ASHER – Helped by five Purcell errors, the Asher Indians claimed an 11-3 decision over the Purcell Indians Thursday in a baseball clash. Raygan Kuhlman and Jordyn Litson drove home two runs apiece as Asher pulled off the victory while compiling only five hits.
CUSHING – Despite not being credited with a hit, Cushing knocked off errorplagued Prague 11-3 Thursday. Cushing combined nine Prague errors with nine walks to prevail in the four-inning contest.
WASHINGTON — Tessa Cooper provided Prague’s biggest highlight Thursday, swatting a three-run home run in an 11-4 loss to Washington. Prague trailed 7-0 when Cooper unloaded the HR to center with two outs in the fourth inning.
PHILADELPHIA — Ben Simmons’ first trip to Philadelphia since being traded Feb. 10 added a tangible element to Thursday night’s 76ers-Nets game.
It was a fight five years in the making and boy, did it deliver: Negotiations that ranged from nonexistent to chilly to rancorous. Deadlines set, deadlines ignored, deadlines disregarded and re-set.
Unvaccinated MLB players can’t travel to Canada to play Jays NEW YORK – Major League Baseball players who are not vaccinated against the coronavirus won’t be allowed to travel into Canada to face the Blue Jays in Canada and won’t be paid for those games. Canada’s government requires a person must have received a second vaccine dose – or one dose of Johnson & Johnson – at least 14 days prior to entry.
The fifth-ranked Bethel Lady Wildcats were forced to go in comeback mode Wednesday afternoon. They did a nice job of it, but couldn’t overcome a five-plus minute scoring drought down the stretch as the fourthranked Idabel Lady Warriors pulled away for a 60-46 triumph in the opening round of the Class 3A Girls State Basketball Tournament at the State Fairgrounds Arena.
MINNEAPOLIS — If the Thunder is looking for a positive, here it is: The season series with Minnesota is over. The Timberwolves finished their four-game sweep of the Thunder with a 132-102 rout on Wednesday night at Target Center.
NEW YORK – Major League Baseball and its locked-out players agreed Thursday to negotiate on an international amateur draft, and management made a counteroffer as the sport’s drawn-out labor talks finally gained momentum toward an agreement.
NORMAN — Defensive lineman Perrion Winfrey was one of OU’s biggest presences at Wednesday’s Pro Day at the Everest Training Center. But Winfrey didn’t so much as take off his OU letter jacket after suffering a hamstring injury during last week’s NFL Combine.