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Sooners stamp out Tar Heels

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OMAHA, Neb. — Oklahoma capitalized on North Carolina's uncharacteristic pitching struggles and got another clutch performance from LJ Mercurius out of the bullpen on its way to a 13-2 victory in the winner-take-all Game 3 of the College World Series finals Monday night, completing an improbable run to its first national championship since 1994. The Sooners (43-23) won the Southeastern Conference's seventh straight title after finishing 11th in the regular season and entering the NCAA Tournament off losses in seven of nine games. North Carolina (54-14-1) was ...

GMG clips Comets 1-0

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GREEN MOUNTAIN — The GMG batting order had a new look, and it also had the effect head coach Lexie Farrell was looking for. Sophomore Riah Boege singled home batterymate Skyler Murty as the game’s only run in the bottom of the fourth inning as the GMG softball team took down BCLUW 1-0 in ...

Iowa State will offer alcohol sales

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AMES — Iowa State will add alcohol sales to its concessions for football and basketball games, athletic director Jamie Pollard announced Monday. Pollard said the decision comes as "athletic departments across the country are facing uncertainty and significant financial ...

Fever fight off Mercury

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark had 24 points and nine assists, Kelsey Mitchell scored 22 points, and the Indiana Fever overcame a 13-point, first-quarter deficit to beat the Phoenix Mercury 86-77 on Monday night. Indiana scored just six points in the first quarter, tied for its fewest in any quarter since 2018 and its fewest in the first since 2016. The Fever responded with a 35-point second quarter — the second-most they've scored in a quarter this season — to tie the game 41-all at the break. Clark scored 15 in the second quarter. The Fever outscored ...

Pulisic back at practice for US men

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By GREG BEACHAM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IRVINE, Calif. — Christian Pulisic returned to training with his U.S. teammates on Monday after missing their most recent match of the World Cup with a calf injury. Pulisic participated in warmups and ball drills during the 15 minutes of practice open to the media in Orange County. The team gave no formal update on the status of the AC Milan midfielder, who has been limited to one dynamic half of play in the unbeaten Americans' home World Cup. Pulisic didn't play in the Americans' 2-0 victory over Australia in Seattle last Friday. He played the ...

Mavericks hire May away from Michigan

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By SCHUYLER DIXON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks and Dusty May of national champion Michigan are finalizing a deal for the coach to make the jump from college to the NBA, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal wasn't completed. May and the Wolverines won their first NCAA championship since 1989 with a 69-63 victory over UConn in April to wrap up a 34-3 season. They opened the NCAA Tournament by becoming the first team ever to score at least 90 points in five ...