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May 14—Oklahoma State softball coach Kenny Gajewski was sure of one thing in the aftermath of the Cowgirls’ 8-7 loss to Kansas in the first round of the Big 12 tournament. Anything after? His guess was as good as anybody’s.

MILWAUKEE — The Kansas City Royals are a young team prone to mistakes. Those gaffes are magnified against the top teams in the league.

May 14—BOSTON — Cardinals catcher- turned-DH-soon-to-be-turned-catcher- again Willson Contreras has demonstrated a knack for getting under the skin and inside the heads of opposing fans and players. His spell has a particularly potent effect on pitchers.

May 13—Jordy Bahl was just off the third base bag as she watched a groundball pull Texas’ third baseman just slightly towards the shortstop. Bahl immediately started drifting down the third base line, and as soon as she saw Mia Scott rifle the ball towards first base, took off running for home.

May 14—Oklahoma was able to build off a strong offensive showing in game two, scoring six runs in the first two innings to build a big lead and secure a series sweep on Sunday. The Sooners struck first with an RBI single by Dakota Harris and a sacrifice fly ball by Kendall Pettis.

PHOENIX — In this same building, at the Nuggets’ most vulnerable moment of the first two rounds of their prove-it playoffs, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope issued a promise. “We’re making it out of this series,” the 30-year-old former NBA champion said, speaking for a team still chasing its first.

OAKLAND — Baseball, with all its oddities and weird hops and randomness over the course of a 162-game regular season, can and often will provide something different each night. Good luck finding one outing that directly mirrors another.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals pitcher Brady Singer reverted to his 2022 form on Thursday afternoon. Singer, who showed his breakout potential with a 3.23 ERA last season, turned in a sterling effort in the Royals’ 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox.

May 12—The 76ers crumbled under the bright lights. Their trust in one another came into question.