Alessandro Acquistapace-Volpe
@acquistapace.bsky.social
god, it’s brutal out here | two years away from being two years away | MLS sicko from another continent | anthropology student | knows definitely too much about sports | he/him
Read my stuff here: https://medium.com/@alessandroacquistapace
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The NBA is such an incredible league filled with such amazing players and characters. Just saying that because maybe I take it for granted sometimes.
February 16, 2026 at 12:13 AM
The NBA is such an incredible league filled with such amazing players and characters. Just saying that because maybe I take it for granted sometimes.
Wouldn’t have had any urgency to sell him if I were Seattle, but I can concede that until he settles in as a starter, The Idea Of RBW is way more alluring then the player RBW is currently (tbf, same can be said for all the kids San Diego picked up, and they basically all worked)
🇺🇸🟡 Sources: Nashville SC is finalizing deal to acquire USYNT wingback Reed Baker-Whiting from the Seattle Sounders. @elrolonw.bsky.social 1st reported
I’m told cash trade around $800k + add ons
Baker-Whiting, 20, has made 79 first team apps. Plays either fullback spot
Featured at U-20 World Cup
I’m told cash trade around $800k + add ons
Baker-Whiting, 20, has made 79 first team apps. Plays either fullback spot
Featured at U-20 World Cup
February 15, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Wouldn’t have had any urgency to sell him if I were Seattle, but I can concede that until he settles in as a starter, The Idea Of RBW is way more alluring then the player RBW is currently (tbf, same can be said for all the kids San Diego picked up, and they basically all worked)
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Nashville really going for it. They've probably become the Most Interesting Team in the League this offseason.
Can confirm reports from @ELROLONW.bsky.social and @tombogert.bsky.social that Nashville are finalizing a deal to acquire Reed Baker-Whiting from the Seattle Sounders.
Baker-Whiting, 20, can play fullback or on the wings. Gives Nashville needed depth behind Lovitz and Nájar with starting potential.
Baker-Whiting, 20, can play fullback or on the wings. Gives Nashville needed depth behind Lovitz and Nájar with starting potential.
February 15, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Nashville really going for it. They've probably become the Most Interesting Team in the League this offseason.
Since Tokyo 2020 Italy has amassed sports achievements that were simply unimaginable before them. I could make a list but it would not be enough. This is a golden age, and ironically it coincided with our two biggest sports historically (men’s soccer and men’s cycling) struggling like they never did
February 15, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Since Tokyo 2020 Italy has amassed sports achievements that were simply unimaginable before them. I could make a list but it would not be enough. This is a golden age, and ironically it coincided with our two biggest sports historically (men’s soccer and men’s cycling) struggling like they never did
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FIS is the federation in charge of alpine skiing, cross country, freestyle skiing, ski jumping, and believe it or not snowboarding, but they’re NOT in charge of biathlon and they are MAD ABOUT IT
This is the account for the international ski federation for cross country
😭😭😭
😭😭😭
February 15, 2026 at 2:19 PM
FIS is the federation in charge of alpine skiing, cross country, freestyle skiing, ski jumping, and believe it or not snowboarding, but they’re NOT in charge of biathlon and they are MAD ABOUT IT
LISA VITTOZZI 20/20 IN THE PURSUIT OMFG!!!! We’re going for the record 8th gold and the first in our history in biathlon!! At home!!! In what is basically biathlon’s Wembley. Absurd. Absurd
February 15, 2026 at 2:12 PM
LISA VITTOZZI 20/20 IN THE PURSUIT OMFG!!!! We’re going for the record 8th gold and the first in our history in biathlon!! At home!!! In what is basically biathlon’s Wembley. Absurd. Absurd
ICYMI Federica Brignone just completed the greatest Olympics ever. Last year she was the best skier on the planet, had a career-threatening injury at an unimportant race last April. Came back with no races this year and won TWO golds absolutely dominating the competition. never seen anything like it
February 15, 2026 at 1:42 PM
ICYMI Federica Brignone just completed the greatest Olympics ever. Last year she was the best skier on the planet, had a career-threatening injury at an unimportant race last April. Came back with no races this year and won TWO golds absolutely dominating the competition. never seen anything like it
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Putting numbers behind 'Schmetzer Ball'
Had a blast putting this one together for @sounderatheart.com. Once again, shoutout @futi.live for making advanced "style of play" analysis accessible for the public.
Had a blast putting this one together for @sounderatheart.com. Once again, shoutout @futi.live for making advanced "style of play" analysis accessible for the public.
Putting numbers behind 'Schmetzer Ball'
A new tool allows us to clearly identify the Sounders’ playing characteristics.
www.sounderatheart.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Putting numbers behind 'Schmetzer Ball'
Had a blast putting this one together for @sounderatheart.com. Once again, shoutout @futi.live for making advanced "style of play" analysis accessible for the public.
Had a blast putting this one together for @sounderatheart.com. Once again, shoutout @futi.live for making advanced "style of play" analysis accessible for the public.
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ON DAY 9 OF THE OLYMPICS, CANADA FINALLY WINS ITS FIRST GOLD
February 15, 2026 at 11:39 AM
ON DAY 9 OF THE OLYMPICS, CANADA FINALLY WINS ITS FIRST GOLD
Federico Pellegrino. That’s it. That’s the skeet.
February 15, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Federico Pellegrino. That’s it. That’s the skeet.
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Things you apparently say a whole month after a Greenland annexation threat
Are Europeans ready to rebuild trust in their longtime partner US? At #MSC2026, DW's Michaela Küfner and @ninahaase.bsky.social unpacked the Merz government's strategy with Jens Spahn (CDU/CSU party group leader) and @ianbremmer.com (@eurasiagroup.net)
Watch the special episode of #BerlinBriefing
Watch the special episode of #BerlinBriefing
Can Europe and MAGA coexist? | Berlin Briefing Podcast live from MSC 2026
YouTube video by DW News
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February 15, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Things you apparently say a whole month after a Greenland annexation threat
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MLS people, I’m looking for some Love is Blind people. Season 10 is based in Ohio, and there’s a guy who was a “soccer star” and he talked about the draft and how he was supposed to be drafted early in the first round.
Soooooo I went down a rabbit hole and I’ve figured it out
Soooooo I went down a rabbit hole and I’ve figured it out
February 14, 2026 at 11:07 PM
MLS people, I’m looking for some Love is Blind people. Season 10 is based in Ohio, and there’s a guy who was a “soccer star” and he talked about the draft and how he was supposed to be drafted early in the first round.
Soooooo I went down a rabbit hole and I’ve figured it out
Soooooo I went down a rabbit hole and I’ve figured it out
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Dutch speed skater Jenning de Boo has King Boo on his skates. I truly love our Nerdlympics!
February 14, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Dutch speed skater Jenning de Boo has King Boo on his skates. I truly love our Nerdlympics!
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The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
February 14, 2026 at 4:12 PM
The commander in chief telling troops who they have to vote for is itself a presidency ending impeachable scandal.
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Deutsche Bank fired a compliance officer for flagging gross irregularities surrounding movement of funds by Epstein and Kushner, much of it in and out of Russian and Russian offshore banking centers. www.levernews.com/the-complian...
The Compliance Officer Who Flagged Epstein — And Lost Her Job
An FBI interview reveals Deutsche Bank’s internal warnings about Jeffrey Epstein and Jared Kushner — and alleged retaliation against the whistleblower.
www.levernews.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Deutsche Bank fired a compliance officer for flagging gross irregularities surrounding movement of funds by Epstein and Kushner, much of it in and out of Russian and Russian offshore banking centers. www.levernews.com/the-complian...
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Team pursuit speed skating looks fucking nuts
February 14, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Team pursuit speed skating looks fucking nuts
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MEDALHA DE OURO BRASIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLL
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen becomes the first South American ever to win a medal in any Winter Olympic event!!!!!
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen becomes the first South American ever to win a medal in any Winter Olympic event!!!!!
February 14, 2026 at 1:31 PM
MEDALHA DE OURO BRASIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLL
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen becomes the first South American ever to win a medal in any Winter Olympic event!!!!!
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen becomes the first South American ever to win a medal in any Winter Olympic event!!!!!
Fandom is one of the greatest things humans have developed, truly, but the current environment in the spaces where fandoms exist basically means there is no avenue for it not to turn abrasively toxic
the Heated Rivalry fandom has done a really remarkable speedrun from a celebration of a fluffy, sexy gay show to calling cast members pedophiles & journalists "klan members" (yes, really) — v excited about @wired.com's blow-by-blow feat interviews w fans on the front lines
The ‘Heated Rivalry’ Fandom Is Tearing Itself Apart
The breakout hockey romance has sparked legions of enthralled fans, along with obsessive, parasocial behavior that’s starting to get called out.
www.wired.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Fandom is one of the greatest things humans have developed, truly, but the current environment in the spaces where fandoms exist basically means there is no avenue for it not to turn abrasively toxic
BRAZIL IS A WINTER OLYMPICS GOLD MEDALIST!!! Lucas Pinheiro Braathen YOU are an Olympic champion and a trailblazer!!! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
February 14, 2026 at 1:29 PM
BRAZIL IS A WINTER OLYMPICS GOLD MEDALIST!!! Lucas Pinheiro Braathen YOU are an Olympic champion and a trailblazer!!! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
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my take is that tanking isn't actually a problem. Every tanking team, minus the Kings, eventually gets good enough to at least TRY after a couple years. Everybody takes their turn in the dregs. Detroit went from historically bad to best in the East! It sorts itself out.
February 14, 2026 at 6:52 AM
my take is that tanking isn't actually a problem. Every tanking team, minus the Kings, eventually gets good enough to at least TRY after a couple years. Everybody takes their turn in the dregs. Detroit went from historically bad to best in the East! It sorts itself out.
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Massive moment for Brazilian sports in an hour. Lucas Pinheiro could win gold in the giant slalom. He’s leading after the morning session. Brazil has never won a winter sports medal. Raised in Norway (where his mum’s from) but adored in Brazil. Will be huge 🇧🇷 ⛷️
February 14, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Massive moment for Brazilian sports in an hour. Lucas Pinheiro could win gold in the giant slalom. He’s leading after the morning session. Brazil has never won a winter sports medal. Raised in Norway (where his mum’s from) but adored in Brazil. Will be huge 🇧🇷 ⛷️
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Just to be clear, forced emigration is still genocide.
#ThisIsZionism
“The solution for Gaza is to get all the Gazans out of Gaza, either by emigration or by eliminating the residents.”
Read that again.
This isn’t a fringe comment online.
It was said on Israeli TV, Channel 14, on Feb. 10, by strategic adviser Ramy Piro.
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“The solution for Gaza is to get all the Gazans out of Gaza, either by emigration or by eliminating the residents.”
Read that again.
This isn’t a fringe comment online.
It was said on Israeli TV, Channel 14, on Feb. 10, by strategic adviser Ramy Piro.
t.me/European_dis...
February 14, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Just to be clear, forced emigration is still genocide.
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CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF!
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
February 13, 2026 at 9:44 PM
CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF! CURLING BEEF!
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
(I never post Olympic videos bc the IOC will hunt you down but I am taking that risk so that you can hear the Canadian curling cursing)
Fits incredibly well under a country with RFK Jr as Health Secretary honestly
According to Mauro Munno, Cristiana Girelli 🇮🇹 has expressed her intention to leave Juventus to pursue an opportunity in the NWSL. She will reportedly be released immediately on a loan deal until the summer, with an option to extend until December.
February 14, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Fits incredibly well under a country with RFK Jr as Health Secretary honestly
Sounders stay undefeated in this whole Getting Good Players thing
We have transferred Mark Bronnik to the Seattle Sounders’ org after Seattle triggered his release clause for an undisclosed fee.
We wish all the best to Mark as his young career develops from here, and thank him for his time with the Owls!
Read more here: tinyurl.com/UOTransfersB...
#OneMeansAll
We wish all the best to Mark as his young career develops from here, and thank him for his time with the Owls!
Read more here: tinyurl.com/UOTransfersB...
#OneMeansAll
February 14, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Sounders stay undefeated in this whole Getting Good Players thing