tournament

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No previous winner of the tournament has missed three World Cups in a row, which Italy now have after missing out on Russia in 2018 and Qatar 2022.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Coinbase has made sports a central focus of its prediction market strategy, prompting users to “trade the madness” as the college basketball tournament got under way this month.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Matsumoto said Air Force started identifying him as a junior and saw him perform during a travel ball tournament.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The only consolation now might be that this tournament won’t be held entirely without Italian representation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

In the midst of the tournament, someone asked how well he thought he’d do and he answered, “It’s a question of when I’ll crack up.”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady