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Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe announce they’re splitting up in shocker

Nypost · · 138 words · By Jenna Lemoncelli
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“Olympic gold medalists Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe have called it quits after a decade together, announcing their separation in a joint Instagram post on Friday.”
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Multiple web search results report that Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe announced their separation via a joint Instagram post on a specific date (Friday).
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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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“They also shared that their podcast, “A Touch More” will be ending.”
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At least one web search result explicitly states that Rapinoe and Bird announced that their podcast, "A Touch More," would be ending.
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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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“The pair, who met at the 2016 Rio Olympics, went public with their relationship in July 2017.”
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Multiple web search results corroborate that the pair met at the 2016 Rio Olympics and went public with their relationship in 2017.
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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 October 2020.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe announced their engagement in October 2020.
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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Body_Issue
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