8,706 source-backed sport facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 60 of 88.
“more than $13 million over the first apron”
“The Grecians were relegated to League Two in May after four years in the third tier following a difficult 12 months financially.”
“Prince performing at the Super Bowl Halftime Show in 2007 - 10%”
“a £21.5million bid has been mooted.”
“nearly 40-year partnership with the Olympics”
“a disastrous 22–60 season”
“Exeter City are one of just two fan-owned clubs in the English Football League, alongside AFC Wimbledon.”
“Since 1963, Wimbledon has required competitors to wear 'predominantly white' clothing.”
“Pre-season training begins for some Manchester United players on July 9, with Mount expected to be involved in that next week.”
“Sunday Night Football, which has been the #1 primetime show for 15 years”
“Sacramento acquired LaVine from the Chicago Bulls at the 2025 trade deadline”
“Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper have both been replaced by 'lucky losers' after withdrawing before their opening matches”
“The rules were tightened further still in 2014, when players were instructed to wear only items that are 'almost entirely white' during both practice sessions and matches.”
“his 23 Premier League appearances were the most he has managed in any of his three Manchester United campaigns.”
“The four-episode show produced by Skydance Sports and Second Wind Creative”
“Los Angeles Laker starting guard Marcus Smart will decline his $5.4 million player option for 2026-27 and become an unrestricted free agent this week.”
“World number 106, Latvia’s Darja Semenistaja, has been announced as the 'lucky loser' to replace Raducanu, with world number 153, Serbia's Dusan Lajovic, replacing Draper.”
“In 2022, Wimbledon relaxed its rules to allow women to wear dark-coloured undershorts, provided they are no longer than their shorts or skirt.”
“a deal to bring in fellow Brazilian Ederson from Atalanta has been agreed.”
“eyed to bow before 2026 season”
“Smart had until Monday to make a decision on the option he had in his contract as part of the two-year, $10.5 million deal he signed with the Lakers last year.”
“The random draw policy around withdrawals before qualification has concluded was introduced in 2006 to prevent ethical issues arising.”
“I think [certain home crowds elsewhere] are a bit more intense probably," she said. "At least today, I mean, there were some points where they were clapping for double faults. I was obviously not happy with that.”
“the serious knee ligament injury Manuel Ugarte suffered while playing for Uruguay at the World Cup.”
“The signal caller placed tens of thousands of dollars in bets on games during his four-year NCAA playing career”
“His decision wasn’t a surprising one considering he outplayed the $5.1 million salary he signed for with the Lakers for 2025-26.”
“It also meant the system was open to manipulation, such as a 2005 incident during Wimbledon qualifying in which American Justin Gimelstob was advised to still play Switzerland's George Bastl in the final qualification round despite a back …”
“Ostapenko, who was a semi-finalist at Wimbledon in 2018, recognised there will always be support for a British player regardless of the opposition.”
“The Red Devils will also be facing a much busier schedule next season as they return to the Champions League and hope for deeper runs in domestic cup competitions.”
“including dozens of his own team’s games while at Indiana University”
“Smart, 32, averaged 9.3 points, 3 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 62 games (54 starts) for the Lakers last season — his most games played in a regular season since 2021-22.”
“The furthest a lucky loser has advanced in Wimbledon is American Lauren Davis, who reached round three in 2019.”
“"They're not applauding the fact that she double-faulted, they're applauding that Harriet Dart broke serve and it's back on serve. So these days it's expected but it still gets frustrating."”
“But the world number 151, who was handed a wildcard to play in the singles draw, lost the opening set 6-3 to former French Open champion Ostapenko.”
“The Red Raiders, however, was ranked in the national Top 10”
“It was also his first time playing at least 60 games during a regular season since his final year with the Boston Celtics in 2022-23, with Smart having back-to-back injury-riddled seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies and Washington Wizards i…”
“A notable example of this was then-15-year-old Coco Gauff winning her first title at the Linz Open, after qualifying as a lucky loser.”
“extended broadcasting agreement to screen the tournament until at least 2033”
“The London-born 29-year-old also had some success in the third and drew raucous applause after breaking the Ostapenko serve after the Latvian threw in a poor double fault. [...] Ostapenko regained her composure at the changeover and assert…”
“The Red Raiders, however, lost to Oregon 23-0 in the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day”
“Smart upped his averages to 12.9 points, 5.1 assists, 3.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1 block during the playoffs, playing a pivotal role in the Lakers’ first-round series victory over the Houston Rockets before they were swept in the second…”
“In this instance, both Raducanu and Draper will receive first-round prize money despite not playing.”
“reached the Australian Open mixed doubles final in 1987”
“‘Ostapenko is quite happy to pick a fight with this crowd,’ BBC commentator Chris Bradnam said. ‘She’s taking on over 12,000 in here.’”
“He averaged 14.7 points, 5.5 assists, 3.7 rebounds, 2.7 steals and 1.7 blocks in the five-game series against the Rockets.”
“The list is posted each day at least one hour before the sign-in deadline, which is itself half an hour hour before the first scheduled match of the day.”
“appeared in the 2008 series of Strictly Come Dancing”
“Dart’s Wimbledon opener was moved to Court One after British number one Emma Raducanu withdrew on the eve of the tournament.”
“A three-time All-Defense first team honoree (2019, ‘20, ‘22) and the 2022 Defensive Player of the Year, Smart was the Lakers’ best defender for most of the season.”
“Victoria Mboko (world number 9) - replaced by Darja Vidmanova (world number 92)”
“departed GMTV in June 2010”
“In another blow for British tennis fans, Jack Draper also pulled out just 24 hours before his first-round match against sixth seed Taylor Fritz.”
“The Rockets are expected to show interest in Smart, according to Marc Stein and Jake Fischer of The Stein Line, once free agency officially starts Tuesday afternoon.”
“Hailey Baptiste (26) – replaced by Hanne Vandewinkel (103)”
“'creepy' comment”
“In yet another setback for British tennis, former semi-finalist Cameron Norrie was beaten in the first round by America’s Michael Zheng in five sets.”
“The word on the street on Jaylen in France, and I know multiple people who were either in his vicinity or whatever, is that he was acting like he’s done in Boston, and that this is it, and I don’t think he’s very happy with this”
“Cristina Bucșa (31) – replaced by Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (110)”
“'Tiffany' on numerous occasions”
“ESPN reported that the Celtics offered Brown, among other things, for the Greek Freak in the Antetokounmpo sweepstakes, which ultimately saw him go to the Heat.”
“Marketa Vondrousova (44) – replaced by Nadia Podoroska (574)”
“150th year of the Championships [in 2027]”
“Shortly after, it was also reported the Timberwolves and Celtics were working on a trade involving Brown prior to Minnesota acquiring Ball from the Hornets.”
“Sonay Kartal (60) – replaced by Paula Badosa (141)”
“there are two job offers”
“This is not the first time the 2024 NBA Finals MVP has been shopped around either, as the Celtics offered him to the Nets in 2022 for Kevin Durant.”
“Varvara Gracheva (67) – replaced Sinja Kraus (93)”
“until at least 2033”
“Simmons thinks Brown will remain on the Celtics till at least the start of the 2026-27 season.”
“Veronika Kudermetova (86) – replaced by Francesca Jones (106)”
“Australian Open mixed doubles final in 1987”
“One analytics employee told Bobby Marks of ESPN that they would have him as the seventh best player on their own team.”
“Carlos Alcaraz (world number 2) – replaced by Jan Choinski (world number 100)”
“Wimbledon in 2016”
“Jaylen Brown is a big part of us,” Stevens said. “I’m never going to predict the future. Every indication, everything I think about, over the last few years, has been building around those guys. “You never know. But at the same time, I w…”
“Lorenzo Musetti (15) – replaced by Matteo Berrettini (51)”
“Jaylen Brown is a big part of us. I’m never going to predict the future. Every indication, everything I think about, over the last few years, has been building around those guys. You never know. But at the same time, I want to make very cl…”
“Valentin Vacherot (20) – replaced by Sho Shimabukuro (90)”
“South Africa controlled possession with 58% but didn’t do much with it, generating only six shots, two of which were on target, and 0.14 expected goals.”
“Tomas Machac (42) – replaced by Jesper de Jong (73)”
“Sebastian Korda (46) – replaced by Alexandre Muller (126)”
“Holger Rune (63) – replaced by Titouan Droguet (116)”
“Mattia Bellucci (65) – replaced by Pablo Llamas Ruiz (119)”
“Arthur Cazaux (81) – replaced by Alex Molcan (101)”
“Eliot Spizzirri (92) – replaced by Martin Damm (106)”
“Reilly Opelka (102) – replaced by Dalibor Svrcina (112)”
“Jack Draper (131) - replaced by Dusan Lajovic (153)”
“"The tournament shall pay prize money equal to that paid first-round losers to each player who would have been a direct acceptance if not for the late substitution. This payment shall not apply in the case where the player gained entry int…”
“Onyeka signed from Danish side Midtjylland in July 2021 in the summer after the Bees secured promotion to the Premier League for the first time.”
“He went on to make 87 appearances for the club, but was hampered by injuries which prevented him from making a greater impact.”
“The 27-year-old was found dead at her home in Horsley, Derbyshire, on 20 September 2023.”
“His daughter had been 'so happy' to leave Leicester in 2019, he said, and was 'loving life' playing part-time for Sheffield United while also working full-time in its marketing team.”
“He also told the inquest a new contract to play for Sheffield United full-time given to her in June 2023 had made it difficult to do her marketing work - which became a part‑time role - and actually ended up with her being paid less.”
“She became unwell in July. I think that was as a result of the contract," he said.”
“Cusack said his daughter could often be working seven days a week, with training and marketing during weekdays and games at the weekend.”
“By August she was 'unwell' and 'unhappy', he told the court.”
“Sheffield United's own investigation, which concluded in December 2023, found no evidence of wrongdoing.”
“The 28-year-old midfielder initially signed on loan in January with a clause ensuring a permanent switch should the Sky Blues achieve promotion.”
“When I first joined last season, I came here with two goals: to win the Championship and help Coventry get promoted to the Premier League.”
“I made 14 appearances during the second half of the season for Frank Lampard's team as they won the Championship.”
