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By Arnie Leshin  Mentally, Simone Biles realized she had lost her way. The world’s number one gymnastics superstar was expected to bring home gold medals and to fulfill the obligations of a global celebrity. At the same time, the weight of her past success loomed over her. Except that the …

By Arnie Leshin  Have Oklahoma and Texas’ storied football programs taken the first formal steps towards leaving the Big 12 and inserting themselves into the already strong Southeastern Conference? There have already been subtitle hints from the only schools to win college football national championships during the Big 12’s 27-year …

By NM Game and Fish Catches of the week Alto Lake: Tony Marquez of El Paso, Texas caught a 22-inch rainbow trout using orange PowerBait July 18. Bluewater Lake: Jaelyn Garcia of Silver City caught a 42-inch, 16-pound tiger muskie using a gray shad Rapala lure July 25. Jordan Moore …

By Arnie Leshin  No doubt the ever anxious Tim Tebow will have a better chance of standing out when players start practicing in full pads next week. Right now the former All-America, Heisman Trophy winner who had a few turns in the National Football League with the Denver Broncos and …

By Arnie Leshin  I was especially delighted to see all 120 countries march into vast Tokyo Stadium to top off the bright, colorful and peaceful opening ceremonies of the 132nd Summer Olympics on Friday night. One by one they happily strolled in, from tiny nations of only 2 athletes to …

By Arnie Leshin  For the viewers who were tuned in before an empty audience, kudos in any language for Japan, which pieced together a masterful 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics opening ceremony on Friday. With all the adversity and negative news leading up to an initial postponement of this prestigious event …

By Arnie Leshin  The “Guardians,” that’s it, whether you like it or not, get used to the Cleveland Indians’ new name. The franchise will still be using its long-time moniker through the 2021 season. As for the Guardians, it is inspired by the “Guardians of Traffic” sculptures on the city’s …

By Arnie Leshin  Baker Mayfield has never been one to hide his thoughts, usually tells it like it is, and Thursday during a break in shooting a television commercial in Cleveland, he got right to the point. “It would ruin the Big 12,” said the Heisman Trophy winner and former …

By Arnie Leshin  Well, at least they’re off and playing as Friday’s opening ceremony nears in Japan. No fans allowed in the stands and various other restrictions in and around Tokyo have become old news. Those who want to tune in to these 2020 Summer Olympics can do so via …

By Arnie Leshin  They’re playing softball all over the globe. It’s a popular sport, with the NCAA women’s Division I championships filling every seat at Oklahoma City’s Hall of Fame Stadium to see Oklahoma defeat Florida State in the deciding game of the best-of-three finals. That’s good. What’s bad is …