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The Heat, which went 6-0 in Las Vegas and won the summer league championship last year, will play its second of at least five games in Las Vegas this year on Sunday against the Cleveland Cavaliers.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
12 July 2025 -
Missouri and Kansas were both rocking and rolling that year, and although LSU won the national championship, the Big 12 was home to the nation’s most entertaining football.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
The Tennessean,
12 July 2025
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El Tri advanced with a 1-0 win over Honduras in the semifinals, a match defined by Raúl Jiménez’s poise in the box and a back line that bent but didn’t break.—
Jenny Catlin,
New York Times,
5 July 2025
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Freese grabbed the spotlight in the shootout win over the Central Americans in the semifinals after the team played to a 2-2 draw after 90 minutes.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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But their two-best players were defensive liabilities, so much that Thibodeau had to go stretches on end with one of Towns or Brunson on the bench for defensive purposes in the conference finals against the Pacers.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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Chloe Kelly, who scored the game-winning goal in the 2022 final vs. Germany, gained 248,000 Instagram followers in August 2022 alone and another 149,000 in August 2023 during the Lionesses’ World Cup run.—
Molly Geary,
Sportico.com,
5 July 2025
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There is a home run derby on Saturday as well as a function at Hoffman’s beach house and a visit to Rady Children’s Hospital.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 June 2025
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The first Manchester derby of the season takes place at the Etihad Stadium September 13 before the reverse fixture on January 17 at Old Trafford.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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“Play-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/play-off. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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