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Prize money caps have arguably become harder to justify in a more commercialized college sports world.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
30 July 2025 -
This motion is used during daily tasks that require pulling and during exercise activities, such as swimming and racket sports.—
Aubrey Bailey,
Verywell Health,
30 July 2025
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The men’s tournament will begin on June 11, 2026 in the United States, Mexico and Canada.—
Pete Grathoff
July 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
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The president’s attendance at the Club World Cup event comes just a year before the U.S. is set to co-host FIFA’s marquee tournament—the 2026 World Cup—along with Canada and Mexico.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The annual festival features multiple bock beers from local craft breweries, a sausage cooking competition, live music, from local musicians, local vendors, and the highlight of the day, multiple heats of racing goat.—
Kirby Adams,
The Courier-Journal,
30 July 2025
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Shares of Apple have tumbled 14% this year, partly on concerns over its high exposure to tariff uncertainty and intensifying competition in smartphones and artificial intelligence sector.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
29 July 2025
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Defining your muscles: Isolation exercises can add definition to specific body areas and are commonly performed as part of a bodybuilding program.—
Aubrey Bailey,
Verywell Health,
14 July 2025
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The bodybuilding internet star who calls himself the Liver King was arrested after posting a series of bizarre videos on Instagram, including a few challenging podcaster Joe Rogan to a fight.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2025
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Well before Jase Richardson signed his rookie-scale contract with the Magic this past week, was selected in the first round of the NBA draft last month and helped guide Michigan State to the Elite Eight of the NCAA tourney in March, his basketball career almost ended at the age of 16.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 July 2025
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For that game, Ticketmaster, FIFA’s official ticketing partner for the tourney, the least expensive tickets were $349 in December.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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What To Know Philippine and Indian naval forces will carry out a maritime cooperative activity (MCA) in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone from August 4 to 8, New Delhi Television Ltd. reported over the weekend, citing sources familiar with the matter.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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Misrepresentation of country of origin could manifest in activities like falsifying Customs entry documents and invoices, or replacing product labels.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
30 July 2025
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Bloom stars as a boxer ending his retirement to seek a championship title, undergoing a drastic weight-cutting regimen at the urging of his coach.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
24 July 2025
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His prediction proved to be correct, as Louisville would go on to win the national championship.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 2025
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The structured scrimmage — the Broncos interspersed special team periods between six-play offensive segments at various parts of the field — featured a strong start by Nix.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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The 6-1, 238-pound Russell suffered a minor MCL injury to his knee in the scrimmage.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Athletics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/athletics. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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