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NCAA Tournament South Region analysis: Is Houston primed to return to the Final Four?
9 months, 1 week ago

NCAA Tournament South Region analysis: Is Houston primed to return to the Final Four?

New York Times  

Follow live coverage of South Carolina, NC State and Iowa, UConn in women’s Final Four today The South Regional of the 2024 NCAA Tournament features a number of top seeds that have been among the most successful programs in the sport the last several years. —Rob Dauster Team in 16 words: Shaka Smart hasn’t made the second weekend of the …

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Top seeds advance at Adelaide International
11 months, 1 week ago

Top seeds advance at Adelaide International

China Daily  

Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan hits a return during the women's singles final against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane on Jan 7, 2024. CANBERRA -- All the top seeds return to action at the Adelaide International on Thursday, with men's top seed Tommy Paul playing Jack Draper and Elena Rybakina facing Ekaterina Alexandrova on …

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National Games 2023: M Tharun, Anupama Upadhyaya win men’s and women’s singles badminton gold
1 year, 1 month ago

National Games 2023: M Tharun, Anupama Upadhyaya win men’s and women’s singles badminton gold

The Hindu  

Telangana’s M Tharun and Haryana’s Anupama Upadhayaya registered contrasting victories to clinch the men’s and women’s singles badminton titles in the 37th National Games at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium on Tuesday. Women’s doubles top seeds Shikha Gautam and Ashwini Bhat defeated Maharashtra’s Ritika Thaker and Simran Singhi 21-11, 21-18 while the combination of HV Sunil and K Pruthvi …

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Column: MLB’s playoff format is penalizing top seeds with all that time off
1 year, 2 months ago

Column: MLB’s playoff format is penalizing top seeds with all that time off

Associated Press  

The Baltimore Orioles won an AL-leading 101 games during the regular season. Tossing in the 104-win Atlanta Braves and the defending World Series champion Houston Astros, baseball’s four top seeds went a combined 2-6 on their home fields to start the best-of-five division round. MLB’s relatively new playoff format — comprised of six division winners and six wild-card teams, with …

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All England Open 2023: Players to watch out for, top seeds, venue, when and where to watch
1 year, 9 months ago

All England Open 2023: Players to watch out for, top seeds, venue, when and where to watch

The Hindu  

All England Open, one of badminton’s most prestigious events, gets underway in Birmingham, England, from March 14-19. On the other hand, women’s singles in 2023 continue to be dominated by Akane Yamaguchi and An Se Young, with the duo playing three finals since January, the latest being the German Open. With two Super Series titles each to their credit in …

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NBA: Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers to lock horns for a place in Eastern Conference finals
3 years, 6 months ago

NBA: Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers to lock horns for a place in Eastern Conference finals

Firstpost  

In the Western Conference, top seeds Utah outclassed the Memphis Grizzlies 126-110 to wrap up a 4-1 win in the best-of-seven series, with Donovan Mitchell’s 30-point haul steering the Jazz into the next round. Los Angeles: The Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks and Utah Jazz powered into the conference semi-finals of the NBA playoffs on Wednesday as an electrifying display from …

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