athletic
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Wake Forest athletic director John Currie, chairman of the Atlantic Coast Conference athletic directors group for the upcoming season, said his colleagues planned to discuss the issue Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Dick’s Sporting Goods DKS -2.13%decrease; down pointing triangle lowered its operating income outlook, citing increasingly tough conditions in the athletic footwear and apparel markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Shares of Dick’s Sporting Goods tumbled toward their worst day in three years on Tuesday, as the sporting-goods retailer’s bleak earnings report revealed that people needed deeper discounts to buy athletic shoes and clothes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
The tall, athletic rugby and polo fan embarked on a decade-long military career that included two Afghanistan deployments, one as a helicopter pilot.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
Arf!, and soon the audience became a two-part chorus with half the auditorium chanting SAN-dy, and the other half responding with ARF, ARF in a manner more suited to an athletic contest than musical theater.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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