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Signed World Cup Legend Jersey. Every Day. Free.

For 10 days during the World Cup knockouts, Kalshi is giving away a signed, authenticated jersey from a different soccer legend every 24 hours. One winner per day. The roster: Di María, Ochoa, Dempsey, Modrić, Falcao, Varane, Ferdinand, Villa, and the grand prize: Messi's actual game-worn jersey from the match he scored his 800th career goal. It's free to enter in the Kalshi app. Every daily check-in earns you an entry toward Messi. The more days you show up, the better your odds. Download the app and start entering now.

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Alia Armstrong smashed the Foote Field record with a 12.50 (+1.0w) to kick off the Edmonton Athletics Invitational. Watch her run below.

Mondo Duplantis returns to the Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix in 2026 after producing one of the meet's most iconic moments last year, when he cleared 6.29m to set the 13th world record of his career. Since then, the Swedish star has raised the mark to 6.31m.

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