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Hit retweet to vote @JaMorant 🥷 to the #NBAAllStar ⭐️
Today: retweet = 2 votes
Well done Andrew.
Hey I’ve got something kinda cool to announce! @media_vendetta asked me to write about hockey for them, and to start, I recounted the amazing career of Doc Emrick, my favorite announcer of all-time #ThankYouDoc
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Chip Strange retweeted
WHAT a @WNBA season
State of League address from Commissioner @CathyEngelbert
IMG 97 days
132 Reg season games
0 positive Covid tests
83.1 ppg record setting
30% increase social media/digital interactions
68% increase in overall viewership across platforms
BIG SUCCESS IMO 👏🏼 👏🏼
Chip Strange retweeted
On this day in 1988, Steffi Graf became the only tennis player in history to achieve the Golden Slam by winning all 4 Grand Slam singles titles & the Olympic gold medal in the same calendar year.
She is also the only player to have won each Grand Slam tournament at least 4x.
Excellent article grounded by the sad reaction from many men to references to women’s sport “ It’s a genuine revulsion: the primal, guttural reaction of people who see in the mere presence of women’s sport a threat to their identity, their culture, their nauseating way of life.“
"There are those who went before them, and those who will follow in their footsteps. But right now this is Lyon’s time, this is Lyon’s stage, and they alone are equipped to fill it."
Great read by @jonathanliew.
theguardian.com/football/blo…
Chip Strange retweeted
There is a constant unseen tax Black families pay everyday in this country that far too many White families never consider. In the most personal segment of TV I’ve ever done, I talked about my family’s tax & the quest for human empathy.
Chip Strange retweeted
In this country Viagra is covered by insurance without question, but birth control coverage is dependent upon the religious ideals of employers/institutions.
If that sounds:
- misogynistic
- discriminatory
- irresponsible
- indicative of systemic sexism
that’s because it is!
Chip Strange retweeted
R.I.P. Ennio Morricone
Your career was legendary, your compositions were timeless. Thank you for setting the mood for so many of our shows since 1983.
Chip Strange retweeted
Jimmy Smith, welcome to our Hall of Pretty Damn Good Players. 53eig.ht/3ikeBE1
Chip Strange retweeted
From 2002 article, when the WNBA was a wee five years old:
WM reporter for Business Week:
"When will the WNBA be profitable?"
Then-NBA commissioner David Stern:
"Think about the bias of that question. The NHL doesn't make money, but no one asks them about it. ...
This...... – at Seattle, WA
Highly encourage you to read this piece from former #USWNT star Lauren Holiday. theplayerstribune.com/en-us/…
Hitting a baseball or softball consistently well is the hardest thing to do in sports. It’s a homer statement from a mediocre college baseball player, but it doesn’t mean it’s not true. Great video explainer. – at Seattle, WA
Chip Strange retweeted
Broadband maps are key to getting accessible, affordable high-speed internet to all Americans.
Proud of the work Ookla and our many partners have done to provide the nation's first-ever broadband map store for free. speedtest.net/insights/blog/…
































