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With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the sports industry stay on top of the week’s most newsworthy and popular releases, here’s a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn’t be missed. Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. 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