The Hornets bring a resume to the MAC that includes a recent run of four straight seasons -- 2019-23 with 2020 cancelled due to the pandemic -- of making the playoff under Troy Taylor (2019 and 2021-22 as Big Sky champs) and Andy Thompson (2023).
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Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Despite limited play time, Kirk has benefited from the strong voting base supporting the Blue Jays, the reigning American League champs, to get to second place with about 300,000 votes as of Monday’s update.
Pink Floyd has racked up eight champions on the Official Rock & Metal Albums chart.
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Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The Knicks may have had a modest start to the 2026 NBA offseason, but that’s not stopping the rest of the league from shifting around the newfound champions in an attempt to make a title run of their own.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
Its members were plucked from 120,000 international applicants to be rigorously trained, molded, and manufactured into international superstars through K-pop methodology.
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Elizabeth Gulino,
Allure,
25 June 2026
Even if none become Wemby-esque superstars, odds are that AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Cam Boozer and Caleb Wilson will all become one of the two best players on a playoff-caliber team.
The New York Knickerbockers were not the only titleholders at this week’s ticker-tape parade.
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Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
Host nation Italy has won this class a record 29 times, France 20, Great Britain and Germany 11 times apiece, and the reigning titleholders, the United States, have won it six times.
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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