Will Graves

AP National Writer based in Pittsburgh. My track record’s longer than a DC-20 aircraft.

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The rhetoric around trans and non-binary athlete clashes with the reality in the @NAIGC, which has created a safe space for gymnasts who don't believe they should have to choose between their gender identity and their sport.

https://t.co/lTaGaIQh0g

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@AbbySchnable @PantherLair

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We celebrate some athletes for their ruthlessness (hello MJ and Kobe). Why is this kid not allowed that same grace?
If he can stay healthy (a massive question mark w how thin those legs are) he could go down as one of the best ever.
Hate it all you want, but it’s coming.

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Victor Wembanyama turned 22 in January.
22.
What in the hell were these countless trolls doing when they were 22?
Not leading their team to the Finals ahead of schedule and becoming the first unanimous DPOY.
The kid is a unicorn.
But he’s still a kid.
Get back to me in 10 yrs

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His skill level at his size is insane. And he actually GAF about his defense.
He came in as a question mark with a ton of pressure and considerable hype and he has lived up to it.
Does he need to maybe be more graceful in losing? Maybe.
What 22 yo doesn’t?

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Just a thought, but maybe don’t have your 7 foot five guy 30 feet from the basket so that the seas can part on a Miss for a tip in.

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@baseballzchak42 Man, I knew I was gonna make that mistake. Stupid hockey 🤣

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Ryan Callihan swapping a bat and a signed ball for the ball that was his go-ahead 3-run homer.
(His first homer off Ohtani bounced onto the riverwalk and a passer by picked it up).

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Paul Skenes was bored. So his car did what so often does when he's bored. It found its way to a baseball field.

On a side trip, the power of core memories, and a much-needed reminder on why the Pirates ace does what he does in the first place.

https://t.co/jtUSXGiBPY

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Paul Skenes was bored. So his car did what so often does when he's bored. It found its way to a baseball field.

On a side trip, the power of core memories, and a much-needed reminder on why the Pirates ace does what he does in the first place.

https://t.co/jtUSXGiBPY

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My kid's baseball team had a pretty good weekend until the semifinals of its tournament, when it got ugly quickly and stayed that way.

So imagine the Pirates top of the seventh against the Dodgers tonight, only somehow ... shorter.

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Always knew we were a riflery/baseball school

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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY, WE'RE GOING TO THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES!!!

#HailWV // #Omaneers

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Part of wanting to do this for a living is to speak truth to power.

Scott Pelley did it all the way to the end at 60 Minutes.

Would that we all have the guts to do the same if/when the time comes.

https://t.co/cVCcMUqW86

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Steelers HC Mike McCarthy on the idea Myles Garrett no longer being in the AFC North:

“I’m all for it.”

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Montani Semper Liberi

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Won the battle ... 𝘼𝙉𝘿 the war 💪

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I'm not saying I'd have been so pissed I told them I couldn't work ... but I understand.

If you talk about earning your spot, as they have, it's fair to say he's done it.

I might have started JJ out of the pen and let him build up, and if CM falters, he goes back in.

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Jared Jones' best month as a pro (so far)?
April 2024: 3.18 ERA, 3.90 FIP. Lights out at times.
Since: 4.52 ERA, 4.04 FIP.

Carmen Mdlodzinski in 2026:
3.78 ERA, 3.31 FIP. (4.46 FIP last month).
Solid for a 5th starter.

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Bucs Beat Full Count feature: Affable Pirates manager Don Kelly not afraid to show fiery side, even if it leads to ejections, by @GuerrieroTrib.

(Via TribLive) https://t.co/d6ZeocAVVa

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Pirates GM Ben Cherington addresses the decision to place RHP Carmen Mlodzinski on the restricted list.

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One of the hardest things to do as a professional athlete is come into whatever league with a ton of potential … and a ton of hype/pressure … at a young age and navigate your way to greatness.
The group that does that is small. Tiger. LeBron, Sid etc.
And Wemby is in it.