Ben Strauss
@benjstrauss
sports & media reporter @washingtonpost; co-author of Indentured: The Inside Story of the Rebellion Against the NCAA [email protected]
Congratulations, @Jerrythekid21!
Congrat’s to our dear friend @Jerrythekid21 on winning back to back PMT Lib of the Year awards- w a very special message from Secretary Mayor Pete Buttigieg
Glass Break: Fox Sports and Barstool are nearing an expansive deal that would include Dave Portnoy on Big Noon Kickoff and Barstool content on FS1 Details at @FOS frontofficesports.com/fox-sports-dea…
New PRESS BOX w/ @SeanFennessey: A very fun, very personal discussion about the Future of Physical Media. What's going to happen to magazines, blu-rays, books, and newspapers...and why do Sean and I keep collecting them? open.spotify.com/episode/2UQRg8…
If you weren't on the Internet yesterday I wrote about the dueling Caitlin Clark biographies that very neatly capture the CC discourse washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/07…
Leave March Madness alone. Column ⬇️ insidezonemf.com/p/leave-march-…
This is a terrific breakdown, including the differences, of two new Caitlin Clark books.
NEW @PostSports: I wrote about two Caitlin Clark books with very similar covers and very different messages washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/07…
Good article and good idea for an article by Ben @benjstrauss The similarity on the covers is certainly something...
NEW @PostSports: I wrote about two Caitlin Clark books with very similar covers and very different messages washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/07…
NEW @PostSports: I wrote about two Caitlin Clark books with very similar covers and very different messages washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/07…
You guys why am I the lede of this story 😂 Has anyone asked the W for comment??
NEW @PostSports: I wrote about two Caitlin Clark books with very similar covers and very different messages washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/07…
The lede anecdote is very funny.
NEW @PostSports: I wrote about two Caitlin Clark books with very similar covers and very different messages washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/07…
Really smart piece. Was thinking about this all morning when I heard Brennan on CNN.
NEW @PostSports: I wrote about two Caitlin Clark books with very similar covers and very different messages washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/07…
Great essay on two books about Caitlin Clark—and two ways to view the WNBA's current reality.
NEW @PostSports: I wrote about two Caitlin Clark books with very similar covers and very different messages washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/07…
CLIP: After the Sean McDermott hijacker story, it was very interesting and smart how the Bills reacted ... FULL POD 👇👇
NEW POD: Tyler Dunne started a Substack five years ago and now has a very nice six-figure income. He went into detail about his journey as an independent NFL writer. andrewmarchand.com/p/the-entrepre…
Here I am with my dear pal @ElaheIzadi talking about how Paramount came to settle with Trump, and what it means for CBS. washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-…
“Is it newsworthy to be even doing this dance where you ask her a thing, she says something that makes no sense, and staff has to walk it back? Like, what are we doing? Or are we showing the problem? I don’t know what the answer is,” says @anniekarni. tinyurl.com/ybduumt9
NYT calls “2024” “a well-paced, thorough and often (darkly) humorous account of the two-year campaign season.” Kirkus says “with deep reporting and strong analysis, this might emerge as the definitive title on a hugely consequential election.” kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/j…
A vote on NCAAT expansion is near. The biggest reason behind the push is "access." But that's a bogus selling point and I have the proof right here. One last clear-eyed case against messing with a beloved American treasure. Leave the tournament alone. cbssports.com/college-basket…
UVA suspended its diving program on March 1, taking away Nick's roster spot. Five days later, N.C. State cut all but one of its divers, leaving Noah in the cold, too. For each brother, spring and summer has an absolute scramble. This is their story: washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/07…