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A Delta Air Lines banner ad for Pride Night is seen behind Casey Mize #12 of the Detroit Tigers as he pitches

Detroit Tigers v Atlanta Braves

End MLB Pride Nights

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Travis Dermott Made The NHL Blink

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TAMPA, FL - MARCH 7: Players from the Tampa Bay Lightning skate during warmups with special hockey tape for Pride Night against the Philadelphia Flyers at Amalie Arena on March 7, 2023 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mark LoMoglio/NHLI via Getty Images)

Philadelphia Flyers v Tampa Bay Lightning

The NHL Skates Backward

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Tom Ley

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 13: in Game Five of the 2023 NHL Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on June 13, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

2023 NHL Stanley Cup Final – Game Five

The NHL Scurries Away From Its Pride Night Problem

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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred speaks to the assembled press before a Brewers home game in May of 2023.

San Francisco Giants v Milwaukee Brewers

The Wrong Lessons Learned

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Oakland Athletics vs. Boston Red Sox

No Straights At Pride Night

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Finally, A Night Where It’s Safe To Be Christian At The Ballpark

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Grant Williams of the Boston Celtics holds the ball while Jimmy Butler makes a Jimmy Butler Face in an Eastern Conference Finals game..

Boston Celtics v Miami Heat – Game Four

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Dodgers Reverse Course, Apologize For Taking Marco Rubio Seriously

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Dodgers Cave To Culture War Crank And Senator From Other Side Of Country, Disinvite Venerable Charity Group From Pride Night

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Pride Night Homophobe Tracker: San Jose Sharks Goalie James Reimer

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Anaheim Ducks v Philadelphia Flyers

John Tortorella Stands Behind Ivan Provorov’s Homophobic Refusal To Wear Pride Jersey

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Samer Kalaf

A detail of the Tampa Bay Rays pride burst logo celebrating Pride Month during a game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field on June 04, 2022 in St Petersburg, Florida.

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Rays Pitcher Who Didn’t Wear Pride Patch Hides Behind Jesus

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