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Paul Azinger insists Tiger Woods will provide a positive presence in the U.S. Ryder Cup team room and has warned Lee Westwood that questioning the value of the assistant captain could backfire.Europes Westwood had told ESPN that Woods presence could have an adverse effect at Hazeltine next week but Azinger, who led the American team to victory at Valhalla in 2008, hinted that the Englishman was playing mind games.Those are the kind of comments that ... could motivate the American team, he was quoted as saying in British newspapers.The times I have been on the same team as Tiger he was anything but a divisive figure. He can be imposing but he can also be the nicest guy in the world. It just depends on the situation.He really took advantage of the intimidation factor when he was in the prime of his career but I dont believe he is intimidating personally. I think he is going to be terrific in the team room.Great players dont need lessons, they need reminders, and Tiger has the ability to remind them there is no shortcut to winning, that you have to be prepared to win. He will preach that, and it will be beneficial.Westwoods comments were made in a wide-ranging interview, in which he also raised doubt about how effective U.S. captain Davis Love III might be.Azinger suggested they were not slips of the tongue. Lee is a smart guy, the American said. He just likes to drive the needle in once in a while.I remember in 2008 when I was captain he was the guy giving dirty looks to Boo Weekley and J.B. Holmes and the commentators were talking about him glaring at those two guys. It was a deliberate act by Westwood to try to put pressure on them.Ramon Martinez Jersey . The Masters champion and winner of last weeks Australian PGA has a three-round total of 14-under 199 at Royal Melbourne. "Im in a really good position for tomorrow," Scott said. 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On Friday night in front of a raucous crowd of 1,409 at Newell-Grissom, the Mississippi State Bulldogs fought to the end but dropped a 3-0 decision to the No. 5 Kansas Jayhawks.Evie Grace Singleton paced the Bulldogs with 8 kills, while Jelena Vujcin and Chelsea Duhs each turned in 7 on the night. The setting duo of Blossom Sato and Riley Duzenack turned in 14 and 13 assists, respectively, while Bali Leffall-Young paced State with 4 blocks.I cannot say enough how proud I am of this team and the fight they showed tonight, MSU head coach David McFatrich said. We preach heart, soul and grit with Bulldog volleyball and they gave it their all against a very good Kansas team. We wish the result was different, but this is only the first match. We have a long way to go and Im confident that this team is going to do great things.The 1,409 fans that packed The Griss on Friday stands as the third-largest crowd in program history and is the highest opening day total at Newell-Grissom since 2011.Our fans were amazing and I cannot thank them enough for showing up and being as electric as they were, McFatrich said. Ive always said that The Griss is the best place in America to play collegiate volleyball and that really rings true when our fans pack this place out.After the Bulldogs grabbed several early leads, Kansas pushed out to as much as a five-point lead in the firsst set.ddddddddddddMSU would not relent, eventually coming back to within one, down 20-19. A pair of kills from Vujcin would keep the Dogs close and bring the Griss crowd to its feet, but Kansas pulled away and survived the first frame, 25-22.A number of errors plagued State early on, but once again the toughness of Bulldog volleyball shined through. MSU would fight back after being down several early four-point deficits, tying it up at 11-11 and again at 12-12. State would hang tough once again, but could not jump out in front, as the Jayhawks took a two-set lead with a 25-20 victory.Friday nights third set was a grinding battle early on, but a 7-1 Kansas run put the Jayhawks out in front. The Bulldogs would attempt several runs, but could not complete the comeback and dropped the final set 25-17 to close out the match.We seemed to shine across the board tonight, but there are still some areas we have to improve in. Bottom line is we have two matches tomorrow against good squads and thats where our focus is right now. Were excited to get back out there.State returns tomorrow at noon CT against the Lamar Cardinals, who dropped a straight-sets decision to the Eastern Washington Eagles. MSU will cap off the day with a 7 p.m., showdown against the Eagles. Both matches will be broadcast on SEC Network +. ' ' '