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Dec. 21—Brent Venables walked to the lectern at his press conference Wednesday morning wearing a Christmasthemed jacket over his shirt and tie.

LEWISVILLE, Texas -- Five swimmers from the Ponca Sailfish Swim Team swam in the King Marlin Swim Club Pro-Am Classic last week. Those from the Sailfish team who participated were Jessalyn Carpenter, Mattie Shearer, Timothy Crank, Kyle King and Braden Stewart.

Dec. 22—Taylor Robertson led the charge for an explosive first half for the Sooners at the Jumpman Invitational.

Dec. 22—With a chance to essentially seal a third consecutive win, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was showered with MVP chants from the home crowd as he swished in two free throws.

Dec. 21—Last season, following the departure of Lincoln Riley and several Oklahoma players, there was speculation on Marvin Mims’ future.

NEW YORK — The Great Eight. In one dominant night at MSG, the Knicks extended their NBA-best winning streak to eight and snapped an eight-game home losing streak to the Warriors.

Nikola Jokic raised his scratched arm and clenched his right fist in triumph. Naturally, it was a teammate’s accomplishment he was celebrating.

For Argentina’s triumph and Lionel Messi’s ethereal foot in it, there is only one word, and we use it with a nod to the great Ray Hudson: Magisterial! In society and certainly in sports journalism we are commonly guilty of recency bias: Whatever just happened is the greatest of all time. But when the 2022 Argentina-France World Cup final was instantly minted as the best ever ...