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Scores and statistics from Saturday high school sports events: Boys Basketball City of Life Christian 73, Indian Rocks Christian 56 Buzz: Isaac Manlove had 30 points for the Warriors (9-6) in the win while Nathan Thompson had 20 points, and Carter Campbell added 10 points.—
Steve Gorches,
Orlando Sentinel,
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The Kansas City Star 816-234-4868 Vahe Gregorian has been a sports columnist for The Kansas City Star since 2013 after 25 years at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
19 Jan. 2025
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And festivals—not to mention tennis tournaments—require food.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Tennis Australia first experimented with this on one court during last year’s tournament, hoping to attract gamers and a younger audience to the sport.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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Howe’s men will share the club record of nine consecutive victories across all competitions with Kevin Keegan’s vintage (May to September 1994) and Rafa Benitez’s Championship-winning side (September to November 2016).—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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Making better use of A.I., Mr. Burns said, is crucial to the U.S. competition with China.—
Julian E. Barnes,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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The film became a box office hit and paved the way for the bodybuilding industry's entry into mainstream culture.—
Ashley Hume,
Fox News,
6 Jan. 2025
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Mishima’s torso is buffed from years of bodybuilding, his legs almost spindly by comparison.—
Ian Buruma,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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Each of the two men’s tourneys operated under a one-year contract.—
Glae Thien,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Jan. 2025
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This year, Cleveland hosts the first and second rounds of the men's tourney.—
Troy Smith,
Axios,
10 Jan. 2025
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But being the first American to beat one seasonal activity on one class would not exactly be the same level of achievement.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Rates at hotels and resorts drop off in the summer months, though soaring temperatures make activities like kayaking or hiking a challenge.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2025
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The City Section will host championship soccer games at L.A. Valley College and Pasadena City College. ...—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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She is expected to attend her sixth postseason game on Sunday when the Chiefs face the Buffalo Bills, the last hurdle to playing for a history-making third consecutive Super Bowl championship.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2025
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Kurt Warner threw five touchdown passes and four future Hall of Famers — Isaac Bruce, Marshall Faulk, Cris Carter and Randy Moss — each recorded at least 100 scrimmage yards and a touchdown.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC News,
14 Jan. 2025
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The Cougars won almost every battle along the line of scrimmage, then ran away — BYU went for 180 on the ground, with 6-foot-2 hammer LJ Martin accounting for 93 of those — and hid.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
29 Dec. 2024
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“Athletics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/athletics. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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