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Not much has gone right for the Miami Heat since taking a 3-0 lead over the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals. The Celtics dominated Games 4 and 5 by a combined margin of 30 points to shake up the best-of-7 series.

CINCINNATI — At the stadium his teammate Adam Wainwright called “The Devil’s Lair” because of the horrors it’s inflicted on his ERA in Cincinnati, Steven Matz continued a downward trend that began with a tumble right there at Great American Ball Park.

May 24—Oklahoma head coach Patty Gasso doesn’t know what kind of emotions she’ll be feeling when her team plays what is expected to be their last official game on Marita Hynes Field this weekend.

May 24—It’s no secret that Oklahoma has an air of comfortability when it takes the field at Globe Life Stadium in Arlington, Tex. The Sooners have played in the Texas Rangers’ home ballpark 17 times over the last three seasons, including an unlikely 4-0 run through the Big 12 Tournament last season.

May 24—Torches were not passed, but hats were tipped after Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets to a sweep of the Lakers. When asked about the performance from Denver’s superstar, the NBA’s alltime leading scorer in both the regular season and postseason literally removed his hat in a nod to Jokic.

Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro made quite the pregame assertion. When asked his thoughts on Mike Mayers’ upcoming start, Quatraro quipped that a complete- game shutout would be the best-case scenario against the Detroit Tigers.

May 23—Brothers Braden and Easton Carmichael only get one season to play together on the Oklahoma baseball team. A special season from both players was made even more special on Tuesday, as each were voted onto the Big 12’s all-conference teams by league coaches.

May 23—CINCINNATI — At a ballpark where innings are known to go super sideways as homers go up, up and away, to walls both near and far, the Cardinals turned for a second consecutive day to their closer.