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Bryan Armen Graham @BryanAGraham

Guardian journalist from Philadelphia

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Bryan Armen Graham@BryanAGraham
15 Apr 2025
Reese and Desiree Mistretta just became the first mother-son duo to win New York Golden Gloves titles, but their story goes far beyond boxing. theguardian.com/sport/2025/a…

‘This was for her’: how boxing brought a mother and son back from the brink

Reese and Desiree Mistretta are the first mother-son duo to win New York’s prestigious Golden Gloves, but their deeper bond is how boxing helped them survive life’s hardest hits

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Lauren and I went to Rikers Island to watch Game 1 of the NBA finals. theguardian.com/sport/2026/j…

‘The whole of New York is stressed right now’: how Knicks finals fever reached Rikers Island

Inside New York’s notorious jail complex, nearly 2,000 incarcerated people watched Game 1 together, arguing calls, roasting celebrity fans and sharing in a rare citywide moment

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I wrote about BREEZY BOWL XXVI. theguardian.com/sport/2026/f…

Breezy Johnson embraces the beauty and madness of downhill to win Olympic gold

The 30-year-old has labored in the shadow of household names like Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin. On Sunday, she made history of her own

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A few more words on Lindsey Vonn skiing in the 2026 Winter Olympics. theguardian.com/sport/2026/f…

Lindsey Vonn’s crash is violent but honest ending to an unprecedented Olympic bid

The gruesome finish to the US star’s comeback, at age 41 and with a ruptured ACL, is a reminder of skiing’s unforgiving nature

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The Olympic opening ceremony, information asymmetry and reality distortion. theguardian.com/sport/2026/f…

The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US | Bryan Armen...

The real risk for American broadcasters is not that dissent will be visible. It is that audiences will start assuming anything they do not show is being hidden

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Some parting thoughts on Jake Paul, Anthony Joshua, 6ix9ine, the attention economy, the streaming wars and What It All Means. theguardian.com/sport/2025/d…

Jake Paul’s artless spectacle robbed boxing of its democratic dream | Bryan Armen Graham

Netflix’s 300 million global subscribers got just what they wanted: to see a former YouTuber knocked out brutally

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The selling points in this sizzle reel for a sports wagering startup already backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) tells you lots about where our society is heading, and it's not to higher ground.
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I can't believe how good Kaylia Nemour's bars routine is. Maybe the greatest to ever to do it.

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Let's talk about drugs and baseball. theguardian.com/sport/2025/o…

From monkey elixir to fentanyl: Tyler Skaggs’s death is merely a chapter in baseball’s 136-year...

As the LA Angels stand trial over the pitcher’s death in the quiet shadow of the World Series fanfare across town, a sport confronts a truth practically as old as the game itself

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NYC's mayoral candidates were asked if they'd go to a Mets Game 7 of the World Series or a Knicks Game 7 of the NBA finals if they could only pick one and Cuomo still got it wrong. The ship be sinking.
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Trinity Rodman spread in new Interview Mag.
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Welcome to hell! theguardian.com/football/202…

A World Cup preying on Fomo: Fifa’s 2026 ticket scheme is a late-capitalist hellscape

NFTs, dynamic pricing and double resale fees have turned the 2026 World Cup into a fintech carnival where fandom meets late-capitalist absurdity

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Let’s talk about WNBA officiating. theguardian.com/sport/2025/o…

No one comes to watch the referees. But in the WNBA, they’re the story | Bryan Armen Graham

As the league rides record crowds and viewership into the finals, inconsistent refereeing fueled by structural gaps has become the game’s dominant subplot

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Bud is him. Some final thoughts on a weekend to remember in Vegas. theguardian.com/sport/2025/s…

Terence Crawford’s career-defining win over Canelo Álvarez was a victory for substance over style

After years of operating on the margins of mainstream stardom, the boy from Omaha who survived a bullet to the head could no longer be ignored

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This is a brilliant piece on Terence Crawford by @BryanAGraham theguardian.com/sport/2025/s…

Terence Crawford: from a bullet’s glancing blow to boxing’s biggest stage

From a near-fatal shooting in Omaha to a shot at Canelo Álvarez in Vegas, Terence Crawford’s rise is a story of survival, skill and legacy

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Wrote about the 2025 US Open. theguardian.com/sport/2025/s…

Sorry, purists: the Coachella-fication of the US Open is here to stay | Bryan Armen Graham

Once the people’s slam, New York’s major now doubles as a lifestyle carnival where attending is no longer just about watching, but being seen watching

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Also this … theguardian.com/sport/2025/s…

The USTA’s censorship of Trump dissent at the US Open is cowardly, hypocritical and un-American |...

By asking broadcasters not to show any protest against Donald Trump at Sunday’s final, the governing body has caved to fear while contradicting its own history of spectacle

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I wrote about Venus. theguardian.com/sport/2025/a…

ALT Ah Shit Here We Go Again Cj GIF

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Never forget that Rocky III was nominated for Best Foreign Film at the Japanese Academy Awards.
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