Bryan Curtis
@bryancurtis
Followers
46,052
Following
3,991
Media
1,681
Statuses
23,744
Editor-at-large of The Ringer. Co-host of @thepressboxpod . Mailing list:
Los Angeles, CA
Joined February 2010
Don't wanna be here?
Send us removal request.
Explore trending content on Musk Viewer
Celtics
• 155745 Tweets
Pacers
• 131600 Tweets
中尾彬さん
• 109956 Tweets
Norway
• 101861 Tweets
Tatum
• 77601 Tweets
声優さん
• 71757 Tweets
State of Palestine
• 61681 Tweets
Omar Geles
• 53106 Tweets
#RYOHairTHwithFourth
• 37860 Tweets
古谷さん
• 37668 Tweets
Ireland and Spain
• 26073 Tweets
妊娠中絶
• 23762 Tweets
安室さん
• 21229 Tweets
PRABOWOfokus SIAPKANygTERBAIK
• 20518 Tweets
KerjaTERBAIK UntukNKRI
• 19870 Tweets
声優交代
• 19216 Tweets
النرويج
• 19063 Tweets
死刑求刑
• 17697 Tweets
ブートヒル
• 17182 Tweets
Estado de Palestina
• 16708 Tweets
Noruega
• 13345 Tweets
袴田さん
• 12994 Tweets
KupasTuntas KasusTimah
• 10209 Tweets
Pinned Tweet
New story from me:
Ian Eagle was raised in nightclubs by a singer and a comedian. Now he's the voice of the Final Four.
61
206
1K
We're spending too much time worrying about Peacock showing a playoff game and not enough time worrying about Jason Garrett calling one.
63
302
5K
Stuart Scott died five years ago this month.
My oral history of his life as told by family and friends, his ESPN colleagues, Michael and Jemele, and Barkley and Kobe.
70
919
4K
Tens of angry Charger fans wandering through LA’s streets tonight.
27
259
4K
I found this in a file. It has to be the best match of headline and author photo ever. Like Newsweek giving birth to The Onion.
87
509
4K
The DVD extras will include three more hours of Jordan shit-talking Jerry Krause.
19
269
4K
In the last year, Chris Christie has been floated as the replacement for both Jeff Sessions and Mike Francesa.
President Trump is considering former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to replace fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions, sources familiar with the matter say
360
119
214
84
432
3K
Congrats to Dallas sports radio on your next seven months of content!
24
151
3K
ESPN turns 40 years old this week. I wanted to write about the best show ever created there.
So I sought out Dan and Keith.
56
427
2K
Dan Jenkins: "Write shorter. Nobody reads a garden hose."
46
503
2K
More authors should follow William Vollmann and do a "no thanks" section in their acknowledgements. I'd read this for every magazine feature. (From "Imperial")
29
602
2K
Not sure we're prepared for the Michigan alums on journalism Twitter. Pray for our country.
32
225
2K
Congrats to Boston sports radio on your next three months of content!
10
157
2K
The ratings for a D-backs-Rangers World Series will have no effect on your life.
64
177
2K
I wrote about Jemele Hill: her life, career, and working at ESPN in the Age of Trump:
155
493
2K
New: Let us now praise unemployed sportswriter Ray Ratto.
But not too much, because it would really piss him off.
100
323
2K
Abe Rosenthal to Seymour Hersh, when Hersh complained about editing at the NYT (from “Reporter”).
35
536
2K
I Used to Write for Sports Illustrated. Now I Deliver Packages for Amazon.
53
327
1K
My mom called to say Dale Hansen killed it on the anthem tonight. She was not wrong. Wow.
39
697
1K
New: Bob Ley ditched his necktie, watched some John Oliver, and rebooted Outside the Lines for a new era at ESPN. Just don't ask him to fill in for Papi.
25
230
1K
25 years ago this month, Fox took the NFL TV rights away from CBS.
John Madden got a max deal. Terry, Howie, and Jimmy became a thing. And 25-year-old Joe Buck got hired despite never having called a football game. My oral history with all of them:
67
268
1K
If you can end an awards show with an actor’s head shot and no speech, you gotta do it.
13
124
1K
I check my mom’s fridge every few years to see if the Ken Griffey chocolate bars I put there as a kid are still around. They are—32 years later.
39
46
1K
Early in her ESPN career, Laura Rutledge traveled on her own dime so she could co-host Paul Finebaum's radio show.
Full
@ringer
interview here:
52
79
1K
Really enjoying Year 2 of the “Cowboys definitely suck, but the NFC East is still winnable” storyline. Truly a rite of autumn at this point.
11
109
1K
I'm old enough to remember when Emmitt sat out two games (both losses) to force the Cowboys to make him the league's highest paid RB. And he was right to do it.
#Cowboys
HOF Emmitt Smith on
Dak Prescott’s contract situation:
“How much money are you willing to leave on the table? The Cowboys are a marketable organization...
Instead of taking 35, would you take 28? Leave some for Amari and pick up the rest in endorsements.”
@LefkoeShow
87
23
160
29
138
1K
What happened at Sports Illustrated today absolutely sucks.
38
311
1K
For a second there, TNT sounded like it was a 50,000-watt radio station three states over.
23
57
1K
The fact that TV executives don’t like the upcoming matchups will have no effect on your life.
23
93
1K
The gutting of Deadspin and the Mavening of sportswriting.
28
295
1K
New column: After this weekend, the era of "stick to sports" is over.
87
422
1K
Congrats to University of Texas football for being so constantly “back” that Michael Lewis chose you as a metaphor for overrated in his new book. The last decade has been building to this. Via
@suellentrop
.
27
204
1K
Can't believe two boxers started pushing each other before a lucrative pay-per-view. Never thought I'd live to see that.
Wilder and Fury ready to go before today’s press conference even starts 🔥
25
166
936
22
45
1K
Congrats to Dallas sports radio on your next six months of content!
13
90
965
New: Mark Leibovich, who writes merciless portraits of Washington politicians, has a new book about Roger Goodell and the men who run the NFL. It is also merciless.
18
279
905
Fans should be criticized for not booing during this game. Have some decency.
10
81
914
Kirby Smart on Saban: “I don’t think he gets enough appreciation for how consistent his teams have performed.”
Does anyone on planet earth think this?
48
37
920
The ratings for the NBA Finals will have no effect on your life.
21
59
862
Here are some of the "adult" questions from the presser the SI Kids reporter allegedly ruined.
29
357
829
“The Ohio State defense is taking this personally” had a good run.
9
78
844
Why, yes, these Ken Griffey chocolate bars are still in my mom's fridge, right where I left them. In 1989.
25
121
767
I'm old enough to remember when the Cowboys saved this performance for Week 17.
5
234
777
In Inglewood, the high school softball field is covered with broken glass and was deemed so dangerous a game there was cancelled recently.
Nearby, the Rams are building a $3 billion stadium.
64
328
745
CNN: "You can't tell draw any conclusions with 1 percent of the vote counted. Nonetheless, let's take a look at the key races with 1 percent of the vote in."
16
85
738
History was made yesterday with the first "I'm *not* overcoming the doubters" tweet.
7
67
740
At season's end, Joe Buck and Troy Aikman will have called games together longer than Pat Summerall and John Madden.
Me on 22 years of Joe and Troy:
36
88
741
If you said Bob Barker nearly made it to a dollar without going over...congrats, you made the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week.
18
54
723
In ESPN's feature, Bryce Young says he got his first scholarship offer after eighth grade (from Kliff Kingsbury).
In the next bite, he says some recruiters didn't believe in him. He was a five-star and Rivals' No. 1 dual-threat QB.
15
57
700
"What does your story, your stick-around, your fight, your attitude say to all of the underdogs, all of the walk-ons, out there?"
Stetson Bennett: "I mean, I have no clue..."
15
67
689
Whenever you read a think piece about how politics TV has become sports TV, remember: sports TV is rarely this bad.
12
104
659
As
@JimmyTraina
mentioned, ESPN saying they got rid of Jeff Van Gundy bc they thought he might leave for a coaching job is one of the funniest things the network has ever (anonymously) said.
Van Gundy called 17 straight Finals. Doc didn't make it to February.
5
112
683
Remember when Drew Brees was going to push out Cris Collinsworth? That seems like a bad idea.
65
45
649
Congrats to Boston sports radio—and the Ringer—on your next 48 hours of content!
11
31
650
New from me: If you consume political news, there’s a very good chance the person you’re getting it from is a Philadelphia Eagles fan.
45
138
633
30 years ago this fall, ESPN's College GameDay went on the road to a college campus for the first time.
A new oral history with Lee Corso, Herbie, Fowler, Rece, McAfee, the Bear, Nick Saban, Charles Barkley, and more.
25
104
630
That halftime show was basically a debate about whether college basketball is good or not.
19
55
619
Nantz was absolutely nails on the (would-be) final shot. Steratore was great. Wolfson was great.
It's just bonkers to squeeze in ads with 1.5 seconds left in a Final Four game and not let your crew dissect a blown double dribble call. That's what they're there for.
16
64
607
New from me: Dan Le Batard and the Twilight of the “Former Journalist”
11
68
601
New from me: The Athletic didn’t preside over the death of newspapers. It became one.
30
98
596
MSNBC used a breaking news chyron to report Chuck Todd’s name.
14
69
582
Bob Ley called 2017 (Trump, Barstool Van Talk) ESPN's "annus horribilis."
New column from me on ESPN's second Year from Hell:
47
35
594
Kevin Brown dreamed of a lot in his TV career but I'm pretty sure he never dreamed of this.
A “Free Kevin Brown” chant grows voice in the seventh inning at Camden Yards
197
2K
16K
5
37
591
The perfect Radio Row tweet.
We just taped an interview with
@aidanhutch97
and he is the real deal. Whoever gets him will be getting a great player, great leader, great presence. Thanks to
@AutoTrader_com
for making him available today.
13
9
98
9
12
585
New: The afterlife of Rick Reilly, who quit sportswriting and took up arms (and golf clubs) against Donald Trump.
25
86
560
Congrats to Dallas sports radio on your next six days of content!
13
31
557
I only wish there were more Syracuse alums in the media who could enjoy this.
14
38
543
Folks, it’s official. Everything from the Nineties has been rebooted.
Welcome back, Dan and Keith!
14
49
538
If journalists want to re-earn the trust of the public, they should complain more about the flights they take to major sporting events.
12
45
529
Now we can start covering Adam Silver like a regular old sports commissioner. Hallelujah.
19
64
519
ESPN’s cornhole color analyst: “That’s the difference between a good team and a great team—the ability to fight back.”
14
35
528
The most New Mexico thing that ever happened to me: I was working out of a FedEx Office when a roadrunner ran through the store.
22
43
512
Add to JVG, McShay, and everybody else who got laid off by ESPN today to this list.
Find me a media company that lost this much talent in a decade.
36
50
530
Tony Romo: "What a day. Martin Luther King, Jr. Deserves to have a day named after him."
29
45
526
Nantz has been begging Romo to say something interesting about Jason Garrett all game, and Romo has been like, let’s diagram another play.
8
31
521
On the morning of Texas-USC, a Longhorn buddy and I drove around LA frantically looking for tickets. Finally found a pair for $1,250 each: cash upfront, tickets to be delivered at the Rose Bowl. Somehow it turned out to be legit. Best purchase I ever made in my life.
10
22
513
New from me: Dan Jenkins (1929-2019).
23
116
502
No better moment in cable news than watching Jeffrey Toobin confront his doppelgänger David Chalian.
21
51
507
I will always remember watching that halftime show alongside a bunch of 50-something sportswriters.
5
18
506
As a bunch of people are reporting:
--ESPN The Magazine's last print issue will be September's Body Issue
--Nobody is getting laid off today but...we'll see, especially with people on the production side
--The magazine (per a source) lost single-digit millions in recent years
29
194
479
New: Want to be an NBA insider, kid? You must first learn the art of the "sidle."
12
95
500
If you said Chris Rock has a better chin than [insert boxer], congrats, you made the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week.
h/t
@Danny_Heifetz
19
15
499
New: Sipping tequila, eating pasta, and talking broadcasting, man, with Joe Tessitore, the new voice of Monday Night Football.
44
82
483
New column: the small, cash-strapped, occasionally part-time Pelicans press corps is ready for its close-up.
20
169
477
I wrote Kaepernick, Trump, and the rebooting of 1968:
12
196
468
Don’t ruin a good college football game by worrying about what the Jets will do in the draft.
5
28
479
ARod: “Commissioner Manfred, I want to ask you about the leadership of having to direct the efforts to put together all this protocol between the players and the clubs. Just a tremendous job.”
Manfred: “Well, thank you.”
51
62
463
Belichick asked if he has a message for fans that stuck with the Pats through “thick and thin.”
“I wouldn’t say it’s been all that thin around here, personally. Maybe you feel differently.”
16
54
457