Max Verstappen talks F1 battle with Charles Leclerc

(AP) – Max Verstappen loathes exaggerated rivalries and the Formula One champion won’t be pulled into a manufactured feud with Charles Leclerc as he attempts to defend his title this season.Leclerc won last week’s season-opening race in Bahrain in part by outlasting Verstappen in a wheel-to-wheel,...

A-B falls to Lindsay

AMBER – The Class A No 12 Arapaho-Butler Indians suffered a 4-1 setback versus Lindsay Thursday in opening round action at the Am-Po Classic.In the third inning, Brett Griffith scored A-B’s lone run on an error by Lindsay’s catcher.Griffith and Blake Hunter registered two hits apiece.Ryan Carlisle...

Jefferson signs with Otero College

CLINTON – Senior Carmella Jefferson signed a letter of intent Thursday to play basketball at Otero College (Colo.).Jefferson guided the Lady Reds to a 14-13 record and an appearance in the Class 4A area playoffs.In her final season in maroon and gold, Jefferson averaged 11.6 points per game and...

SWOSU golf claims third at Lion Invitational

TROPHY CLUB, Texas – Southwestern Oklahoma State women’s golf notched its best finish of the season after finishing third at the Lion Invitation Tuesday.The Lady Bulldogs finished 19 strokes behind Texas A&M Commerce who won the event with a score of 935.SWOSU entered the tournament ranked eighth...

Yankees minor league manager Balkovec injured by ball

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Rachel Balkovec, hired by the New York Yankees as the first woman to manage a minor league affiliate of a Major League Baseball team, was hit in the face by a batted ball during a drill and will be sidelined for up to a week.Balkovec was struck Tuesday.

A-B golf takes second at Hennessey tourney

HENNESSEY – Arapaho-Butler golf had an impressive showing Wednesday at the Hennessey Tournament. In a tournament that featured 6A-2A schools, the Indians placed fifth overall and second in 2A with a score of 374.“I’m proud of the way our kids competed,” head golf coach Jay Edelen said.

KC sends Tyreek Hill to Miami for picks; WR gets record deal

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Judge scolds ex-NBA star Ray Allen for skipping jury duty

MIAMI (AP) — Basketball Hall of Famer Ray Allen got scolded by a federal judge and ordered to donate $1,000 to charity for failing to show up at a trial after being selected as a juror.U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke told Allen, 46, during Wednesday’s hearing that he had disrespected the court by...

U. of Michigan agrees to settle sex-abuse lawsuit

(AP) – The University of Michigan has reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit brought by students who sought to force changes in how the school protects the campus from sexual misconduct.As part of the deal, which was filed in federal court on Thursday, the Ann Arbor school will create and pay for...

SWOSU men’s golf finishes fourth

TROPHY CLUB, Texas – Southwestern Oklahoma State men’s golf had four golfers finish within three strokes of each other at the Lion Invitational in Trophy Club, Texas and placed fourth overall out of 18 teams.The tournament featured multiple regionally ranked schools in both the Central and South...