Overlooked on the list of top players who registered for the PGA Championship without knowing if they will be at Southern Hills was Harris English. A two-time winner last year, English reached the top 10 in the world ranking for the first time and made his Ryder Cup debut in September.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — John King got the Texas Rangers into a jam in the seventh inning when he put Philadelphia Phillies on second and third with no outs and the meat of the order coming up. The lefty reliever simply buckled down: Pop up, punch out, punch out.
Passion, energy and drive are part of Dax Leone’s makeup. Now he brings those attributes as the new director of athletics for Shawnee High School and Shawnee Middle School.
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – For the second consecutive week and second time this season, Oklahoma Baptist standout Kayleigh Jones was named Great American Conference Pitcher of the Week.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis forward Dillon Brooks was ejected for a flagrant foul on Warriors guard Gary Payton on Tuesday night in the opening minutes of Game 2 in their Western Conference semifinal.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Derby is the next major sporting event to move a step closer to normalcy after two years of upheaval adjusting to COVID-19 restrictions.
Former Oklahoma Baptist standout quarterback Preston Haire has received a Rookie mini-camp invite from the New Orleans Saints following the NFL draft that concluded on April 30. Haire becomes the first Bison to receive an NFL mini-camp invite in school history and is the second to receive professional recognition, joining Canadian Football League signee Jake Foshee.
Regional baseball playoffs are scheduled to begin Thursday for the Shawnee Wolves, Bethel Wildcats and Chandler Lions. In a Class 5A regional at Collinsville, Shawnee (15-17) will battle Tulsa Edison Prep (14-16) Thursday at 1:30 p.m.
FORT COBB – The Dale Pirates, behind an eight-run third inning and six-run fourth, rolled to an 18-13 victory over host Fort Cobb-Broxton on Monday. Dayton Forsythe hit a two home runs, including one grand slam in the fourth inning, in finishing 3-for-5 from the plate with seven runs batted in.
MIAMI (AP) — Tyler Herro had spent the last few days dealing with an upper-respiratory bug that disrupted his routine. So he arrived at Miami’s arena early Monday morning, 10 hours before gametime, to get some shots up and restore his rhythm.