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The Ponca City Wildcats got off to a good start in Tuesday’s game with Bixby, but by the time the game ended, Bixby went home with an 81-55 victory. It was the second game of the year for Ponca City, which came away with a 52-49 victory over Life Prep of Wichita last week.

TAHLEQUAH -- With one game under their belts, the Ponca City Lady Cats basketball team will head to Tahlequah to play in the Tahlequah Invitational Tournament Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Ponca City will take an 0-1 record to the tournament after Tuesday’s loss to Bixby.

MILWAUKEE — Julius Randle will have to find another reason to go to Las Vegas. Randle packed an additional set of clothes in anticipation of defeating the Milwaukee Bucks in the In-Season Tournament quarterfinal on Tuesday.

Dec. 4—Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel is expected to enter the transfer portal.

In Houston’s 22-17 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Texans defensive end Will Anderson Jr. recorded five tackles, two sacks, two tackles for loss, four quarterback hits and one pass defended.

TIM COWLISHAW The Dallas Morning News Have you ever waited so long for something to happen that when it finally did, it felt like an incredible letdown? That was the case for Cowboys fans everywhere Sunday as the Philadelphia Eagles, having struggled but found ways to win for several weeks, finally lost a second game to narrow the gap in the NFC East standings.

The Kings would have the second-best record in the Western Conference and an all-expenses paid trip to Las Vegas if it not for those pesky New Orleans Pelicans. De’Aaron Fox had another 30-point game and Domantas Sabonis recorded his second triple-double of the season, but the Kings couldn’t solve their Pelicans problem in the semifinals of the NBA’s inseason tournament.

Aaron Nesmith took a transition pass from Tyrese Haliburton and dunked it over Al Horford. The former Celtic galloped around the court and chest-pumped Myles Turner as the rest of his Pacers teammates flooded the court to celebrate an imminent victory.