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I love the Olympics because it's about the beauty of participating in sports and not the all or nothing game we think. These runners came in 82nd place but were so excited about participating and finishing. Shouldn't our athletes rejoice in the pure beauty of sports? http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/sports/olympics/twins-finish-marathon-hand-in-hand-but-their-country-says-they-crossed-a-line.html?WT.mc_id=2016-KWP-MOBILE-AUD_DEV&WT.mc_ev=click&ad-keywords=MOBILEFULLPAGE&kwp_0=204352&kwp_4=788624&kwp_1=395377&referer=http://m.facebook.com/

Twins Finish Marathon Hand in Hand, but Their Country Says They Crossed a Line When the German twins Anna and Lisa Hahner joined hands as they finished deep in the pack in the women’s marathon, they quickly drew sharp criticism from their federation.

What is the incentive of participating in a D1 football conference if they're not in the power 5 conference https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2016/04/29/idaho-president-explains-why-his-university-abandoning-football-arms-race-essay

Idaho president explains why his university is abandoning the football arms race (essay) Chuck Staben explains why the University of Idaho has decided to abandon the highest level of NCAA football -- and why his institution is unlikely to be the last to do so.