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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · Nov 10

Our community of scholars who study all things sport is amazing, so I made a #starterpack. Let’s grow this community! If you want to be added please let me know!

go.bsky.app/EH1ttrH

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 3h

But this is some bull. Shit.

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Kenny Smith @kennysmith.bsky.social · 3h

I would seriously walk my team off the field.

I would walk my team off my home field.

I would walk my team off my home field in front of 88,043 people.

I would walk my team off the field with all those folk heroes in the building.

I would walk my team off the field and feel good about it.

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 8d

I fully endorse this.

“He is just so dedicated to His Responsibilities!!”

Kenny Smith @kennysmith.bsky.social · 8d

I told @laurensmith.bsky.social that I’m going to name my next bike, and it will be called His Responsibilities. So on the office chance that someone is looking for me she can say “Oh he’s out taking care of His Responsibilities…”

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 13d

Please please please please please.

Kenny Smith @kennysmith.bsky.social · 13d

AI-generated holograms of sadly departed previous Super Bowl performers.

And, also, Left Shark, The Redemption Tour™️.

ProFootballTalk @profootballtalk.bsky.social · 13d

Super Bowl halftime performer will be announced at halftime of tonight’s game. 👀👀👀

Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 15d

Huh.

When I got hit by a car while I was on my bike, it wasn’t me that was disobeying the rules of the road. It wasn’t me that fled the scene. You know. Because I was laying in the middle of the road with multiple broken bones.

But please do go on about how *I* need to be the one to be safe.

NPR @npr.org · 15d

In 2024, 7,100 pedestrians were killed on the road, and in recent years, more than 1,000 cyclists have been hit and killed annually. Safety experts explain how bikers and walkers can stay safe.

8 walking and biking safety tips that just might save your life

In 2024, 7,100 pedestrians were killed on the road, and in recent years, more than 1,000 cyclists have been hit and killed annually. Safety experts explain how bikers and walkers can stay safe.

n.pr

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 16d

Now that looks like you are giving a mad face to my kissy face.

(Yes. We are sitting right next to each other and BlueSky-ing this convo).

Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 16d

Awwwwww

a woman is sitting on a couch making a funny face and pointing at the camera .

ALT: a woman is sitting on a couch making a funny face and pointing at the camera .

media.tenor.com

Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 16d

He forgot to mention the mad face that accompanied the noticing.

Kenny Smith @kennysmith.bsky.social · 16d

Watching #TNF tonight …

Me: Seems like QBs get better leaving NY, like those franchises can’t help guys.

@laurensmith.bsky.social, a Giants fan: I’ve noticed.

Me: I always thought Eli lucked his way into two Super Bowls. Maybe he is the best QB of all time, doing that in NY.

Her: I’VE NOTICED.

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Kenny Smith @kennysmith.bsky.social · 24d

I know what to do with them. I shame them in class.

This “wizard” can’t even get recitation, sequencing or simple logic correct. Just read this.

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 24d

Even though the vote for the SCORE Act (H.R. 4312) has been pushed off, it's still worth looking at what the bill says, and why the supposed 'protections' it claims to afford NCAA athletes is a big fat lie.

notjustagame.substack.com/p/what-is-th...

What is the SCORE Act?

Main issues, part 1: No athlete input, NIL restrictions, and athletes as employee status.

notjustagame.substack.com

Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 26d

I highly doubt that.

I didn’t hear you laugh. I thought I heard you cheer “Go” like you usually do.

I was also entering the pain cave right about then so I was mostly focused on the end point.

Kenny Smith @kennysmith.bsky.social · 26d

I think it was the sound barrier bending to your will.

Did you hear me laugh? Because if you didn’t hear me laugh you might have been going faster than the speed of sound.

It was so fast.

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 26d

If it sounded like a car, it might need a tune up. 🤪

Kenny Smith @kennysmith.bsky.social · 26d

I was setting a substantial #Strava PR this evening when @laurensmith.bsky.social caught and dropped me. She went by so fast it was loud. Her tri bike sounded like a car. So fast I laughed.

No one here is talking about that.

They should.

(File photo.)

#bikes #cycling #LetsGoRideBikes

This earlier photo is for illustrative purposes. She might have been bending space-time today.

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 28d

I radicalize my students by banning tech in class, so they can’t stream movies or rearrange their fantasy line up, and have to take actual notes.

Amy Kristin Sanders @amykristinsanders.bsky.social · 28d

I radicalize my students by expecting them to come up with examples demonstrating how both parties fail to live up to democratic values.

Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 29d

WHAT EVEN IS THIS?????

CB⚾️ Baseball Highlights @badgerbaseball.bsky.social · 29d

The Mets will have a ChatGPT night on September 17th

Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 29d

I’m sorry I did not give you the chance to show me the light on this. 😘

Kenny Smith @kennysmith.bsky.social · Sep 12

So @laurensmith.bsky.social is doing a crossword and said “What is a Star Trek … D … S … N … changeling?”

She didn’t ask what any of that meant, or how I could tell her the answer before she said, “Three letters,” or who Odo is.

There’s a lot of injustice in the world. This is on the list.

a close up of a man 's face with a gifrun.com watermark

ALT: a close up of a man 's face with a gifrun.com watermark

media.tenor.com

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · Sep 11

Is this the same Charlie Kirk who just last week bitched about how unsafe he felt in NYC?

*checks notes*

Yes. Yes it is.

WTAF, @yankees.com ??????

Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · Sep 5

If you're holding up Dr. Oz as a legitimate medical source to get information from, you should just delete yourself.

Mozelle Victory @godswrath699.bsky.social · Sep 4

youtube.com/watch?v=Altv...

Senator Bernie Sanders

Sen. Bernie Sanders presses RFK Jr. on his accusations against major medical groups

YouTube video by ABC News

youtube.com

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · Sep 4

I love these random emails. And I'm guessing that they did not, in fact, read the paper they referenced. But maybe I should submit anyway? 😂

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · Sep 3

Um.

What?

David Malandra Jr @davemreports.bsky.social · Sep 3

BREAKING:

Fanduel has signed a deal with #SEPTA
to restore Broad Street Line for the #Eagles Home Opener

#FlyEaglesFly #NFLKickoff #DALvsPHI #NFL

Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · Sep 2

This week, @kennysmith.bsky.social asks AI to tell us all about the opening weekend of college football, and it was...bad.

A Cautionary AI Tale

If you're using AI to get your sports news, you should stop.

open.substack.com

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · Aug 30

Can we fire Hugh Freeze before the end of this game? Please?

#WarEagle

Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · Aug 21

Only one laughable flaw?

Tubby didn’t seem to have an issue with male cheerleaders when he was accepting millions to coach college teams.

You know.

Who all had male cheerleaders on the field.

At the same time *GASP* as him!

GOP Senator's Dumb Meltdown Over Male Cheerleaders Has 1 Laughable Flaw

Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama made a lot of stupid remarks during his rant, but his main point could easily be debunked by a Google search.

www.huffpost.com

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · Aug 20

Oh hey! It’s men doing something that literally has ZERO effect on your life.

A man is a cheerleader. He’s not the first. He won’t be the last. The earth will still keep spinning, I promise.

What a bunch of babies.

Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · Aug 20

If they did, they would know that the amount of times the cheerleaders are shown during the game is minimal.

But that would take logic and sense, and they don’t have that.

Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · Aug 20

The absolutely fragility of the people who are bent about male cheerleaders in the NFL. I cannot imagine how shallow you have to be to be threatened by this.

Do none of these bros watch college football? You know. Where there are male cheerleaders aplenty?

Dudes need to get a grip.

I played in the NFL. Outrage over male cheerleaders is really about attempts to control masculinity

Sport has long been used to police what it means to be a man. But inclusivity on the sidelines reflects the game’s true power: bringing people together

www.theguardian.com

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