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ACA has one goal: Bring sportsmanship back to youth sports! The #1 reason kids quit playing - 'It's not fun anymore.' Let's bring the fun & the kids back!

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@DickieV 🙏

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@AdamRy_n @Stephania_ESPN Very well written, Adam. Reminds me of a Robin Williams quote: “Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.” 🙏 #ACA

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👏 #ACA #AdAstra

[Kylen Mills @KylenMills]

The beautiful thing about the World Cup is seeing people from all walks of life come together. This week the people of Lawrence, KS have gone above & beyond to embrace and essentially adopt Team Algeria. This is the best of America, let’s spread the word about the positive. #worldcup #usa #algeria

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@MLFootball @WolfsonChildren #ACA

[Trooper Ben @TrooperBenKs]

This is James from my middle school yearbook. He was a classmate of mine in Charlotte, Michigan. He was thirteen years old when he died by suicide.

James was the first person my age I remember losing that way.

His funeral was the first funeral I ever attended. I was in eighth grade. The funeral home was only a couple blocks from the middle school, and the school allowed students to leave during the day if they wanted to attend.

I remember walking there.

One of the kids who bullied me the most walked beside me. That day, he was different. He talked to me. He was not mean. There was no threat. No cruelty. Just two eighth grade kids walking to a funeral we were not ready to understand.

Looking back, I wonder if he was dealing with his own pain too. That does not make the bullying okay. But it reminded me later in life that people can be carrying things we know nothing about.

I remember the open casket. I remember looking at James and trying to understand how someone our age could be gone.

James was my first moment of trying to understand suicide.
Sadly, he would not be the last.

I’d guess many of you have a name you still remember too…

Someone you loved.
Someone you knew.
Someone you still think about.

If you are struggling right now, please stay.
Please talk to someone.
Call or text 988.

You have a place in this world. You do…

Be safe,
Trooper Ben
#HelpMore

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A big night for Bobby Witt Jr. as he received his 2025 Lou Gehrig Award. 💙

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@nut_history #ACA

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@DudespostingWs 🎩 Hat trick!

[BaseballHistoryNut @nut_history]

Someone brought a baseball tee, a plastic ball, bat and a short fence at the old folks and everyone had a grand ol’ time hitting bombs

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@fer_esquivel22 @brianmccormick #ACA

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Believe!

[Anna Lulis @annamlulis]

This is so powerful.

Atheist Astronaut Reid Wiseman reveals he broke down crying after returning to Earth and seeing a Cross

"I'm not really a religious person, but there was just no other avenue for me to explain anything..."

Jesus is the answer. ✝️

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AMEN!

[Thrilla the Gorilla @ThrillaRilla369]

I walked up to the store expecting a quick in-and-out—grab two things and be gone in five minutes. Instead, I saw a handwritten sign on the door saying they’d be closed from 11 to 12 so the staff could attend a coworker’s funeral. And honestly, it stopped me in my tracks.

In a world where people are often expected to just keep working no matter what, seeing a store pause everything for an hour to honor someone they lost felt rare. Just one hour—but it said more than any “we care about our team” slogan ever could.

It didn’t frustrate me—it made me respect them more. Some things matter more than convenience, more than schedules, more than getting errands done on time. For that one hour, they made it clear that a person mattered more than business.

I showed up for something small and left thinking this might be one of the few places that still remembers employees are human first.

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We need more of this! #ACA 🎯

[Melissa Y. Kim @melissaykim]

It was an emotional postgame presser for @HUMensBB as Bryce Harris and Ose Okojie shared their final thoughts about Howard HC Kenny Blakeney and how's changed their lives.

Their answers are almost ten mins long (which obvs speaks to KB), but here's a little snippet:

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@JeffPassan YEP!

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@codygfoster @HaydenGirlsBbal #ACA

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@jefflytle_37 🙏 Godspeed young man!

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@GPAIndiana #ACA