Kickers are ridiculously good nowadays, even at the college level. As NFL kickers continue to put on a show by being all but automatic regardless of distance, it’s clear the future of kicking may be in even better hands. Temple kicker Maddux Trujillo drilled a 64-yard field goal, with plenty of room to spare, Saturday,…
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News Dan Evans wins longest US Open match in history with grueling 5-setter: ‘I just want to go to bed’
British tennis player Dan Evans upset 2022 U.S. Open semifinalist Karen Khachanov in a grueling match that lasted well over the five-hour mark to advance to the second round on Tuesday, breaking the record for the longest U.S. Open match in history. The 184th-ranked Evans lost track of time at one point during the five-hour…
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News Nicholas Sparks is a romance author who has had many of his books, like ‘Dear John’ and ‘The Longest Ride’ brought to the big screen
The romantic stories penned by Nicholas Sparks have popularly found their way to the big screen. Several of Sparks’ books have been turned into blockbuster movies, watched again and again by fans, and welcoming new audiences years after their original release. Many of Sparks’ stories have somber scenes, often causing watchers and readers to shed…
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News Summer Solstice 2024: Why It’s the Longest Day of the Year
On Thursday, everyone in the northern half of our planet will experience the summer solstice. It’ll be the longest day of the year north of the Equator, and it is the scientific start of summer. Earth has a solstice every six months, in June and in December. Leading up to the summer solstice, the sun…
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News East Coast’s longest dogsled race cancelled over lack of snow
The organizers of the longest sled dog race in the eastern United States said Monday they are canceling the event due to a lack of snow on the ground. The Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Races have taken place in northern Maine for more than three decades, including a 250-mile event that is the marquee…
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News Chiefs’ Harrison Butker drills longest field goal in Super Bowl history, breaking record set in 1st half
The first score of the Super Bowl turned out to be historic, but the record didn’t stand for long. Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker drilled his second field goal of Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers, a 57-yarder that rewrote the record for longest kick in the “Big Game.” And that previous…
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News 49ers’ Jake Moody drills longest field goal in Super Bowl history
The first score of the Super Bowl turned out to be historic. On 3rd-and-14, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy was looking for Deebo Samuel deep, but the pass was broken up in the end zone. That forced the 49ers to settle for a field goal, and Jake Moody put his name alone in the…
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