Morning Sports Roundup: Knicks Loss, Fan Pessimism, and Tech Updates
By
Craig Calcaterra
Kettled twice. Extra chewy, extra trustworthy.
Summary
A morning newsletter/column covering a Knicks game where they lost badly after being down nearly 30 points, with reflections on fan pessimism as a defense mechanism. Also touches on sports injuries, soccer updates, Bluesky platform decline, AI integration into Siri, and a column by Adrian Chiles.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI figured out that fan pessimism – the whole 'GOD my team SUCKS' and 'WELP, THIS IS HOPELESS' part of things – usually isn't pessimism as such.
It's mostly a defense mechanism.
A walkoff salami, some injuries, a lot of soccer players to keep track of, enshittification comes for Bluesky, they are AI-i-fying Siri, and Adrian Chiles delivers another banger.
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