athletics
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“The assault on the integrity of college athletics continues, with new lawsuits further threatening the stability of the upcoming college football season,” Baker added.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Glasgow 2026 was also hurt by the absence or late withdrawal of big-name competitors, particularly in athletics, which missed Keely Hodgkinson, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Dina Asher-Smith.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Russia's athletics federation said an all-Russian competition in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg had been halted over drone threats.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
One of the biggest losers has been Nike, which has been a dominant athletics retail brand in China since at least the 1990s, but is steadily losing ground to local rivals with fresher brand identities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Unlike his brother Jeff, who excelled at sports, PJ. wasn’t good at athletics.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
