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Described as the sport world’s equivalent of the Vatican’s conclave voting procedure for a new pope, the election by secret ballot was preceded by intense lobbying campaigns by all the candidates.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025 -
He’s covered every sport imaginable, from Little League to the World Series to the Olympics.—
David Ammenheuser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2025
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Basketball fanatics can catch games throughout the tournament on CBS, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, TBS, TNT and TruTV.—
Brendan Le,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Something to watch: All games in the tournament a week or more after the transfer portal opens for college basketball on March 24.—
Steve Lyttle,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Relationship with Streaming Platforms The integration of streaming giants into the festival landscape has been a point of contention, with Cannes refusing to include films from platforms like Netflix in its main competition.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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With the reduction of public offerings, the youth sports programming gap was filled by private clubs and leagues, which placed more emphasis on athleticism, competition and sometimes elite-style training.—
Mark Rerick,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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This will test the Jonathan Majors bodybuilding psychodrama that debuted at Sundance in 2023 but was derailed by abuse accusations against its star after winning the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Creative Vision and a distribution deal with Searchlight Pictures, which dropped it.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
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In addition to her bodybuilding role, Vance was a coach and a brand specialist for Better Bodies and Gasp, according to her Instagram profile.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Harris, the Jayhawks’ longtime veteran point guard who will be done with college basketball once KU’s tourney run concludes, has one last piece of insight for eventual successors on the hardwood.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
19 Mar. 2025
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Turnaround time Louisville went from 8 wins under Kenny Payne last year to 27-7 and ACC tourney runner-ups in the Cardinals’ first season under Pat Kelsey.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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On average, Sacramento residents spend 5.68 hours per day doing sports and leisure activities, WalletHub said, above the national average of five hours per day.—
Kendrick Marshall,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Mar. 2025
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The company highlights its ongoing need for additional capital to fund future exploration and development activities, as well as to meet its financial obligations under existing agreements.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
20 Mar. 2025
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Pool play will take place in Chitose Civic Baseball Stadium, with the semifinals and championship in the Sapporo Dome, home of the Nippon Ham Fighters.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
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Tua Tagovailoa led a comeback in the second half of the 2018 national championship game as a true freshman.—
Michael Howes,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2025
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Rhule said there would continue to be live tackling in scrimmages during spring practice.—
Eric Olson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2025
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That includes nearly three dozen San Diego FC, San Diego Wave and international soccer matches, eight SDSU football games (six home games, two scrimmages), a couple of Aztecs men’s and women’s soccer matches and a handful of concerts.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Athletics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/athletics. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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