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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Deep in my feelings might be taking it a little too far. 😂

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Kenny Smith @kennysmith.org · 18/09/2026

See, the other side of the shut up and dribble argument is you get a man willing to play so obtuse you’d just wish he’d shut up and go back to talking about his dogs. Which didn’t figure into his list at all.

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

So Herbie wants us to believe that they had a guest on the set of Game Day and he did zero research on who that person was? Nothing? No reading a bio, or having an understanding of who was sitting there? Just went in blind with a “gosh, shucks, let’s see what happens”? He is so full of shit.

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Kenny Smith @kennysmith.org · 11/09/2026

Some of @laurensmith.bsky.social’s research is on language used in representations in sports broadcasts, White athletes get “cerebral” a lot. Noah Eagle dropped two of those about Matthew Stafford. She laughed when I said “Matthew Stafford is NOT cerebral. Matthew Stafford went to GEORGIA.” #THWG

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Update. I do know it. I just haven’t heard it in YEARS and didn’t recall it off the top of my head.

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Reacting to the news about Dolly Parton:

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Yes. The press conference was what should be the career ender of Deshaun Watson. Clearly that is WAY WORSE than the 30 allegations of sexual misconduct.

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

“We can’t get married in July or August,” he said. “Your Yankee friends and family will melt.” So we picked a June day. It turned out to be the hottest day of the year in the country. And that day, my friends, was the day Kenny learned that “summer wool” is a crock.

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Kenny Smith @kennysmith.org · 11/07/2026

I’m just saying, @brianrosenworcel.bsky.social had the song of the summer last night, and if you weren’t there to see it, your summer is now officially lacking.

Thunder God belting one out in the Guster “encore” in Jim Thorpe.

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

You know what makes me happy? The Thunder God @brianrosenworcel.bsky.social absolutely NAILING “If it Makes You Happy” at the end of Guster’s show last night at Penn’s Peak. 1000 out of 10 stars. Highly recommend.

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

This bag had to fly all by its lonesome on a new plane to Philly last night. Except it went this morning. It was put on two different planes. It’s set up for delivery. But the file is also closed. I’m not going to see my bag again, am I?

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Look. People need to stop making TV shows based on books when the book series isn’t done yet. My god.

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Diana Gabaldon hasn’t finished the Outlander series. George RR Martin hasn’t finished the Game of Thrones series. If we don’t watch the final episode of Outlander, I don’t risk become absolutely enraged over another stupid Bran-like ending.

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

The second most amusing reaction was my dad, who called me and could do nothing but sputter.

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

We’ve been rewatching Game of Thrones, and just got to the Red Wedding. Before we watched the first time, @kennysmith.org said he knew what would happen. Rob and Jon would unite, win the war, and rule. I said it was as good a theory as any (I knew the ending.) It was a good theory for 50 min.

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

I tried really hard to guess too.

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Kenny Smith @kennysmith.org · 07/05/2026

Had an easy 20-miler with @laurensmith.bsky.social in between grading finals. Beautiful day for it. #bikes #cycling #LetsGoRideBiked #TheMilesAhead

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

If your team's not in a postseason run, or if they are and you need a break from the stress of playoffs, @kennysmith.org talks about 10 sports documentaries celebrating their 10th anniversary this year that should make it on to your queues this summer.

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Sport Stories Worth Watching

10 sports documentaries celebrating their 10th anniversary this year.

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Today on Substack, @kennysmith.org looks at the crossover between AI and sports, and why media literacy matters open.substack.com/pub/notjusta...

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When Sports Meets AI Slop

"This sort of manufactured outrage is as profitable as it is corrosive"

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

You should all go read this post from @bmoritz99.bsky.social - not just because he graciously featured @kennysmith.org’s and my research - but because it provides a great and interesting look at some research around gambling and fantasy sports.

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Tommy Tuberville is a stupid piece of human garbage. When I was in college *mumble* years ago, this was EXACTLY the rule. I sat a season because I transferred 2x. I appealed to show my grades were fine, & the NCAA denied me. So he’s trying to play savior to a system the NCAA broke? Sit down.

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Kenny Smith @kennysmith.org · 13/03/2026

Just presented some new research with @laurensmith.bsky.social. Turns out there’s not a lot of work done studying why people stop playing fantasy sports. Let’s dive in! #IACS26

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

This semester, I have started doing trivia at the start of my mega events class. Today? "Name three people who have won March Madness as both a player and a coach?" I really want to give the answer as "Three people who have never been in my kitchen." IYKYK.

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Good things happen when you support and invest in women’s sports, rather than laugh at them. notjustagame.substack.com/p/when-women...

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When women AREN'T the punchline

What happens when women's sports are taken seriously.

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

I hope the entire women’s team tells him to take his invite and shove it, and then to go F himself. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

NBC10 Philly reporter Ted Greenberg - who got the short straw and is down the shore - hates life right now.

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Kenny Smith @kennysmith.org · 22/02/2026

And this afternoon there are new American flags over Johnny and Matt Gaudreau’s ghost bikes, marking where they were killed. #USAhockey #Olympics #Gaudreau #bikes #cycling @bikesky.social

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

He’s now working on his second diagnosis. Let’s see if he’s right…

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Today’s post by @kennysmith.org explores the notions of fan identity, nationalism, and how quickly a fan will turn on “their” athletes if that athlete dares to use their voice in a way the fan doesn’t agree with.

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We Love A Winner...

Unless we disagree with them.

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Kenny Smith @kennysmith.org · 16/02/2026

We had a conversation about indoor drafting techniques while watching the individual races last night because @laurensmith.bsky.social and I know how to party.

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Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

When Simone Biles pulled out from the Olympics in 2021 due to not being in the right mental place, critics piled on. When Lindsay Vonn stayed in the Olympics with a torn ACL, critics piled on. Women: make your choices on your own terms. @josiecox.bsky.social www.thepersistent.com/milan-cortin...

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There’s a Lot the Skier Lindsey Vonn Can Teach Us.

First Off, Know Thyself.

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Kenny Smith @kennysmith.org · 09/02/2026

Tomorrow? Tomorrow!?!?

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

They heard the halftime show had a bunny. #SuperBowlLX

Two cats sitting together on a couch looking at the camera.

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Is that a tree coming out of it? Or a bone? Why do people ruin food like this?

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Why did Bon Jovi introduce the Patriots? BON JOVI. The same Bon Jovi who is from NJ. Who has a friggin rest stop on the Jersey Turnpike named after him. THIS IS NOT OK. #superbowlLX

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Everyone watches women’s sports.

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Meghan L. Hall @itsmeghanlhall.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Official from Unrivaled: 21,490 fans in the building tonight. That’s an all-time record for the highest-attended regular season professional women's basketball game ever. Also, a record for a professional basketball game — men’s or women’s — at Xfinity Mobile Arena.

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Sarah Spain ✨ @sarahspain.com · 31/01/2026

Grew up watching the men fill up this arena, now the city of Philadelphia is showing up - SOLD OUT - for her. I fucking love women’s sports. #unrivaled

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

In my Mega Events class this semester we will talk about Olympic scandals. I did not expect a current scandal to be “skin doping,” aka “illegally altering the crotch of a ski jump suit.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...

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How Norway’s ski jumping scandal rocked a proud nation and bedrock Olympic sport

With the Olympics near, Norway's ski jumping scandal took its latest turn last week, a controversy that has roiled the sport and country.

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Tonight’s conclusion: Jamaica is large enough to host a Games. Kenny was correct. I was not.

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

I’m just over here waiting for the “keep politics out of sport crowd” to be furious and denounce this. I’ll get a snack, because I’m thinking I’ll be here a while.

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I'm teaching a new class I've developed this spring called "Sport Mega Events." I plan to incorporate a day (at least) talking about the halftime show. And, well...can you talk about the halftime show without paying homage to this king? youtube.com/shorts/fCPhw...

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Bring back Left Shark to the Superbowl!🏈🦈

YouTube video by Rachel's video channel📽️🕊️

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Dan Devine would like a few words.

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Lauren Smith @laurensmith.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Mikaela Shiffrin - two-time Olympic gold medalist and eight-time world champion - has been around for a while. So it was super touching to hear Chris Collinsworth - on the network that has broadcast the Winter Olympics since 2002 - pronounce her name wrong.

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