What I Wrote This Week (6/5)

There are approximately 78,000 words from me on ESPN dot com this week.

-First, I ranked all 48 nations who will be kicking the ball around various half-empty NFL stadiums this summer.

-Then I used AI to predict every game of the World Cup. And by “AI” I mean, Ay, I did it. Your boy (me) smashed his noggin into the keyboard and analyzed every game from start to finish, all 103. This is how we retain our humanity.

And one thing I watched:

-My brain has been running at a super-low capacity this week beyond writing these two pieces, so this is all I have to say: Every point Jalen Brunson scores should be worth 15, and every point Victor Wembanyama scores should be worth 0.15.

Go Knicks. And if you’re in Syracuse this weekend, come to Doyle’s Books on Saturday, where I’ll be doing a reading from 630 to 830 pm. And if you’re somehow subscribed to these updates but haven’t purchased my book, Net Gains, please rectify that!