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  "id": 3852590,
  "title": "Today in sports history, September 17",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/today-in-sports-history-september-17",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-28T00:19:29.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/today-sports-history-september-17-001929248.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 17, 1920, representatives of 11 professional football teams assembled in Canton, Ohio to establish the American Professional Football Association, which later transformed into the National Football League in 1922. Jim Thorpe was elected as the league’s first president during these meetings.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Today in sports history, September 20",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/today-in-sports-history-september-20",
        "published": "2026-08-28T01:08:56.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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