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The next Byrum Brown? 2 quarterbacks on display in USF’s spring game Original

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By Scott Purks
| Tampa Bay Times Verified
It was called a spring football game, but really was more like a highly-organized practice with a lot of cool music and several thousand fans cheering Sunday at USF’s Corbett Stadium.
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Matt Fitzpatrick bounces back from disappointment to win Valspar title Original

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By Scott Purks
| Tampa Bay Times Verified
A week after one of the most frustrating finishes of his life, there was Matt Fitzpatrick Sunday, pumping his fist in victory on the 18th green of the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Golf Resort. Fitzpatrick had just sunk a 13-foot putt for birdie, dropping his four-day score to 11 under and securing the Valspar Championship title, one stroke ahead of David Lipsky.
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Brandt Snedeker 2 shots back of 3rd-day leader Sungjae Im at Valspar Original

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By Scott Purks
| Tampa Bay Times Verified
It has been almost 1,450 days since Brandt Snedeker played in the final group in the last round of a PGA tournament. The streak will end Sunday on Innisbrook Golf Resort’s Copperhead course. At 1:50 p.m., the 45-year-old Nashville native will tee off with Valspar Championship third-day leader Sungjae Im, who stands at 11-under after 54 holes. Snedeker is just two shots back with one of the best storylines of the PGA Tour’s 2026 season.
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