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Apr. 14—NEW ORLEANS — There was a feeling of déjà vu in the Lakers’ 124-108 regular-season finale victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday at Smoothie King Center — in which the Lakers clinched eighth place in the Western Conference standings.

Apr. 13—Oklahoma will celebrate its successes no matter the situation, but as Alyssa Brito rounded the bases on Saturday afternoon it clearly meant a little bit more than usual.

STILLWATER -- Ponca City soccer teams’ foray into Stillwater turned out to be a losing situation Friday. Both teams came away with a defeat.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The NBA entered Sunday’s regular- season finale with a heightened level of intrigue with 15 out of 20 seeds still undetermined for the rapidly approaching postseason. That mystery factor didn’t apply for the Mavericks, who’d already clinched the fifth seed, so their one-sided 135-86 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder was a game with little significance outside of the development of their young players.

The New York Mets honored longtime pitcher Dwight “Doc” Gooden on Sunday. The club retired his No. 16 jersey in a special onfield ceremony before the Mets played host to the Kansas City Royals at Citi Field.

Apr. 14—PHOENIX — In the instances in which the Cardinals applied a bit of pressure on their former prospect and current Arizona Diamondbacks ace Zac Gallen, the right-hander made key pitches that kept them frustrated and out of the scoring column on Sunday afternoon.

Apr. 12—During Rosie Davis’ recruitment, OSU coach Kenny Gajewski thought he knew exactly what he was getting.

Apr. 11—John Smith’s career at Oklahoma State has come to an end.

MIDWEST CITY -- The opening game for the Ponca City Wildcats in the Carl Albert Tournament turned out to be a low scoring affair as the host Carl Albert team won 2-0. There were only seven hits in the contest as Carl Albert had four and Ponca City three.