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ATLANTA -- Seattle Mariners star and MLB home run leader Cal Raleigh became the first catcher to win the All-Star Home Run Derby, as he outlasted Tampa Bay Rays infielder Junior Caminero in the final Monday night. Raleigh hit 18 home runs to Caminero’s 15 in the final round.

THUNDER WIRE - The NBA champion announced they have officially signed Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren to contract extensions. The franchise cornerstones put ink to paper. Williams reportedly signed a five-year, $287 million extension.

SHAWNEE, Okla. –A new chapter of International Finals Youth Rodeo (IFYR) history has officially been written as the curtain closes on the 33rd annual event. From coast to coast, each event featured the toughest competition in youth rodeo, showcasing the brightest rising stars in the industry.

SOONER WIRE - Sunday proved it was a special year to be a baseball player from the Sooner State. The first day of the Major League Baseball Draft concluded Sunday night with several Oklahomans selected, including No. 1 overall pick Eli Willits from Fort Cobb-Broxton High School.

Former Sooner football player Joe Kerbel fought in World War 2 as a Marine Corps first lieutenant in the bloody Battle of Okinawa. The burly tackle from Seminole, Oklahoma, played for two years for OU before duty called. When he returned after the war, Kerbel was 25 and married with children.

THUNDER WIRE - The Oklahoma City Thunder did enough to get a 90-81 Summer League win over the Brooklyn Nets. It was a nice appetizer that was followed by the main event of the Los Angeles Lakers and Cooper Flagg.

LONDON (AP) — Either Amanda Anisimova or Iga Swiatek will leave the All England Club’s grass courts as Wimbledon’s eighth consecutive firsttime women’s champion. These are some new names to the Championship Finals.

SHAWNEE, Okla. – The second go-round of the 33rd annual International Finals Youth Rodeo (IFYR) is officially underway, showcasing some of the brightest youth rodeo talent in the country.

CENTRAL Arcadia: July 8. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 82°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Channel and flathead catfish fair on cut bait and dough bait around main lake and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks.