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Jun. 4—OKLAHOMA CITY — Kenny Gajewski took his time walking from first base to home plate at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium.
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Denver Nuggets lose to Miami Heat despite another big scoring night from Nikola Jokic
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Jun. 4—DENVER — A stretch late in the third quarter showcased the breadth of Nikola Jokic’s game, but it wasn’t enough for the Nuggets to stay unbeaten at home this postseason.
OU baseball: Late comeback falls short, Sooners eliminated by East Carolina
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Jun. 4—The struggles Oklahoma has battled through at points throughout the season started to return as it faced elimination in the fifth inning of the NCAA Charlottesville Regional.
OU softball: Sooners grind out 2-0 win over Stanford to open WCWS
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Jun. 1—OKLAHOMA CITY — Watching the first inning of Oklahoma’s Women’s College World Series opener on Thursday revealed all the insight needed into how the rest of the game would eventually unfold.
Nikola Jokic’s beautiful game at heart of Nuggets’ Game 1 win: “That’s how I learned to play basketball”
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Nikola Jokic had already decoded Miami’s vaunted zone defense for a Game 1 triple-double, but there was still another basketball lesson to digest. Most of Denver’s locker room had cleared out after the Nuggets’ 104-93 win when an assistant coach grabbed a blue dry-erase board marker and headed to Jack White’s locker – the stall stationed directly to Jokic’s right.
Critical call goes against Angels in loss to Astros
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HOUSTON — Someday, perhaps in the next year or two, baseball games won’t turn on calls like the one that earned Phil Nevin an early exit on Thursday night. The Angels manager was ejected after arguing a called third strike at a critical moment in the Angels’ 5-2 loss to the Houston Astros.
Rockies swept in four-game series by Arizona for first time since 2002 as Pierce Johnson blows save in 5-4 defeat
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The Rockies were a strike away from victory in Thursday’s matinee at Chase Field but folded instead when closer Pierce Johnson blew his first save of the year to send the Diamondbacks to a 5-4 walk-off win.
Brandon Gossett to lead Mavs’ basketball program
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Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa has selected Brandon Gossett to lead the Maverick basketball program. Gossett comes to NOC after serving as an assistant coach for the Kansas City Kansas Community College Blue Devils the past two seasons.
Red Sox 8-2 win overshadowed by Sale leaving start with shoulder soreness
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BOSTON — After beginning the season 0-8 against National League Central teams at Fenway Park, the Red Sox kicked off the month of June with an 8-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Unfortunately, the victory is bittersweet, overshadowed by Chris Sale leaving his start early with left shoulder soreness, pretty much the last thing anyone in Boston wants to see after several strong starts for the 34-year-old lefthander.
Why a Vegas-Florida Stanley Cup Final is a realization of NHL’s Sun Belt-driven dreams
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LOS ANGELES — The NHL’s landscape began to shift dramatically when the Florida Panthers and Mighty Ducks debuted as expansion teams in the 1993-94 season. The newcomers embodied themes that would recur throughout Commissioner Gary Bettman’s tenure: attracting corporate owners — Blockbuster for the Panthers and Disney for the Ducks — and migrating toward the booming U.S.