Rustin Dodd

@rustindodd

Writer at The Athletic. Knight-Wallace fellow 2023-24. Author of KINGDOM QUARTERBACK, a book on Patrick Mahomes and the history of Kansas City. Order below:

Brooklyn, NY amazon.com/Kingdom-Quarte… Joined May 2009

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Rustin Dodd @rustindodd May 24, 2023

The first review of KINGDOM QUARTERBACK—our book about Patrick Mahomes and the history of Kansas City—is here from Kirkus.

They called it "lively and meaningful."

"Chiefs fans will find this a revelation, and urban planners might learn a thing or two, too."

It’s out Aug. 22.

Review: kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/m…

Rustin Dodd @rustindodd Oct 1

I can remember where I was when this play happened: Playing a fall league baseball game at the 3&2 baseball complex in Lenexa — and they announced a live game update over the PA system. nytimes.com/athletic/20970…

www.nytimes.com ‘I’m taking it to the house’: Steve Bono, a bootleg and NFL’s weirdest play ever (Gift Article) Twenty-five years ago, slow-footed Chiefs QB Steve Bono pulled off the improbable: a 76-yard run against the Cardinals. This is the story.

Kevin Gallagher Verified account @KevG163 Oct 1

October 1, 1995

Steve Bono's 76-yard run for the Chiefs

Then the longest touchdown run by a quarterback in NFL history

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Rustin Dodd @rustindodd Sep 17

When Thunder GM Sam Presti was 17, he played one-on-one against a random guy at a health club outside Boston.

The moment was so memorable and formative, he decided to track the guy down 30 years later.

And that was just the beginning of the story.

nytimes.com/athletic/75782…

www.nytimes.com This started as a story about a pickup basketball loss. It turned into something bigger (Gift... A story from Oklahoma City GM Sam Presti led to another, and then another, creating a chain of mentorship that stretched back 80 years.

Rustin Dodd @rustindodd Sep 9

Just got out of bed at 3:20 a.m. ET to watch a fifth-set tiebreak between Shelton and Alcaraz in the Australian Open.

Wait, this is the U.S. Open?

Rustin Dodd @rustindodd Aug 13

At 14, I developed a full-blown case of the baseball yips. Every time another athlete got them, I watched with curiosity.

But when they came back during a random softball game, I began asking doctors and athletes a simple question: What happened to me?
nytimes.com/athletic/74995…

www.nytimes.com I forgot how to throw a baseball. Then I learned the truth about the yips in sports (Gift Article) An embarrassing summer softball game sent a reporter for The Athletic on a search for answers and explanations about The Yips.