matchup

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USC baseball’s charmed season came to an end in a Super Regional matchup, but they are primed to make bigger leaps in the future.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Group play will open with a David-and-Goliath matchup between Germany and Curacao, playing its first World Cup game.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Almost nobody predicted this year’s matchup back in the preseason, when Wembanyama hadn’t yet reached the playoffs and the Knicks’ Finals drought was old enough to rent a car.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

That last moment is recounted in Randall Sullivan’s “The First All-Star Game,” a chronicle of the matchup the following season, on July 6, 1933, between the best players in the National and American leagues.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Daddy grins at me throughout breakfast—which we have as a family as often as possible—and I’m able to focus on the conversation solely because it centers on my game tonight: our last district matchup.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone