By the time Saturday’s competition was completed, by the time Johnson vanquished San Antonio Spurs rookie forward Carter Bryant in the championship round, the charisma of the Bay Area product had enveloped the Los Angeles Clippers’ arena to the degree that he was being embraced as one of their own.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
With no Texas Tech — the team the Longhorns vanquished in the WCWS finals a year ago — on the nonconference schedule like last season, a home series with Oklahoma April 10-12 edges out a home series with Texas A&M March 27-29 for the hottest ticket of the season.
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Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
That’s equivalent to Dak Prescott’s $60 million being eclipsed by a $90 million quarterback.
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Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
That broke the previous record of 280,000 held by Tijuana’s Grupo Firme — and also eclipsed the attendance at Zócalo shows by Paul McCartney, Shakira, Roger Waters, Rosalía and Justin Bieber.
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George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
Golden’s team leads the nation with a plus-14 rebounding margin and bettered Kentucky 50-29 on the boards on Friday to generate a 21-8 edge in second-change points.
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Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
Galatasaray’s five high turnovers resulting in a goal are only bettered by four remaining teams (PSG, Newcastle United, Bodo/Glimt and Leverkusen).
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Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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