Project Hail Mary is pretty much perfectly executed.

😈

El Farolito sure had a night, huh.

bringing this back for no reason whatsoever 😇

The vibes are immaculate here in Burlington for Vermont Green's home match vs. Portland Hearts of Pine 🐉

Yes, it was the coldest game I’ve been at.

Sort of warm today! Tomorrow’s mystery: Will this Open Cup game displace That One SheBelieves Game at Red Bull as the coldest game I’ve been to? Current forecast calls for a feels like temp of 6!

Y’all she had a HIP REPLACEMENT IN DECEMBER.

Weather delay opening weekend, that’s the NWSL, baby!

On the positive side, ref cam remains perfect.

THE GAME IS HAPPENING

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Kimi that’s not very 🤙🏼 of you

Just gonna keep telling myself that it could be worse, so I guess thanks for that, Aston Martin

Most people also won’t finish your 500-word article. So write at whatever length is appropriate for the subject.

Apple’s F1 setup is already a massive upgrade for me, a person who was too cheap to pay for F1TV.

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✨ energy ✨

the Deloitte watermark in the corner of this broadcast has me wondering how long until every corner has a brand in it because god forbid every inch of space not be monetized

Wonderwall Tifo @mnwonderwall.bsky.social #mnufc

the neon green of it all really just elevates this to a perfect level of unhinged

I guess I have thoughts about the new kits but mostly: when will Portland Thorns Football Club’s actual colors return from war?????

10817 🤯🤯🤯

Hilary Knight got the question re: that phone call and the laughter at the Torrent presser. Her answer:

Pinoe cursing her way through this Seattle Torrent press conference, god bless.

Starting to see this on Instagram as well, so it’s definitely spreading and being included in commentary as if it’s a real video.

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The word “invitation” is doing a lot of work today.

in public, the men's hockey team has been supportive of the women's team, going to games, cheering them on, saying they were inspired by the OT golden goal must be gutting to feel that support and then get first-hand evidence that behind closed doors, when it's just The Boys, they're laughing at you

Alysa Liu telling 60 Minutes “I love struggling, it makes me feel alive” is a legit revolutionary statement from a Bay Area native in a time when copious amounts of time and resources are being put toward convincing us to opt out of experiencing struggle, friction and self-actualization

I am getting so many peak Bluesky takes off this single complaint about the nbc commentary.

oh no baby that is not how sports work

So the women’s team only inspires the next generation of girls to play hockey but the men’s team inspires all Americans, got it got it got it.

Wow

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La Retraite de Hugues de Payens, by Georges Mathieu, 1958 (rotated), 📸 by @tiltoncreative

I feel like much of that Hilary mic was just censored 🤔

put it in the Louvre

Me before the goal lol, I put it on solely for this game

The way I screamed when that puck went in and then my child started crying because he was so scared. Whoops.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I want to barf 😅

YESSSSSS

Slalom is DRAMA right now

Man I was hoping Paula would hang on to that lead spot 😅

what it feels like talking to a six month old every day