NEW ORLEANS (AP) — CJ McCollum got New Orleans going early and Brandon Ingram took over late to send the Pelicans to Los Angeles for a chance at the final playoff spot. McCollum scored 27 of his 32 points in the first half to carry the young Pelicans to a 113-103 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield feels the Cleveland Browns deceived him about their offseason plans, which resulted in them trading for Deshaun Watson. Speaking on a podcast, Mayfield, whose tumultuous four-year run as Cleveland’s quarterback essentially ended when the team acquired Watson in a stunning deal last month with the Houston Texans, said the team was not upfront with him.
Three track and field athletes – one from Shawnee and two from North Rock Creek – have been named Shawnee News-Star Tri-County Athletes of the Week for April 4-9. Shawnee’s Michael Pearne and North Rock Creek’s Jordan Coody were named Co-Male Athletes of the Week while Chloe Kasterke was selected as Female Athlete of the Week.
ATLANTA (AP) — For one night, at least, the Atlanta Hawks looked like the team that made a stunning run to the Eastern Conference final last summer. Trae Young bounced back from a sluggish start to score 24 points and De’Andre Hunter led a third-quarter surge Wednesday that carried the Hawks to a 132-103 rout of the Charlotte Hornets in a play-in game.
The Shawnee Wolves fell into an early 7-0 hole and couldn’t overcome five errors in dropping a 12-4 decision to the Sapulpa Chieftains Tuesday night in district baseball play at Memorial Park’s Ed Skelton Field.
Isiah Lissade smacked two home runs to help lead Oklahoma Baptist to a convincing 16-6 win over Southeastern Oklahoma State on Tuesday afternoon at Bobby Cox Field at Ford Park. In addition to Lissade, the green and gold got bombs from Walker Keller, Alex Schroeder and Jose Parga during the run-rule shortened game.
The Shawnee High School boys’ soccer team tied up the soccer match in the 48th minute, but saw visiting McAlester respond with three straight goals for a 4-1 victory over the Wolves Tuesday night at Jim Thorpe Stadium.
Potawatomi Fire guard Deshawn Munson is one of 14 players from The Basketball League picked to participate in the TBL vs. National Basketball League of Canada All-Star festivities this weekend in Syracuse, New York.
LITTLE AXE — Bethel required just three innings to knock off Little Åxe 11-1 Tuesday in a run-rule matchup to complete a doubleheader sweep. Little Axe had a 1-0 lead after one inning but Bethel responded with seven runs in the second and four runs in the third.
LATTA — Latta hit Tecumseh with an extra-base barrage Tuesday en route to a 16-7 victory. Latta clubbed five home runs and four doubles in its 17-hit attack.