Author: Michael

As she stepped between the posts to face her first penalty kick of the night, Claremore goalkeeper Ella Ramsey didn’t overthink it.
Although nervous, she quieted the chaos in her mind and wore a calm and stoic demeanor, relying on her natural instinct for the ball to guide her. That instinct drove her into a perfect right-side dive that denied Duncan’s Sydney Miller and set the tone for a shootout the Lady Zebras would own.

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College football has a serious problem on its hands. After years of players having no ability to earn money as a result of their status as athletes, as well as little freedom of movement between schools, they now have arguably the most free and open system in sports. 
Athletes can now move between schools each year, at will. Think you can get more Name, Image and Likeliness money elsewhere? The floodgates are open. Though of course, as Nico Iamaleava can tell you, searching for money doesn’t always work out.

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is set to enter the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame on Saturday night alongside 2011 Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III and a class of exceptional men from the Lone Star State.
Mahomes, a native of Tyler, Texas, has already put together a resume that would make other NFL legends blush, and earned his spot in the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame after an exceptional career at Whitehouse High School.

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What’s the feel around new Houston Texans offensive coordinator Nick Caley?
Ask his young receivers fresh off their first practice working with the longtime tight ends coach.
“He is awesome,” rookie Jayden Higgins said Friday afternoon. “He’s sending a lot of motivation, really just showing how excited he is for the season and really just getting in here and learning all the new things they have to install. Then [Wide Receivers/ Offensive Passing Game Coordinator]Coach Ben [McDaniels] has been good as well.

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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Edmonton Oilers switched goaltenders for Game 3 of their second-round playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights, with Stuart Skinner replacing Calvin Pickard on Saturday night.
Pickard, who took over as Edmonton’s starter during a first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings, was day to day, Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said.
Pickard was stellar in Edmonton’s 5-4 overtime win in Game 2 with 28 saves, but he appeared uncomfortable in the third period and was seen shaking out his left leg.

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