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Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird announce separation after nearly 10 years

Nbcwashington · · 173 words · By NBC Staff
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“Athletes Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird announced they're separating after a nearly 10-year relationship.”
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Multiple web search results report that Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird announced their separation in a joint statement. The evidence suggests this is a widely reported recent event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Association football and politics are connected in club identities, clashes, and footballers who choose a career in politics. Association football has played a role in maintaining the differences whic…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Megan Anna Rapinoe ( ; born July 5, 1985) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a winger. She spent most of her career playing for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Rapinoe
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Suzanne Brigit Bird (born October 16, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who played her entire career with the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNB…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Bird
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“Bird and Rapinoe also announced that they will no longer be doing their podcast "A Touch More" together.”
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Multiple web search results indicate that following their separation, Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe announced they are phasing out or ending their podcast, "A Touch More."
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Megan Anna Rapinoe ( ; born July 5, 1985) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a winger. She spent most of her career playing for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Rapinoe
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Meryl Wilsner (born 1990) is a non-binary queer romance novelist. They are best known for their novels featuring lesbian protagonists, such as Cleat Cute and Something to Talk About.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Suzanne Brigit Bird (born October 16, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who played her entire career with the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNB…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Bird
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“Basketball legend Bird, a five-time Olympic gold medalist and former star of the WNBA’s Seattle Storm, and former soccer star Rapinoe, Olympic gold medalist and multiple FIFA World-Cup winner, first met at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.”
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Multiple web search results state that Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird first met at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, corroborating the claim. One source specifies the meeting was 'in the run-up to the 2016 Rio Olympics.'
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Megan Anna Rapinoe ( ; born July 5, 1985) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a winger. She spent most of her career playing for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Rapinoe
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Suzanne Brigit Bird (born October 16, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who played her entire career with the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNB…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Bird
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Body Issue was an annual edition of ESPN The Magazine that featured dozens of athletes in nude and semi-nude photographs, which was intended to rival the annual Swimsuit Issue from Sports Illustra…
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“They announced their engagement in 2020.”
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Multiple sources, including a cross-reference and several web search results, confirm that Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird announced their engagement in 2020.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Suzanne Brigit Bird (born October 16, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who played her entire career with the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNB…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Bird
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Association football and politics are connected in club identities, clashes, and footballers who choose a career in politics. Association football has played a role in maintaining the differences whic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football_and_polit…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Megan Anna Rapinoe ( ; born July 5, 1985) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a winger. She spent most of her career playing for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Rapinoe
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