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Mar. 14—Travis Wittlake found himself disengaged during the national wrestling tournament a year ago.

NEW ORLEANS — It was fortunate for the Lakers that they did so much of their work early on Tuesday night. A 40-point lead was feeling frightfully frail toward the end.

Mar. 14—Oklahoma did enough to get itself back on top, but had to find a way to turn around a stop a talented Florida State offense in the top of the fifth inning.

COLLINSVILLE -- The Ponca City Wildcats’ bats went silent Tuesday as they lost 8-0 in a baseball game in Collinsville. The game was scoreless through three innings, but Collinsville scored twice in the fourth and then accumulated six runs in the fifth to end the game due to the run rule.

The Nets’ five game road trip ended with a 121-107 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday. They now travel back to Brooklyn for a four-game homestand that will define the rest of season.

Mar. 13—This time, after teasing and tormenting themselves with almost, the Rockets did just enough.

Kings forward Trey Lyles grabbed Brook Lopez by the throat when tempers flared in the fourth quarter of Monday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks. The altercation occurred with 15.1 seconds remaining in Milwaukee’s 133-124 victory over Sacramento in a battle between two of the NBA’s top teams.

Edmond North and Dale came away with two state championships in the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association basketball playoffs last week. Edmond North won both the boys and girls state championships in Class 6A, while Dale won both Class 2A state tournaments.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Ponca City Wildcats swept a doubleheader Monday in convincing fashion, picking up a pair of 10-0 victories over U. S.