Hello again! Welcome back to our weekly feature called #TWiC — This Week in Content.
Basically, we’ll use this space to share things not only created during the work week, but enjoyed as well. If you wish to submit something to the list — something you’ve created or simply enjoyed — please email brandon.r.warne-at-gmail-dot-com or find me on Twitter @Brandon_Warne or @AccessTwins.
Make sure to check back during the week as the list evolves!
Let’s talk to it:
This Week’s Read List:
Lost and found: The far-fetched journey a treasured baseball took from Descalso’s bat and back into his hands 11 years later — Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Ex-girlfriend accuses suspended pitcher Sam Dyson of sexual battery, emotional distress in civil suit — The Athletic Staff, The Athletic
Meet the 2022 NFL draft quarterbacks: Stats, background and analysis for Kenny Pickett, Desmond Ridder, Matt Corral, Malik Willis — Jordan Reid, ESPN.com
How indie rocker Faye Webster’s crush on Ronald Acuna Jr. helped inspire one of 2021’s best albums — Joon Lee, ESPN.com
Full-court diplomacy: Steve Kerr, Kim Jong-un and the basketball game that never was — Alex Schiffer, The Athletic
‘I knew I needed more help’: Minnesota Vikings’ Dakota Dozier details his battle with COVID-19 — Courtney Cronin, ESPN
MLB Wiffle Ball started as a neighborhood league among friends. Now it’s a burgeoning business — Stephen J. Nesbitt, The Athletic
Appreciation: ‘Skinny guys don’t care about food’ - John Madden’s greatest gifts were humor, warmth — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times
This Week’s Listen List:
83 Weeks podcast: Goldberg 1999
83 Weeks podcast: WCW Nitro 12/23/1996
Crime in Sports podcast: Huge Ego, Small Calves — The Stuffness of Marcus “Buff” Bagwell
This Week’s Watch List:
Unsolved Mysteries (Robert Stack episodes) — Amazon Prime*
WCW Nitro (February 2000) — Peacock*
WWE Raw (February 1993) — Peacock*
3rd Rock from the Sun (Season 1) — Peacock
The Great (Season 1) — Hulu
Dead to Me (Season 2) — Netflix
Tweets to Chew On:
*these are on my watch list in perpetuity