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In the classic heavyweight title fight in Zaire (now Congo) dubbed the Rumble in the Jungle, Muhammad Ali employed his “rope-a-dope”...

Baseball fans await the start of an Opening Day game between the Miami Marlins and the Tampa Bay Rays at LoanDepot Stadium in Miami on...

Argentina midfielder Lionel Messi (10) goes down on a tackle that resulted in his taking a penalty kick during the first half against...

A poster of baseball sensation Shohei Ohtani hangs above shops in Tokyo, March 15, 2025. The Los Angeles Dodgers star, a marketer’s dream...

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Mike Repole (seated), the sports-drink entrepreneur, who long harbored a dream of coaching the St. John’s Red Storm, during a game at...