r/sports is a subreddit with 22.1M members. The community frequently discusses struggling, looking for, worst, sport, and annoying, and the most common flair used is :soccer: soccer, :football: football, :basketball: basketball, :golf: golf, and :baseball: baseball.
Sports News and Highlights from the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, NCAA, F1, and other leagues around the world.
Popular Topics in r/sports
#1
Struggling
16 posts
#2
Looking For
15 posts
#3
Worst
13 posts
#4
Sport
8 posts
#5
Annoying
6 posts
#6
Team
4 posts
#7
Tired
4 posts
#8
Website
3 posts
#9
Worst Teams
3 posts
#10
Frustrating
3 posts
Flair Used in r/sports
#1
:soccer: Soccer
: "Leandro Paredes gets 10-match ban for World Cup final brawl, Argentina fined for Falkland Islands banner"
27 posts
#2
:football: Football
: "Travis Kelce teaches Justin Fields about blink-182"
27 posts
#3
:basketball: Basketball
: "Lakers controlling owner Jeanie Buss opposes sale of family's stake to Bob Iger, Joshua Kushner"
17 posts
#4
:golf: Golf
: "Golfer Jessica Bang dies at 18; had collapsed ahead of event"
14 posts
#5
:baseball: Baseball
: "MLB legend Tommy John dies at 83 after writing emotional goodbye letter"
14 posts
#6
:tennis: Tennis
: "Nick Kyrgios provisionally suspended from tennis after testing positive for cocaine"
10 posts
#7
:racing: Motorsports
: "A Supercross Track That Connects 6 Islands"
9 posts
#8
:news: News
: "Fifa urged to block Gianni Infantino’s re-election bid as row erupts over term limits"
8 posts
#9
:swim: Swimming
: "Lani Pallister stuns Katie Ledecky with her first international 800 free loss at Pan Pacs"
5 posts
#10
:cycle: Cycling
: "Finlay Tarling: British cyclist dies in accident at Volta a Portugal"
4 posts
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Last updated: August 23, 2026