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NORTHEAST Kaw: August 17. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 93°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and spotted bass good on buzz baits, crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around coves and rocks.

New Lima Woodrow Neal slides into third for the steal Thursday. Neal was safe and later scored on a steal of home.

The Varnum Baseball Tournament has begun with the Whippets hosting the eight-team tournament this Thursday. Those surrounding schools that participated in the tournament are Battiest/ Stuart, Asher, Caney, OCA, Union City, Ripley, Wright City and Varnum.

The New Lima Falcons started off their tournament facing the Haileyville Warriors Thursday evening. The Falcons posted a shutout with an 8-0 start. The Warriors went to bat first but went three and out. The Falcons lit up the scoreboard when B. Colbert scored on a steal of home.

ESPN - The 202526 season didn’t end as planned for the Oklahoma City Thunder, who were looking to be the first repeat NBA champion in eight seasons. Instead, they fell to the San Antonio Spurs in Game 7 of the Western Conference and an offseason of change began.

ESPN - Week 2 of the 2026 NFL preseason kicked off Thursday, giving us more insight into position battles and the push to make 53-man rosters before the cut-down deadline Aug. 30.

ESPN - College football has never been a more chaotic mess off the field. The start of the 2026 season is only a few weeks away.

THUNDER WIRE - The Oklahoma City Thunder have learned when and where they’ll face their opponents during the 2026-27 regular season. Of course, they’ll enter the year as co-title favorites — alongside the San Antonio Spurs. Most expect those two teams to jockey for the league-best record again.

ESPN - Frank Warren has suggested Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua’s heavyweight showdown could be postponed if there is no agreement on a venue.

NORMAN — For the 27th consecutive season, the Oklahoma football team is ranked in the Associated Press preseason top 25. The AP released its preseason poll Monday morning and OU is ranked No. 0.