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NORMAN – No. 2 Oklahoma Softball (50-7) made it nine straight trips to the Women’s College World Series (WCWS) with a 13-2, five-inning, run-rule win against No. 15 Alabama (40-23) on Saturday afternoon to claim the Norman Super Regional.

SHAWNEE, OK – The Potawatomi Fire closed out the regular season in dominating fashion on Saturday defeating Creating Young Minds (CYM) 13397. The Fire finished the regular season 19-1 and will the top overall seed in the upcoming TBL Playoffs.

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Bill Anderson Sports Editor Two former Wewoka graduates have qualified to compete in the College National Championships in Casper, Wyoming in June.

MINNEAPOLIS — When the Thunder are away, the fans come out to play. As the OKC Thunder played in Minneapolis, the Oklahoma City Thunder fans came out to support their team by filling the Paycom Center to watch the game live on the big screens around inside the arena to cheer on their team.

The Varnum Summer Baseball Camp that was supposed to start today has been postponed until next week due to wet fields from the weather. The original check in date was set for today at 8:30 a.m. but has been rescheduled for June 2nd with a check in time of 8:30 a.m.

Yahoo Sports - Manny Pacquiao will end a nearly four-year hiatus from the ring to challenge Mario Barrios for the WBC welterweight title on July 19 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. “I’m back,” Pacquiao posted on social media to make his rumored comeback official.

ESPN - The 12-team College Football Playoff will move to a straight seeding model this fall, rewarding the selection committee’s top four teams with the top four seeds and a first-round bye, the CFP announced Thursday.

ARLINGTON, Texas – Oklahoma State dropped a 7-6 contest to No. 21 and second-seeded Kansas in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Baseball Championship Thursday at Globe Life Field. With the loss, the Cowboys fell to 28-23, while KU improved to 43-14.

OKLAHOMA CITY — As Nickeil Alexander-Walker went to double Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams received a quick bounce pass and swished in a catch-and-shoot rightwing 3-pointer. The outside bucket was the dagger as the OKC crowd celebrated the final two minutes.