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The final two teams then play in a best-of-three series for the national championship.—
Lauren Merola,
New York Times,
26 May 2025 -
Poly will play Warren for the Division 4 championship.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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His draw is complicated with a potential quarterfinal against No. 3 Alexander Zverev, a potential semifinal with No. 1 Jannik Sinner and a possible final vs. defending champ and No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Cotton was a two-time all-league pick with South Dakota and also helped the program reach the FCS Playoff semifinals in 2024.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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In 2023, the Stars hosted the Golden Knights in Game 6 of the conference finals and lost, 6-0.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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The only San Diego Section individual to advance was Cathedral Catholic’s Michael Riebe, who tied for fourth at 5-under. Cathedral, which beat Torrey Pines by 32 strokes last week at the section finals, tied for sixth at 1-over.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2025
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Having been in the Emirates Stadium stands as Mikel Arteta’s men also came from a goal down to win January’s Premier League north London derby against Tottenham by the same scoreline, Williamson later joked about how mentally gruelling the experience was as a fan.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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But, the 90-minute derby ended without one fish caught, something organizers blamed on the dramatic change in temperatures Friday and Saturday.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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“Play-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/play-off. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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