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Here's why Seattle is a sports town... If the Sonics return, Seattle will be one of 12 U.S. cities to have teams in the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL and MLS. Atlanta, New York, L.A., Miami, Chicago, Denver, Boston, Dallas, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Washington D.C...and Seattle. 🏀Add the WNBA...and it's 7. Atlanta, New York, L.A. Chicago, Minneapolis, D.C...and Seattle. ⚽️Add the NWSL...and it's 4 New York, L.A., Washington D.C. ...and Seattle. 🏒Add Women's pro Hockey... and it's 2. New York and Seattle. Need one step further… add pro Rugby. Only one City remains…. Seattle has them all covered. Seattle is a sports town. ✊

I think the High Point band has identified the proper amount of cowbell.

19 years ago, a high school basketball coach put his team manager into a game for the final four minutes. The kid had never played a single minute of competitive basketball in his life. He scored 20 points. Jason McElwain was diagnosed with severe autism at age two. He didn’t speak until he was five. He couldn’t chew solid food until he was six. He wore a nappy for most of his early childhood. As a baby, he was rigid, wouldn’t make eye contact, and hid in corners away from other children. He tried out for his school basketball team every year and got cut every time. Too small. Too slight. Barely 5’6 and about 54 kilograms. But he loved the game so much that his mum called the school and asked if there was any way he could be involved. The coach created a team manager role for him. For three years, McElwain showed up to every practice and every game. He wore a shirt and tie on match days. He ran drills, handed out water, kept stats, and cheered every basket like he’d scored it himself. On 15 February 2006, the last home game of his final school year, the coach let him suit up in a proper jersey and sit on the bench. With four minutes left and a comfortable lead, the coach sent him in. His first shot missed. His second missed. Then something shifted. He hit a three-pointer. Then another. Then another. His teammates stopped shooting entirely and just kept passing him the ball. He hit six three-pointers and a two-pointer. 20 points in four minutes. The highest scorer in the game. When the final buzzer went, the entire crowd rushed the court and lifted him onto their shoulders. His mum tapped the coach on the shoulder, in tears. “This is the nicest gift you could have ever given my son.” McElwain won the ESPY Award for Best Moment in Sports that year, beating out some of the biggest names in professional sport. He’s 36 now. He works at a local supermarket, coaches basketball, has run 17 marathons including five Boston Marathons, and travels the country speaking about never giving up. When asked about that night, his coach still gets emotional. “For him to come in and seize the moment like he did was certainly more than I ever expected. I was an emotional wreck.”

THREE BIRD. 🦅🇺🇸 #WinterParalympics

Small price to pay to make history 🥇

Golden goals for USA 🇺🇸🥇 (via Eurosport)

ABSOLUTELY GOLDEN 🌟 #MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics (via @nba_paint)

Hellebuyck with one of the greatest saves ever

Connor Hellebuyck was simply unbelievable 👏 #MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics

@NBCSports Hard to tell your excitement given the brief, emotionless spotlight on prime time

Still not over it. 🥹

THE MOMENT. 🥇

Megan Keller's goal SEALED THE DEAL for the gold! 🤩

CAPTAIN AMERICA 🇺🇸 🎥 @NBCOlympics

A GOLDEN GOAL FOR GOLD!

Seattle is a top 5 sports town I see a million reasons why today Few places share the connection between players & fans like Seattle. Just ask Darnold, Kupp, Coach McDonald, Junior, The Glove, Clint Dempsey, Edgar, Sue Bird, Buhner, The Reign Man, Penix, Ichiro, King Felix…

@UchennaN_42 Thank you and congratulations!! Stellar performance. We’re all so proud!

SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS! Thank you 12s 🙏🏾

INJECT THIS INTO MY VEINS

“That Super Bowl was so boring” Seahawks fans:

The @Seahawks are world champions once again 🏆

Yeah we are! 😤