So very, very, very, very, very, very, very tired

James 5: 1-6
Jesus radicalized me
He/Him
I'm Ace as fuck

[Sami Zayn @SamiZayn]

Hello, it’s my birthday! My birthday wish this year is to raise as much money as possible to keep our two existing #SamiForSyria Mobile Clinics operating for the rest of the year.

If you’d like to do something nice for my birthday or just feel bad for me after being robbed of the WWE Championship, donate here today: https://t.co/OBSYS7S5jI.

I am matching every dollar donated today up to 20k. Thanks to all the RIDE OR DIE fans for your support and generosity!

[Scorigami @NFL_Scorigami]

GB 40 - DAL 40
Final

That's Scorigami!! It's the 1093rd unique final score in NFL History.

[Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps]

According to ESPN Research and @bball_ref, that Aaron Gordon dunk is the first ever game-winning buzzer-beating dunk in NBA postseason history.

[Steph Noh @StephNoh]

If you're going to call Shai Gilgeous-Alexander a free throw merchant, then you have to do the same for most of the MVP guards throughout NBA history.

Getting a quarter of your points from the line when you're an MVP-caliber guard is not unusual.

[Brett Kollmann @BrettKollmann]

(long-winded sports media rant here that I'll possibly turn into a video at some point)

This article mentions the massive industry wide layoffs and cuts over the last decade to traditional written sports journalism, and I think a downstream effect that nobody has mentioned yet is that because of that industry crumbling, networks like ESPN and FS1 have drastically reduced up and coming talent pools to work with, and it's really hurting sports TV.

It's no wonder they fill seats on debate shows with so many ex-players now. There is a whole missing generation of young-ish writers and radio hosts that basically *doesn't exist*, because almost the whole traditional sports journalism industry is gone.

And here's the real underlying issue - while yes, a lot of the sports writers or radio hosts that network TV would usually poach from never played in the league...and most of them certainly didn't come to the network with their own baked-in celebrity or national brand...many of them had a skill that not a lot of ex-players possess.

They can tell a good story.

Great sports content - even on debate shows or analytical shows - is all about being able to coherently craft a narrative. Narratives are what make the games compelling. It's why we all care about this stuff.

Every Sunday in the fall, we get to see Scott Hanson guide us through a hundred simultaneous hero's journeys playing out in the Octobox.

Every four years, we see small nations take on global superpowers on the pitch.

Every century or so, we see a Monégasque driver sit atop the podium in Monaco, thinking about his father.

Writers know how to write stories. They know how to make the audience care about the games. There are many ex-players on TV that really don't know how to do that all, so they just yell out a talking point that half the time they don't even believe in, just because it gets attention.

And let me tell you; the greatest trick the devil ever played on sports television executives was making them think that getting the audience's attention was more important than getting the audience's investment.

A smaller pipeline of sports writers in traditional media means less and less story tellers end up on sports TV. That is bad for everyone.

My only hope is that YouTube becomes the new breeding ground for that talent to grow and develop. All of that creativity has to go somewhere, I guess.

[Kevin @FightOwensFight]

To clarify:

If you happen to run into me at an airport or wherever, really, feel free to come talk to me or ask for a picture or an autograph if you want and if I am in a position to oblige, I absolutely will.

If you come to the airport with a plastic bin full of merch and wait at baggage claim with 26 other people and get upset when I say I won’t sign but I’m happy to take a picture with you, go have intercourse with yourself.

😘

[David Grossman @davidgross_man]

"Any parent would be in agony." Meanwhile, Vivian's mom

[Detroit Pistons @DetroitPistons]

Nothing new here

[Ron Killings @RonKillings]

What about Cenation?
What about the fans?
John …are you For Real sayin “ F🖕🏾ck them kids “ ? asking for a friend

[Ron Killings @RonKillings]

Think I might crash out

[Michael Calabrese @EastBreese]

I mailed one of these bad boys to some random guy in the state of Washington with $20 in cash and he sent it back with every player in NCAA 2004 correctly attributed with name, number, height, weight, attributes, etc. What an era.

[Brett Kollmann @BrettKollmann]

also if you get given a media credential and have an opportunity to ask a top-2 quarterback of all-time a question the week he's going for a Threepeat, and you ask THIS, you're a clown.

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

yeet | interjection | used to express surprise, approval, or excited enthusiasm

[Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh]

If the WWE’s writers weren’t cowards they would have a countdown at Royal Rumble that ends with an ICE Agent running out for all the wrestlers to beat the shit out of.

[Jack The Jobber @JackTheJobber]

You hate to see this bad sportsmanship from an otherwise beloved American hero #RoyalRumble

[Sayff @thesayff]

My entire scientific career I have been cautioning against climate doomerism. It’s dangerously unhealthy for young people and leads into apathy.

Humanity won on ozone depletion. Much of the world has been successful on acid rain and air pollution. Climate is winnable.

[NBA @NBA]

Trae Young just recorded his 200th consecutive game with 5+ assists. 👏👏

He's the 3rd player in NBA history to reach such a streak, joining John Stockton (336) and Isiah Thomas (209).

[👹 franhausen 🦇 @beckysbiceps]

who gives a shit about hulk hogan when RICKY MORTON exists

[Brett Kollmann @BrettKollmann]

The Ravens had a run rate of 55%

They averaged 5.9 a carry.

They outgained Buffalo by almost 150 yards.

They were 66% in the red zone.

Turnovers, man. Turnovers.

[Sally Hines @sally_hines]

This. Anti-trans has replaced anti-abortion as the sealer of deal making and coalition building