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The voice of the game.
“I was born for Showtime, bro.”

This is George Pickens.
Are You Not Entertained??? | By George Pickens
I was born for Showtime, bro.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
“It was almost like Chad crammed 100 years of personality and laughs and dance moves into five years of life.”

Notre Dame QB CJ Carr remembers his brother, Chad, on the anniversary of his passing.
100 Years of Love in 5 Years of Life | By CJ Carr
After watching him be so tough, my context of what is truly hard is very different.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
After his final game, Clayton Kershaw is a champion once again.

His kids couldn’t be prouder. 💙
November 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
“You’re gonna be the best one there. You’re gonna win!”

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s daughter, Vlaimel, leaves her dad an adoring voicemail that tugs on the heartstrings.
October 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“Every waking second, my dad sacrificed for my dream.”

This is George Russell.
0.00 | By George Russell
When racing is in your blood, everything is about time. It’s been the same since I was 10 years old.
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October 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
“I just wanted to keep it real with you, Chicago. I believe in myself, I believe in this group.”

Pete Crow-Armstrong has some things he’d like to say.
Who Do You Want to Be, Pete? | By Pete Crow-Armstrong
I believe in myself, I believe in this group.
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September 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
On the first anniversary of their passing, we remember John and Matthew Gaudreau.
August 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Two years ago, Colorado Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson lost his mom to cancer.⁠

He honors her memory with this letter for her, and for those still battling. #HockeyFightsCancer
Mom | By Josh Manson
If seeing my mom fight cancer has taught me one thing, it’s this: We are all stronger than we could ever possibly know.
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August 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
When he was 14, Jordan Love lost his father and almost quit football.

The story of the Green Bay Packers QB, in his own words.
None of This Was Supposed to Happen | By Jordan Love
Without that brotherhood of football, I never would have made it.
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August 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
“They will ALWAYS say, You can’t, you can’t, you can’t.

They will be wrong.”

VJ Edgecombe opens up about his journey from Bimini to the
@sixersnba.bsky.social.
For All The Kids Still Wishing | By VJ Edgecombe
My family used to live off a generator. Now I play for the Philadelphia 76ers.
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July 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
In 2024, Ronald Acuña Jr. wrote about how his love for baseball started early: “The first thing to know about me is that as a kid growing up in La Sabana, Venezuela, I basically only needed two things: A newspaper and some tape.⁠” playerstribu.ne/Acuna
May 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
On New Year’s Day, Jack Bech lost his brother, Tiger, in the New Orleans terror attack.⁠

There’s so much that he never got to say, so he wrote this letter to him after being drafted by the @lasvegasraiders.bsky.social.
We Did It, Big Bro | By Jack Bech
We’re going to the NFL, Tiger. We really, really did it.
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May 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Four years ago, Alisson Becker lost his father.

He pens this letter to his family — at home and at
Liverpool.
When You Walk Through a Storm | By Alisson Becker
I hope to meet my father again one day. Until that day, I know one thing for sure: I never, ever walk alone.
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April 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🚨 895 🚨⁠

HE’S DONE IT! Alexander Ovechkin is the NHL’s new leader for career goals scored.
April 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
“You’re such a great role model to me because you help people. You’re funny. You’re kind. And you’re always there for others.” ⁠

Before UConn takes the court for the national championship game, Paige Bueckers’ little brother, Drew, left his sister a touching message. 🥹
April 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Today, Elena Delle Donne announced her retirement. In 2015, she remembered one of the biggest games of her life — leading Delaware to their first-ever Sweet Sixteen: ”That was my last-ever home game at the Bob Carpenter Center, our home court. That was also the best game I’ve ever played.”
April 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Carmelo Anthony is a first-ballot Hall of Famer.

In 2015, Paul Pierce listed him as one of the toughest players he’d ever played against: “If you give him space to shoot, he’ll make it many more times than he misses it.

To put it plainly, he’s not a fun assignment on defense.”
April 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Welcome to Tokyo — through the eyes of the one and only Kike Hernández.

From the locker room to the batting cages to the diamond, go behind the scenes with the L.A. Dodgers in Japan. 📹
March 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“Imagine being 14 years old and the expectation is to make the big leagues. Not the dream, the expectation….. I wanted so badly to be great. So I wanted to do whatever it took.”

This is Bobby Witt Jr.’s journey, in his own words.
Deep Breath, Junior. Deep Breath. | By Bobby Witt Jr.
I feel like God put me here on this Earth to play baseball in Kansas City.
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March 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“You made a kid from Spartanburg, South Carolina’s dreams come true.”⁠

Deebo Samuel says goodbye to the @sanfrancisco49ers.bsky.social.
THANK YOU, SAN FRANCISCO | By Deebo Samuel
You made a kid from Spartanburg, South Carolina’s dreams come true.
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March 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
“What the New Day has meant to me ... where this last DECADE has taken us? It’s beyond literally my wildest dreams.

Because I’m someone who didn’t have wildest dreams.”

This is the story of Ettore “Big E” Ewen.
Sour | By Ettore “Big E” Ewen
I’m someone who didn’t have wildest dreams. I’m someone who, for the longest time, didn’t believe I deserved them.
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December 2, 2024 at 4:46 PM
“Sometimes there isn’t a good explanation for why bad things happen, but what’s in your control is how you react.”

After a season-ending knee injury, CJ Baxter is dedicated to being the best teammate he can be. He wrote this for his Texas football family. @texasfb.bsky.social
To the Texas Brotherhood | By CJ Baxter
I’ve tried my best to look at my injury through the most positive lens that I can.
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November 27, 2024 at 7:43 PM
“That’s why I wanted to write this. To get the memories down on paper.”

At 16 years old, Jamal Musiala’s dreams came true when he was called up to FC Bayern.

Now at 21 years old, he reflects on his football journey. This is his story. playerstribu.ne/Musiala
The Story So Far | By Jamal Musiala
I hope that I’ve made my family proud.
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November 27, 2024 at 3:11 PM