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In the blink of an eye, the Knicks were back up 10, courtesy of a 7-0 run to close the third quarter, before Cedric Coward made a three with under a minute to go.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
But that’s the closest the Heat would get, as the Celtics responded with a 7-0 run to extend their lead back up to 16 a few minutes later and put the game away.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Mansfield upends Mansfield Legacy Nick Ruiz drove in 3 runs to lead Mansfield to a 9-4 win over Mansfield Legacy in a District 3-6A contest on Tuesday night at Mansfield High School.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
Underwood has greeted the changes in college athletics like a child running to the doors on the last day of school.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
The job of persuading players with Congolese ties to represent the country’s national team on its long-shot run to the World Cup fell to Gabriel Zakuani, a Congolese player whose career had been spent mostly in England.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
Contrera, 43, and his nephew have been taking turns getting food, going to the bathroom and running to Walmart for supplies.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Liam Hicks homered, had two singles, and drove in four runs to increase his Major League-leading count of RBIs to 12.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Bauers took off running to first base as the Rays fielded the ball and attempted to make a play, but the wild throw went wide and missed first base.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2026
But that’s the closest the Heat would get, as the Celtics responded with a 7-0 run to extend their lead back up to 16 a few minutes later and put the game away.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Mansfield upends Mansfield Legacy Nick Ruiz drove in 3 runs to lead Mansfield to a 9-4 win over Mansfield Legacy in a District 3-6A contest on Tuesday night at Mansfield High School.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
Underwood has greeted the changes in college athletics like a child running to the doors on the last day of school.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
The job of persuading players with Congolese ties to represent the country’s national team on its long-shot run to the World Cup fell to Gabriel Zakuani, a Congolese player whose career had been spent mostly in England.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
Contrera, 43, and his nephew have been taking turns getting food, going to the bathroom and running to Walmart for supplies.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Liam Hicks homered, had two singles, and drove in four runs to increase his Major League-leading count of RBIs to 12.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Bauers took off running to first base as the Rays fielded the ball and attempted to make a play, but the wild throw went wide and missed first base.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Run to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20to. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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