Matt Dollinger
@matt_dollinger
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Deputy Editor, NBA @ringer. IU and Sports Illustrated alum.
Denver, CO
Joined January 2010
Here’s my oral history of CREED, the movie not the band. With help from Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, and many more.
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Ten years ago, Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan cemented their partnership and pulled off a million-to-one shot, bringing the ‘Rocky’ franchise into a new era
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A bunch of awesome, subtle, fascinating action happens in every NBA game. Here's a new column called "While You Were Scrolling" wherein I bounce around the league to highlight a few plays that caught my eye:
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The NBA moves fast. Let us slow it down to spotlight the smartest and sneakiest plays you might have missed.
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Made a new show @ringer called Plot Hole or Not Hole, in which I ask TV/moviemakers about perceived plot holes in their work. First up: Vince Gilligan on a possible plot hole in Breaking Bad. If people watch, I'll get to make more, so, you know, please do! https://t.co/Id6sxu4dbL
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New Group Chat where we officially welcome @jkylemann to the team and talk about a whole lot of NBA ongoings—gambling arrests, Wemby’s domination, VJ’s historic debut, and the debut of Name That Take: https://t.co/yo14vfUTdE
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The first EVER live Zach Lowe Show -- coming to Minneapolis next month (Nov. 12, First Avenue). Tell your friends!
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Zach Lowe Show is coming to you LIVE on Nov. 12 at First Avenue! Tickets on sale starting tomorrow a.m. at the venue Web site and at https://t.co/3D5Ex2JxoQ. There will be special guests.
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Which non-Wemby player you’re most excited to watch? Who will be the biggest star traded? Which team will be the biggest disappointment? Our annual NBA entrance survey is here! https://t.co/Uj3AMrEytQ
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Which player are you most excited to see in action? And which team will win the Finals? At the outset of a brand-new season, our staff gathered to dish their thoughts on a handful of pressing NBA...
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"I hate that fake sh*t," Russell Westbrook said to a teammate about LeBron. From A HOLLYWOOD ENDING and excerpted at @ringer / @ringernba, how a visit from Will Smith broke the LeBron-Westbrook relationship for good. https://t.co/N2YEi8w5l9
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How one bad trade, one fake smile, and one celebrity cameo turned the 2022 Lakers’ season upside down
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What kind of shit is this @IndianaUniv? You're embarrassing Hoosiers everywhere.
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The administration at Indiana University Bloomington fired the adviser to the paper and barred the publication from putting out a print edition.
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Opinion: Publishing only what those in power want the public to see isn't journalism. It's propaganda. IU administrators need to learn that lesson.
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Publishing only what those in power want the public to see isn't journalism. It's propaganda. IU administrators need to learn that lesson.
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Will Jokic, Shai, or Luka win MVP? Will anyone challenge Cooper Flagg for Rookie of the Year? With less than a week to go until the 2025-26 NBA season tips off, our staff makes their official preseason picks.
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Will Jokic, Shai, or Luka win MVP? And will anyone challenge Cooper Flagg for Rookie of the Year? Our staff makes their official preseason picks.
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The sixth and final installment of the Group Chat preseason power rankings is here, and we saved the best for last:
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Not happy. Censorship isn’t the way. I gave money to IU general fund for the IDS last year, so they could pay everyone and not run a deficit. I gave more than they asked for. I told them I’m happy to help because the IDS is important to kids at IU
IU previously directed the Indiana Daily Student to stop printing news coverage in our paper. Upon pushback, IU fully cut print, including our special editions. The IDS was not involved in the decision. Letter from the editors to come.
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John Wall Austin Rivers Seventh Woods You can’t tell the story of the past quarter century of basketball without the rise of the high school mixtape. @dannychau:
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When grainy high school highlights ruled YouTube, created legends overnight, and changed how we saw the game
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A must-read profile from @andrewgrutt on one of golf's most polarizing figures. (Art team nailed the hair!)
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The most polarizing figure in golf media has become its most indispensable voice. If you don't like it, well, he's ready to debate.
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Before golf's most dramatic event, the Ryder Cup, begins, I spent some time with the man who often finds himself in the middle of golf's drama: Brandel Chamblee. He had some things to say. https://t.co/KxNJCMg42y
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The most polarizing figure in golf media has become its most indispensable voice. If you don't like it, well, he's ready to debate.
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Psst. I see Power Rankings. The Ringer is ready for the start of the new NFL season, and it’s my job to tell you why I love/hate your team. The kings stay at #1, the NFC North is well represented, and I pump the brakes on hipster picks. See all 32:
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Diante Lee's NFL Power Rankings sort the league's contenders from the pretenders. Where does your favorite team rank?
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Wedding Scammer back with a big update: We have an arrest. That means we also have an epilogue. Chapter 8: The Arrest, out now. The end, hopefully. https://t.co/NJGLQx45vU
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Philip Seymour Hoffman? Daniel Day-Lewis? Cate Blanchett? Denzel Washington? The Ringer has ranked the 101 best movie performances of the 21st century. Where do your favorites land?
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We’re talking capital-A Acting, baby! From Daniel Day-Lewis in ‘There Will Be Blood’ to Mark Wahlberg in ‘The Departed,’ we’re celebrating the best of the best of the past 25 years. How do your...
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the hustlers, marks and wild cards of the WNBA trade deadline:
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Could hope-fueled chaos be on the horizon before Thursday’s deadline? From the Wings’ teardown to the Aces’ desperate title push, we examine the major players to watch this week.
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