Jesse Dougherty

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Typing about sports for @notus.com. Used to type about sports for the Washington Post. Get in touch: jessedougherty@notus.com And subscribe to my free newsletter: https://collegesportsmoney.substack.com/

An excerpt of a column about the Nationals’ trade deadline, during which they traded three of their best players for a lot of future pieces.
Paul Toboni, the Nationals' president of baseball operations, discussing the tension of believing in the current team but trading away its best pitcher to improve future rosters.
An introduction to a NOTUS story about Josiah Gray, in which I wrote about all the debuts that have generated varying levels of hype on Nats twitter in recent years.
A letter from Syracuse athletes supporting the Protect College Sports Act, which a handful of Senators are trying to move through the Senate.
Before the MLB season, James Wood's mom, Paula, sent him an email about what she hoped for him in the upcoming season, including that he would protect his peace and minimize distractions.
A story about AJ Dybantsa going to buy shoes at a Nike store in Vegas and getting swarmed by a crowd.
Three ways in which the Nationals' process for the MLB Draft is notably different from in years past.
When I'm scattered, I have a bad habit of picking books up, reading 20, 40, 60 pages or so and then putting them down. This is a lis of every book I have a bookmark in at the moment.
A snippet of my story for NOTUS about Ace Dybantsa, in which he texts me while we were talking on the phone.
A quote from Nationals president of baseball operations Paul Toboni on what he's generally weighing ahead of the trade deadline.
A quote from Paul Toboni, the Nationals' president of baseball operations, describing how he has not spent much time thinking about how much Nats fans have suffered with all the losing in recent years.
A photo of Nationals Park, where I covered the Nationals from 2018 to 2013, and ... where I am right now.
The end of an essay about the Cardinals and baseball for Baseball Prospectus.
An excerpt of an essay for Baseball Prospectus about fandom, written from Opening Day in St. Louis.
An excerpt of a newsletter about my time at The Daily Orange, Syracuse's student newspaper, and covering the 2016 men's NCAA tournament with Sam Blum and Matt Schneidman (now of The Athletic).
An excerpt of a Washington Post story about Louisiana governor Jeff Landry, who was very involved with LSU football this fall, even with people across the state unhappy about that involvement.
A scene from Inside Man, Spike Lee's bank heist movie, makes the author think about modern college sports and how administrators often talk about money.
A man dressed like Santa Clause takes a photo with fans before Saturday's game in Oxford. Next to them is a "Geaux to Hell, Heaux" sign, a nod to Lane Kiffin, who was Public Enemy No. 1 after leaving Ole Miss for LSU in late November.
The writer of the story recounts first going to meet Azzi, the story's main subject, eight years ago, when she had yet to play a high school game.
Geno Auriemma, UConn's legendary coach, offers his view of how Azzi Fudd's career had gone up until last March, before the Huskies went on to win the national championship.
Azzi Fudd, a talented young basketball player, expressed some doubt about her abilities after committing to the top college program in the country.
An East Carolina sports fan talking about the team often playing its football games on Thursday instead of Saturday.
The front page of the Washington Post’s Sunday sports section, featuring a story about how Ace Dybantsa micro manages the career of his superstar son.
For a profile of Ace Dybantsa, father of top freshman basketball player AJ Dybantsa, here is a friend of Ace’s praising the dad’s approach to parenting his superstar son.
Justin Pierce, a former college basketball players, talks about the rush phone calls he received as a grad transfer in April 2019, the first spring of the transfer portal.
A writer who just wrote a story about a famous cat talking about that story while holding his cat.
The story of how Pudge, a famous cat, first got to his family.
An explanation for why college kickers and punters may be generally earning more money than they have in the past few years.
A photo of a Washington Post article in which the writer is describing a fake marketing scheme right before a real marketing ad.
An excerpt from the Aug. 25, 2025 of The Bandwagon, a newsletter covering baseball.
The Dodgers' vice president for amateur scouting explains why the team drafted Sam Horn, a pitcher who is also in the quarterback battle at Mizzou for this fall.
A quote about college football and how much it means to so many people.
NCAA statement on college sports legislation that was introduced by Congress on Thursday.
NCAA president Charlie Baker discussing the NCAA’s role in standing up for schools and students that have been — and could be — in Donald Trump’s crosshairs.
Stats on how Michigan State coach Tom Izzo has not had many transfers in the last 10 years.
Duke guard Spencer Hubbard, who is 5-foot-8, trying and failing to guess the team's average height (which is 6-foot-7).
A graphic showing how many transfers are a handful of teams in the men's NCAA tournament.
A glance at a search tool that allows you to see how many transfers are on every team in the men's and women's NCAA tournaments.
A photo of Madison Square Garden before the Big East tournament.
Andrew Luck is Stanford football's GM. When he applied for the job, he had to send a formal application to HR, including references from his playing days in the NFL.
A notice for a House hearing on college sports, scheduled for March 4.
USC women's basketball player Dominique Darius talks about why she feels women's players deserve a seat at the table in decision making processes, especially as college sports undergoes massive change.