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Florida State head coach Sue Semrau speaks with guard Sammie Puisis (2) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball quarterfinal game against North Carolina State at the Atlantic Coast Conference women's tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Friday, March 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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Expansion: Women's NCAA field features inaugural First Four
By PETE IACOBELLI - AP Sports Writer
Tue,03/15/22-1:11PM , 209 Reads
Florida State coach Sue Semrau has always been a fan of adding teams to the women's NCAA Tournament. She is thrilled it happened this season, giving her late-developing Seminoles the opportunity to be a part of history.
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Collin Morikawa reacts to his putt on the second hole during the first round of play in The Players Championship golf tournament Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Strong field assembled for Tampa as Masters gets closer
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tue,03/15/22-8:44AM , 203 Reads
PGA TOUR

VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP

Site: Palm Harbor, Florida.

Course: Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead). Yardage: 7,340. Par: 71.

Prize money: $7.8 million. Winner's share: $1.404 million.

Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (NBC).
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Booker, Phoenix set for matchup against New Orleans
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mon,03/14/22-2:06AM , 504 Reads
Phoenix Suns (54-14, first in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (28-40, 10th in the Western Conference)

New Orleans; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns take on the New Orleans Pelicans. Booker is 10th in the NBA scoring 25.6 points per game.
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New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes, right, goes up for a dunk against Houston Rockets guard Daishen Nix, left, in the second half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Sunday, March 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

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Valanciunas, Hayes power Pelicans past Rockets, 130-105
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Sun,03/13/22-8:44PM , 338 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jonas Valanciunas had 32 points and 10 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans emphatically snapped a four-game skid with a 130-105 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night.
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