The Los Angeles Rams have already been crowned champs, thanks to the addition of Myles Garrett and the return of Aaron Donald.
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Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
9 Sep. 2026
The Los Angeles Rams are loaded, Patrick Mahomes has a new knee, the Super Bowl champs are somehow underdogs and Buffalo Bills fans are once again convincing themselves this is the year!
From Highland Park listening bars Gold Line and Palomino to his KCRW show, Chris Manak champions deep listening and human curation amid streaming-era oversaturation and increasingly precarious touring and nightlife economies.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Sep. 2026
Lacascade champions setting the standard of inclusive innovation.
With the imminent departure of Messi and Ronaldo from the scene, there’s a battle to push forward the next global superstars to take those places.
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Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2026
Fanatics Fest is the company’s big bet on experiential entertainment, letting fans see superstars like James, Brady, Bieber, Jalen Brunson and John Cena up close and personal.
Inter Double winners in Italy, Inter have lost Denzel Dumfries but supplemented their squad with a bunch of Englishmen, namely the ‘Three Lions’ of John Stones, Djed Spence and Curtis Jones.
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Nick Miller,
New York Times,
7 Sep. 2026
The four group winners progress directly to Thursday’s quarterfinals, while the teams that finish second and third face playoffs Tuesday or Wednesday to determine which join the group winners already through to the final eight.
The 31-time Costa Rican champions and current Central America Cup titlists, which is what guaranteed them entry into this stage of the competition, scored on their first shot late in the first half.
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Josh Gross,
Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
The Eagles were state champions in 2022 and section titlists in 2023 and 2024.
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Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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