Sean Highkin
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Trail Blazers + Fire rosegardenreport.com
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I spent nearly two years talking to former players & fans of the WNBA’s Miami Sol without knowing if the story would find a home. Here it is at @defector.com, about what modern league expansion can learn from the team’s all-too-brief existence.
The Miami Sol's Needless Demise Provided A Familiar Lesson | Defector
For a brief period two decades ago, Miami was an amazing place to be a fan of women’s professional basketball. The team had a roster full of promise and reached the playoffs in their second season of ...
defector.com
September 16, 2026 at 7:59 PM
I spent nearly two years talking to former players & fans of the WNBA’s Miami Sol without knowing if the story would find a home. Here it is at @defector.com, about what modern league expansion can learn from the team’s all-too-brief existence.
The paid blue check thing combined with AI making it easier and cheaper than ever to spread misinformation that looks legit makes it a pretty useless app for following news even if you somehow manage to filter the right-wing propaganda out of your algorithm, which is almost impossible to do
I left Twitter shortly after Elon took over, and it honestly wasn't political in the moment either. Allowing people to purchase blue check marks and forcing various silicon valley people into my feed was enough. But today if I hadn't left before I would be leaving, due to politics
September 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The paid blue check thing combined with AI making it easier and cheaper than ever to spread misinformation that looks legit makes it a pretty useless app for following news even if you somehow manage to filter the right-wing propaganda out of your algorithm, which is almost impossible to do
I think the commissioner saying twice on the record that he would consider it a "failure" if the team moves is a good thing to have out there.
Any comments on silvers response to the blazers relocation question
September 16, 2026 at 12:31 AM
I think the commissioner saying twice on the record that he would consider it a "failure" if the team moves is a good thing to have out there.
Megan DiLeo and Frieda Bühner were both back at practice today but not full participants. Carla Leite gets into town today. The hope is all three are ready to go Thursday against Phoenix.
September 15, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Megan DiLeo and Frieda Bühner were both back at practice today but not full participants. Carla Leite gets into town today. The hope is all three are ready to go Thursday against Phoenix.
The Fire have added Charisma Osborne on a developmental contract. They've had their second DP spot open since converting Jordan Harrison last month. Osborne last played in the WNBA in 2024, appearing in two games for Phoenix.
September 15, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The Fire have added Charisma Osborne on a developmental contract. They've had their second DP spot open since converting Jordan Harrison last month. Osborne last played in the WNBA in 2024, appearing in two games for Phoenix.
Iyana Martín's breakout in the FIBA World Cup has Alex Sarama already thinking about how he'll solve the "unique challenge" of playing her and Carla Leite together next season.
Story: buff.ly/6nB6Njp
Story: buff.ly/6nB6Njp
Iyana Martín's FIBA Breakout Presents 'Unique Challenge' for Fire
Portland's first-round pick was a standout of the FIBA World Cup.
www.rosegardenreport.com
September 15, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Iyana Martín's breakout in the FIBA World Cup has Alex Sarama already thinking about how he'll solve the "unique challenge" of playing her and Carla Leite together next season.
Story: buff.ly/6nB6Njp
Story: buff.ly/6nB6Njp
Blazers media day will begin at 9am on Monday 9/28 with GM Joe Cronin, president of business ops Dewayne Hankins, head coach Micah Nori and most players expected to speak. Will be live streamed as usual.
September 14, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Blazers media day will begin at 9am on Monday 9/28 with GM Joe Cronin, president of business ops Dewayne Hankins, head coach Micah Nori and most players expected to speak. Will be live streamed as usual.
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I've been hard at work the last few months getting this off the ground and am beyond excited for launch day!
Can't wait tell more Trail Blazers stories and even more excited for the team I have on board!
#RipCity #RoseCityCentral
Can't wait tell more Trail Blazers stories and even more excited for the team I have on board!
#RipCity #RoseCityCentral
September 14, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I've been hard at work the last few months getting this off the ground and am beyond excited for launch day!
Can't wait tell more Trail Blazers stories and even more excited for the team I have on board!
#RipCity #RoseCityCentral
Can't wait tell more Trail Blazers stories and even more excited for the team I have on board!
#RipCity #RoseCityCentral
This is an awesome story buff.ly/7MVkRle
The Biggest Game in Town: Inside the Eagles Media-Industrial Complex
30 news outlets. 250 stories (and TikToks and podcasts and posts and prognostications) a day, 24/7. Three hundred and sixty-five days a year. How much Eagles news can — or should — one city consume?
www.phillymag.com
September 13, 2026 at 4:07 AM
This is an awesome story buff.ly/7MVkRle
The Blazers have announced the previously reported hires of Jay Triano and Mike Williams as assistant coaches. Leron Black, who started as a Remix assistant coach in 2023 before getting promoted to Blazers player development coach last year, has been promoted to assistant coach.
September 10, 2026 at 5:06 PM
The Blazers have announced the previously reported hires of Jay Triano and Mike Williams as assistant coaches. Leron Black, who started as a Remix assistant coach in 2023 before getting promoted to Blazers player development coach last year, has been promoted to assistant coach.
Posts like this are why I try to avoid talking about trade or free agency stuff on pods. Something can be very obviously opinion and not reporting but these accounts are shameless and will clip anything that will get engagement and face no consequences for misrepresenting stuff.
September 9, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Posts like this are why I try to avoid talking about trade or free agency stuff on pods. Something can be very obviously opinion and not reporting but these accounts are shameless and will clip anything that will get engagement and face no consequences for misrepresenting stuff.
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NEW: It's been a while since I've published a good ol' fashioned rant. Turns out I had a lot to say about events that have transpired over the last few days. And also, there's always a new reason to take a dig at Christine Brennan.
haterade: everything's coming up transphobia
It was never about protecting women’s sports, but about destroying them.
www.thefrankiedlc.news
September 8, 2026 at 8:18 PM
NEW: It's been a while since I've published a good ol' fashioned rant. Turns out I had a lot to say about events that have transpired over the last few days. And also, there's always a new reason to take a dig at Christine Brennan.
After previously getting delayed from November 2 to November 30, Chauncey Billups' trial for the wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy charges he's facing has once again been pushed back to March 8 buff.ly/iYryOLC
Chauncey Billups trial delayed to March 2027
Federal investigators allege that Billups participated in poker games they say were operated by organized crime groups and involved electronic cheating devices.
www.kgw.com
September 8, 2026 at 11:17 PM
After previously getting delayed from November 2 to November 30, Chauncey Billups' trial for the wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy charges he's facing has once again been pushed back to March 8 buff.ly/iYryOLC
This Jeff Passan update on MLB expansion cities has some good stuff on Tom Dundon's long-running effort to bring a baseball team to Raleigh. Worth keeping an eye on, for a few different reasons.
buff.ly/7mGodDr
buff.ly/7mGodDr
Breaking down the candidates for MLB's next expansion teams
After the next CBA is signed, an expansion committee won't be far away. Who are the top contenders for an MLB team?
www.espn.com
September 8, 2026 at 5:24 PM
This Jeff Passan update on MLB expansion cities has some good stuff on Tom Dundon's long-running effort to bring a baseball team to Raleigh. Worth keeping an eye on, for a few different reasons.
buff.ly/7mGodDr
buff.ly/7mGodDr
Iyana and Carla playing together next year is going to be a little tough defensively but insanely fun offensively.
September 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Iyana and Carla playing together next year is going to be a little tough defensively but insanely fun offensively.
I can confirm what's been reported by a few Korean outlets, that Hyun-jung Lee is expected to sign an Exhibit 10 deal with the Blazers to be in training camp and then likely play for the Remix this season. Lee was on the Blazers' Summer League team in 2024.
September 7, 2026 at 3:38 AM
I can confirm what's been reported by a few Korean outlets, that Hyun-jung Lee is expected to sign an Exhibit 10 deal with the Blazers to be in training camp and then likely play for the Remix this season. Lee was on the Blazers' Summer League team in 2024.
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For years, a mysterious pop-punk song has played underneath birthday messages at Blazers games, and there's been no trace of the song's existence anywhere else in the world.
I have finally cracked one of the enduring mysteries of the past decade. buff.ly/AAsbc7a
I have finally cracked one of the enduring mysteries of the past decade. buff.ly/AAsbc7a
https://www.rosegardenreport.com/the-man-behind-the-trail-blazers-elusive-birthday-song/
www.rosegardenreport.com
September 4, 2026 at 3:40 PM
For years, a mysterious pop-punk song has played underneath birthday messages at Blazers games, and there's been no trace of the song's existence anywhere else in the world.
I have finally cracked one of the enduring mysteries of the past decade. buff.ly/AAsbc7a
I have finally cracked one of the enduring mysteries of the past decade. buff.ly/AAsbc7a
Very well-done and well-researched video with a lot of background on Tom Dundon's path to owning the Blazers, that I sat for an interview for a month ago. Worth checking out now that it's out buff.ly/GPqfZxx
The NBA's newest owner might just ruin the league
Tom Dundon purchased the Portland Trail Blazers at a valuation of $4.25 billion dollars. What he's done next may well challenge the NBA's status quo - and not necessarily in a good way. Find out how,…
www.youtube.com
September 5, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Very well-done and well-researched video with a lot of background on Tom Dundon's path to owning the Blazers, that I sat for an interview for a month ago. Worth checking out now that it's out buff.ly/GPqfZxx
Never let it be said I don’t give my subscribers what they want buff.ly/DHdlZv7
September 4, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Never let it be said I don’t give my subscribers what they want buff.ly/DHdlZv7
Starting to think Vanja might have known what she was doing with the Iyana Martín pick
September 4, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Starting to think Vanja might have known what she was doing with the Iyana Martín pick
For years, a mysterious pop-punk song has played underneath birthday messages at Blazers games, and there's been no trace of the song's existence anywhere else in the world.
I have finally cracked one of the enduring mysteries of the past decade. buff.ly/AAsbc7a
I have finally cracked one of the enduring mysteries of the past decade. buff.ly/AAsbc7a
https://www.rosegardenreport.com/the-man-behind-the-trail-blazers-elusive-birthday-song/
www.rosegardenreport.com
September 4, 2026 at 3:40 PM
For years, a mysterious pop-punk song has played underneath birthday messages at Blazers games, and there's been no trace of the song's existence anywhere else in the world.
I have finally cracked one of the enduring mysteries of the past decade. buff.ly/AAsbc7a
I have finally cracked one of the enduring mysteries of the past decade. buff.ly/AAsbc7a
I also have a new investigation dropping tomorrow, of just as much societal importance as Pablo's. Maybe even more so.
🎂🎶👁️
🎂🎶👁️
September 4, 2026 at 3:43 AM
I also have a new investigation dropping tomorrow, of just as much societal importance as Pablo's. Maybe even more so.
🎂🎶👁️
🎂🎶👁️
One thing this piece gets at is the new ownership group thinking the Blazers are much more of a "distressed asset" in need of "saving" than they actually are. The franchise isn't in close to as bad of shape as the Hurricanes were when Dundon bought them. defector.com/tom-dundon-i...
Tom Dundon Isn't Acting Alone | Defector
Tom Dundon and the Portland City Council remain in a standoff. In early August, the city approved a $120 million expenditure of public money for renovations of the Blazers’ longtime home arena,…
defector.com
September 3, 2026 at 7:25 PM
One thing this piece gets at is the new ownership group thinking the Blazers are much more of a "distressed asset" in need of "saving" than they actually are. The franchise isn't in close to as bad of shape as the Hurricanes were when Dundon bought them. defector.com/tom-dundon-i...
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One of the things I wrote about in Five Out was this Heritage Foundation report from July — effectively advocating for the rollback of Title IX on the basis of sports being inherently at odds with femininity — and how it’s the evil inside the trans-sports-debate Trojan horse.
August 31, 2026 at 10:54 PM
One of the things I wrote about in Five Out was this Heritage Foundation report from July — effectively advocating for the rollback of Title IX on the basis of sports being inherently at odds with femininity — and how it’s the evil inside the trans-sports-debate Trojan horse.