r/sports is a subreddit with 22.0M members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses world cup, soccer, basketball, baseball, and sports.
Sports News and Highlights from the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, NCAA, F1, and other leagues around the world.
Popular Themes in r/sports
#1
News
: "Thousands of World Cup tickets remain unsold, including USA games"
13 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "IndyCar pulls controversial ‘One Nation, One Race’ shirt after backlash"
2 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "Knicks NBA Finals tickets going for almost $300,000"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/sports
#1
World Cup
: "Thousands of World Cup tickets remain unsold, including USA games"
42 posts
#2
Soccer
: "Soccer star Yamal waves Palestinian flag during parade"
27 posts
#3
Basketball
: "De'Aaron Fox Violently Fouls Shai Gilgeous-Alexander"
27 posts
#4
Baseball
: "James Wood hits Inside-the-Park GRAND SLAM vs. Mets"
19 posts
#5
Sports
: "Thousands of World Cup tickets remain unsold, including USA games"
19 posts
#6
Struggling
16 posts
#7
Looking For
15 posts
#8
Golf
: "Seahawks' Jaxon Smith-Njigba won the Offensive Player of the Year award, but the NFL sent him a misspelled trophy labeling him as the Defensive Player of the Year"
15 posts
#9
Nba
: "Jason Collins, the Nba’s first openly gay player, has passed away at 47 after his battle with cancer"
15 posts
#10
Worst
13 posts
Flair Used in r/sports
#1
:soccer: Soccer
: "Brazilian fans chanted “Hey, Trump, Go Fuck Yourself” during the American anthem in yesterday's match between Brazil vs USA"
47 posts
#2
:basketball: Basketball
: "Donald Trump Booed at Game 3 of the NBA Finals at MSG"
43 posts
#3
:football: Football
: "Giants Star DE Abdul Carter says he will only address QB Jaxson Dart introducing Donald Trump one time: "Some things are bigger than football, and this is one of those things.""
18 posts
#4
:baseball: Baseball
: "Nationals ban spectator who displayed white nationalist banner"
15 posts
#5
:news: News
: "While discussing Jason Collins' passing, Charles Barkley: "We live in a homophobic society ... anybody who think we ain't got a bunch of gay players in all sports, they're just stupid.""
11 posts
#6
:racing: Motorsports
: "Kyle Busch, two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, dies at age 41"
10 posts
#7
:tennis: Tennis
: "24-yr-old Jannik Sinner becomes the first Italian man to win the Italian Open in 50 years, youngest player ever to win all ATP Masters"
10 posts
#8
:hockey: Hockey
: "NHL Legend Claude Lemieux dead at 60."
10 posts
#9
:golf: Golf
: "Report: Tiger Woods to again miss all four major championships"
7 posts
#10
:fighting: Fighting
: "Federal Lawsuit Seeks to Stop White House UFC Fight Set for Next Week on Trump's Birthday"
5 posts
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Last updated: June 11, 2026