Today in News History
On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1920, Bob Fillion, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (died 2015) was born. In 1927, Jack Harshman, American baseball player (died 2013) was born. In 1936, Frank Ryan, American football player and mathematician (died 2024) was born. In 1938, Ron Fairly, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2019) was born. In 1947, Gareth Edwards, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster was born. In 1956, Mario Soto, Dominican baseball player was born. In 1967, Riots begin in Newark, New Jersey. In 1984, Jonathan Lewis, American football player was born. In 1989, Nick Palmieri, American ice hockey player was born. In 1998, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Canadian basketball player was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
'The Rocky Curse': The Strange Philadelphia Sports Superstition Worrying Football Fans

Located near the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Rocky Balboa statue was inspired by Sylvester Stallone's iconic boxer from the 1976 movie Rocky.
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Argentina beat Switzerland to set up World Cup semifinal against England

[Photo] JUST IN: 🇦🇷 Argentina officially advances to the FIFA World Cup semifinal after defeat [...]

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Yardbarker
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Just Take The Damn Points I’m not one to say that the outcome of a game would have been completely different had a team done one thing, but it certainly would have changed the momentum. Keep this in mind. The Denver Broncos were hosting the AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots. Both teams
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· Jul 9, 2026
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USA TODAY
· Jul 3, 2026
See Joey Chestnut's first Nathan's Hotdog Eating Contest win in iconic showdown vs. Takeru Kobayashi
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Brian Windhorst trying to convince Pat Riley to record podcast series with Dan Le Batard
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Commercial Observer
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