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samaha.bsky.social
Washington Post journalist & author of “Concepcion” & “Never Ran, Never Will” / [email protected]
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Fernando Tatis Jr. was the poster boy client for Big League Advantage, a firm that offers cash advances to athletes in exchange for a % of salary. Now, he’s suing them for allegedly “locking him into an unlawful and exploitative arrangement.” Here’s our story on BLA from last year: wapo.st/4niJn1o

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DHS agents at the Rose Bowl shuttle bus stop before the PSG-Botafogo Club World Cup game

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“They had spent their money for an immersive experience with close friends, camaraderie forged through nerve-racking stakes in a space where men feel comfortable expressing their feelings.” Two nights in Vegas with the fan-bros of UFC: wapo.st/3EYn1B5

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Two nights in Vegas with the fan-bros of UFC, via @samaha.bsky.social:

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Sports betting companies reward their highest spending customers with lavish perks and a personal host. A growing number of those customers say those “VIP” hosts helped enable their gambling addiction. Our latest @postsports.bsky.social investigation: wapo.st/42q01Tk

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“The government blamed ‘an administrative error’ for the accidental deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran immigrant married to a U.S. citizen. Officials claim they’re unable to return him to his family in Maryland.” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

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Jontay Porter’s basketball journey, through injuries and doubts, had been an NBA fairy tale — before it became a cautionary tale. A @postsports.bsky.social deep dive into the inaugural corruption scandal of the online sports betting boom: wapo.st/41ST7W3

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At 25, @samaha.bsky.social found out about 4 half-sisters living in Lebanon. He writes about his experience in LAST SUMMER IN LEBANON, a road-trip of reconnection - unearthing family secrets and shared histories of their beautiful homeland. Read now! www.switchboardmagazine.com/january-issu...

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“As the world requires more of the people in it, it also offers more opportunities to turn away.” www.newyorker.com/culture/essa...

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For the inaugural issue of @switchboardmag.bsky.social I wrote about a road trip across Lebanon to excavate family secrets: www.switchboardmagazine.com/january-issu...

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Nima Momeni was found guilty of second-degree murder today for fatally stabbing Cash App founder Bob Lee in SF. Here’s my deep dive into the case from the lead up to the trial: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

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In 2021 the NCAA started allowing college athletes to get paid. But thanks to patchwork laws, this new market stayed mostly hidden, leaving disparities & chaos to fester in the shadows.  We @washingtonpost.com got records illuminating this booming economy

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We obtained NIL records from 25 major conference schools. Our data spans $125 million worth of deals & includes details on 22,000 individual transactions. Here’s what we found: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/... www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/... www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...

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Anthony Edwards’s friends and teammates from every stage of his life say he instills a contagious confidence in those around him. My story on Team USA’s youngest hooper: wapo.st/3YmqqAT

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The Seine River is at the heart of Paris’s grand Olympic plans. So police are clearing out the tent camps along its banks where many asylum seekers live. What happens to them afterward? My story on a group of young people trying to make a home in France: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olymp...

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An Iowa state police investigation into college athletes who gambled online unraveled amid allegations of illegal searches. My story on a case that embodies the uncomfortable tensions of the sports betting boom: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/...

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Investment firm Big League Advantage offered college athletes cash in exchange for a cut of their future earnings. Did their deals violate state NIL laws? An investigation into the controversial company at the center of a burgeoning industry: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/...

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My story on how declining high school football participation rates contribute to an increasingly dangerous competitive imbalance as the gap between the haves and have-nots widens: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/...

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“The weight of a city’s complicated & entrenched problems fell onto 2 men drawn to the same place from opposite corners of the world, driven by parallel hopes, colliding in a burst of unimaginable violence.” Spent the summer investigating Bob Lee’s death: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

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Before the private equity firm 777 Partners bought Everton & other soccer clubs around the world, it faced allegations that it profited from predatory financial practices. My first story for the Post: www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/...

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