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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
Every year, millions of Americans fill out March Madness brackets for the annual men's and women's college basketball tournaments, hoping to fulfill their unrealized dreams of selecting a perfect bracket.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
Since then, Woods has played in 11 tournaments the last five seasons, finishing only four of those tournaments.
The Thunder bench outscored the Knicks’ second unit, 25-13, and Miles McBride, in his first game back from a sports hernia surgery that sidelined him 28 games, suffered an injury and grabbed at his stomach before leaving the floor and going to the locker room in pain.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports.
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Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
The two competitions rolled out over three days in Sin City, with the International Pizza Challenge centered on culinary skills while the World Pizza Games offered a chance for slice slingers to show off their acrobatic skills and dexterity.
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James Powel,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
All competitions were won by city employee teams.
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Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 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
Quinnipiac was the last to win three straight conference tourneys (2017-19).
Tune Into the Rhythm of Filipino Festivals After a nearly three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, festivals across the Philippines are once again taking the stage, filling up the events calendar with vivacious celebrations of local culture and tradition.
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Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
March's meteor madness March had several notable fireball events.
During their five bouts against each other, Lloyd produced 33 total tackles, two pass breakups and a fumble recovery.
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Mike Kaye
March 31,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
Boston is in for a wide range of warm and chilly spring days in the coming week, with some potential for bouts of rain, according to National Weather Service forecasts.