Dan Robson

Yasiel Puig faces prison time when he is sentenced on May 26 — but the Canadian Baseball League let him play anyway. Toronto Maple Leafs fans are torn on the acquisition: Some are happy to see a former MLB player on their local team, while others are disappointed due to his off-field behavior. nytimes.com/athletic/72740…

@nyttypos @nytimes @TheAthletic Why can’t a team be?

@RobsonDan @nytimes @TheAthletic Perhaps the antecedent of it and subject of remains is painting, but I don’t know that a team can be an admission-free Norman Rockwell (the park could, but the park is not the subject of that clause)

From @TheAthletic: Yasiel Puig, a former MLB All-Star, could face prison time when he is sentenced on May 26. The Canadian Baseball League let him play anyway. nyti.ms/3RaXfiE

@nyttypos @nytimes @TheAthletic Thanks for reading the story!

@nytimes @TheAthletic Ungrammatically omitted the before Blue Jays’. This sentence has problems. @RobsonDan

This is a fantastic behind the scenes look at the Toronto Tempo in the sprint to piece together a WNBA franchise, from @_Brian_Hamilton

@sayitaintsobel @MarcCarig It’s a gift link, so you can read the piece for free.

@RobsonDan @MarcCarig Since I can’t read the article, I’ll react to the tweet here… uh, what?

“Is he a Hall of Famer or something?” I went to Christie Pits to watch Yasiel Puig’s debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Here’s free gift link to my story on a beloved Toronto tradition and the strange arrival of a fallen MLB star. nytimes.com/athletic/72740…

What is it about sports that creates unique regional media markets with their own tone and style of coverage? @SamKonnert hosts with @RobsonDan of The Athletic buff.ly/CTgpVPj

As Brandon Aubrey becomes the highest paid kicker in NFL history, here’s my feature on Cowboys kicker — and a long-distance revolution that’s changing the game. The story is free to read with this gift link. nytimes.com/athletic/68147… nytimes.com/athletic/68147…

Only one chance in this lifetime… Like watching sunset at the beach from the most foreign seat in the cosmos, I couldn’t resist a cell phone video of Earthset. You can hear the shutter on the Nikon as @Astro_Christina is hammering away on 3-shot brackets and capturing those exceptional Earthset photos through the 400mm lens. @AstroVicGlover was in window 3 watching with @Astro_Jeremy next to him. I could barely see the Moon through the docking hatch window but the iPhone was the perfect size to catch the view…this is uncropped, uncut with 8x zoom which is quite comparable to the view of the human eye. Enjoy.

I spent some time in Seattle this season to get a handle on where the Kraken franchise is at, after five years. Here's my look at the highs and lows for a team still trying to find its way nytimes.com/athletic/71416…

New, for @TheAthletic with @jonassiegel and @mirtle: Inside the stunning fall of the Maple Leafs -- chaos, dysfunction and AI 🔗⬇️ nytimes.com/athletic/71943… nytimes.com/athletic/71943…

The Athletic spoke to more than 20 sources inside the organization and around the league to better understand what prompted the stunning fall of the Maple Leafs. Read more: nytimes.com/athletic/71943…

Inside the stunning fall of the Maple Leafs: Chaos, dysfunction and AI nytimes.com/athletic/71943…

It wasn't that long ago the Raiders hired a head coach straight from TV, then did the same at GM. The result: 4 years of chaos. Inside Jon Gruden's second run with the Raiders from those inside the building — and why they're still trying to get it right: nytimes.com/athletic/71524…

“The whole league knows about it.” In 2025 someone began tracking who NHL players followed/unfollowed on Instagram. It seemed harmless. Then players saw personal habits being monitored. Inside the popular account and how it’s changing player behaviour: nytimes.com/athletic/71783…

In what he thought was a private moment, Shota Hayafuji took one step back, turned to the course before him, removed his hat, and, very simply, bowed. Five years later, we look the moment, the men who made it, and what was shown in the mirror nytimes.com/athletic/71651…

From @TheAthletic: How far will the Maple Leafs go to make a buck? Try a price tag of $956.83 for a young fan (ages 8-12) to stand on the ice and wave a flag before a Leafs home game. That doesn’t include a ticket to the game, which is required. nyti.ms/4bLtMDP

$1,000 dressing-room dinners and $96 selfies: How the Maple Leafs have changed under Keith Pelley: nytimes.com/athletic/71283…

Caught up with #Warriors coach Steve Kerr on why he was inspired to write #BlueJays manager John Schneider a letter. Kerr, on his occasional and intentional practice, and what he saw in Schneider: nytimes.com/athletic/71563…