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Last month, golfer Amy Olson took the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open course for the seventh time in her career while handling a unique challenge. At seven months pregnant, Olson competed at Pebble Beach, one of golf’s most significant stages, which was headline news. Her story was extensively covered before she teed off, giving her a…

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Nineteen-year-old American tennis star Coco Gauff publicly thanked her church and God for helping her overcome her first-round loss at Wimbledon last month to win the Mubadala Citi DC Open women’s final, where she impressively beat Greek world No. 9 Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-3. She said, “First, I’d like to thank my Father God for…

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A newly reassigned Major League Baseball player is thanking God for his success on the field after becoming the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter for his team in almost 10 years. Michael Lorenzen, who plays for the Philadelphia Phillies, pitched a no-hitter as his team played the Washington Nationals in a home game. A…

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Katie Ledecky showed her powers at 26, winning the women’s 800-meter freestyle to retain her title and pass Michael Phelps with a record 16th individual gold at the world championships. Ledecky led from beginning to end, touching the wall in 8:08.87, four seconds outside of her 2016 world record, becoming the first swimmer to win…

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