Senior writer @TheAthletic, adjunct professor @IUMediaSchool.

Joined May 2009
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Zak Keefer retweeted
Best half of soccer I’ve seen this team play. So fun to watch and this crowd is electric! Christian Pulisic has been unplayable. LFG!!! @USMNT
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Zak Keefer retweeted
👀👀👀 My friends at @StitchGolf are up to more magic! ALL 1️⃣8️⃣0️⃣ players playing in #ACGolfClassic26 are getting THIS! 😳 STITCH LINK Strap with embedded Bushnell Technology. FIRST ever integrated golf bag strap. 2026 PGA Show top 5 best New Product 🔥 @TTindy | @WISHNews8 | @wrtv
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Zak Keefer retweeted
Have you heard of our Pick 'Em game? If you haven't, that's okay — because @JM_Devine is here to explain: Play here: nytimes.com/athletic/pickem/…
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Zak Keefer retweeted
Madison Square Garden - the fourth one, built in 1968- has been home to thrilling, and often heartbreaking, moments. But the building and its fans have never seen or helped create a night like Knicks 107, Spurs 106. Free to read, in @TheAthletic: nytimes.com/athletic/7348613…
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Zak Keefer retweeted
NEW story on the biggest collapse ever, the Wu-Tang Clan, and greed. Comfort is a fallacy in Madison Square Garden. No lead is safe, a fun thing people say to make the point that the upper hand is only as strong as its grip. But the San Antonio Spurs got greedy. Now they’ve gone from seizing control of the NBA Finals to blowing their championship aspirations with little hope left. Read on @TheAthletic below 👇
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Zak Keefer retweeted
There’s a buzz at Rams practices right now, and not just about Myles Garrett and Trent McDuffie. It’s also about Aaron Donald. Could this happen? The Rams are willing to dream on it. “Hey, Aaron: If you’re listening to this, we would love to have you.” nytimes.com/athletic/7346419…
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Zak Keefer retweeted
I’m hosting my annual VIP NIGHT for these outstanding GOLD sponsors of the #ACGolfClassic26 at the Black Iris Estate. My team has a big evening planned, including a very special “surprise” celebrity guest speaker.  2022 - Peyton Manning  2023 - Ernie Johnson  2024 - Tony Dungy  2025 - Mike Tirico 2026 - 🤔 @WISHNews8 | @wrtv @TTindy
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The time I asked him to tell me the story about how he became an NFL punter. Over dinner, he walked me through the whole thing. Included: lying to his parents, a pair of pocket jacks and turning $100 into $1400 at a poker club in Pittsburgh indystar.com/story/sports/nf…
Replying to @zkeefer
What's another cool pre-NFL story you have about Pat?
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I remember sitting with Pat the night he retired. Told him he might be crazy to walk away from the $6 million he had left on his Colts contract. Good thing he didn’t listen!
🚨NEWS: Pat McAfee, ESPN negotiating $60M per year deal, The Athletic has learned. nytimes.com/athletic/7344215…
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Zak Keefer retweeted
The Rams first inquired about Myles Garrett in 2022. Four years later, Sean McVay has his man and the Browns are fully embracing their pivot to the future. Inside the trade with @JourdanRodrigue Story is unlocked and free to read nytimes.com/athletic/7325829…
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Zak Keefer retweeted
Behind the scenes of a trade that first was years in the making, then months - then rattled the entire NFL. Written with @AkronJackson Story is unlocked for all to read: nytimes.com/athletic/7325829…
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As painful as today might be, this was always the most prudent move. But it’s also the collateral damage to the Watson disaster and yet another signal the future QB is not on this roster. Unlocked and free for all to read nytimes.com/athletic/7324507… via @NYTimes
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Zak Keefer retweeted
Initial story on the massive Myles Garrett trade to LA. The Browns will receive Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round pick, a 2028 second-round pick and a 2029 third-round pick, multiple sources said. The teams have been quietly working on this for weeks. More soon @TheAthletic
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The Rams are so loaded going into 2026
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Zak Keefer retweeted
“The Indy 500 didn’t just live up to my expectations; it blew them away.” @LukeSmithF1
I’ve covered Monaco and I’ve covered Le Mans — but nothing prepared for my first Indy 500 🤯 Some reflections on a week in Indy that brought me such joy and felt like going back to my racing roots, as well as completing my ‘Triple Crown’ 👑 nytimes.com/athletic/7308511…
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Zak Keefer retweeted
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Chills. Watch @wbuxtonofficial's iconic call of the closest #Indy500 finish ever.
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