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PHOENIX — There were 54 fouls called. Eleven were offensive, with Phoenix picking up the first seven of them.

LSU has added 15 transfers since hiring coach Brian Kelly. Southern California and Ole Miss have added 14 newcomers.

BROOKESMITH -- On March 25, more than 150 family and friends gathered together for the 2021-22 Sports and FFA Awards Banquet in the Brookesmith ISD gymnasium. The event was to celebrate students who participated and excelled in sports and academics.

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration has determined that WNBA star Brittney Griner is being wrongfully detained in Russia, meaning the United States will more aggressively work to secure her release even as the legal case against her plays out, two U.S. officials said Tuesday.

MIAMI – There’s nobody on the Miami Heat roster that knows Philadelphia guard James Harden better than P.J. Tucker.

Every Power Five conference will have its championship race impacted by at least one high-profile quarterback transfer. What was once unique has become the norm, as more and more programs become comfortable with handing the starting job to a transfer.

DOVER, Del. – Sure, it was bright on Monday for the Hendrick Motorsports team photo filled with virtually every employee, drivers and the four cars that swept the top four spots last year at Dover. Sun or not, bleary-eyed race winner Alex Bowman needed his shades.

Pratt, Kan. – The Pratt Community College (PCC) Beavers hosted the Northwest Kansas Technical College (NWKTC) Mavericks at the Green Sports Complex on Wednesday, April 13. The Beavers played away from Angood Field for the second time this season due to weather conditions. Northwest Tech entered the afternoon with only two conference wins coming against Pratt.

The Pratt Women’s Flag Footbal team is hosting open tryouts on Sunday, April 24 in Pratt and Sunday, May 1 in Wichita. Lead by Head Coach Jenitra Shields, the PCC women’s flag football program looks to get off to an exciting start and hopes to showcase local talent.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas State University in Manhattan has hired Jerome Tang to be its next basketball coach, entrusting a program that’s had plenty of recent success but fallen on hard times to one of the architects of Baylor’s rise to national prominence.