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 :football: football, :tennis: tennis, :news: news, :baseball: baseball, and :basketball: basketball.
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
:football: Football
: "Drake Maye throws an interception to Josh Jobe and the Seahawks beat the Patriots in the Super Bowl rematch"
33 posts
#2
:tennis: Tennis
: "Aryna Sabalenka had to pause her match at the U.S. Open due to someone smoking weed: “Someone is smoking weed. Do you mind? Because it’s so strong.”"
31 posts
#3
:news: News
: "Japan Selects Cruise Ship To Host 4000 Atheletes For 2026 Asian Games Opening In Nagoya"
14 posts
#4
:baseball: Baseball
: "Brian Woo pulls a kid from the stands and lets him throw some pitches from the Mariners bullpen"
12 posts
#5
:basketball: Basketball
: "The NBA has ruled on the Los Angeles Clippers in for salary cap circumvention investigations on Kawhi Leonard after yearlong probe -- stripping the franchise of 5 first-round picks, issuing a $30 million fine to owner Steve Ballmer and suspensions for Ballmer, Lawrence Frank and Gillian Zucker"
10 posts
#6
:golf: Golf
: "LIV Golf files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy"
7 posts
#7
:soccer: Soccer
: "FIFA accuses UEFA of 'smear campaign' in fight over Gianni Infantino World Cup plan"
7 posts
#8
:fighting: Fighting
: "Losene Keita knocked out Muhammad Naimov in round 1 of their UFC Paris match."
5 posts
#9
:hockey: Hockey
: "Melrose, NHL coach, Emmy-winning broadcaster for ESPN, dies at 70"
5 posts
#10
:rugby: Rugby Union
: "The maul try from the third test between South Africa and New Zealand."
5 posts
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Yearly
+165k members(0.8%)
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Last updated: September 14, 2026