scott long

Flyover Country's fav corporate & fundraiser comic. Focused on raising awareness 4 people w/disabilities. Seen on NBC, FOX, Drybar. Dad of 2 college athletes.

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My daughter Maddie is on the autism spectrum. Life is all about schedules 4 life 2 run well. It's why she loves school. Today her teachers did a car parade 4 their students. This & the @zoom_us calls have been her highlight during the pandemic. Beautiful day! #autism #rexchapman

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@its_The_Dr I don’t even trust myself 💯. It is ridiculous to state you trust anyone 💯 especially if it’s a politician

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@ScotPollard31 @DawnMPollard @E60 @SunitChaudhryMD @menachem_j @KUHoops @kualumni @Super70sSports For most people it sounds kind of selfish when they say I do me, you do you. In your case, for your friends and family, please keep saying I do me.

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For the 2nd Straight Year Sam Long brought home the highest scoring athlete at the Hamilton County Track Meet. Best I have ever seen him run. 3 meets left of his high school career. It's about to get crazy.

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Wow is this pure hilarious. How did I miss it.

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@ScotPollard31 It appears this theft has been ignored, leaving Skechers Scot-free.

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@MattRandazzo @Journey_Renae @NorthDavenport I loved watching Journey play this season. Her dawg mentality has been a missing ingredient in past Hawk teams. Is there a JH NIL store. I want to buy some merchandise of hers to give to my Hawk loving daughters.

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This is the worst coaching I have ever seen. If I am the other team I tell my pitcher next to walk this kid and then have him throw over to 1st base...but send it high, have my 1st basemen whiff on catching it, so the ball would bean the 1st base coach.

[Danny Kanell @dannykanell]

The coaches and parents who allow this to go on are the problem. Instead of teaching kids how to play the game the right way and show respect for the opponent they’re worried about getting viral attention. Embarrassing.

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@byronjr23 This post about your guys and Vegas seems to be focused on Todd Link. If so, you are 100% right Tom.

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@southgrace427 My fave player from the 70s

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@bkravitz @SethDavisHoops This group's been overhyped 4 what they will do in NBA. Petersons ability is rare but to draft a guy who doesnt love the game is scary. AJ would be my pick for 1, but he shot 33% from 3 and isnt a great faciliator. Unless Peterson evolves i dont see a future top 20 player.

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@jakequery those who played today for Illinois and Arizona: Players from Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, the Netherlands, Germany, Australia and Lithuania.

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@jakequery Great perspective on their achievements. I explain this as an Iowa fan that I love winning, but doing it with Midwest kids who represent my school in a great fashion (football and basketball) is more important to me than winning it all with a bunch of athletic mercenaries.

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@jimmy_patrick16 @hammerandnigel Exactly.

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3 Men Looking classy for their job...while the host is dressed like he is the lead singer of Cameo. Word up Nate. U r 44 years old. 50% chance he is wearing a red codpiece. OOW! #marchmadness #cbssports

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Current focus in life.

[Probably at DC’s @WhyWeDrinkHere]

A moment Iowa City will never forget

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@ScotPollard31 @TheColbyD @HawaiiFootball I choose to ignore the DICKinson type players and celebrate those who have done everything possible to play a game they love. https://t.co/7e3nIA7nRL

[Lemma the Optimist @DoctorLemma]

19 years ago, a high school basketball coach put his team manager into a game for the final four minutes. The kid had never played a single minute of competitive basketball in his life. He scored 20 points.

Jason McElwain was diagnosed with severe autism at age two. He didn’t speak until he was five. He couldn’t chew solid food until he was six. He wore a nappy for most of his early childhood. As a baby, he was rigid, wouldn’t make eye contact, and hid in corners away from other children.

He tried out for his school basketball team every year and got cut every time. Too small. Too slight. Barely 5’6 and about 54 kilograms. But he loved the game so much that his mum called the school and asked if there was any way he could be involved. The coach created a team manager role for him. For three years, McElwain showed up to every practice and every game. He wore a shirt and tie on match days. He ran drills, handed out water, kept stats, and cheered every basket like he’d scored it himself.

On 15 February 2006, the last home game of his final school year, the coach let him suit up in a proper jersey and sit on the bench. With four minutes left and a comfortable lead, the coach sent him in.

His first shot missed. His second missed. Then something shifted.

He hit a three-pointer. Then another. Then another. His teammates stopped shooting entirely and just kept passing him the ball. He hit six three-pointers and a two-pointer. 20 points in four minutes. The highest scorer in the game. When the final buzzer went, the entire crowd rushed the court and lifted him onto their shoulders.

His mum tapped the coach on the shoulder, in tears. “This is the nicest gift you could have ever given my son.”

McElwain won the ESPY Award for Best Moment in Sports that year, beating out some of the biggest names in professional sport. He’s 36 now. He works at a local supermarket, coaches basketball, has run 17 marathons including five Boston Marathons, and travels the country speaking about never giving up.

When asked about that night, his coach still gets emotional. “For him to come in and seize the moment like he did was certainly more than I ever expected. I was an emotional wreck.”

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@ConnerHaleSprts Why did u not list iowa?

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What a beautiful gesture.

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A little imagination can help make someone’s life be filled with joy.

[Love Music @khnh80044]

With a little help from the gym teacher, a disabled girl dances alongside her classmates. Look at her beaming smile!🤗💖

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Be a difference maker in those struggling.

[The Best @TheBestqueenx]

A teacher told the shyest student in the class that if he pulled out a blank sheet of paper, he would give everyone a perfect score on the exam.

What the students didn't know was that both sheets of paper were blank. The teacher wanted to include him, and he succeeded.