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The equivalent of Nadal playing Alcaraz today... Perhaps the most-watched tennis match of all time.
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Is Joe Frazier the most underrated boxer of all time?
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The most important boxing match of all time
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He came as a player. He left as a God.
Diego Maradona didn’t just play for Napoli — he became their religion. The sacred, eternal legacy of the man who made an entire city believe:
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#Maradona #DiegoMaradona #SSCNapoli #Napoli @SSCNapoli
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Feb 20
From the Rumble in the Jungle to a billion-dollar grill empire — George Foreman lived the ultimate American comeback story.
The revival, the redemption, and the grill.
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#GeorgeForeman #RumbleInTheJungle #AmericanDream #BoxingLegend @GeorgeForeman @BoxingHall
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Feb 20
Congratulations to the US Women's Hockey Team for winning gold! What a game! 🇺🇸🥇
Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images
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Feb 19
China plays Go. America plays chess. But the real long game is Go — and Washington is finally learning the rules.
How the ancient Chinese strategy game is quietly shaping U.S. policy toward Beijing.
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#Go #Weiqi #USChina #Geopolitics #Strategy
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Feb 18
From a poor white kid in French Lick to NBA icon — Larry Bird became one of the most powerful racial bridges in American sports. His story is pure magic.
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#LarryBird #NBALegend #RacialBridge #CelticsPride @NBA @Celtics
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Feb 17
Putin’s $51 billion Sochi Olympics weren’t just vanity — they were the dress rehearsal for war in Ukraine.
How a corrupt spectacle directly fueled the invasion.
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#SochiOlympics #Putin #UkraineWar #OlympicsCorruption @Olympics
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Feb 16
From Philly slaughterhouses to Dagestani mountains—two brutal crucibles of poverty forging combat sports legends. The raw, unspoken parallel of pride, pain & glory. Read: sportingtc.com/game-changers…
#PhillyToDagestan #CombatSports #PovertyToGlory #UFC @UFC @Khabib_Nurmagomedov
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Feb 16
Congratulations to Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu, Ilia Malinin, Madison Chock, Evan Bates, Ellie Kam, Danny O'Shea for winning the gold! 🇺🇸🥇
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Feb 15
Rocky IV: America's ultimate Cold War propaganda masterpiece—Sly's Drago showdown thawed global tensions on screen! Dive in: sportingtc.com/game-changers…
#RockyIV #ColdWar #SportsMovies @TheSlyStallone @MGM_Studios
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Feb 14
Gen. George Patton's 1912 Olympics pentathlon scandal—did he "miss" or hit twice? A controversy that nearly cost him glory! Dive in: sportingtc.com/game-changers…
#GeorgePatton #1912Olympics #OlympicsControversy #MilitaryHeroes @Olympics @USArmy
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Feb 14
Congratulations to Elizabeth Lemley for winning the gold in women's freestyle ski moguls! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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Feb 13
In 1972, Bobby Fischer's epic chess showdown with Boris Spassky became a Cold War battleground—US vs. USSR on the board! Kings of strategy, pawns of politics. Read: sportingtc.com/game-changers…
#FischerSpassky #ColdWar #ChessHistory @FIDE_chess @chesscom
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Feb 13
Congrats to Jordan Stolz for winning the gold in the 1000m Speed Skating! 🇺🇸 Phenom. Mozart in action.
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Feb 12
US amateurs stunned Soviet pros in the 1980 Olympics' "Miracle on Ice"—freezing Cold War tensions with a 4-3 upset! Do you believe in miracles? sportingtc.com/game-changers… #MiracleOnIce #1980Olympics #ColdWar #HockeyHistory @TeamUSA @Olympics @usahockey
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Feb 11
The 1972 Munich Olympics turned tragic when Palestinian terrorists killed 11 Israeli athletes—casting a shadow over the Games & revolutionizing global security. Shadow over the Rings: sportingtc.com/game-changers…
#MunichMassacre #1972Olympics #OlympicsHistory @Olympics
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