Kate Fagan
@katefagan3
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Writer. ALS advocate. 📚: debut novel THE THREE LIVES OF CATE KAY coming 2025 from @atriabooks & @bloomsburybooks 📚
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🔥: My debut novel dropping 2025 from
@AtriaBooks
&
@BloomsburyBooks
- THE THREE LIVES OF CATE KAY🔥 Big thank you to
@ktgreenst
&
@PaperLiterary
for believing in this project and
@darcy_rn
&
@LB1899
for taking it to new heights.
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Had an awesome seven years at ESPN; met some awesome, amazing folks. (You know who you are!) Not sure what is next, but excited for the challenge.
Some ESPN news: Kate Fagan is leaving the network. She was offered a contract extension but declined.
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Best decision with the best people (hi,
@tomhaberstroh
) to make the coolest stuff. It's actually that simple. Thank you,
@LeBatardShow
.
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Was just walking through my neighborhood and two guys yelled out, “way to eat the pepper!” and now I’m mildly concerned,
@LeBatardShow
, that
#freedumb
will be the defining moment of my career.
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I wrote this ...
For my dad, whose story is so much bigger than ALS.
For me, to make sense of the sadness.
For my mom, sister and wife, for everything.
And for all families who find themselves in these words.
@PlayersTribune
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You can either keep believing the
@WNBA
flies below the radar because its players don’t fly above the rim. Or …
You can read THIS ➡️
@SInow
@adamduerson
@jmkliegman
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In the last two years, I’ve spoken to hundreds of student-athletes who desperately want to create more space w/in sports to discuss anxiety & depression. Every athletic department should be having this conversation.
If you’re hurting, please tell someone. Please stay.
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Just a quick not to everyone who loves
@LeBatardShow
and supports the things the show supports: THANK YOU. We’ve raised $112k for
@iamalsorg
so they can keep working to put daylight between disease and outcome. cc:
@tomhaberstroh
#FREEDUMB
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One last thing: Yes, BG has been in custody in Russia for ~three weeks. Of course, key people here have known. So why wasn't it made public? For BG's sake, essentially. They've been trying to fix it quietly, and get her home. A media firestorm does not necessarily help her.
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We did it for everyone fighting for their lives with ALS, and for those who love people who are, and we did it for
#FreeDumb
, because
@LeBatardShow
and those who listen are AMAZING, but I am never touching another hot pepper.
@iamalsorg
@tomhaberstroh
(Hi, dad.)
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Update,
@tomhaberstroh
has just threw up the world’s hottest pepper.
#FREEDUMB
@iamalsorg
@LeBatardShow
—
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I wrote this on behalf of every young girl who ever picked up a basketball:
#RIPPatSummitt
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Tell me you love white claw without telling me you love white claw.
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I have an idea. If
@LeBatardShow
listeners get OFF THE LOOKING GLASS to 1K ratings by end of week, I'll fly down to Miami after Thanksgiving for a 3-point shooting contest: me vs.
@AC__305
. (Rules TBD, tho indoor court a must.)
What say you,
@LeBatardShow
? cc:
@jessica_smetana
.
@katefagan3
let’s give the people what they want. Proceeds go to charity.
@LeBatardShow
👀
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This really does hold up nicely.
You can either keep believing the
@WNBA
flies below the radar because its players don’t fly above the rim. Or …
You can read THIS ➡️
@SInow
@adamduerson
@jmkliegman
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For me, ESPN was not a place where I could fully be myself, but that's already changed at
#MeadowlarkMedia
-- in ways that are serious, and in other ways, like deconstructing milkshakes and dudes who wear NBA jerseys to play pick-up, that are profound.
#SouthBeachSessions
Dan is joined by
@katefagan3
to officially welcome her to
#MeadowlarkMedia
. They discuss her new book "All the Colors Came Out" which is about her relationship with her father and how it changed in the last year of his life.
🎙
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Sitting here stunned at the BG news. About five years ago, I went to Yekaterinburg (~1K miles east of Moscow) to tell this story about BG & Taurasi playing for UMMC, the club BG was again playing for this year. I'm linking it here to offer context. /1
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Cool sandwich.
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And perhaps now Baylor will finally retire Brittney Griner’s jersey. (Mulkey had *said* the holdup was BG getting her degree, which she got in 2019 …)
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one day I will write about the women in sports media who police other women in sports media and (oh, the irony!) judge them without actually listening to or reading their work
@laurawags
how about women in sports media who shit on other women over trivial things, for self righteous reasons?
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Three years ago today, Madison Holleran died by suicide. For all those struggling, reach out. It’s ok to not be ok:
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What do you think,
@jessica_smetana
, should we rename our show, “Podcast Released On Wednesday”? (h/t
@kdubsyaa
)
psst,
@ESPN_WomenHoop
, it’s … Off The Looking Glass.
Former Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw said on a podcast released on Wednesday that ESPN is "Connecticut's network" and that there is "absolutely complete bias there."
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A parting message. All love
@espn
.
We want to thank
@katefagan3
for being a part of the show. We'll miss having her around and we wish her all the best in the future!
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20. And in conclusion I shall steal line from someone on Twitter: “I know Semenya is a woman because people are trying to control her body.”
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Honestly please go tell 20-year-old me (in 2003) that in 2023 I would narrate a
@CUBuffsWBB
season opening video and that later that night we'd destroy the No. 1 team in the country.
#GoBuffs
-- really feeling like I contributed to this win.
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So much love for you,
@TonyReali
I’m thinking about my friend Kate Fagan today.
@katefagan3
.
Earlier this year Kate went public with her father Chris’ battle with ALS -and her battle with his battle. This week, Chris’ fight came to its end. But the fight goes on.
Some thoughts here on grief and support 1/
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So the
@nyliberty
have waived
@Layshiac
. Couple things on that: 1. WHAAAAAAAT? Has any other
@WNBA
player had to prove their worth time after time after time. Baffled at the move. 2. Every other team should RUN, not walk, to sign
@Layshiac
.
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Also,
@jessica_smetana
and I do this really great show together for
@LeBatardShow
. Of course, in transparency: we obviously make it mostly for the men, so they think we're cool.
If you haven’t already listened to the first season of
@jessica_smetana
and
@katefagan3
’s show OTLG, do it.
Beautifully produced, funny, and examines biases that impact the coverage and consideration of women in sports in a way that’s support important
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If you’re spending the morning sharpening your hate, you’re just helping lay the groundwork for the next mass shooting.
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A little personal news: I'll be writing a selection of pieces for Sports Illustrated this coming year. I'm excited to tell stories for such an iconic brand and get back into the sports world.
@SInow
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You are the best. I ❤️ you
@TonyReali
. And thank you: for taking a chance on me and always being there and supporting.
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Q: What's your pick?
@jessica_smetana
: "Black Cherry, because it balances sweetness and tartness."
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THANK YOU
@LeBatardShow
->
A huge thank you to
@katefagan3
,
@tomhaberstroh
,
@LeBatardShow
and the 2,501 people who raised over $125,000 to fuel the ALS movement. You all are incredible.
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The guy in the old-man pickup game who calls every foul.
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If, during this epic 24-hour
@LeBatardShow
, we raise $44,444.44 for
@iamalsorg
, then
@tomhaberstroh
&
@gregcote
will eat a Carolina Reaper on air. (If we raise $44 mil, I'll CONSIDER.)
Watch show here:
Donate to watch Tom suffer:
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Let's go,
@jessica_smetana
!
Off The Looking Glass: Meadowlark's Kate Fagan will host this mag. style podcast, launching 10/12. Show will include a mix of interviews, skits and discussions that consider an alternative historical point of view on culture, as well as women’s sports.
Former ESPN boss John Skipper has recruited
@landondonovan
,
@rickthelaureate
,
@reneemontgomery
,
@grantwahl
and
@katefagan3
to join his new media company.
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The
@CUBuffsWBB
are out here beating Duke on their home floor in the NCAA tournament. My heart is going to explode. LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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Not on here much anymore, but just wanted to say: thanks to everyone who listened to
#OTLG
over the last two+ years.
@jessica_smetana
and I LOVED making it and did some fun, cool stuff and shared some under-told stories from history. Hopefully y'all laughed and learned a little.
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1. Really feeling the overlapping demos of dudes shitting on
@wnba
w/ out watching it & dudes shitting on this article w/out reading it.
2. Haven’t spent much time on here the last two years, so I guess I really cannonball’d in writing about the W.
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If the NWSL story, and the gymnastics story before it, disgust you, here's an actual action (or non-action) item so you can help shift the culture: don't sh*t on women's sports. That's it. That's the ask.
"Don't go out of your way to trash women's sports." --
@katefagan3
was joined by
@hbryant42
,
@tomhaberstroh
and
@darthamin
to discuss the micro and macro of power dynamics in sports as it relates to the
#NWSL
story.
🎙
🎙
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Pat Summitt news knocks wind out of me. She earned our game respect, which bought us, as kids, the ultimate freedom: we believed we mattered
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A thing I keep hearing people say: when will all these sexual assault stories stop, it’s exhausting.
A thing sexual predators rely on: the fatigue, and distraction, of otherwise decent people.
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At first blush it was cool seeing big companies swooping in & dunking on the
@ncaa
. But, ya know, it's kinda more of the same. What's *actually* needed are brands investing on the front end to platform women, not brands platforming themselves on the backs of an unjust model.
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To all the humans walking in DC right now: thank you. You breathe hope and love into our world.
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Would be impossible to overstate the love & respect I have for
@jemelehill
and
@michaelsmith
. And now more than ever.
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I had been considering writing about South African runner Caster Semenya for two months. Finally, I did. Here's why:
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*quietly wonders how many male athletes realize they’re wildly overpaid & actually riding coattails of few superstars who generate income*
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I don't know about you,
@tomhaberstroh
, but this is the biggest font my name has ever been in and I'm ready to disappoint. Let's get it
@LeBatardShow
!
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Who’s winning the
@LeBatardShow
#FREEDUMB
sneaker-off? Featuring me,
@DarthAmin
@JuJuGotti
@AC__305
.
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Chatted with
@mPinoe
&
@S10Bird
for
@LeBatardShow
’s Mystery Crate about their experiences and insight from inside of sports — and how they’re fighting to leave a better world for the next generation:
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Assuming the
@NBA
will redirect this $ to
@iamalsorg
?
Heat President Pat Riley has been fined $25,000 for violating the league’s anti-tampering rule during radio interview regarding Lakers‘ LeBron James.
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I hope the outcome is different this time.
Are you sure you are ready for a re-air of all 24 hours of
#freedumb
in about 90 minutes? Don’t be scared. YouTube. Le Batard And Friends. Subscribe.
@jessica_smetana
@katefagan3
@tomhaberstroh
— Dan
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This is definitely my finest work.
@tomhaberstroh
and I play douche or no-douche after eating habaneros WHOLE. And we do this in honor of
@LG4Day
and all those affected by ALS.
#LouGehrigDay
Things got extremely heated on today’s edition of
#DoucheOrNoDouche
with
@katefagan3
&
@tomhaberstroh
🌶🥵
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🌟In the absence of answers from the ALOTO crew (
@tomhanks
@GeenaDavisOrg
@loripetty
@Madonna
@Rosie
),
@jessica_smetana
& I continue our season-long pursuit of truth on
#OTLG
.🌟
"Sue is so damn wise," -
@Ashlyn_Harris
after
@S10Bird
stakes out her position.
@mPinoe
@alikrieger
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A few things happened here:
1. I admit that I am terrified of Kim Mulkey (and that she wanted me fired from ESPN).
2. That I will always hit on 16 against a 10, always.
3. I claim (kind of) that my sneaker game is stronger than
@shannonsharpe
's.
Thanks again to
@katefagan3
for being awesome & joining us today for yet another great interview!! 🔥👟🔥
🏴☠️ 🏴☠️
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cc
@LeBatardShow
& everyone watching: fair?
@katefagan3
. I want to say that I hate
#ALS
. But I’d hate even more to see you go through what
@tomhaberstroh
went through.
My recommendation is if we raise $100k, you are off the hook.
@LeBatardShow
do you agree? You actually have to redeem yourself from killing mom.
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@laurawags
@minakimes
In the long run, I think the more productive thought here would be: hmmm, let me do some self-examination about why I sent out these bullshit tweets to begin with.
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After two years of work, HOOP MUSES is out today. And here are some thoughts after immersing myself in the often-buried history of the (women's) game and why telling these stories matters.
Around men’s sports, we've created a mythology. We’ve created lore and legend.
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On Jan. 17, 2014,
@Penn
star
@maddyHollers
jumped off a parking garage in Philly, dying by suicide.
An
@espnW
story:
http://t.co/mYRn0xI9rD
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All this to say: in reporting stories on W players in both China & Russia, the tacit agreement was always that the team (outside of some egregious offense, of course) would allow their players to generally live as they had in the U.S. That's gone now & BG is paying the price. /5
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@SarahSpain
@jessica_smetana
@tomhaberstroh
@LeBatardShow
My first project at
@LeBatardShow
is a pod with the working title, "White Claws are trash and other opinions that are actually facts."
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WBB recruiting, every year since forever: “Don’t go play for that lesbian coach, she might hit on players.”
*reads Tyler Summitt news*
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Been a while since I've been as amped for a show launch as I am for today's
#HighNoon
with
@bomani_jones
and
@PabloTorre
. 12 PM EST/ESPN.
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amazing season
@CUBuffsWBB
— so proud 🦬🏀🔥
Buffs fall here today, but nothing can take away what this team has been able to accomplish this season 💛🖤
#GoBuffs
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⬇️
Tonight at 11/10c, espnW columnist and author of "What Made Maddy Run,"
@katefagan3
is here.
#talkformaddy
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@LeBatardShow
@DarthAmin
@talkhoops
@tomhaberstroh
@roybelly
Video proof that the peppers were vetted.
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I remember when thought of mentioning who I love made my heart pound; now it just skips a beat.
#LoveWins
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WNBA All-Star
@Layshiac
has filed a lawsuit against University of California, alleging sexual assault by longtime athletic dep. employee Mohamed Muqtar. Muqtar is named as a defendant and suit claims negligence against Cal.
More details from
@OTLonESPN
:
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*gulp*
ESPN writer & COMM alumna
@katefagan3
will give
@CUBoulder
's 2017 commencement address this Friday:
#ForeverBuffs
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Did you know 50% of Americans don’t know what disease the Ice Bucket Challenge was for?,
90% can’t name a single organization working to
#EndALS
?,
And 60% don’t know ALS is always fatal?
Shockingly, 80 years after Lou Gehrig died, we STILL have an awareness issue.
@iamalsorg
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Let’s goooooooooo 🏀⚽️
Skydance Sports & Meadowlark Media Strike Co-Production Agreement, Set Docs On U.S.-Mexico Soccer Rivalry & WNBA Legend Diana Taurasi As First Projects
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When the people at the place you once worked are actually your family and still support you …
Yesterday
@TonyReali
closed with a message to our friend
@katefagan3
, who recently wrote about her father, ALS, and their relationship with basketball...
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A Meadowlark/
@LeBatardShow
update: trailer for OFF THE LOOKING GLASS is live. Think of this as the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup of podcasts: sweet & salty, coveted, stylish, timeless, etc.
OTLG is a mag-style pod created by me &
@jessica_smetana
. More info:
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At some point it would be great if we could talk about the future of the country.
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Really looking forward to the day when “Las Vegas W.N.B.A. team” isn’t a Friday-
@NYTimes
crossword-level clue.
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Coming up now on
@ESPN
… Sports Reporters Ghostbusters edition w/
@jemelehill
@SarahSpain
@janesports
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I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Jim Holleran, dad of Madison. Without him & his commitment to helping others, WHAT MADE MADDY RUN wouldn't exist.
If her story moved you, consider helping the Holleran family during this difficult time:
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“Former Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw said on Off the Looking Glass to the very stylish, smart and pretty Kate Fagan and Jessica Smetana that WE are ‘Connecticut’s network’ and there is ‘absolutely complete bias’ here.”
There … fixed!
@jessica_smetana
Former Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw said on a podcast released on Wednesday that ESPN is "Connecticut's network" and that there is "absolutely complete bias there."
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Live tweeting this World Cup final > live tweeting all the other sports'ing.
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So,
@LeBatardShow
, can we get a tee shirt that says “Podcast Released On Wednesday”
What do you think,
@jessica_smetana
, should we rename our show, “Podcast Released On Wednesday”? (h/t
@kdubsyaa
)
psst,
@ESPN_WomenHoop
, it’s … Off The Looking Glass.
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