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decathlons

noun

plural of decathlon

as in games

a sports contest for men that consists of 10 different events the Olympic decathlon

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In the National League, Philadelphia leads Arizona by four games for the final wild card, so anyone rooting for chaos this coming week may be disappointed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Atlanta finishes the regular season with back-to-back games at sixth-place New York (26-16).

— Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026

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That increases to five for the quarter-finals, six for the semi-finals and eight for the final, which also includes the third-place play-off.

— Holly Shand, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Boston has hosted community watch parties in other neighborhoods including Dorchester, Boston Common and East Boston, and more watch parties are planned for both the semi-finals and the July 19 final.

— Neal Riley, CBS News, 27 June 2026

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Other analyses suggest about 40 percent of amateur athletes playing contact sports show brain changes that are characteristic of CTE, too.

— Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
The college sports bill is splitting Senate Democrats; many aren’t backing it because it is not seen as labor-friendly, and labor groups like the AFL-CIO oppose it.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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With the great, historic venues available in the league, most of which are easy for fans to reach, the Ivy’s four-team format was one of the most exciting and enjoyable of the conference tournaments.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Open tournaments will also be introduced for football, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls lacrosse, fastpitch softball, baseball and girls flag football.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2026

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