👤 Brian Mahoney

11 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
11
2026-08-28 – 2026-10-21
Claims per article
24
259 extracted in total
Hedged claims
3%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
3,150
characters
Writes for CBC News, Toronto Star.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Sports
91%
Politics
9%
Most-tagged topics
KnicksNBANEW YORKGrand SlamU.S. Open76ersAmericanGREENBURGH

Leaning

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2 scored articles; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.24 (leans left).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-07 · Toronto Star · Sports
Shelton, Tiafoe and Michelsen win at the US Open as American men aim to end a Grand Slam drought
11 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-10-21 · Toronto Star · Sports
76ers win opening game with LeBron James, beat NBA champion Knicks 106-100
6 outlets covered this event
2026-09-06 · Toronto Star · Sports
Empty seats, tired stars: The US Open’s post-2 a.m. finishes spark a pushback
5 outlets covered this event
2026-10-08 · Toronto Star · Sports
LeBron James is playing for the Philadelphia 76ers for the first time in preseason game at Brooklyn
4 outlets covered this event
2026-09-14 · CBC News · Sports
Alexander Zverev beats Ben Shelton to win U.S. Open, extending 23-year drought for American men
4 outlets covered this event
2026-09-29 · Toronto Star · Politics
Knicks coach says the NBA champions are still discussing if they will visit the White House
2 outlets covered this event · leans right

What they said would happen

2026-08-28 · Toronto Star
Roger Federer heads to the Tennis Hall of Fame and says he 'had the best time' during his career
🔮 All those victories and trophies he piled up alone would have made Federer remembered forever in tennis, but they were only part of the reason he enjoyed playing. assertive
2026-09-06 · Toronto Star
Empty seats, tired stars: The US Open’s post-2 a.m. finishes spark a pushback
🔮 The U.S. Open is famous for going late, though this time maybe to an extreme. assertive
2026-09-07 · Toronto Star
Shelton, Tiafoe and Michelsen win at the US Open as American men aim to end a Grand Slam drought
🔮 NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Tiafoe and Alex Michelsen will meet in the U.S. Open quarterfinals. assertive
2026-09-14 · CBC News
Alexander Zverev beats Ben Shelton to win U.S. Open, extending 23-year drought for American men
🔮 He finished the match on his serve but didn't seem to realize it, dropping back behind the baseline as if set to return. assertive
2026-09-15 · CBC News
NBA says it looked at precedent before doling out Clippers' penalties for cap circumvention
🔮 NBA says it looked at precedent before doling out Clippers' penalties for cap circumvention Commissioner says penalty decision was difficult, in part, due to impact on team's fans NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the league looked at precedent before taking away five first-round draft picks from the Los Angeles Clippers for circumventing salary cap rules, though he noted that the decision was difficult because of the impact it could have on the team's fans. assertive
2026-09-29 · Toronto Star
Knicks coach says the NBA champions are still discussing if they will visit the White House
🔮 The New York Knicks are still deciding if they will become the first NBA champions to visit the White House under President Donald Trump, coach Mike Brown said Tuesday. assertive
2026-09-29 · Toronto Star
Andre Drummond takes his place with the Knicks as the NBA champions' lone newcomer of note
🔮 GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Andre Drummond was a Knicks fan growing up just outside New York City and recognized right away when they had finally put together a team that could win a title. assertive
2026-10-08 · Toronto Star
LeBron James is playing for the Philadelphia 76ers for the first time in preseason game at Brooklyn
🔮 Coach Nick Nurse said he expected to play his starters about half the game. assertive
2026-10-13 · Toronto Star
Carmelo Anthony thinks Knicks right to halt contract talks with their players to focus on basketball
🔮 With Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart eligible for extensions but talks going nowhere, the Knicks said last week they were pausing discussions until later in the season and would devote their attention entirely to defending their NBA championship. assertive
2026-10-16 · Toronto Star
Jalen Brunson may be small, but he wears a big target now after leading the Knicks to the NBA title
🔮 Brunson doesn’t look like someone who would ever dominate an NBA game, which has left countless frustrated opponents wondering why they couldn’t stop him from leading the New York Knicks to the top. assertive
2026-10-21 · Toronto Star
76ers win opening game with LeBron James, beat NBA champion Knicks 106-100
🔮 Brunson told fans inside Madison Square Garden in a pre-game ceremony when the Knicks raised their NBA championship banner and received their rings that: “The joy that this city had this summer, we would love to replicate that again.” Maybe they can, but they will have to play a lot better than they did Tuesday in shooting 37 per cent overall and 33.3 per cent on threes. assertive
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