Blake Lentner

I love the tiny little rise in volume from the engaged/smart Buffalo crowd as they see Quinn make the pass to Samuelsson sensing opportunity...then the DROP in volume to catch their breath to watch and hope...then the explosion as the puck rips the net. A symphony of joy.

OH MY GOODNESS 😱 UCONN LEADSSSS UNBELIEVABLE #MarchMadness

The list of best dudes on Tour has included @GaryWoodland since he’s been out there. Given all he’s endured in the past couple years and the riveting interview with @RexHoggardGC at The Players, today carries more weight than most wins. Will be awesome to see him at Augusta.

The Kid behind the lens. Photographer No. 24 premieres April 5 on NBC.

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.”

More of this. 😍 The PGA Tour released two full minutes of player-caddie convo between Akshay Bhatia and Joe Greiner on No. 17 at TPC Sawgrass. This is from ‘Chasing Sunday’ — the new collaboration with NFL Films that drops today.

Great line from Cameron Young in his post-round interview with Fred Albers on @SiriusXMPGATOUR: Albers: "It seems like every hole on this course asks a question..." Young: "Yeah, how do you want to make a 6?"

The Moorhead Spuds were down 4-1 in the 3rd Period and won the Minnesota State Championship in Double OT Minnesota High School Hockey is SPECIAL

#TheTourney never disappoints! Amazing comeback and OT is here!

Now I’m having a hard time holding it together …

What a finish in the #Daytona500 Wow!

You’re looking live at the @Twins showing up for Spring Training! #SellTheTeam youtu.be/WcFt30V02AQ?si…

Maybe not the peak Tiger years like 2000 or 2006. But Scottie is as good as Tiger amongst every other yr And Scottie isn’t going to change swings drastically throughout his career either. Just gotta avoid cooking from time to time.

Life as a Vikings fan right now: -Aaron Rodgers wanted to play in Minnesota, wins his division. -Bo Nix, taken one pick after JJ McCarthy, brings his team to the AFC Championship. - Sam Darnold, who wanted to stay in Minnesota, leads the Seahawks to the NFC Championship game.

2026 will be a banger year

Puppy Chow might be the most underrated dessert or snack out there. I’m sure my dentist appreciates me pounding back a couple plates tonight. #ChristmasDelight

.@notthefakeSVP reflects on Stuart Scott's lasting legacy ❤️ If you're able, consider donating at v.org/donate. When you give to @TheVFoundation, 100% of your donations go directly to cancer research organizations nationwide.

@SleeperHQ And I still lost… Christmas Miracle to 2nd Best in a matter of days. #BadBeat

6 tds. On Christmas. In the fantasy championship.

We had to come to @LambeauField to get some real tailgating. Let’s go @Vikings!

30 for 30 ‘Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott’, chronicles the trailblazing ESPN anchor who broke barriers, brought hip-hop culture to SportsCenter and inspired millions through his career and courageous battle with cancer. Premieres December 10 at 9PM ET on ESPN and the ESPN App 🎥