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Journalist and author of BARKLEY. past: @washingtonpost . TCU/Columbia alum, Springsteen enthusiast. The Rock once gave me a hat at an airport when I was 10.

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Joined January 2009
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I profiled Harry Dunn ( @libradunn ) for Rolling Stone, following the former Capitol Police officer who fought rioters on Jan. 6, 2021, as he runs for office after the insurrection: “Who in their right mind would willfully go and join Congress?” @RollingStone
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For real. Ryan Clark has been amazing on-air in covering Damar Hamlin for ESPN. It’s an impossible situation for any broadcaster, let alone a former player.
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@TheHoopCentral @zgvisualz1 Probably boring, but would MJ and either Shaq or Duncan just win everything?
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2 years
Sign me up for all the Toad content.
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This is Toad. He loves to run around outside and feel the wind between his wrinkles. 14/10
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This might be the best one I’ve seen — and I’ve seen them all.
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Undefeated. The internet...🤣😭
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@WorldWideWob Nunn catching a mega stray, dang 💀
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I’ll never doubt Vin Diesel ever again.
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@LEBassett This is going as well as possible, I think.
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From the U.S. Marshals on the shooting of Michael Reinoehl: "Initial reports indicate the suspect produced a firearm, threatening the lives of law enforcement officers. Task force members responded to the threat & struck the suspect who was pronounced dead at the scene."
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Thank you for being a friend, Betty White.
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For years, @miakhalifa has dominated the adult industry, despite only being in it for three months. Now, she's attempting to make an unprecedented transition into sports media. Here's my profile of her for the relaunch of @Playboy .
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@realDonaldTrump The timing on this announcement is pretty, umm, timely?
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I will be nominating Christopher A. Wray, a man of impeccable credentials, to be the new Director of the FBI. Details to follow.
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A star is born at the Pop Tarts Bowl.
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3 years
Inject two things straight into me: 1. The vaccine 2. This.
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Needed this today...
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A reminder that Damar Hamlin set up a toy drive for a daycare center in Pennsylvania. The GoFundMe, which had an initial goal of $2,500, has now raised more than $900k as of this tweet.
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@RealSkipBayless Urging you to also share the toy drive Damar Hamlin set up. The least we can do is support a great cause he believes in.
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@davenewworld_2 @AlecBaldwin Who among us hasn’t gotten into a shouting match at Dulles?
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6 years
It's WrestleMania week, so it's only appropriate that my latest for @RollingStone is a profile of @WWEGraves and how he overcame an early retirement from concussions to become WWE's crowned prince of commentary.
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Vanessa Bryant puts Kobe’s Hall of Fame jacket on daughter Natalia in what was undoubtedly the loudest ovation of the night.
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In 2014, Trump blasted Dr. Craig Spencer ( @Craig_A_Spencer ), a New York doctor who had tested positive for Ebola after returning from Guinea. He was called “extremely selfish” by Trump. Now, Spencer is hitting back over the president’s coronavirus actions.
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This video of the St. Louis couple outside their home pointing guns at protesters captures the tense scene that’s played out in the city for days.
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@JerseyShore @SammiSweetheart Don’t know how this ended up on my TL, but thank you. 🇮🇹
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Evan Gershkovich adored his life in Russia. Now, he waits in prison. I spoke to friends from every stage of his life about a man they described as selfless & curious, an avid fan of @Arsenal , a great cook -- who they miss dearly. Humbled to write this one.
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@CFBONFOX 🎵One of these things is not like the other 🎵
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4 years
God bless you, inflatable Whataburger Santa.
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Interested to get official word on why Shannon Sharpe didn’t join Skip Bayless to talk about Damar Hamlin (or the tweet). We know little, except, as @Raggs_No_Riches smartly pointed out, there have been some tense on-air moments between them recently.
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3 years
Spicy Joe Scarborough clip here in which he drops an f-bomb on air about the Capitol riot: “But then Trump supporters come in and you open the [f’ing] doors for them! You open the doors for them and let them breach the people’s house!”
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3 years
Steve Martin just tweeted out my Paul Rudd article and my Wednesday is already made.
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PERSONAL NEWS: Yes, I am one of the 240 folks taking the buyout at The Washington Post. My last day is Friday. It’s been the best five years of my career and I’m gonna miss the people a ton. But I do have some fun stuff coming, and you’ll see me very soon. Thank you for reading!
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I love this — and her. @BuellaPearl and I wish you a very happy holidays! (We’re looking at you, @HeymanHustle .)
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6 years
You all should read the story when it’s out. I hear it includes photos, too.
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Mia K.
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I’m in Playboy!!!!! Go buy an issue, you guys!!!!! 😄😄😄😄 THIS IS SO COOL!
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@RealSkipBayless I’m sorry, Skip, but this isn’t it. Respectfully ask you take this down. Now.
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7 years
That McSorley throw and that Godwin catch. Whoa. #RoseBowl
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@RealSkipBayless Urging you to also share the toy drive Damar Hamlin set up. The least we can do is support a great cause he believes in.
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3 years
Officers grabbed a Black librarian by her hair and tore her shoulder during traffic stop, lawsuit alleges: ‘That’s good police work, baby’ Stephanie Bottom, 68, files a lawsuit against police in Salisbury, North Carolina, accusing them of excessive force.
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6 years
Just read this fun profile on @HeymanHustle from @Golianopoulos . Read it before tomorrow. You’ll be happy you did.
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6 years
On Christmas, her mother took this photo of us in our matching @HeymanHustle shirts in front of the tree. It might seem silly, but it's just a part of who we are together.
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@miakhalifa Update: Still laughing at this.
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7 years
Me after watching Kurt Angle look really strong tonight. #WWETLC
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5 years
Emilia Clarke is here and I just had to explain to my parents what a Khaleesi is.
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3 years
Vanessa Bryant walks onstage to meet Michael Jordan for Kobe’s induction into the Hall of Fame. #NBAHallOfFame
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Shoutout to @Meagan_Flynn for jumping on this at around 2:30 in the morning (!): After Wisconsin court ruling, crowds liberated and thirsty descend on bars. ‘We’re the Wild West,’ Gov. Tony Evers says.
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5 years
Loved this, @miakhalifa . Props to @AlexHortonTX . God stuff here.
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Mia K.
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I’m so thankful to @AlexHortonTX for getting my sentiments across impeccably. We talked about my 12k earnings, self esteem and validation, and my future. Give it a read here:
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This is what’s in front of the Washington Post this morning. It’s Khashoggi Way. #JamalKhashoggi
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6 years
Crushing but unfortunately, not surprising. #AltonSterling
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3 years
All I want for Christmas is a Whataburger Santa inflatable. They've been out of stock, but I'm obsessed. @Whataburger , what can a guy do to make this dream come true?
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Some personal news: "Barkley," my biography on Charles Barkley, is out Nov. 1. Here's the cover! Featuring more than 370 interviews. Available for pre-order now #NBATwitter #NBA75 #NBAonTNT #NBA
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Multiple people shot in attack at Buffalo grocery store, police say It remains unclear if there were any fatalities and how many people were wounded at the Tops Friendly Markets. This is a developing story that will be updated.
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7 years
Take my money, Hans Zimmer. Take it, Coachella. Take it all.
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Hans Zimmer
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Just announced! Hans is bringing the #HansZimmerLive tour to @coachella on Sunday April 16 & 23!
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@KDTrey5 Would you feel any differently about him, even if he didn’t say the stuff he said last year? I’m genuinely curious.
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@PatMcAfeeShow What a heel turn.
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@miakhalifa This is a good TikTok.
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@TheNBACentral AD and Melo are locks. I’d give the third spot to Rose, but Kemba is right there.
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3 years
Some news: I’m psyched to be joining The Post’s General Assignment team, where I’ll cover breaking news, write features and edit stories. Will miss the Morning Mix crew, but I can’t wait to lace up my dancing shoes and get to work (and see the sun again).
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Nothing says Thanksgiving Day Parade quite like Savannah and Hoda dancing to Sean Paul. #MacysThanksgivingParade
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Plumber who found cash and checks in toilet wall of Joel Osteen’s church is rewarded $20,000 Justin Cauley was given a $20,000 gift by Crime Stoppers of Houston for finding about 500 envelopes of money last month while working on a toilet wall at Lakewood.
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Prayers to Ernie Johnson and his family on the loss of his mother, Lois Marjorie Johnson.
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The NBA on TNT family remembers Lois Marjorie Johnson 🤟
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I've been working on this one a while and I can't believe it is out. My latest for @esquire looks at how a freak accident happened on the world's tallest waterslide.
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NEW: Alex Jones is ‘holding firearms’ for Jan. 6 rioters, bankruptcy docs show A filing of personal financial disclosures obtained by The Washington Post doesn’t say why Infowars’ Jones, who owes Sandy Hook families about $1.5 billion, is holding the guns.
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The Fox News Christmas tree was set on fire in New York. A man is now in custody, police say. Craig Tamanaha, 49, was arrested early Wednesday for allegedly setting the Fox News Christmas tree on fire, an NYPD spokesperson told The Washington Post.
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One of the delights of the Charles Barkley book was hearing Clark Kellogg tell me how Chuck helped loosen him up on-air. I love seeing Clark laugh at Barkley’s ridiculousness here: “Let him finish!” 😆 #MarchMadness
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5 years
@ringer @BillSimmons Give an immediate raise to whoever started playing Explosions during this rant.
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3 years
I just turned in the first draft of the manuscript for the book I’ve been working on for almost two years. After all the words I just sent to my editor — many, many, many words — I don’t know if I want to vomit, drink champagne or both. And it’s before 8 am.
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I told myself I wouldn’t cry when I got the chance to finally hold the book I’ve been working on since 2019. Then, I cried 😂. I’m overwhelmed! Next week is going to be a lot of fun. BARKLEY is out 11.1. Thank you! #CharlesBarkley #nba   #NBATwitter   #basketball #books #insidethenba
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. @katemshepherd and @KnowlesHannah captured the late-night scene in Maricopa County so well.
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1 year
I have no idea why the Larry O’Brien Trophy was in the office today, but I dropped everything I was doing to come see it. #NBA
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State troopers texted about the ‘whoopin’ they gave a Black man, records show: ‘He’s gonna have nightmares’ “He gonna be sore tomorrow for sure,” Louisiana officer Jacob Brown allegedly texted. “Warms my heart knowing we could educate that young man.”
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Michael Jordan is stubborn. Charles Barkley is stubborn. Kenny Smith has said if Charles apologizes, it’s all likely squashed. This is Chuck’s way of trying to do that — way more than he has in years past.
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Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan haven’t spoken to each other in 10 years over something Charles said on air. He expands on what happened and what he would say to him if he had the chance. “Let’s get past this bullshit.”
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‘Cocaine Bear,’ a drug smuggler and the very real story behind it all Andrew C. Thornton II, whose life was once filled with privilege and promise, decided to parachute to smuggle the $15 million worth of cocaine that was strapped to his body into the U.S.
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6 years
That @Tip set was straight 🔥. The king still reigns. #chooseATL #sxsw
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@TheHoopCentral @zgvisualz1 Give me the two best retired players in the group (MJ, Kareem), three current players who’ve won titles and MVPs, and the unit that doesn’t have the 10th best player on the floor. (And I love Iverson, too.)
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I got a chance to interview Kevin Strickland, who could be exonerated for a 1978 triple murder in Kansas City he and others say he didn't commit. If he's exonerated after 43 years in prison, he'll be one of the longest wrongful convictions in U.S. history.
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Thanks again, guys. See you very soon.
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5 months
PERSONAL NEWS: Yes, I am one of the 240 folks taking the buyout at The Washington Post. My last day is Friday. It’s been the best five years of my career and I’m gonna miss the people a ton. But I do have some fun stuff coming, and you’ll see me very soon. Thank you for reading!
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Don’t go, Boogie Cousins! Don’t leave just yet.
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The Houston Rockets and center DeMarcus Cousins are planning to part ways in coming days, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium . Houston wants to go smaller, younger in frontcourt when Christian Wood returns and this allows Cousins to find an opportunity elsewhere.
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An 11-year-old with autism was arrested for scratching a classmate with a pencil, lawsuit says “Stop! Stop! You’re hurting me!” the boy exclaimed to the officers as they allegedly grabbed the handcuffed Colorado boy by the back of his neck.
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7 years
@KofieYeboah The Wiz are fun and all, but Houston can offer you this kind of excellence.
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A Wharton professor said her students think average Americans make six figures. That’s a long way off. “Really not sure what to make of this,” wrote University of Pennsylvania professor Nina Strohminger. Neither did the Internet.
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Thanks to @JERFsolo , @ArchonBackspace , @Complex , @OutOfBounds , @xhamstercom , the incomparable Gilbert Arenas, everyone else we spoke to for the story and @mrShaneMichael . Very special thanks to @miakhalifa for sharing the highs and lows of her journey in a way she hasn't before.
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AEW is WWE’s first real fight in decades. It may change the face of pro wrestling in the U.S. While WWE continues to be a juggernaut, All Elite Wrestling, featuring the likes of CM Punk, Bryan Danielson and owner Tony Khan, sees a chance to capitalize.
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@RGIII @GGriffinIII Congrats! This is amazing 🙏🏻
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5 years
Shoutout to @RonanFarrow and @sunny for a great back-and-forth on “Catch and Kill.” Reporting and writing a book is harder than I ever thought it would be, and it‘s inspiring to see someone’s amazing work land in a big way like Ronan’s.
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Some news: I've been reporting and writing my first book, which is a biography on Charles Barkley, a cultural hero of my childhood. Long road ahead, but it's been an honor and a privilege to work on it. This season is going to be so much fun. #NBATipOff #NBAisBack #NBATwitter
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From one Bella to another: Thank you to @JohnCena and Nikki @BellaTwins for reacting to me yelling about how much @BuellaPearl and I love @Total_Bellas . #blockers #sxsw
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1 year
Charles Barkley’s interview with Bob Costas during the ‘93 Finals is stuff you just don’t see anymore in championship rounds.
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Watch Charles Barkley's comments on altercations with fans, stay for his response to Bob Costas asking if Michael Jordan was a superior player to anyone else in the league (1993)
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2 years
It’s almost as if Todd Graham is as awful as the guy we’ve heard about from numerous players and parents at numerous other schools he’s coached.
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2 years
A nearly 3-hour Hawaii senate meeting about UH football has finished. Former players and parents blasted Todd Graham. "He’s hands down the worst guy I’ve ever met in my life,” former player Leonard Lee said. AD David Matlin said he wouldn’t buy out Graham if they had the money
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5 years
Because when you get a chance to see @TitusAndronicus at a public library in southern Virginia, you take it. Every. Single. Time.
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@bykevinclark I’m envisioning him leaving the bar yelling, “We’re desperately out of time, the tape machines are rolling! We’ll see you next week!”
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The best year of our life. Happy 1st birthday, Teddy. We love you, Big Guy.
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Major congrats to Corey Borner, who was paralyzed in 2009 and told he would never walk again. Twelve years later, he walked across the graduation stage at UNT Dallas.
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This right here. When I was covering concussions in football, everyone was so stunned when Chris Borland retired early due to concerns about head trauma. Wouldn’t surprise me at all to see some early NFL retirements following what happened with Damar Hamlin. Life is precious.
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Won't be surprised if some NFL players retire at the end of the year before they intended after seeing this horrific incident. Health is everything.
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1 year
Good morning, everyone. #TCU
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. @CoryBooker just delivered maybe the most emotional speech I've seen him give in the last few years. The themes: Love & compassion. #SXSW
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@MarkHamill !llimaH kraM, aohW
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@jalenreagor I’m so sorry, Jalen.
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2022 was legitimately the best year of my life. We welcomed Teddy into our lives. He’s the absolute freaking best. I published a book on Charles Barkley. To top it off, TCU is somehow playing for the natty 🐸. I am so damn lucky. Please be good to each other. Happy new year! 🥂
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I chatted with @LeeOSanderlin about his 15 hours at Waffle House. “This is not the way I wanted to get into The Washington Post,” he said.🧇🧇🧇🧇🧇🧇🧇🧇🧇 His punishment for finishing last in fantasy football: 15 hours and 3,700 calories at Waffle House
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