‘I think I can help’: After trade from Suns, Dario Saric open-minded about role with Thunder
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Feb. 14—OKLAHOMA CITY — During pregame warmups for Monday’s game against New Orleans, Dario Saric needed help.
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Adisyn Ivers qualifies for state
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SALLISAW -- Adisyn Ivers secured her place in Ponca City High School sports history this week by qualifying for the Class 6A State Tournament Ivers is the first wrestler in the history of the school’s girls program to earn a state berth. She wrestles at 145 pounds and is a sophomore The State Tournament for all classes, including girls, will be Feb. 24-25 at the State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City. Sallisaw hosted the Girls East Regional.
Area teams competing in basketball postseason
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Area smaller school basketball teams are in the beginning stages of the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association playoffs. In Classes A and B, the district tournaments were played last week, with some being eliminated and some moving on to this week’s regional tournaments.
Midwest City overcomes Wildcats
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MIDWEST CITY -- Hoping that the third time would prove to be a charm didn’t work out for the Ponca City Wildcats varsity basketball team as it lost an 81-72 decision to the Midwest City Bombers Tuesday night.
Kawhi Leonard ties career high as new additions help Clippers hold off Warriors
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Five months into a Clippers season that has sometimes felt like a slog, feeling less like joy than a constant examination under a microscope of their own championship expectations, the impression imparted on forward Nicolas Batum after Monday’s practice, the team’s first with its three new additions, was notable.
Lady Cats’ winning streak ends
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MIDWEST CITY -- It is said that all good things must come to an end and that proved to be true for the Ponca City Lady Cats’ five-game winning streak. The streak ended Tuesday night when the Midwest City Bombers topped the Lady Cats 61-52 in a conference game, also the final regular season game for Ponca City.
Tom Brady offers his take on the controversial penalty in Super Bowl 57
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Tom Brady has been there. The quarterback has played in games with controversial calls from the officials that have either gone his team’s way or hurt his team in some fashion. Controversial calls from the referees aren’t unusual.
Most Super Bowl MVP’s are quarterbacks
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Another Super Bowl has come and gone and those who know me know I liked the outcome-- having been a Kansas City Chiefs’ fan for approximately 60 years. In addition to liking the outcome, several questions emerged as I was watching what I believe to have been one of the best Super Bowl contests ever played.
Lakers have no answer for Damian Lillard, Trail Blazers’ hot start in loss
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LeBron James worked out hard after the Lakers had completed their shoot-around Monday morning, working in the post, running to the 3-point line, throwing down dunks, pull-up jumpers, his sweat all over the Moda Center court.