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A triple-double is a game in which one player reaches 10 or more in three of five categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. Almost …
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Fourteen of the NFL's 32 teams reach the playoffs: seven from each conference. Each conference sends its four division winners and three wild c…
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In the regular season, a game tied after 60 minutes goes to five minutes of overtime with three skaters a side. The first goal wins. If nobody scor…
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On May 12, 2019, Kawhi Leonard's last-second shot gave the Toronto Raptors a 92-90 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7. The ball bounced …
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Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in one game in 1962. Nobody has come within 16 points of it since. Bam Adebayo's 83 points in March 2026 is …
