RIP Carl Erskine, the last of the Boys of Summer. nytimes.com/2024/04/16/obi… Try to find the fabulous documentary about him by Ted Green, the terrific Indiana filmmaker.

I've never doubted a word Mark Joseph Boyle said and don't plan to start now. Thanks, Mark

There is en entire chapter in my book straightening out
facts from fiction in 'Hoosiers' the movie. And it's 'Attucks,' not 'Attacks,' though auto-correct could be the culprit. Attucks lost to Milan in the 1954 tournament, when Oscar was a sophomore.

Very kind of you, Bryan.

Say amen to that.

When a columnist as legendary as Dan Shaughnessy says ''The Real Hoosiers' is a worthy addition to [my] catalogue,' I realize ... I've been around long enough to have a catalogue. Thanks, Dan. Buy the book here bit.ly/RealHoosiersBo…

Immensely enjoyed my chat with JD. Thanks for having me on.

Kudos to Jeff Pearlman for getting the elusive Richard Hoffer. (Hell, I call him elusive and he's a friend.) Hoff was one of SI's greatest writers, the author of so many pieces about which we said, 'Damn, wish I had written that.' podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ric…

I came upon 'Black Swan' tonight, and, once again, am so happy that I abandoned my ballet career before it got really intense.

Syreeta also taken too early. Now I'm spending the next hour on YouTube. But that's okay.

Billy got into heaven on that vocal performance alone.

Thanks Adam, though my setup was, quite possibly, a tad labored

This is true. She manages to get in the what-are-you-feeling? questions with actual questions about the game.

37-0 helped them to 38-0. Either number is amazing.

You woulda known if a fight broke out and Maurice decided to, let's say, participate.

You both look great, Rick. You doing a 'Playground' reunion of some sort?

At the gym today I must’ve had two dozen convos about last night’s women’s games. I’ve long been a fan of the women’s game, but that never used to happen.

Such a pleasure to talk to Ben Golliver, an extremely knowledgeable hoops chronicler (which all of you already know) about THE REAL HOOSIERS.

Always thought I'd have to become Secretary of Agriculture to get on C-Span, and, well, that was always going to be a longshot. But I'm honored to be on C-Span Booknotes + tomorrow discussing THE REAL HOOSIERS. Thanks for listening.

'Jeff, I had a wonderful time, but my parents told me I had to be home by ... CHECKS TIME ... nine-thirty.'