investigative reporter @theathletic [email protected]
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Carson Kessler retweeted
With videos of violence and unruly fans in NYC following the Knicks game, Mamdani spokesman says: “Fights and other disruptive incidents — including assaults on police officers... are unacceptable and will not be tolerated.”
Story with @CarsonKessler nytimes.com/athletic/7345241…
Incredibly compelling approach to illustrating the ubiquity and perilousness of sports betting
Last year, The Atlantic gave me $10K to gamble with. What started as a journalistic gimmick turned into something more... unnerving.
My cover story on the online betting boom warping sports, culture, politics, and the psyches of millions of young men: theatlantic.com/magazine/202…
❗️Despite the shuffling of shares, Steve Tisch’s involvement with the team — even if the league’s finance committee approves the transfer — is “status quo," a team spokesperson told @TheAthletic. -- @nathanfenno @KatieJStrang @AndrejevAlex
nytimes.com/athletic/7108588…
Carson Kessler retweeted
The New York Giants have requested approval from the NFL’s finance committee for ownership transactions involving the Tisch family, according to a memo obtained by The Athletic.
However, the ownership transfer may not signal a substantive change in the team's operation.
Carson Kessler retweeted
New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch downplayed his link with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but a comprehensive review of their emails by @TheAthletic reveals a different dynamic.
"We were talking very fondly about you," Tisch wrote Epstein.
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Carson Kessler retweeted
From @TheAthletic: Emails between Jeffrey Epstein and New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch stand out for how singularly they focused on Epstein’s ability to connect Tisch with young women. There was scant talk about philanthropy or business opportunities. nyti.ms/4rQqfcH
ALT A photo shows Giants co-owner Steve Tisch with a headline: Inside Steve Tisch's Transactional Friendship with Jeffrey Epstein
‘New one for you’: Inside Steve Tisch’s transactional friendship with Jeffrey Epstein
A deeper look with @nathanfenno, @KatieJStrang, and @AndrejevAlex nytimes.com/athletic/7040342…
Carson Kessler retweeted
The Epstein Files continue to be a sports story.
Jeffrey Epstein scouted women for New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch, emails show
Story w/@CarsonKessler, @nathanfenno & @AndrejevAlex
nytimes.com/athletic/7010511…
Jeffrey Epstein scouted women for New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch, emails show
w/ @nathanfenno, @KatieJStrang, @AndrejevAlex
nytimes.com/athletic/7010511…
Eric “Spook” Earnest is one of the few people named in both federal gambling indictments which have rocked the NBA — and an alleged “longtime” friend of Chauncey Billups. How did the two men from widely different worlds link up? nytimes.com/athletic/6761083…
Carson Kessler retweeted
At least eight men employed by the Detroit Tigers, its business arm or broadcast partner have been accused of misconduct toward women since 2023, including four VPs and two other high-ranking employees.
Story with @Britt_Ghiroli:
nytimes.com/athletic/6610869…
4/ To learn more about the scam and how Rodney fits into it, read the piece by @GabbyHerzig and I -- nytimes.com/athletic/6554056…
The 1993 stabbing of Monica Seles was a shockingly pivotal moment in the history of athlete stalkings. Part 3 of our stalking series by @CDEccleshare explores why tennis may be the epicenter of of stalking in sports.
nytimes.com/athletic/6456273…
If you read anything today, make sure its @nathanfenno's deep dive into the maddening stalking case of former NFL defender Aaron Donald.
And if you haven't read Part 1 of our series, you can read it here! More to come later this week.
nytimes.com/athletic/6543019…