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[chriskreider]

welcome back angel (max fried)

[mrsterlingeverything]

Hey guys. Just a reminder. Really dont wanna ban anybody

[lesbiannieism]

for anyone who isn't aware, wnba players have been speaking out recently about the abuse they've been receiving online from sports betters who bet on them and weren't happy with the outcomes of the games. notably, chelsea gray blasted a guy who called her a racial slur because she didn't score as many points as he bet she would, and courtney williams posted a voice note of her response to a guy who said some absolutely vile stuff to her

i know most of the wnba fans on here are more casual watchers, but it's still something i think everyone who pays attention to the league should be aware of because it's astounding how many comments i've seen saying that the players should just suck it up because that comes with the territory and all athletes have to deal with it. while it's true that this problem is by no means unique to the wnba, that doesn't mean it's okay or that players should have to tolerate harassment and bigotry (i swear every single one of these comments is overtly racist, misogynistic, and/or homophobic)

if the league is going to openly endorse sports betting, partner with betting platforms, and actively promote betting during every single commercial break, then it NEEDS to also take measures to protect its players from the vitriol that betting inspires. personally i think it's incredibly fucked up that sports leagues are endorsing betting at all, but that's a conversation for another day. natasha cloud said it well when she was interviewed about it: if the wnba wants to endorse betting for the sake of financial growth, fine, but that cannot come at the expense of the players, and cathy needs to step up and protect them (in this way and so many more). elizabeth williams (secretary of the players’ association) said that there’s a meeting scheduled to discuss the issue with cathy soon, but i honestly don’t know how much we can expect to come from it

[princedevitt]

[juhollamago]

a father and his three adult sons

[princedevitt]

[starrynet]

we live in a world where it’s extremely probable that elliotte friedman knows about omegaverse rpf

[starrynet]

look what they’re doing to our sports writers 😭

[ricochetthegoat]

MJF HOG - No Turning Back (2026)

[survivingtheasylum]

[randanopterix]

The big fucking guy of all time that Samoa Joe

[moxleyrollins]

FORBIDDEN DOOR | 06.28.26

[happydivorce]

the first thing u need to understand about athletes is that they are cringe losers bc they skipped school in hopes of never having to work a real job. the second thing you need to understand abt athletes is that they are first and foremost workers whose years of lucrative labour are capped by the very real limit that the strain of that selfsame work puts on their bodies which means they retire at an age before most people's careers even really take off and are expected to get by for the rest of their lives on the money they earned those few years. the third thing you need to understand is that they want to fuck their coworker.

[this-account-doesnt-exist]

mike commodore is claiming on twitter that the oilers are sending him threatening emails??

for context he has a long history of beefing with babcock. there is a designated subsection on his wikipedia page about that:

[princedevitt]

[lore-pellegrini]

it was a pleasure being Mexican with you guys

[nyantara]

the media can try but i will never fall into the nonsense of criticising black footballers for not being humble lol

[nyantara]

common sports media racism tropes:

pace & power (iconic sketch): describe black athletes as dependent entirely on their physical gifts. a way to imply they are neither skilled nor intelligent, and effectively lock them out of leadership positions and post career coaching / analysis roles.

lazy: taking the gifted athlete argument to its conclusion, saying they don't work hard in training or in game. as though any pro athlete isn't incredibly disciplined and the margins for getting replaced aren't incredibly fine. also who fucking cares about training, in game quality is all that matters everyone loved eden hazard.

lifestyle issues: describe black athletes as uniquely irresponsible and distracted by doing normal celebrity things like modeling fashion, featuring on rap music videos, buying houses or partying. this also comes up with a dose of classism in the context of black athletes who may have made it out of the slums or projects.

ungrateful: fans usually want all athletes to be thankful to them, but they want black athletes to never ever challenge this compact even when they break it by racially abusing their own players. its also a way of disciplining players who command power by virtue of their reputation and skills – how dare you, have more power than me, a white person who pays for your career? white fans already feel ownership over their teams, but society tells them that all black people should be even lower than the white athlete you already justified calling wanker. and therefore the black athlete who can negotiate a big contract or have intelligent opinions on political issues you disagree with is ungrateful.

arrogance: it doesn't matter how much respect a black athlete has for his white peers or legends of the game expressed as investment in the history of the sport or outright praise. any semblance of personal confidence, no matter how justified must be stamped out. you can't show any personality by doing fun tricks or celebrating (showing off), you can't say you aim to win (disrespect), you can't let your game do the talking (media deserves respect.) you can never ever win even if you prostrate yourself to the media. you will always be perceived as arrogant for daring to be better than the media's white faves. even if every statistical measure was in your favor ala lewis hamilton, some people will never give you your flowers.

[rpfshippingpolls]

⚠️ DON’T START DISCOURSE ABOUT RPF IN THE NOTES!! YOU WILL BE BLOCKED IF YOU DO SO ⚠️

Do you ship it?

Mika Zibanejad/Chris Kreider

I ship it!

Sure, why not/I can see it

Neutral

I don’t ship it

I don’t know them

I don’t know them but they seem cute

Non-rpf shipper button

Voting ended onJul 10

Reason:

“doomed yaoi. BEST friends for almost a decade, fucking inseparable, and then kreids gets traded to the ducks. AND in during what was supposed to be their reunion game and chris' first time back in msg, ZIBBY IS A HEALTHY SCRATCH. and obviously hockey players hug each other nonstop, but Man it's a lot with them. “fill in the blank: we are complete opposites when it comes to… nothing” AND NOW THEYRE NOT EVEN ON THE SAME TEAM! kreids throwing the tablet out of mika's hands is funny but it's also because HE DIDN'T WANT HIS BEST FRIEND DOUBTING HIMSELF ON A GOOD PLAY! “alltid oavsett” IM SIIIIIICK TO MY STOMACH. ALWAYS REGARDLESS. ALWAYS BEST FRIENDS REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT THEY'RE NOT PLAYING TOGETHER ANYMORE!!! i love them possibly even more than they love each other”

Submitted by @h3llh0undz