High school sports participation down
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Led by a decline in football for the fifth straight year, participation in U.S. high school sports dropped in 2018-19 for the first time in 30 years, according to an
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Minor leaguer's family slain
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CHATHAM, Va. (AP) — The wife, son and mother-in-law of a minor league baseball pitcher are dead and a relative has been charged with three counts of murder in a
Nishikori loses focus, wins
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NEW YORK (AP) — Kei Nishikori lost his focus. At least he didn’t lose the match. The seventh seed from Japan dropped a set, blew a lead in another and
Picker likes Pokes, Sooners
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College football starts better than it ends. The sport has evolved through numerous postseason systems that have clumsily crowned champions, and while the College Football Playoff does a better job
Box of cereal becomes collectors item
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One never knows when an unusual blessing in going to come one’s way. That truism was reinforced in my mind last week. Annually, I drive around to surrounding towns and
Skiatook tops softball Lady Cats
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Skiatook scored early and often Monday night on its way to an 11-1 victory over the Ponca City Lady Cats in a game played at the West Middle School softball
This week in baseball
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If a pitcher takes a no-hitter into the sixth or seventh inning, that’s usually around when it starts to feel possible. It’s also apparently a decent time to pull him.
SHOWING OFF
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SHOWING OFF their catch at Lake McMurtry are Jordan Linnebur, left, and Caleb Edens. Linnebur and Edens with boat captain Scott Jones were the winners of the Ponca City High
Sooners remember Houston
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NORMAN (AP) — Oklahoma defensive lineman Neville Gallimore remembers his first game as a Sooner. It was an unpleasant stroll down memory lane. Oklahoma entered the 2016 season with high
Chiefs backup QB out
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs lost backup quarterback Chad Henne to a broken ankle that will require surgery, and they quickly signed veteran Matt Moore on