{"id":269928,"date":"2025-11-08T00:40:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T00:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/269928\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T00:40:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T00:40:09","slug":"canadas-olivier-rioux-the-worlds-tallest-teenager-becomes-the-tallest-player-in-college-basketball-history-ctv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/269928\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s Olivier Rioux, the world\u2019s tallest teenager, becomes the tallest player in college basketball history &#8211; CTV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi3gFBVV95cUxNQ3pPVGdqZVhybk1SOFpsS0NsSzhhQkMzVmpwYkFsTmtXQ1BKVkZkQ3lIMTdDZnAtbFY3empCQ21XVW9zUk4talNuT2dNNUI0UDJIYmR3cWlFcnJXcFZsdmN3U0RzXzlaQ0NpT0JGQk03SEhiQlF0V0l0b082WnNzVS1zSi1QVWQtOFFfNWZodERNb2V2RlBIODlzeUY0ZzA0MkY3Vndkekh2Nk56dEhnSU9vYlh6ZGRqZ1NOa3BjYkdKTGh6c2FuVUJsRVVQVkdQX1VQNDlhcFBCYlRDOEE?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow 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