football

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They are running a spreadsheet of stats on their own looks, following the theory that romance works the exact same way as fantasy-league football.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Showing his speed is legitimate will help with his football recruiting going into his senior year in the fall.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Schools argue that athletics are part of their educational mission, with revenue from football and basketball funding sports that make far less money, such as swimming and gymnastics.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

The company's facility -- the size of 14 football fields, with its roofs covered in solar panels -- is located in Florstadt outside Frankfurt, itself a transport centre in the middle of Europe.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Even Pelicarnassus and the lions who played football didn’t sass her.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness