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The complaint noted the trans runner had won two races — the girls' 200-meter and 400-meter — at an interscholastic championship meet in Portland last year and again this year.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2025 -
Listen to this article Florida traveled cross-country two days after ousting two-time defending national UConn in the NCAA Tournament to keep alive the Gators’ championship dream.—
Wesley Alden,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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After losing on the same stage to Villanova in the 2022 Big East semifinals, the devastation lingered and the team wasn’t ready for its first round game in the NCAA Tournament, losing in a 12-5 upset to New Mexico State.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2025
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Who gets to face Auburn in the South Region semifinals is the biggest question in this region.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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Ole Miss is the No. 6 seed in the South, on the other side of the bracket, and would not meet either Auburn or Texas A&M until the regional final.—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Point Loma Nazarene’s men’s basketball team had pushed ahead of Cal State Dominguez Hills midway through the second half of Monday’s NCAA Division II regional final when CSUDH guard John Soloman was hit with a technical foul.—
Ivan Carter,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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Talk Is Cheap Aside from being a high profile derby, sparks were set to fly in this match after Brazil winger Raphinha decided to speak out in an interview with Brazilian legend Romario that was released on Monday.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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His only start came on March 16, 2013, in a West Yorkshire derby at home against Huddersfield Town.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Play-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/play-off. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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