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Recent Examples of triathlonsErica Fox was a swimmer and triathlete who had done two half-Ironmans and numerous other triathlons and who for almost 20 years did an annual triathlon called Escape From Alcatraz, her father said.—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 22 Dec. 2025
A lot of these fishing tournaments are won by these younger anglers that really haven’t studied the body of water, don’t know it like the older fishermen, but are still extremely successful with the new technology.
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Mike McFeely,
Twin Cities,
24 Apr. 2026
One name to watch for future state tournaments is Clara Barnhart.
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Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
Scalping tickets wasn’t new, of course, but Kahn believed that its formalization online provided sports teams, and other entertainment businesses, with valuable information about demand that could enable them to make more money without alienating their most loyal fans.
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John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Soon after, his daughter left for IMG, where 150 alumni have been drafted into professional sports leagues over the past decade.
Might the physical toil of the other competitions play a part in the final destination of the league title?
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Mark Carey,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Once the films are finished, one filmmaker will be chosen to receive an additional $10,000 grant and invited to join the AGBO Storytellers Collective, an alumni network of emerging filmmakers who have won AGBO fellowships or competitions.
But after entering the 2021 and 2022 play-in tourneys as the East’s 10th-place team, Charlotte was eliminated in the first game of both play-ins.
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Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
They were eliminated from the SEC tournament Tuesday afternoon before some of us even recognized that the conference tourneys had begun, losing to Ole Miss, which was a 4-14 team during the regular season.
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Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Mar. 2026
Then the club lost its first match, 2-1 in Portland, on the way to dropping eight points in the past three league contests, each against conference opponents.
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Josh Gross,
Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
Teams such as the Indiana Fever and Minnesota Lynx are holding three exhibition contests before their season opener.
Howard Marks warned that investors hunting for bargains may be disappointed, saying markets are still far from distressed levels despite bouts of volatility.
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Yun Li,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
Duran discussed bouts with severe depression and a suicide attempt in a Netflix documentary series that debuted last year.
The Barracuda, the Sharks’ AHL affiliate, allowed two goals in the first period and never fully recovered in a 5-1 loss to the Henderson Silver Knights on Friday, as San Jose was swept in the best-of-three first-round series two games to none at Lee’s Family Forum.
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Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
This will be one of a record nine international games scheduled for the 2026 season, which will take place across four continents in seven countries.
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The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026