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A 2015 book titled for these creatures “in the Balance” was written by (-5[1])Craig Packer, who directs the University of Minnesota center dedicated to researching them. One of these creatures named Elsa was raised by the controversial Joy Adamson, as discussed (10[1])in her book Born Free. These creatures (-5[1])are killed in ala-mayo rituals, which may be carried out by morani of the Maasai (-5[1])people. In (10[1])2015, Minnesotan dentist Walter Palmer killed one of these creatures (10[1])named Cecil. (10[1])These animals (10[2])served as models for the body of a sculpture probably built for Khafre, which is located on the plateau of Giza. For 10 points, simba is the Swahili word for what large cats that might hunt in a pride? ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: lions [or lionesses or Panthera leo or Panthera leo leo or Panthera leo melanochaitai or African lions; accept Cecil the Lion; accept Elsa the Lioness; accept Lions in the Balance; prompt on cats or big cats; prompt on sphinxes or Egyptian sphinxes or Great Sphinx of Giza with “what creatures are the model for the Sphinx’s body?”]
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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%56%91.67
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY888%0%25%88.57
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%0%85.50
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%33%90.17
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%11%83.11
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%20%95.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY9100%0%44%100.44
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%33%84.89

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Faith MagieraNorthwestern AIllinois A12-5
Nitin MurthyPurdue ANotre Dame B4010
Owen McCoyIllinois DIllinois C47-5
Sophia MadrazoPurdue BChicago B62-5
David NickelPurdue CWashU A6410
Stephen HeritageNotre Dame ANotre Dame C7410
William FosterChicago AIowa A7610
Sanika IyerIndianaIllinois B7810
Abigail ZimmermanIowa BWashU B7810
Sam AlahiIllinois ANorthwestern A11810
Emmett ChoChicago BPurdue B11810
Jack PirosIllinois CIllinois D11810