.feed.post/3miruefymkc22https://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3mirt5vys2c2hwhat an ending to the Division III national title game! Mary Washington beats Emory at the buzzer05 Apr 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:srnkqtcpptdtesojmwbgoek2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mirt5vys2c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3mirou6juwk2ybiggest loss in Final Four history to biggest win in national championship history in one year would be a hell of a story for UCLA [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Apr 2026 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:srnkqtcpptdtesojmwbgoek2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mirou6juwk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3mirollwbsk2uTexas' season-low before playing UCLA in the Final Four: 64 What they scored against UCLA: 44 South Carolina's season-low before playing UCLA in the title game: 60 What they scored against UCLA: TBD [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Apr 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:srnkqtcpptdtesojmwbgoek2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mirollwbsk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3miro6mxivs2kis UCLA gonna double up their opponent in the damn national championship game05 Apr 2026 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:srnkqtcpptdtesojmwbgoek2/app.bsky.feed.post/3miro6mxivs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3mirmkz37mc2athe NCAA women's tournament getting Red Panda and the NCAA men's tournament getting the Chainsmokers is a great example of how toxic masculinity harms men too05 Apr 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:srnkqtcpptdtesojmwbgoek2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mirmkz37mc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rodger.bsky.social/post/3mirdm6blss2gThe context here is that Gruyère cheese sponsors the World Curling championships and you get a huge brick of cheese for medaling [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Apr 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:srnkqtcpptdtesojmwbgoek2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mirdm6blss2g