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In other cases, surgeons may allow patients to resume light cardio at six weeks and everything else–weight training, yoga, sports—at three months.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
10 Apr. 2025 -
Navratilova on Thursday posed a question to Democrats as some states have continued to thumb their nose at President Donald Trump’s executive order to keep males out of girls’ and women’s sports.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Kings defeated the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the play-in tournament before losing to the New Orleans Pelicans in a game that would have sent them to the playoffs as the No.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Miami guard scored 30 points, and the team’s loss put them in the 10th spot in the playoffs – at the edge of the play-in tournament.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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That also plays out of competition in Cannes Premiere.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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The major driver for the decline in coal use is the economic competition with cheaper and cleaner fuels, such as natural gas and renewables, Ryna Cui, research director for the Center for Global Sustainability at the University of Maryland, told ABC News.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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After the beating, a long pan stalks Killian, who manages to get in his car and drive to a bodybuilding competition.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 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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That squad, which also started Tarik Black 15 games, went 1-1 in the Big 12 tourney then lost in the second round of the NCAAs to Stanford.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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All told, the tourney averaged 10.2 million viewers across CBS and WBD’s TBS/TNT/truTV, up 3% versus the year-ago mark.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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This cohort makes for a super sweet gift (easter basket toppers, anyone?), or, as a does-it-all activity for a DIY spa night with the besties.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
10 Apr. 2025
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Phishing scams often trick victims into revealing sensitive information through fake emails or websites, while data breaches expose vast amounts of personal data that criminals can exploit for fraudulent activities.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Cougars are still looking for the program’s first national championship in men’s basketball.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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Tyler McGhie won the E-Trade men’s 3-point championship.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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Another concern with the play is injury potential for all players at the line of the scrimmage.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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Keys, a 6-foot-3, 175-pound cornerback from Fletcher High in Neptune Beach, committed to the Knights on Saturday following the team’s first scrimmage of spring camp.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Athletics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/athletics. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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