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NOC Soccer moving to the Enid Advance Soccer Complex

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The Northern Oklahoma College Board of Regents unanimously voted to move the men’s and women’s soccer programs to NOC Enid from NOC Tonkawa Wednesday afternoon at the May meeting. The move will be completed in time for the new Enid Jets Soccer program to start in August with the Fall 2023 season, as part of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 2 Athletics.

Chicago Cubs blow late 5-run lead in disastrous walk-off loss. Can the bullpen — and Keegan Thompson — get back on track?

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Ten disastrous minutes separated the Chicago Cubs from the cusp of ending a season-high losing streak to their worst loss of the season. A five-run lead entering the bottom of the eighth should have provided enough cushion for the Cubs to put away the Houston Astros.

Paul DeJong’s homer gives Cardinals a key boost as they take the series from the Brewers

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May 17—ST. LOUIS — Cardinals shortstop Paul DeJong gave an elated fist pump as he rounded first base in the sixth inning, having just watched the ball he crushed land 419 feet away from home plate — where it could be retrieved but not caught — for a tworun home run to give his team breathing room against one of the stingiest starting pitchers in the majors.