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Telling the sports stories that deserve to be told. Keeping it positive, inspiring and powerful.

[ESPN @espn]

Kobe Bryant. 5,292 dice. SPEECHLESS. 👏

(via barbaralynnhelman/Instagram)

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Goosebumps.

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Bobby Ryan, who took a leave of absence in November to be treated for alcohol addiction, recorded a hat trick in his first home game back with the @Senators ❤️

(via @Sportsnet)

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Hockey for the win!

[NBC Sports @NBCSports]

Things you LOVE to see: 42-year-old Zamboni driver and kidney transplant survivor David Ayers is living the dream as an emergency goalie tonight for Carolina. https://t.co/iXM1vkHDi9

[CBS Sports PR @CBSSportsGang]

Another First.

Congratulations to our Lesley Visser on becoming the first woman to receive the Sports Lifetime Achievement Award at the Emmy® Awards in April. @sportsemmys

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Why eat for two when you can train for two?
Alex Morgan's unborn daughter has already received her first #USWNT call up.

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Thanks to @RyanWilliamsA1, a look back to when Kobe Bryant witnessed two car accidents and offered his support to survivors. His gentle spirit has touched them beyond that day, too. https://t.co/AwTEithrzK #MambaMonday

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Who says you have to hear the crowd to feel its love?

"This athlete was born deaf with a heart condition that required surgery when he was 5 days old. Despite doctors telling him sports isn’t a guarantee, he continues to thrive on the hardwood!" - @espn

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With 10 medals, Agnes Keleti is the most decorated female Jewish Olympic athlete of all-time. This Holocaust Survivor just turned 99 years old! Learn more >>> https://t.co/sd9CoKel2v #jewishandproud

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It's tough to come off the bench and drain two 3-pointers. Unless you're Mason Doherty, a teen who has Down syndrome. https://t.co/VbIv7lgH3s #basketball

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Watch your ACLs, boys. For real. #nwsl #uswnt

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Alyssa Nakken becomes first female full-time #MLB coach. In uniform and in the dugout. It’s right where she belongs. https://t.co/EehYqc7TNY #giants #baseball

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A pro lacrosse match on an active U.S. Marine Corps runway? You bet! It's a home game for @sealslax. https://t.co/qVMtrNZ0I0 #nll #lacrosse

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84 years old. 26.2 miles. -15C. New world record. Way to go, Roy! https://t.co/5zzvzL0MfU

[Brian Boyle @brianjboyle]

For the rest of Dec. 100% of the sales of this book through the link below will go to my son's heart surgery fund. Visit https://t.co/8XzfxOBbCw Please spread the word if you can - thanks for all the support ❤️ @IRONMANtri @usatriathlon @TriathleteMag @XTERRAplanet @eberesini

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Comebacks aren't only for athletes.

NBA ref Lauren Holtkamp-Sterling made her return since tearing her ACL in 2018 and giving birth to a daughter in June. https://t.co/e2WjtBhNJG #nba

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Congrats to @Jake_Gronsky for his two-part series "Nine Days in Cape Cod..." being recognized in The Best American Sports Writing (2019). Read about a ragtag bunch of overlooked college baseball players as they face the most elite #MLB prospects. https://t.co/ykdkFB4ssD @FanSided

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Empathy at its finest.

[Glennon Doyle @GlennonDoyle]

When this player's hijab started falling off to reveal her hair, her opponents gathered around to provide cover while she fixed it.
This is our mood today.
When one of us needs us: We stop. We huddle up. We protect each other.
I love the soccer. I love women.
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.@DeAngeloRB may not be running into end zones anymore, but his legs move for an even bigger reason. You can join him on Oct. 26 at the Susan G. Komen Memphis-MidSouth Mississippi Race for the Cure. https://t.co/Sn30BbNNIW #nfl #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #mammogram

[Alison Overholt @alisonoverholt]

Hope you’ll spend some time with our first @ESPN Cover Story. DeAndre Hopkins’ & his mother’s powerful story of resilience and perseverance, beautifully written by @minakimes and deeply resonant in their on camera interviews, will stay with you always. https://t.co/zFWw1TEwHs

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Play of the weekend right here. Toni Pressley of the @ORLPride hits the field for the first time since her breast cancer diagnosis. #nwsl #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth