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Taylor Swift celebrates a touchdown during the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers game at Arrowhead Stadium on Oct. 22 in Kansas City, Mo. David Eulitt/Getty Images hide caption

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Florida State coach Mike Norvell watches during the second half of the team's Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game against Louisville on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. Erik Verduzco/AP hide caption

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The Phillips family with their new favorite player, Jesse Luketa. J.W. Phillips hide caption

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Fans gave NFL linebacker Jesse Luketa a lift to the game after he got a flat tire

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Philadelphia Eagles offensive linemen Jason Kelce (from left), Jordan Mailata and Lane Johnson record Christmas music as The Philly Specials. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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The Philly Specials on World Cafe

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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban applauds as Mavericks are introduced for an NBA against the Denver Nuggets on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, in Denver. Cuban is reportedly in talks to sell his stake in the team to the Miriam Adelson, widow of Las Vegas casino magnate Sheldon Adelson. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption

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Mathematician John Urschel contains multitudes. These days, he researches linear algebra at MIT, but he also had another career: professional NFL football player. The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Im hide caption

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This mathematician had another career: professional football player

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Paralympian athlete Oscar Pistorius, accused of the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, arriving at a court in Pretoria, South Africa, for a hearing in July 2016. The athlete will be released for parole in January. Pool/Getty Images hide caption

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The Detroit Lions have struggled years. Fans now have something to be thankful for

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Mikaela Shiffrin speeds down the course during the first run of an alpine ski World Cup women's slalom race, in Levi, Finland, on Nov. 12. Giovanni Auletta/AP hide caption

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Fernando Alonso of Spain driving the (14) Aston Martin AMR23 Mercedes on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Las Vegas at Las Vegas Strip Circuit on Saturday in Las Vegas. Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images hide caption

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Valtteri Bottas of Finland drives the Alfa Romeo F1 C43 Ferrari on the track during a qualifying round ahead of the F1 Grand Prix in Las Vegas on Friday. Chris Graythen/Getty Images hide caption

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Reuben Ortiz of Modesto, Calif., holds a sign outside Oakland Coliseum to protest the Oakland Athletics' planned move to Las Vegas before the A's game with the Tampa Bay Rays on June 13, 2023. The Athletics' move to Las Vegas was unanimously approved Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 by Major League Baseball team owners. Jed Jacobsohn/AP hide caption

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HBCUs recruit international athletes for tennis. Some are calling it into question

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Kaimana and Michael Fassbender in Next Goal Wins. Hilary Bronwyn Gayle/Searchlight Pictures hide caption

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Former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Adam Johnson in action during an NHL game in Columbus, Ohio, in 2017. Police in England arrested a man Tuesday on suspicion of manslaughter in connection to Johnson's death in October. Paul Vernon/AP hide caption

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When the Lewiston High School Blue Devils boys' soccer team won a state championship, they brought joy to a community that was rocked by a mass shooting in late October. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal via AP hide caption

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Hanna Minenko and Yakov Toumarkin, of Israel, carry their country's flag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption

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Russia says International Olympic Committee is giving Israel a pass on Gaza

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The Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin took 10 Cincinnati medical workers out for dinner — and told them he's setting up scholarships in their names. He's seen here before the Bills' game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Zach Bolinger/AP hide caption

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Indiana University coach Bobby Knight, here in the 1987 semifinals, led his Hoosiers to the NCAA men's basketball championship that year. Bob Jordan/AP hide caption

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Hall of Fame basketball coach Bobby Knight has died at 83

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