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50 years ago, Hank Aaron hit homer 715 to pass Babe Ruth

2 weeks ago By Burt Wilson Lnp, Lancaster, Pa.

Apr. 8—Atlanta Braves outfielder Hank Aaron made history on April 8, 1974. In the fourth inning of Atlanta’s home-opener, Aaron hit a 1-0 pitch off Los Angeles Dodgers lefty Al Downing over the left-center field wall at Fulton County Stadium.

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Texas stuns Sooners on final out, snaps winning streak

2 weeks ago By Tarik Masri The Norman Transcript, Okla.

Apr. 6—Down to its last out, Rylie Boone hit a double that carried over the centerfielder’s head and bounced off the wall.

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Wildcats lose opener in festival

2 weeks ago By David Miller Rellimd43@gmail.com

ENID -- The opening game of the Enid Baseball Festival didn’t go well for the Ponca City Wildcats as they lost 16-0 to the Yukon Millers. Yukon broke the game open in the second inning with seven runs.

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Oklahoma State hosts Oklahoma in final Big 12 Bedlam Baseball matchup

2 weeks ago By News Staff

RYAN BREEDEN Stillwater NewsPress, Okla. This weekend will mark the final conference meetup between Oklahoma State and Oklahoma when they face off for a three-game series in O’Brate Stadium.

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‘I could see him going on a tear.’

2 weeks ago By Benjamin Hochman St. Louis Post-dispatch

Apr. 5—If this Cardinals offensive machine is going to operate, it needs Nolan to be Nolan (meaning Arenado, of course, but if we’re doing this ...

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Warriors 133, Rockets 110: Golden State’s rout crushes Houston’s play-in chances

2 weeks ago By Jonathan Feigen Houston Chronicle

Apr. 4—With the Rockets clinging to faint and fading hopes to move up a spot in the Western Conference standings and extend their season to a play-in game, the Warriors on Thursday did not just end those dreams, they crushed them.

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Nuggets fall one shot short of late comeback at Los Angeles Clippers, falling behind in first-place race

2 weeks ago By Bennett Durando The Denver Post

The Nuggets lost 102-100 to the Clippers on Thursday night in Los Angeles, falling behind Minnesota in the loss column for first place in the Western Conference with five games left. Here are our observations.

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Royals say ability to shake off Wednesday’s tough loss indicative of new team attitude

2 weeks ago By Pete Grathoff The Kansas City Star

The Royals didn’t return home from Baltimore until late Wednesday night, hours later than they had been expecting. It was a soggy and frustrating trip to Camden Yards for the Royals, who endured a five-hour rain delay and lost a ninth-inning lead.

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Celtics clinch No. 1 seed in NBA with dominant victory over shorthanded Thunder

2 weeks ago By Steve Hewitt Boston Herald

Even with MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous- Alexander out of the lineup, the Celtics didn’t expect Wednesday’s matchup to be easy. The first game back home after a long road trip can be notoriously difficult, and they know Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault doesn’t have his team atop the Western Conference solely because of one player.

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Troy Everett undergoes surgery, expected to miss rest of spring practice

2 weeks ago By Tarik Masri The Norman Transcript

Apr. 3—During last week’s practice, redshirt junior Troy Everett went down with a leg injury and OU head coach Brent Venables said on Tuesday that he will undergo surgery.

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