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The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Go go-karting today. Coming up: 👋 The WNBA’s return ⚽ Teen star gets the call 🏎️ Go-karting There are so many sports that take midseason breaks, particularly for international play. We see it throughout the soccer calendar. Hockey has paused recently for it, too, while M…

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