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At Florida State, Mike Norvell is sitting out the spring game for a second consecutive season.—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026 The 5-foot-11, 177-pound Brown sat out the Georgia and Ole Miss games with a shoulder sprain.—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026 Freshman Alijah Arenas, who led the Trojans in scoring in both games without Baker-Mazara, was held to six points on 3-for-10 shooting and sat out the final six minutes of regulation and all but eight seconds of overtime.—Luke Decock, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026 Ware also missed the record-setting blowout of the Wizards, sitting out with a shoulder strain sustained late in Sunday night’s home victory over the Detroit Pistons.—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sit out