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1892 – In the only Kentucky Derby raced in April, His Eminance wins the race by 1.5 lengths over Sannazarro. 1936 – The first pro baseball game in Japan takes place with Nagoya defeating Daitokyo 8-5. 1961 – ABC’s Wide World of Sports debuts. 1980 – Detroit Lions draft Oklahoma running back Billy Sims with the #1 overall draft pick. 1981 – South Carolina running back George Rogers is the first left-handed pitcher in
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The Houston Chronicle is one of the largest newspapers in the United States. The newspaper operates a news bureau in Washington, D.C., that provides coverage of issues of special interest to residents of Houston and Texas.
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Americans took a record 204.9 million sports event-related trips last year. That's up from 192 million in 2022 and 179 million in 2019 before the pandemic. On the spending side, travel outlay reached $52.2 billion. The report defines a sports traveler as someone who is at least 50 miles away.
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Girls’ Soccer West Bladen at East Bladen, 6 p.m. RECREATION Elizabethtown DYB at Leinwand Park Majors Braves vs. Cubs. Minors Dodgers and Cardinals drew the spotlight on the game.
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Swift liked the Chiefs' Instagram post showing the moment former Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy was announced as the No. 28 overall pick while watching the draft. Worthy recorded 197 receptions for 2,755 yards and 26 touchdowns during his three seasons at the University of Texas.
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Marin Academy (145 points) topped the standings ahead of San Domenico (71) and Lick-Wilmerding (39). The boys competition was closer, with Marin Academy first at 107 points. The Wildcats’ Brooke Bent won the 50 free with a North Coast Section qualifying time of 24.48 seconds. Marin Academy’s Tristan Lu and Schuyler Rewick placed first and third in the 200 free.
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Little League this year is celebrating the 50th anniversary of opening its baseball program to girls and the establishment of the Little League Softball World Series. The company has gone from about 200,000 participants annually to 2 million; from 10,000 teams to more than 100,000; and from 50 full-time employees in six states to 500 in 41, with hires spanning the spectrum, including in operations, strategy and finance.
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Caitlin Clark, the University of Iowa basketball standout, was selected first in the W.N.B.A. Draft. Mr. Biden said for all their accomplishments, women athletes were undervalued. But Ms. Clark’s salary will amount to $338,056 over the next four years. The total is a fraction of the contract of Victor Wembanyama.
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I don't want sports to become 'a thing" where I have to talk to people, smash that PB or worry about how good I'll look in the latest crew content. I love running, swimming and cycling, but I love to cheer friends on at marathons or to train together under floodlights.
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KOTA sports reporter Andrew Lind spent the afternoon with the Black Hills State football program and got an up close look at what it takes to maintain the body of a college football player. See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? Please click here to report it.
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