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At the Chicago Marathon yesterday, Kenyan runner Brigid Kosgei "smashed the world record" by 81 seconds with a time of 2 hours, 14 minutes and 4 seconds (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 10/14).

Red Wings Senior VP & Alternate Governor Jimmy Devellano will have surgery today for a "non-cancerous brain tumor" (DETROIT NEWS, 10/13).

Unilever's Axe fragrance brand is now the "official men's grooming partner" of League of Legends esports' global events in a multiyear deal (ESPORTSOBSERVER.com, 10/12).

The USL Las Vegas Lights had an announced attendance of 10,117 at Cashman Field Saturday night, marking the "biggest crowd in franchise history." The Lights lost to Reno 1868 FC (LVSPORTSBIZ.com, 10/12).

"Minshew Mania" continued yesterday in Jacksonville during Saints-Jaguars, with 35,000 "fake mustaches given out by the team." There were also a "fair number of real" mustaches among fans, "groomed into decent looking Fu Minshews" (FLORIDA TIMES-UNION, 10/14).

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