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As one of the most iconic franchises in all of sports, the Dallas Cowboys have deep roots in the Texas community.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025 -
The settlement also does away with the NCAA’s long-standing scholarship limits, replacing them with roster limits for each sport — though schools may exceed those limits to keep current players on the roster until their eligibility runs out.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
6 July 2025
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The international tournament, spanning North America, will begin in June 2026 and is the first World Cup in more than two decades to take place in multiple countries.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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Other names appearing somewhere on tournament’s leaderboard include NFL players Travis and Jason Kelce, Sacramento Kings player Zach Lavine, and actors Miles Teller and Alfonso Ribeiro.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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Their manager, Sarina Wiegman, has an extraordinary record in this competition, having won it with both the Netherlands and England.—
Darren Richman,
New York Times,
5 July 2025
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In Squid Game, Lee portrays Gyeong-seok (Player 246), a devoted father who joins the brutal competition to protect his family at all costs.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
4 July 2025
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From October 24th to 26th, bodybuilding buffs can join roughly 40,000 participants alongside more than 400 exhibitors, with product reveals, calisthenics competitions and plenty of bodybuilding demonstrations taking place all throughout the Dubai Muscle Show.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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The first of its kind, this flagship concept aims to bring the brand back to its bodybuilding roots.—
Travis Webb,
Austin American Statesman,
11 July 2025
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Four women’s teams (Duke, South Carolina, UCLA and Texas) will participate in their own tourney on Nov. 26 and 27 at the two venues in Vegas.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
1 July 2025
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Tennis tourney for adults, kids features round-robin format Registration continues through July 11 for Naperville Park District’s Summer Slam all-city tennis tournament, which will be held Friday, July 18.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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This suggested that the persistent activity of PKMζ is required to maintain a memory.—
Ajdina Halilovic,
Wired News,
6 July 2025
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There are concerns that the message may violate the Hatch Act, which prohibits partisan political activities of most federal executive branch employees, including the SSA and its commissioner.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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In 2016, the Divas branding was done away with and the accompanying championship was retired, replaced by a proper women’s title with a design on par with the men’s (there are now 10 women’s championships across WWE and its developmental brands).—
Scarlett Harris,
Time,
12 July 2025
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James is still more than capable of playing a huge role on a championship contender.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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The programs have played in the Citrus Bowl and Music City Bowl in the last 10 years, but a spring scrimmage would probably feel bigger than those matchups.—
Marc Weiszer,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Pulaski County's Andrew Dodson's head hit the turf during a spring scrimmage.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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“Athletics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/athletics. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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