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Adelaide coach Don Pyke says his sides 29-point loss to West Coast wont be cause for panic despite meaning the Crows could miss out on a top-four AFL finish.After piling on a series of thumping wins at their Adelaide Oval fortress, the Crows crumbled under the pressure of a Friday night game with plenty at stake.With star Rory Sloane suspended, Adelaides midfielders were soundly beaten at the contest and struggled to supply their potent forward line, kicking four goals in the second half.The loss means Adelaide could finish as low as fifth, and a home qualifying final will be achieved only if there are upsets in at least two other games.Pyke described the loss as disappointing but denied that the absence of Sloane or the fallout from a racist attack on forward Eddie Betts had influenced his sides performance.Well review the game in terms of what have we learnt and what do we need to keep getting better at but we wont be jumping at shadows here in terms of looking for other ulterior reasons and so forth, Pyke said.We believe were a good footy team and we intend to prove that come the finals time.The Crows paid the price for some uncharacteristically poor ball use which allowed Eagles defenders Jeremy McGovern and Tom Barrass to combine for 16 marks.Pyke considered putting a tag on West Coast wingman Andrew Gaff, who followed up a 38-disposal game against Hawthorn with a career-best 41 touches, but ultimately chose to stick with his gameplan.There were some fundamentals of how we were playing which we werent executing well on, and rather than just try and reach in and pull a rabbit out of the hat, it was more lets return to the way weve been playing and back our guys in, Pyke said.Unfortunately tonight we didnt get the result.The Crows will welcome back Sloane for their first final, while influential defender Brodie Smith is set to return after suffering a concussion in round 22. John Wall Jersey . -- The Portland Timbers and Real Salt Lake played to a 0-0 tie Saturday night that left the top of the Western Conference standings unchanged. Washington Wizards Jerseys . LOUIS -- St. http://www.cheapwizardsjerseyssale.com/kids-juwan-howard-wizards-jersey/ . Patrice Bergeron and Daniel Paille scored 20 seconds apart a few minutes after Stamkos was taken off the ice on a stretcher with a broken right leg, and the Bruins beat the Lightning 3-0 on Monday afternoon. Bradley Beal Jersey . - Blake Griffin had 30 points and 12 rebounds, J. Troy Brown Jr. Wizards Jersey . Then the Pacers gave Oladipo and his Orlando teammates the cold shoulder. Paul Georges buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter spurred a 21-4 run, finally sending Indiana past the Magic 97-87 in a tougher-than-expected opening night matchup. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Leticia Romero scored 21 points and No. 7 Florida State beat No. 23 Florida 83-58 on Thursday night for its eighth straight victory.Shakayla Thomas added 16 points for the Seminoles (9-1), and Ivey Slaughter had 13 points and 10 rebounds for her 20th career double-double. Florida State has won four of its last five meetings in the in-state rivalry.Ronni Williams led the Gators (6-3) with 20 points. It was Floridas second loss to a ranked team in five days, with both coming on the road.A big key to Florida States win was rebounding as it enjoyed a 45-35 edge on the glass and a 19-2 advantage in second-chance points.The 25-point win is the fourth-largest margin that the Seminoles have defeated the Gators.BIG PICTUREFlorida: The Gators came into the game averaging 74.9 points but were held to a season low. They are 0-3 when scoring fewer than 70 points this season and 51-99 in Amanda Butlers 10 seasons att her alma mater.ddddddddddddFlorida State: The Seminoles were 2-6 against Top 25 teams during the regular season last year, which is a big reason why they didnt host the first two rounds of last seasons NCAA Tournament. FSU though is 2-1 this season with the lone loss being by two points to top-ranked UConn. The win should also help bolster their RPI rating as the season progresses.UP NEXTFlorida: The Gators will remain in Northwest Florida to face North Carolina A&T on Sunday in a neutral-site game at Gulf Coast State College in Panama City.Florida State: The Seminoles are at UAB on Saturday. The two teams met last year, which FSU won 84-44.---More AP college basketball at http://collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25---Follow Joe Reedy on Twitter at www.twitter.com/joereedy ' ' '