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Robin is the best.
How can you not be romantic about newspaper photography (and baseball)? Photos by Robin Buckson of @detroitnews
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RT @AWSM_SportMedia: Statement from the AWSM Board:
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This answer is very not gold. Violence against women is never right. I stand with @sportsiren and all of our right to be treated with respect. Even in AI-land.
“I saw the AI Edit of (Sark) slapping Holly Rowe.” I asked Arch Manning if he’d seen any edits on TikTok or Twitter after the game, and his answer is gold.
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If you’re a woman in college interested in a career sports media, the AWSM Scholars program is a fantastic opportunity! We’re excited applications are open now. Learn more and apply here ⬇️
Applications for our 2027 AWSM Scholars class are now open! 🤩 Scholars receive a $1,250 scholarship and either a paid internship or three mentoring sessions with a dedicated mentor. Learn more and apply ➡️ awsmonline.org/latest-news/2…
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The decline of the @mcclatchy newspaper chain is particularly dark and dramatic. Once a beacon of community-focused, quality journalism, its outlets are becoming empty shells of AI-produced drivel. Shame on its vulture capitalist owners, Chatham Asset Management. lpm.org/news/2026-09-10/mccl…
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We finally have a statement about that controversial ending, sir Great. What layout and font should we use? Definitely “back cover of a 1980s young adult mystery paperback”
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Wasn't aware Connor Stallions is the new clock operator in Ann Arbor
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Day 1 learning tennis. 😂😂 Great acting @chris_eubanks96 ! 😂😂
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The name Lake Ontario comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, which, appropriately, means “the lake is beautiful, the lake is big”. The name is more than 400 years old, predating both the Confederation of Canada and the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America. We know that America is changing. Their trading relationships, their foreign policies, their national monuments, their hydronyms. Canadians also know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario – then, now and always.
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I think we can all agree that stepping out toward the baseline in the middle of a WNBA game, getting ejected on purpose, and immediately claiming to be a victim is insanely pathetic
Full video of Enes Kanter Freedom being removed from the Sky–Fever game at Wintrust Arena after an altercation with Natasha Cloud.
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I’ve been covering baseball on and off and in different roles since 2002. @bethharrisap has been a mainstay and many talented women in the sport. But earlier this year I looked down the row in the pressbox and saw all these talented reporters and I thought wow! This is awesome.
The @Dodgers beat is a hot commodity as the @mlb team seeks its third straight World Series title. Three of the traveling beat writers, @SonjaMChen, @maddie_m_lee & @katiejwoo, are all women. @jillpainter catches up with the talented trio at 540 pm & 1040 pm on @CBSLosAngeles
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Nellie was a good man. His happy place was Maui, and rescuing dogs and cats when he wasn’t doing the basketball thing. RIP.
Hall of Famer Don Nelson, who won five NBA titles as a player and was a three-time Coach of the Year, has died on Sunday, per @TheSteinLine. He was 86. His family said in a statement, “On Sunday morning our beloved husband, dad, grandfather and great-grandfather Don Nelson peacefully went to be with the Lord, surrounded by his loving family."
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BTS boycotting the Grammys, ain’t nothing more hip hop than that. 👊🏾🙌🏾
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And the fact that BTS made their statement in Korean 😎 MAD RESPECT for Bangtan🫡 Because of this ALIENation, creating a whole new category just to put BTS in an “Asian box”, BTS took a stand. This is exactly what “ALIENS” is all about. Everybody knows BTS is a strong contender at the Grammys for their critically acclaimed album ARIRANG. And by not submitting, they’re sending the loudest message an artist can send: they don’t need a side category to be validated by the West. Yes, BTS dreams of a Grammy. But if that dream means being discriminated against like this, they know it isn’t worth it. Being the FIRST is not always important, but rather, leaving an IMPACT and a LEGACY is what really counts! Bangtan is on the right track💪🏽 “We have decided not to submit for the Grammys this year. Rather than being categorized by region or language, we hope music can be heard and loved for what it is. We sincerely thank ARMY and everyone who is always with us.” - BTS July 29, 2026 WE ARE PROUD OF YOU BTS
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"It was all worth it." buff.ly/WFratu1
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Shocking part of World Cup dispatch from my colleague @mgfleming12: almost no female reporters. "In Boston, a FIFA volunteer instructed me to use the restroom in the press box—because the area for the press conference only had a men’s bathroom." frontofficesports.com/world-…
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Politicians come and go; cats are permanent
'Spare a thought for Larry the Cat' Jon Kay is in Downing Street as Andy Burnham replaces Keir Starmer as Prime Minister, but the seventh PM for one permanent resident of Number 10 bbc.co.uk/news/live/cgrkv8e8…
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Me feeling really hungry right now...
For every goal today, me going to eat a cookie.
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For every goal today, me going to eat a cookie.
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People wonder why the US men's soccer team would agree to share World Cup prize money with the US women's team ($6M each for this WC) when the men's prize money is so much bigger. The answer: That deal allowed the men to get a big raise + $11M in back pay.
Replying to @Bachscore
7 - So, why did the US men agree to share prize money? Both the US M & W got big raises in their new equal-pay labor agreements. The men also got nearly $11M in retro pay, an amount that hasn't been previously reported: wsj.com/articles/us-men-wome…
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