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Home Run for Robots

September 24, 2025

Robot umpires will take the field at Major League Baseball (MLB) games next season. MLB has approved the Automated Ball/Strike System (ABS) for use in the major leagues beginning in 2026. The system uses Hawk-Eye cameras, which track a ball’s…

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World Cup Lead-Up

September 11, 2025

Soccer fans will soon start scoring tickets for the 2026 World Cup—but it won’t be easy. The World Cup, which is the world’s largest soccer tournament, kicks off June 11. The tournament will feature 48 teams competing in three countries:…

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Boating Brothers

September 3, 2025

On August 30, three Scottish brothers completed a record-breaking journey: They rowed more than 9,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean in 139 days. Jamie, Ewan, and Lachlan Maclean started in Peru and rowed nonstop until they reached Australia. They’re the…

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Americans on the Move

August 28, 2025

About 80% of adults in the United States exercise regularly, according to a report from the Sports and Fitness Industry Association (SFIA). That’s 247 million people. The number has been going up in recent years, driven by big growth in…

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Little League Win

August 28, 2025

Twenty teams competed at the Little League Baseball World Series from August 13 to 24 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Ten teams represented the United States, and 10 teams were international. The team from Taiwan (pictured above) won the championship game on…

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Gauff’s Grand Slam

June 11, 2025

On June 7, 21-year-old Coco Gauff won the French Open final, in Paris, France. She defeated Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus. Sabalenka, 27, is the top-ranked women’s singles player in the world. Gauff is the first American to win the French…

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F.C. Victory

May 1, 2025

On April 27, Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (left) and Tottenham Hotspur’s Mathys Tel compete in a Premier League match. Liverpool won the match—and with it, the lea…

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Hey, Batter Batter!

April 3, 2025

On March 29, on opening weekend of Major League Baseball (MLB), the New York Yankees broke a record. They hit nine home runs in a game—a team high—against the Milwaukee Brewers. Fans noticed something odd: Some Yankees players used new…

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Hitting the Slopes

February 5, 2025

ASPEN, Colorado—Eleanor Andrews, 17, felt a thrill as she ripped down the street style ski course at X Games Aspen 2025. As one of only three athletes under 18 competing in a ski event at the Games, Eleanor carved the…

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Clark’s Year

December 19, 2024

Caitlin Clark has been named TIME’s 2024 Athlete of the Year. The professional basketballer plays for the Indiana Fever and was last season’s WNBA Rookie of the Year. She’s only 22, but Clark has already made an impact on women’s…

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