In between high-stakes series against two Major League Baseball juggernauts, the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres star Jackson Merrill spent his day off doing something even more important to kids in the community.
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Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 June 2026
Designer and indie labels, from Miu Miu to Vivaia, are also finding their own ways in, as are juggernauts like Zara.
The result dashed hopes of a team touted as dark horses who could make a long run in the tournament by beating traditional soccer heavyweights such as Brazil.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
His World's Best Bourbon title actually came at the 2023 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, beating out Kentucky's heavyweights.
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