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SOURCE: The Texas Rangers have reached a pre-agreement with 12-year-old Dominican prospect Nolbis Marcos for a $3.6 million signing bonus. It is the highest amount the organization will award in the 2031 international class. “Is already holding his own against professional pitchers who mix 90–93 mph fastballs with advanced breaking pitches. Scouts have identified him as the top prospect in his generation”

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I can only hope Christian Parker will do a ton of this

NBA players voted Shai Gilgeous-Alexander MVP of this season, per @TheAthletic “He didn’t just top our player polling; he nearly doubled the support of the second-place finisher, Denver’s Nikola Jokic” (h/t @hoopshype)

It’s a beautiful morning at @ChurchillDowns

The ticket prices for OU-Texas softball on Saturday night are insane. The cheapest general admission ticket will run you $128. The cheapest reserved seat is $219. Biggest series of the weekend and the demand show it.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are 17-0 combined, against the state of California and the Denver Nuggets with a chance to go 18-0 tomorrow.

🚨 Harry Maguire: “This summer’s going to be BIG really, really big. We need MORE players, we need more QUALITY, we need players to come into the starting eleven”. “We’ve had a great few months under the manager. I feel like the squad is starting to look like something that is a strong squad”, told @TheAthleticFC.

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Why does @PSchrags believe that Caleb Downs can make it to the Dallas Cowboys at 12 overall where he mocked him? Here are his thoughts.

The thing I hated most about Rangers move across the street was moving into a dome. Team said it’s not a dome, it’s a retractable roof. It’s 74 degrees with an expected high of 77. No threat of rain. Roof closed. It’s a dome.

RT @TheMasters: Travel down Magnolia Lane with first-time Masters competitor, Chris Gotterup. #themasters

The NCAA is exploring a significant change to its eligibility rule, sources tell @YahooSports. The proposal creates an age-based standard: Athletes would have 5 years of eligibility from their 19th birthday or HS graduation. No redshirts or waivers. bit.ly/3POqo2D

The Beast is here! The 2026 NFL Draft Guide is now available (interactive and PDF). nytimes.com/athletic/inter…

🚨⚠️ Forest expect Elliot #Anderson to join either Manchester United or Manchester City if he leaves this summer. So far, no club has made direct contact with Forest. A fee in the region of £100-120m is being demanded. #MUFC #MCFC @SkySportDE 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

A quiet morning at @ChurchillDowns with three weeks until Kentucky Derby 152.

8 of Oklahoma's 10 P4 opponents will have a new QB or play caller. Advantage Venables. youtube.com/watch?v=kTGEeT…

RT @BrandonRahbar: Thunder can join the 90s Bulls and 2010s Warriors as the only teams in NBA history to finish with 63+ wins in back to ba…

At the end of NBA Today @malika_andrews casually mentions the Thunder are 100 games over .500 over the last two seasons They are 130-30 over the last 2 seasons That is insane

Scottie Scheffler has had to learn to bargain with son Bennett recently. "Last night we were leaving a Nike party and he somehow ended up with two sugar cookies and he hadn't eaten his dinner yet. I was like, 'all right, buddy, if you eat these sausages, I will give you this cookie.' He's like, 'cookie.'