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FHSU women advance to regional semifinals

Tiger coach Tony Hobson said his players likely were feeling the pressure – and not just from Minnesota State’s full-court press. The Fort Hays State University women’s basketball team made the plays down the stretch to take a 66-61 win over Minnesota State in Fridy’s quarterfinal matchup in the Central Regional at Gross Memorial Coliseum.

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TMP boys fall in state semifinals

HUTCHINSON – For the second straight year, Hesston defeated the Thomas More Prep-Marian boys’ basketball team in the semifinals of the Class 3A state tournament. The Swathers beat the Monarchs 45-36 on Friday night in Hutchinson Sports Arena to drop TMP (20-5) into Saturday’s third-place game against Southeast of Saline (21-4).

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Major League Baseball labor agreement details

NEW YORK (AP) Details of the memorandum of understanding agreed to Thursday by Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association, as obtained by The Associated Press. FREE AGENCY No change FREE AGENT DRAFT PICK COMPENSATION MLB and MLBPA agree to eliminate direct amateur draft-pick compensation, which had existed since 1976 and been in place for qualified free agents since 2012, pending an agreement on an international amateur draft.

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