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Brewers Enter Uncharted Territory After Eighth Consecutive Win

No team has ever won nine consecutive games in a single postseason, but that could all change on Tuesday night. After their 10–1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday, the Milwaukee Brewers joined the 2004 Boston Red Sox, 2005 Chicago White Sox, 2014 Kansas City Royals, and 2019 Washington Nationals as the only […]

Bart Verbruggen of the Netherlands, one of the World Cup teams with a close Big Four parallel. Verbruggen is facedown, lamenting a bad penalty-kick goal he had just allowed to Morocco in a penalty shootout

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The Big Four Guide to World Cup Teams: Finding the U.S. Sports Twin for Soccer Giants

The Big Four Guide to World Cup Teams (Author’s Note: For those new to or unfamiliar with soccer, “friendly” is soccer’s word for “exhibition game.” What defines a “competitive match” can vary depending on who is speaking, though there are universals, like the World Cup or a continental championship. For purposes of this article, a […]

Ian Kennedy in the clubhouse during the celebration after his Texas Rangers won the 2023 World Series.

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Going Out a Champion: Rangers Reliever Ian Kennedy Retiring

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Report: Rangers Reliever Ian Kennedy Retiring PHOENIX, Nov. 1 — Texas Rangers reliever Ian Kennedy is going out a champion. The 17-year veteran, who missed the World Series due to injury, revealed to Sport Relay during the Rangers’ clubhouse celebration following their World Series victory that the 2023 season was his last, something he had […]