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as in gymnastics
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as in sport
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UConn already has 11 national championships dating back to 1995, and is considered the most prominent dominant dynasty in the sport.—
Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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After Kornacki became a pop culture sensation during the 2020 election, NBC expanded his role to sports in 2021.—
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The projections will be updated after the completion of every tournament game.—
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The team then had to fly to Spokane, Washington, for the next round of the tournament.—
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The commission has sought to bolster E.U. e-commerce sales competition while targeting companies selling unsafe and counterfeit products.—
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Start before your competition Start looking before your competition heats up.—
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This will test the Jonathan Majors bodybuilding psychodrama that debuted at Sundance in 2023 but was derailed by abuse accusations against its star after winning the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Creative Vision and a distribution deal with Searchlight Pictures, which dropped it.—
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In addition to her bodybuilding role, Vance was a coach and a brand specialist for Better Bodies and Gasp, according to her Instagram profile.—
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Your Next Read JuJu Watkins’ absence from March Madness hurts USC and pains women’s basketball College hoops business is booming despite quiet tourneys.—
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South Dakota State has qualified for the tourney 13 times since 2008-09, but has advanced past the first weekend just once.—
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However, men beat women in just one metric: physical activity.—
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Monday’s festivities featured a mix of activities celebrating the A’s past, while also looking toward the future.—
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Buy After bringing up the idea of ugly wins, Antetokounmpo rolled through a mental Rolodex of scores from previous playoff endeavors, specifically calling out the 86-83 win over the Brooklyn Nets in Game 3 of the Bucks’ second-round series during their 2021 championship run.—
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Listen to this article Florida traveled cross-country two days after ousting two-time defending national UConn in the NCAA Tournament to keep alive the Gators’ championship dream.—
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Another concern with the play is injury potential for all players at the line of the scrimmage.—
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Keys, a 6-foot-3, 175-pound cornerback from Fletcher High in Neptune Beach, committed to the Knights on Saturday following the team’s first scrimmage of spring camp.—
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“Athletics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/athletics. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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