Kendall Baker

@kendallbaker

The sports newsletter guy. Words and emails at @YahooSports. Previous: @axios, @sports_internet, @espn.

Washington, DC

Joined February 2014

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Kendall Baker@kendallbaker · 8 h

Bryan Johnson pivoting to narcotics

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Kendall Baker@kendallbaker · 9 h

I hope Bleacher Report got the clicks they wanted from this desperate clickbait attempt

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Kendall Baker@kendallbaker · 9 h

Apple paying $250 million a year for something (But also, he's right)

BBryan Fischer@BryanDFischer · 10 h

Can't think Apple is thrilled at paying $250 million a year for 120k viewers per match. MLS averaged 343k viewers on ESPN/ABC in final year of last deal.

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Kendall Baker@kendallbaker · 9 h

Remember when the lead-up to the college football season used to be about... football? That was fun. This week's main talking points: - NIL collectives - Revenue sharing - CFP expansion - Realignment 💤💤 Wake me up when we start talking sports

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Kurt Badenhausen@kbadenhausen · 10 h

MLS Commissioner Don Garber says Apple TV's MLS Season Pass viewership is averaging 120,000 unique viewers per match in 2025, and that it is an "almost 50%" increase over 2024. Credits increase in distribution for gains.

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Kendall Baker@kendallbaker · Jul 23

*finished I thought ghost writers were supposed to know proper grammar

AAlex Golden@AlexGoldenNBA · Jul 22

TJ McConnell in the Players Tribune article: “You’d think people would learn by now, but: We’re actually not done.” 🔗 theplayerstribune.com/tj-mcconnell-n…

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Kendall Baker@kendallbaker · Jul 23

Remember when Hollywood used to release sports movies, like, all the time? That was cool. “Happy Gilmore 2” had me looking back at 1996 when the original came out. Take me back!

kendallbaker's tweet image. Remember when Hollywood used to release sports movies, like, all the time? That was cool.

“Happy Gilmore 2” had me looking back at 1996 when the original came out.

Take me back!

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Kendall Baker@kendallbaker · Jul 23

This game was ELITE.

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Kendall Baker@kendallbaker · Jul 22

Wrong. It was Friday November 19, 2004. Malice at the Palace.

NNatalia Barbour@natalia_barbour · Jun 27, 2024

No kid remembers their best day in front of the TV.

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Kendall Baker@kendallbaker · Jul 23

People are saying it’s actually nuts. It’s driving people crazy

KKat 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸@basedgizmo · Jul 22

There's a new Marvel out that's supposed to be nuts

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Emma Baccellieri@emmabaccellieri · Jul 22

Spent a bit of time at the WNBA All-Star Game chatting with a new basketball fan: Harvard economist Claudia Goldin, who has been advising the WNBA players in their labor negotiations, part of a more robust strategy this year from the union si.com/wnba/wnba-play…

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Kendall Baker@kendallbaker · Jul 22

When I came across this photo today, I was immediately floored. But I couldn't figure out what was happening: How was the image being reflected like that? To find out, I went straight to the source: the man behind the camera. His answer blew me away. 👇 💬 Sean Gardner, Getty…

kendallbaker's tweet image. When I came across this photo today, I was immediately floored. But I couldn't figure out what was happening: How was the image being reflected like that?

To find out, I went straight to the source: the man behind the camera. His answer blew me away. 👇

💬 Sean Gardner, Getty…

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