Bulldogs drop series at Ouachita Baptist

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Southwestern Oklahoma State baseball traveled to Ouachita Baptist with momentum on its side after sweeping Southern Nazarene last weekend, but fell twice to the Tigers and dropped the series 2-1.

New scoreboard in place

InterBank representatives and members of the Clinton High School baseball team stand in front of the new addition to the CHS ballpark. From left are Bret Matlock, Brady Chittum, Caden Powell, Craig Hunter and Damaris Andablo.

Reds handle Newcastle, 14-8

CLINTON – Clinton Red Tornado baseball tallied 16 hits and 14 runs in its 14-8 win over Newcastle Saturday afternoon.“We are really seeing the ball well,” Clinton skipper Kelly Gaunt said.

No. 12 Indians split Saturday slate

WRIGHT CITY – The Class A No. 12 Arapaho-Butler Indians split their twogame slate Saturday in the Wright City Festival.“We had a great week,” Arapaho-Butler skipper Jared Cudd said. “We were one run away from having a fantastic week. All three teams we beat were ranked.

Verlander sharp in 1st start since 2020

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Trying to shut down big league hitters for the first time in 20 months, Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander quickly got up to speed.Verlander kept his fastball in the 95 mph range, breezing through two hitless innings against St.

No. 12 USAO loses weekend series with sixth-ranked OCU

OKLAHOMA CITY – No. 12 University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma dropped its weekend series with sixth-ranked Oklahoma City University 2-1.In the first of two Saturday, USAO suffered a 19-4 setback.Gage Gaunt went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Byron wins wild NASCAR race at remodeled Atlanta

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — William Byron had a freight train in his rearview mirror. A sitting duck, it seemed. Fortunately for him, all those challengers started jostling against each other rather than working together to take down the leader.

Nightmare for Verstappen as Leclerc wins F1 opener

SAKHIR, Bahrain (AP) — After winning last year’s Formula One title on the last lap of the last race, Max Verstappen’s title defense began with a different sort of drama — his critics might say karma — as his Red Bull car retired just laps from the end of the seasonopening Bahrain Grand Prix on...

Reds claim road victory over Harrah

HARRAH – The Clinton Reds handed Harrah its first loss of the season with an 11-9 road victory Thursday afternoon.“It was definitely early season baseball,” Clinton skipper Kelly Gaunt said. “It was good to get out of there win a win.

Russia loses bid to freeze ban from World Cup qualifying

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Russia’s request to freeze a FIFA ban on its soccer teams ahead of next week’s World Cup qualifying playoffs was denied Friday.