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Less than two months after our story aired, the University of Michigan reached a $490 million settlement with the survivors.

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Kavitha A. Davidson

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3 years

Simone Biles won nationals w/broken toes in both feet, worlds w/a kidney stone, and has carried the burden of being a face of sexual assault survivors as a national institution failed to support them Half of y'all yelling about "toughness" can't handle wearing a mask in Wegman's

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Irish Twitter 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾 Brown Twitter 🫱🏾‍🫲🏿 Black Twitter

Mike Griffin

@MikeGriffin2018

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@ Irish Twitter, I'm begging you, please keep it respectful over the coming hours and days #QueenElizabeth

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If Alison Roman really wants to have this conversation, I would love to talk to her about co-opting traditional Indian recipes and repackaging them for white audiences. I'll give her this: She is the *most* successful at Columbusing turmeric

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4 years

Alison Roman singles out Marie Kondo / Chrissy Teigen as sellouts, yet takes no issue w/ white women capitalizing on lifestyle content, asking "Does the world need another Goop?" when reflecting on her own brand. Says a lot about who she thinks is allowed to build global empires

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6 years

This is the Fyre Festival of halftime shows

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4 years

Colin Kaepernick was the most peaceful protester of our generation and you called him a "son of a bitch"

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I'm sorry but are you fucking kidding me

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We still needed all the video, and we still weren't sure what the verdict would be. We can't forget that.

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WNBA players were fully the adults in the room, got 99% vaxxed without needing a mandate, yet are currently getting bumped from their home arenas to play playoff games in basically the gym from Hang Time

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6 years

Someone has to explain to me how a full-length bodysuit specifically designed to combat blood clots that almost took her life is "disrespectful."

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@NBCSports

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Serena Williams’ catsuit banned by French Open.

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4 years

Every single woman in sports has a story like those in the WaPo piece. So aside from acknowledging the incredible courage it takes to come forward, because so many of us don't, remember just how much we go through just to stay in this space y'all constantly tell us isn't for us.

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3 years

We've gone from MLB denying players access to interpreters to condemning once-in-a-lifetime players for using interpreters to avoid being misconstrued by the same media condemning them. Any take on Shohei Ohtani concluding he's anything but great for baseball is just uninformed.

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5 years

The scene outside Staples is surreal. People in Kobe jersey mixed with people in sequined ballgowns for the Grammys. Amid the tears, the crowd breaks into somber applause when this comes on the screen

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4 years

Can we all agree that a football player should never have to apologize for the fantasy or betting implications of his performance after he helped his team win a game

The Athletic Cleveland / Columbus

@TheAthleticCLE

4 years

Nick Chubb’s brilliant game-killing play cost gamblers, fantasy footballers The #Browns RB raced 59 yards before stepping out at the 1 to cement the win over the Texans. But not everyone loved the decision, writes @ByJasonLloyd :

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4 years

This just shows me how easy it was to do this properly

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@sportsiren

4 years

More details and context coming up on ⁦ @CollegeGameDay ⁩ but the response has been fast for the Women’s NCAA Tournament weight room. Teams are scheduled for lifts this am.

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3 years

Jesus fucking christ

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4 years

All y'all watching four hours of a HORSE broadcast better never complain again about women's sports being on TV

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7 years

Ah, yes, of the Mayflower Cvjetanovics

Yes, You're Racist

@YesYoureRacist

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This angry young man is Peter Cvjetanovic, a student at @unevadareno

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3 years

Jon Gruden deserves to no longer have his job, but don't let his departure lull you into a false sense that his emails reflect just one bad apple. He was comfortable putting those things in writing bc he knew he had more than one sympathetic ear

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4 years

"I should just be a coach. And I'm so often reminded of my color." -Doc Rivers

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4 years

Sandy Alderson just named the country the reporter was from on the media call. That detail was clearly intentionally left out of the ESPN report in order to protect her identity.

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6 years

I see it didn't take long for the anti-Kaep "it was always about the money" crowd to chime in. Even if you believe that, ask yourself why the NFL, which NEVER settles, did so here.

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2 years

Oakland is like five million times a better and more interesting city than Vegas btw

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3 years

This is monumental.

OLIVIA witherite⁷

@Oliviawitherite

3 years

Raiders DL Carl Nassib announces that he is gay, the first active NFL player to do so. ♥️🏳️‍🌈

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5 years

Guys Gritty spawned

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4 years

Let's all remember that Serena was stripped of a whole Grand Slam final for much, much less

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"Sports are like the reward of a functioning society." -Sean Doolittle

Jesse Dougherty

@dougherty_jesse

4 years

Here it is. The question was about some owners recently suggesting that there could be fans in parks later this season. Sean Doolittle's answer touched on a lot more:

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3 years

Neither of you are fucking scientists Signed, the daughter of an actual fucking scientist

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@PatMcAfeeShow

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"If science can't be questioned it's not science anymore it's propaganda & that's the truth" ~ @AaronRodgers12 #PatMcAfeeShowLIVE

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I am SO HERE for the level of petty the state of California is throwing at the Astros

Two California Little Leagues ban use of Astros

The Long Beach Little League and the East Fullerton Little League have both banned the use of "Astros" from their teams this year after the major league team was found to have illegally stolen signs...

www.espn.com

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4 years

@TheDailyShow @realDonaldTrump He begged and pleaded with us, day after day, but we packed his suitcase and sent him on his way

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SERENA IS HERE TWO QUEENS FORTHE PRICE OF ONE #beyonc é #formationworldtour

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@kavithadavidson

4 years

*who

Natalie Dunlap

@natd_lap

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Journalism kids are theater kids that can’t sing

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7 years

Stop telling me to respect the "hustle" of Internet celebrities when they don't respect the ethics required of fame

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6 years

People are conflating two things here. It's entirely fair for Kaep to kneel/speak out against police brutality AND want to get paid after believing he was unfairly prevented from working for a paycheck. Those are not mutually exclusive things. It doesn't make him a sellout.

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2 years

Shout-out to the women journalists (and in particular the WOC journos) who are somehow compartmentalizing their own feelings about their worth in this country to immediately continue to report on this

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People who've watched a lifetime total of 17 mins of WNBA basketball are out here arguing over fouls and sub-.500 teams Meanwhile the Liberty are riding an 8-game winning streak and were all anyone could talk about a party I was at on Saturday with people who actually watch hoop

Awful Announcing

@awfulannouncing

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Andraya Carter on Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese: "I enjoy watching these two trying to have success in the W. But if we're being completely honest, their teams are having a mid-off right now. There teams are just very mid. They're 8th and 9th in the WNBA standings."

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Been avoiding all 9/11 coverage, but please be mindful: this happened to all of us, but it happened to NYers and some others differently. NYers who were first responders; NYers who went to Stuy/BMCC/Pace; NYers who worked at Cantor Fitzgerald. A lot of PTSD remains, 20 yrs later

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4 years

And for good measure, the percentage of people who say they're watching the NBA less because of "political messaging" is cancelled out by the people who stay they're watching *more* because of that

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4 years

So here it is. We have a player who will miss the season because of complications from COVID. Where's the crowd claiming it's not a big deal for players to contract this virus now?

Jon Heyman

@JonHeyman

4 years

Eduardo Rodriguez (heart issue related to Covid) will not return this year. The Red Sox do say they expect him to make a full recovery, and hopefully that’s the case.

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4 years

Some personal news: Thrilled to announce my new role at @TheAthletic , writing about sports and culture! Here's my first piece, laying out what you can expect from me and my coverage

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As a private uni, Duke isn't required to disclose financial terms of its Nike deal. For perspective, UNC inked a 10-yr deal in Dec worth an avg $6.27 million/yr Tickets to UNC-Duke were a *minimum* $2,500, largely attributed to Zion Zion sees 0 of those dollars #paytheplayers

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4 years

She cited not just retribution, but also cultural shaming back in her home country for reasons not wanting to come forward. ESPN did a great job of protecting her from being identified back home. This is so irresponsible.

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4 years

I felt this in my soul

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@Acyn

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“You used god to segregate me in schools. You used god to put me in the back of the bus...”

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3 years

I hate everything about this day, including the performative patriotism and empty sympathy and my own struggle with grief and mourning. Take care of yourselves

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3 years

Two years ago today, I was informed our show wasn't getting good ratings because I'm a woman of color Two years later, we won a Murrow, a Gracie, and a Webby for episodes I hosted 💃🏾

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4 years

I finally got an Apple TV+ login and binged Ted Lasso in one sitting yesterday, please welcome me into the hive

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3 months

I cannot WAIT for the WNBA organizing campaigns lfg

dawnstaley

@dawnstaley

3 months

Thank you, @POTUS @JoeBiden ! Job well done! Your historical endorsement of @VP @KamalaHarris is saluted!

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3 years

I know The Power of the Dog is about toxic masculinity, but we really didn't need a live demonstration

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7 years

Apologies to all my neighbors who heard the dolphin noise I just made when Vincent Zhou landed the quad lutz

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5 years

Because people have asked, I have some initial thoughts about what I'm feeling for Kobe right now. The short answer is: I don't know.

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4 years

Making complex foods accessible to the mainstream is great. That's what made Julia Child so beloved/successful w/French food. But French cuisine has always been upheld as a standard of fine dining, while Indian and other Southeast Asian food has been dismissed as smelly/lesser.

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4 years

I'm sorry to be *that* person but

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4 years

Bawling 😭

Rex Chapman🏇🏼

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Break out the tissues...

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3 years

Good morning, at what point am I ethically required to disclose I've never actually been in a Wegman's

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1 year

Here's the trailer for my India piece, which airs tomorrow night

Real Sports

@RealSportsHBO

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In this part of India, the majority of girls are forced into arranged marriages by their teens. But not these girls. #RealSports reports on the inspiring program that gives them a chance to play soccer and receive an education. Learn more about @YuwaFootball tomorrow on @hbomax .

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3 years

How is it possible that this many people think menorahs have anything to do with Yom Kippur

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4 years

In response to "women don't want to work in sports media": Instead of another Twitter list of women in sports to follow, how about every unemployed woman/non-binary/non-cis person looking for a job in sports media post their field/experience

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4 years

Happy birthday to meeeeeee

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3 years

The NBA announced a COVID vaccine mandate, and can I just say, HELL YES

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Lol @JoyAnnReid overpronouncing "Cruz" when introducing a clip of Rafael saying racist shit about immigrants is a whole mood

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I'm often told that I don't belong in sports media, usually by people questioning how American I am. I wrote about why that made the Jared Porter situation particularly difficult for me, as a woman of color.

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3 years

Add me to the list of cranky olds who think the home team should always wear white

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My godmother just died. Wear a fucking mask.

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Donté Stallworth

@DonteStallworth

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so Jordan has 6 rings, and Brady has 7 rings. is it now safe to say that Brady is the GOAT of all GOATS?

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So this is really goddamn dangerous

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@GeeDee215 It was all downhill from "he can't stand the smell of curry" gtfoh

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7 years

Shoutout to all the teachers at Stuy keeping students safe and comfortable who did the same on 9/11.

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4 years

Hey instead of paying for tweets maybe pay for journalism

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4 years

We did a poll at Bloomberg in 2014 re: CTE. The majority of white, educated, high-income ppl did not want their kids to play football. Those same ppl overwhelmingly wanted to still watch football. As long as it was other ppl's kids playing. Been thinking of that a lot lately.

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3 years

Putting aside the many ridiculous aspects of the Kyrie situation, why are we giving this much space to one player not being vaxxed in a league that's 96% vaxxed when 32% of the NYPD is not? That's also a BLM issue

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I can't believe I have to say this, but as someone who's seen the first eight episodes of @TedLasso Season 2 I suggest you hold off your judgements

Sophomore slump? Not at all. The new season of ‘Ted Lasso’ doubles down on its awesomeness

"Ted Lasso" returns for its second installment, and all the things that made its first season such a hit are back and even better.

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6 years

@jemelehill I'm constantly questioning if I really know what a bicycle looks like

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5 years

*George Takei voice* Oh my

Adam Schefter

@AdamSchefter

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Scheduled participants on call with Trump: NBA – Adam Silver WNBA – Cathy Engelbert MLB – Rob Manfred NFL – Roger Goodell NHL – Gary Bettman PGA Tour – Jay Monahan UFC – Dana White WWE - Vince McMahon NASCAR – John Middlebrook or Jim France. MLS – Don Garber. Notice: No NCAA.

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Talked to @AdiaBarnes and @sportsiren about why we need to talk about being a working mom in sports, including speaking frankly about normal bodily functions

‘I just was shocked that things were so difficult’: Adia Barnes brings challenges of working moms...

Breastfeeding is a normal human function, but as Arizona hoops coach Adia Barnes found out, workplace policies about it remain archaic.

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David Guetta just finished his halftime set and this guy goes, "Everybody's a DJ these days." I missed New Yorkers just being wholly unimpressed in public

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The *strength* it takes to put things into perspective mere minutes after being sent home 🙌🏾

ESPN

@espn

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“This is a game. People lost their family members to police brutality and racism and s---. I can only imagine. The way that I’m feeling right now is nothing compared to that.” —Donovan Mitchell after losing Game 7

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I'M GETTING MY FIRST DOSE TOMORROW PRAISE FAUCI

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Next up is closing plantations as wedding venues

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7 years

Here's yet another reason to #TakeAKnee

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All of Sports Twitter wants to be Doris Burke when we grow up #legend

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3 years

The league is banking on fans blaming players for cancelled games -- don't fall for it

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4 years

"Why are you pushing me? I'm the president of the Raptors." The calm Masai Ujiri had to show here is as infuriating as the pushing

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@kavithadavidson

7 years

Movies like this are why people constantly ask me if I'm "half-British," presumably because I don't have an accent and I'm not draped in snakes #BasmatiBlues

BuzzFeed India

@BuzzFeedIndia

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People Are Cringing Hard At Brie Larson's New Movie "Basmati Blues" And Its Tacky Portrayal Of India

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3 years

Come the fuck on

Craig McCarthy

@createcraig

3 years

NEW: Mayor Eric Adams has tapped his younger brother to serve as a deputy NYPD commissioner, The Post has learned. Bernard Adams, also a retired NYPD cop, will oversee governmental affairs. The full scope of his responsibilities was not immediately clear.

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Not trying to minimize what's potentially in the Yankees letter, but Ken/Evan have reported for months that the Yankees electronically stole signs as far back as '15. MLB didn't clarify/tighten rules until the '17 offseason, after the Apple Watch incident

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7 years

Do we need any more evidence that men abusing their power is not a left or right issue

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3 years

Here's my column on Naomi Osaka withdrawing from the French Open. Everyone's missing all the context, basically

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3 years

Chatted with Michele Roberts this morning -- she says NBA players are now 96% vaccinated, and that the major driving force in getting the remaining holdouts has been players fixing this among themselves, vaccinated players convincing the unvaxxed

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6 years

COME ON, RED THUNDER (we're definitely doing "Red Thunder," right?)

Clint Frazier

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after a longggggggg battle with the concussion like symptoms i’m happy to tell u i’ve been cleared to participate in spring training and go after what i’ve wanted since being traded over here, to win an outfield job and show u guys what i can do. i’m readyyyyyyy.

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If you're screeching about "toughness" or whatever, don't forget to include that gymnastics is a really, really dangerous sport, and the only reason we don't acknowledge that is because the athletes who are household names in America are women

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I have a lot of terrible emotions with everything going on today. But my parents getting their first vaccine round is a bright spot.

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3 years

Men are so emotional

PFF

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Tom Brady is not happy 😬😬

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Male privilege is having the ability to react to a rape case verdict with "relief" that you can now watch a dude play basketball guilt-free.

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7 years

#FansForKaep

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@gfstarr1 TOTALLY. I've been getting kind of annoyed at the dudes who are like "Oooh you're so busy" when they ask what I'm up to and my answer is working. Like, it's 10am on a weekday and I'm not an heiress, what else would I be up to

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4 years

OMG YOU GUYS

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3 years

@GrantBrisbee Where are we drawing the line at "local" ingredients? Because India didn't have chili peppers until Mexico introduced them to them, and, welp

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Kavitha A. Davidson

@kavithadavidson

9 years

National Anthem playing to silence at Camden Yards #Orioles #Baltimore http://t.co/vxNx4pYcgt

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Kavitha A. Davidson

@kavithadavidson

3 years

1 in 6 men (1 in 4 college athletes) have been sexually abused, and we don't talk about it enough. I hope that changes after you watch this piece. @1in6org

Kavitha A. Davidson

@kavithadavidson

3 years

This is one of the most important stories I've ever worked on. Tune into @RealSportsHBO on Tuesday