Michael Fletcher

What did @Jesse Jackson want? ‘To take common sense to high places.’ And he did. My latest for ⁦@andscape⁩ andscape.com/features/what-…

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"People who want to fix games would make it their business to cultivate relationships so these kids would be beholden to them. They make sure they are friendly with these kids, and the next thing you know they are in their world." By @Fletchpost espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

How do mobsters get their hooks into athletes who have made millions? It’s not by chance. My latest for ⁦@espn⁩. espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

Privileged to be in conversation with esteemed author Mark Whitaker about his fascinating new book. Monday evening at Baltimore’s Central library.

Federal regulation seems to be making a difference in horse safety at the track, even as death remains a grisly byproduct of racing. Are the reforms too little, too late for a struggling sport? My latest for ⁦@espn⁩. espn.com/horse-racing/s…

ESPN Senior Writer @Fletchpost on sports sociologist Dr. Harry Edwards, who at 82 is battling cancer. "There are no final victories," Edwards says. "There's just struggle. The only 2 things that survive are the struggle & the people & they are perpetual." youtu.be/eP33wtLrV7I?si…

⁦⁦@Ravens⁩ kicker Justin Tucker uncharacteristically struggled most of the season. Can he recapture his mojo? My latest for ESPN. espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…

Smile for the camera: Game officials test body cams to reduce abuses - via @Fletchpost espn.com/high-school/st…

New rules and new stars mean more steals in Major League Baseball. Fans say it is just what the game needed. My latest for ⁦@espn⁩. espn.com/mlb/story/_/id…

Maryland wants to put the ‘sexy’ back into Pimlico, home of the Preakness. Can that uplift a struggling sport, as well as a struggling Baltimore neighborhood? My latest for@ESPN. espn.com/horse-racing/s…

A struggling neighborhood's big bet on Pimlico's future - via @ESPN @Fletchpost espn.com/horse-racing/s…

So you thought Jordan Poole was a clown? Think again. Yes, he’s struggling on the court. But he is also thoughtful and self-aware and trying to get better. ⁦⁦@10zJohnson⁩ breaks it all down for ⁦@andscape⁩ andscape.com/features/washi…

⁦@CoachShakaSmart⁩ does it. So does ⁦@coachbrucepearl⁩. And don’t forget ⁦@KimMulkey⁩. They—like many of their rivals—regularly cross the coaching box line. Why? And does it matter? ⁦@espn⁩ espn.com/college-sports…

@JustinTinsley I’m putting $100 on the over.

I’m only 13 months into this whole parenthood thing — with another on the way this summer. So I’m setting the over/under at 2,375,982.5 times I’m randomly going to get sick over the next 10 years or so. What say you? Tell me what I want to hear. Not what I need to hear.

The idea that the Super Bowl and a growing roster of pro teams would be in Vegas was once unthinkable—as was the thought that Oakland would have zero teams. What changed? My latest: espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…

@Jessewashington raising real questions about the altered landscape of big-time college sports.

@DwayneBrayESPN Un gran problemo, as it turns out. Easy work for us. So easy that we went to baseball game. Go Ravens! Go O’s!

No Deshaun, hopefully NO PROBLEMO #Browns v #Ravens lights Out D!!!

@DwayneBrayESPN Even the grandkids know what’s about to happen:

#Ravens now staring at a 2-game losing streak after next Sunday. #Browns @Fletchpost

Winning a title with the @LVaces allowed @_ajawilson22 to fully realize her superpowers. That recognition could fuel a repeat as WNBA MVP and WNBA champion. andscape.com/features/the-e…