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The Kansas City Star 816-234-4868 Vahe Gregorian has been a sports columnist for The Kansas City Star since 2013 after 25 years at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
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As the mother of three kids and a lover of outdoor sports, the 43-year-old is always on the move, recently adding jiu-jitsu to her mix of physical activity.—
Angelica Stabile,
Fox News,
19 Jan. 2025
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The league also is holding a 1-on-1 tournament in February and the winner will be paid $250,000.—
Doug Feinberg,
Orlando Sentinel,
16 Jan. 2025
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For Medvedev, defeat against Tien marks his earliest exit from the Australian Open since 2018, having finished runner-up at three of the last four tournaments.—
George Ramsay,
CNN,
16 Jan. 2025
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Howe’s men will share the club record of nine consecutive victories across all competitions with Kevin Keegan’s vintage (May to September 1994) and Rafa Benitez’s Championship-winning side (September to November 2016).—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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Making better use of A.I., Mr. Burns said, is crucial to the U.S. competition with China.—
Julian E. Barnes,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Mishima’s torso is buffed from years of bodybuilding, his legs almost spindly by comparison.—
Ian Buruma,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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The film became a box office hit and paved the way for the bodybuilding industry's entry into mainstream culture.—
Ashley Hume,
Fox News,
6 Jan. 2025
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This year, Cleveland hosts the first and second rounds of the men's tourney.—
Troy Smith,
Axios,
10 Jan. 2025
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Each of the two men’s tourneys operated under a one-year contract.—
Glae Thien,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Jan. 2025
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In the past, players could treat recovery as a voluntary activity, sought out on their own.—
Pete Sampson,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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But being the first American to beat one seasonal activity on one class would not exactly be the same level of achievement.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Here are the game times for the Divisional Round, conference championship games and Super Bowl LIX.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Jan. 2025
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Two years later, Cowher led the Steelers to a championship in Super Bowl XL in 2005.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
13 Jan. 2025
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The structure will be similar to the NFL combine with a series of athletic testing, including the 40-yard dash and vertical, plus flag-pulling drills and scrimmages.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
26 Nov. 2024
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The Penn State standout also became the first Eagles running back since LeSean McCoy to gain 1,000 scrimmage yards and 8 total touchdowns through the first eight games.—
Kambui Bomani,
Forbes,
4 Nov. 2024
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“Athletics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/athletics. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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