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heptathlons

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plural of heptathlon

as in pentathlons

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The single most underappreciated factor in the history of the World Cup is that the really hot tournaments have been all the really good ones (1970, 1974, 1982 and 1986).

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 July 2026
There’s no reason to believe organizers of PGA tournaments, marathons, NASCAR races and similar sporting would ever demand payment, and thus the hypotheticals are arguably scare tactics rather than realistic consequences.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 July 2026

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Miami Referendum 2 is asking Miami residents to allow the city to enter into a management agreement with Global Spectrum, a subsidiary of Oak View Group, one of the country’s largest operators of sports and entertainment venues.

— Tess Riski July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
That hasn’t stopped sports betting company DraftKings from partnering with Delta for betting-themed (but not actual betting) in-flight entertainment.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of sports

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Traffic and transit Developers for the project told the audience that parking and transportation to games would have little impact on the surrounding area.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
Powers, who had previously started every game for the Broncos at left guard in 2023 and 2024, played through the broken foot for four remaining regular-season and playoff games in 2025.

— Luca Evans, Denver Post, 28 July 2026

Definition of games

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Some people go through traumatic events and tend to either emulate the behavior later in life or avoid it and go in the opposite direction.

— Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 27 July 2026
The Seattle Center describes itself as a civic, arts and family grounds space that attracts over 12 million visitors each year for events across its 74-acre campus, which includes the Space Needle and the city’s largest arena.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 27 July 2026

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Check the calendar for events like euchre and bingo tourneys, and scheduled food truck lineups.

— Midwest Living, Midwest Living, 1 July 2026
In addition to men’s, women’s and senior amateur tourneys, check into the Frost Off event at Kennedy, the Elk Scat Scramble at Evergreen and the Master’s Scramble at Willis Case.

— Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 14 May 2026

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