Tim Layden
@ByTimLayden
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Writer-at-large @NBCSports. Typing stories, narrating essays. 25 yrs at Sports Illustrated @SINow. Before that @Newsday @TimesUnion. 4x BASW. Husband, Dad, Eph
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Joined April 2009
In the last few years we've seen: - The plot to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer - The Storming of the Capitol and pipe bombs left at the RNC and DNC - The break-in to kidnap Nancy Pelosi and the brutal on Paul Pelosi - Multiple assassination attempts against Trump - The assassination
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Ron Turcotte was a strong and dignified. But he suffered. Two years he said this to me: “[Secretariat] pops up in my head sometimes. But then I really want to be going back to riding .... and that’s impossible.” Godspeed RT.
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Eph alum here, Jeff. And father of an Eph alum. Happy for your son and hope he loves the place.
Could not be more proud. Hard work and dedication led him to his dream school. I’m lucky to be father to such a wonderful son. And also the new biggest fan of Williams baseball.
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Godspeed DWL
D. Wayne Lukas retired this week at age 89, and entered hospice care. He was unlike anything racing had seen: Audacious, obsessive, unparalleled... determined to make fast horses at the expense of everything else. One of a kind. https://t.co/LJzcfLBhVF
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A truly great path to health is not just a routine but a lifelong adventure, where every mindful choice nourishes your body, every challenge strengthens your will, and every milestone feels like reclaiming your power.
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Cool story, Dan.
@ByTimLayden I was waiting to cross Union Ave and he pulled next to my son and I in a golf cart. My son was only 5 or six at the time but Lukas chatted him up while the light changed and while we crossed. 10 years later my son still remembers and still looked for horses on the card.
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D. Wayne Lukas retired this week at age 89, and entered hospice care. He was unlike anything racing had seen: Audacious, obsessive, unparalleled... determined to make fast horses at the expense of everything else. One of a kind. https://t.co/LJzcfLBhVF
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In horse racing and beyond, there is no one like D. Wayne Lukas.
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D. Wayne Lukas retired this week at age 89, and entered hospice care. He was unlike anything racing had seen: Audacious, obsessive, unparalleled... determined to make fast horses at the expense of everything else. One of a kind. https://t.co/LJzcfLBhVF
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In horse racing and beyond, there is no one like D. Wayne Lukas.
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Sovereignty won the Kentucky Derby and put its beleaguered sport in a time machine. Trainer Bill Mott back in the mud, and "This one was better." Game story from a cold, sloppy Derby 151. @NBCSports
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Sovereignty's victory in the 151st Kentucky Derby offered its trainer and jockey a cleansing victory, and the sport, welcomed enjoyment.
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Carmelo Anthony discusses his excitement to join the NBA on NBC team and his 2025 Hall of Fame induction. 🤩
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Sovereignty won the Kentucky Derby and put its beleaguered sport in a time machine. Trainer Bill Mott back in the mud, and "This one was better." Game story from a cold, sloppy Derby 151. @NBCSports
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Sovereignty's victory in the 151st Kentucky Derby offered its trainer and jockey a cleansing victory, and the sport, welcomed enjoyment.
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Some thoughts on Bob Baffert's return to the Derby
It’s been four years since Bob Baffert ran a horse in the Kentucky Derby, and today, he rejoins the biggest racing party in the world. 🐎 #KyDerby
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It’s been four years since Bob Baffert ran a horse in the Kentucky Derby, and today, he rejoins the biggest racing party in the world. 🐎 #KyDerby
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Derby Day re-share on this one.
Journalism is not only the Kentucky Derby favorite, he is a modern symbol of resilience, chased from his home by wildfires, only to return, undeterred and unbothered. The name ain't bad, either. Story for @NBCSports
https://t.co/VaTzjx0UoL
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I appreciate the plug here from Brian for my Journalism (the horse) story on @NBCSports.
Headlines in today's @ReliableSources: Trump’s chilling effects are continuing... "60 Minutes" is not backing down... Rockstar is delaying "GTA 6"
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Journalism is not only the Kentucky Derby favorite, he is a modern symbol of resilience, chased from his home by wildfires, only to return, undeterred and unbothered. The name ain't bad, either. Story for @NBCSports
https://t.co/VaTzjx0UoL
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Journalism is the favorite in the 151st Kentucky Derby. Four months ago, he and his trainer were displaced by the destructive wildfires in southern California.
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Journalism is not only the Kentucky Derby favorite, he is a modern symbol of resilience, chased from his home by wildfires, only to return, undeterred and unbothered. The name ain't bad, either. Story for @NBCSports
https://t.co/VaTzjx0UoL
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Journalism is the favorite in the 151st Kentucky Derby. Four months ago, he and his trainer were displaced by the destructive wildfires in southern California.
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With the World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, we remember the lives tragically lost earlier this year in the Washington, DC plane crash that impacted the figure skating community.
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Figure skater Max Naumov lost his parents in the Jan. plane crash. Now he embraces the memory of their last minutes together, and holds his father’s favorite motto: “We Must Fight.” https://t.co/5roTQPMrdL
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Max Naumov reflects on his final moments with his parents, and their legacy, two months after their plane crashed over Washington, D.C.
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