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Boxing champion Katie Taylor faced the scales one last time at Dublin's historic Trinity College, where 80,000 fans await her final fight at Croke Park. The emotional ceremony marks the end of a groundbreaking career for Ireland's most beloved sports icon.
The Women's Professional Baseball League threw its first pitch in 70 years, with 99-year-old Maybelle Blair returning to the diamond to inaugurate the historic moment. Four teams are now playing in Springfield, Illinois, reviving a dream that ended in 1954.
A tiny Caribbean island with just 160,000 people just lived its biggest sports moment ever. Curacao's first World Cup goal against four-time champion Germany sent 7,000 fans into absolute pandemonium.
Two teammates raced inches apart at 220 miles per hour on the final lap of the Indianapolis 500, creating the closest finish in the race's 110-year history. Their display of trust, skill, and respect for each other at breathtaking speeds shows what human excellence looks like under extreme pressure.
English golfer Justin Rose made history by holing his second shot on a par-five for the first albatross in the tech-infused TGL league. His incredible shot helped Los Angeles Golf Club secure an 8-4 victory over Tiger Woods' Jupiter Links team.
