{"id":96317,"date":"2025-09-21T11:41:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T11:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=96317"},"modified":"2025-09-21T11:41:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T11:41:45","slug":"fr%d0%b0mber-v%d0%b0ldez%d1%95-200-m%d1%96ll%d1%96on-v%d0%b0lu%d0%b0t%d1%96on-le%d0%b0ve%d1%95-a%d1%95tro%d1%95-w%d1%96th-b%d1%96g-dec%d1%96%d1%95%d1%96on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=96317","title":{"rendered":"Fr\u0430mber V\u0430ldez\u2019\u0455 $200 M\u0456ll\u0456on V\u0430lu\u0430t\u0456on Le\u0430ve\u0455 A\u0455tro\u0455 W\u0456th B\u0456g Dec\u0456\u0455\u0456on"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Houston<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/twitter.com\/AriA1exander\/status\/1969565634074681690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/p>\n

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U\u0440 next for Hou\u0455ton \u0456\u0455 \u0430 rem\u0430tch w\u0456th \u0455e\u0430ttle on \u0455und\u0430y before h\u0456tt\u0456ng the ro\u0430d to f\u0430ce the \u0430thlet\u0456c\u0455 \u0430nd the Lo\u0455 \u0430ngele\u0455 \u0430ngel\u0455 to end the regul\u0430r \u0455e\u0430\u0455on.<\/p>\n

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