Matthew Lewis Royer (he/him/his)
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From California to the New York island
Pitch moved in slow motion...
45-year-old Rich Hill records his first strikeout of the season! 💪 (via @MLB)
News: On tonight’s Daily Show, guest is LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, who announces that he is taking the newspaper public, per source in studio.
Dagnabit. Phil has me crying at work.
philip rivers forever.
BINGO
Twelve-time All-Star Chris Paul has agreed to a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, CAA's Steven Heumann, Ty Sullivan and Jessica Holtz told ESPN. Paul had multiple suitors, but chose the contending Clippers and their shared history in L.A. for his likely final, 21st NBA season.
CP3 🥲
Twelve-time All-Star Chris Paul has agreed to a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers, CAA's Steven Heumann, Ty Sullivan and Jessica Holtz told ESPN. Paul had multiple suitors, but chose the contending Clippers and their shared history in L.A. for his likely final, 21st NBA season.
a PACKED house on Long Island #TNASlammiversary @ThisIsTNA
After being at Rebellion in LA, UBS Arena looks even better for #TNASlammiversary.
After being at Rebellion in LA, UBS Arena looks even better for #TNASlammiversary.
Not the biggest fan of IPAs, but only felt right that “Beer Money” made an appearance at #Slammiversary. @ThisIsTNA
okay longshot request here: this weekend i’ve been to the ballet at the MET and tonight i’m going to a professional wrestling event is anyone looking for a personal column on how Gen-Z spends their weekends? I could have something done by tonight.
I cannot wait. TNA was my childhood. The fact this is the second PPV I’m going to this year.
Be a part of TNA history. Additional seats added again due to high ticket demand. It will be PHENOMENAL! #TNASlammiversary @UBSArena 🎫 ticketmaster.com/event/30006183…
Anyone who knows me knows I’ve been working on these stories for a long while. More than thrilled to see the final product end up with @latimes. I hope you will give them a read, and ponder the findings found beneath baseball’s soil.
MLB is no longer in its steroid era. But what would it take for the league to exit the “arms race”? The Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers can (unexpectedly) tell us a fraction of the story. And a leading team physician tells all. On @latimes: latimes.com/sports/story/2…
Performance-enhancing drugs in baseball created an MLB epidemic, tearing through the fabric of the game as we know it. Pitchers’ arms could do the same. I spoke to trainers, coaches, historians and doctors about it for @latimessports. In Sunday print: latimes.com/sports/story/2…
unsolicited song ranking off “virgin” favorite daughter current affairs shapeshifter david broken glass man of the year GRWM hammer clearblue if she could see me now what was that
lorde album remains on repeat when i’m walking home
lorde album remains on repeat when i’m walking home
And I just bought my ticket.
BREAKING: “The Phenomenal” @AJStylesOrg returns to TNA THIS SUNDAY at #TNASlammiversary LIVE on PPV and TNA+ from UBS Arena on Long Island, NY. MORE: tnawrestling.com/2025/07/18/aj-…
Former @UCLAFootball K/WR Ari Libenson is on his way to Columbia University College of Dental Medicine after shadowing Dr. Alexander McMahon DDS, MD, in Santa Rosa over the last two years. I wrote about Ari’s quest to dentistry a little over a year ago: dailybruin.com/2024/06/10/ari…