Less than a month ago, Mark Walter was the undisputed king of Los Angeles sports as owner of the NBA’s marquee franchise Lakers and the MLB’s Dodgers, the reigning World Series champs.
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Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Aug. 2026
This is the first time two Orlando-area schools have won state all-sports honors in a school year since 2019-20, when Oviedo and Lake Highland Prep were champs.
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Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Aug. 2026
The event returns to Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday with a full slate of matches and the possibility of new world champions being crowned in front of more than 40,000 people.
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Rob Wolkenbrod,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2026
The international champions took the lead for good on a two-run double by Jaymiell Martina in the fourth.
In front of a rowdy Queens crowd, the superstars surged in their debut to a 5-3, 4-1 victory against Routliffe and Glasspool, despite a slow start.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
25 Aug. 2026
Who else could pay to acquire superstars Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Snell while building up a farm system that could produce prospects who were used to acquire Tarik Skubal?
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Aug. 2026
The 31-time Costa Rican champions and current Central America Cup titlists, which is what guaranteed them entry into this stage of the competition, scored on their first shot late in the first half.
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Josh Gross,
Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
The Eagles were state champions in 2022 and section titlists in 2023 and 2024.
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Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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