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Eagle Baseball Makes Postseason Tournament The Northeast Texas Community College baseball team has solidified the third-place position in Region 14 North of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The Eagles will finish conference play with two games this weekend against Navarro College at NTCC, weather permitting Saturday, May 4. Navarro …

NBA Wednesday East Round 1, G5 Celtics (4-1) 118 – Heat (1-4) 84 Winner Mavericks (3-2) 123 – Clippers (2-3) 93 Luka overcomes illness with knee and puts the Mavs up 3-2 in the first round. The Pacers lead the Bucks 3-2 tonight, and the 76ers trail the Knicks 3-2. …

NBA Tuesday Round 1, East G5 76ers (2-3) 112 – Knicks (3-2) 106 Cavaliers (3-2) 104 – Magic (2-3) 103 Bucks (2-3) 115 – Pacers (3-2) 92 Wednesday Round 1, G5 Heat (1-3) at Boston Celtics (3-1) 6:30 pm TNT Mavericks (2-2) at Los Angeles Clippers at 9:00 pm TNT …

  The Mount Pleasant Lady Tigers softball team swept the Dayton Lady Broncos in the best of three series, 6-5 and 10-0, in the Class 5A Region II Bi-District Softball playoffs this past weekend at Rusk High School.  With the win, the Lady Tigers (24-10-1) will advance to the Area …

Lady Tiger softball Lady Tiger softball MP vs. Forney (best of 3 series) All games at Royse City High School Thursday 5/2/24, 7:00 p.m. (MP is home team, 3rd base dugout) Friday 5/3/24, 7:00 p.m. (MP is visiting team, 1st base dugout) Saturday 5/4/24 (if necessary), 12:00 p.m. (will flip …

NBA Monday East Round 1, G4 Celtics (3-1) 102 – Heat (1-3) 88 West Round 1, G4 Nuggets (4-1) 108 – Lakers (1-4) 106 Thunder (4-0) 97 – Pelicans (0-4) 89 The Oklahoma City Thunder posted a first series victory since 2016. The Thunder became the youngest team in NBA …

Playoff Games could change due to weather. Check with your school before traveling. SOFTBALL AREA 6A Midway (25-4) vs. Rowlett (17-15-1) Rowlett, Sat 1:00 pm Royce City (23-9-1) 5 – Mansfield Legacy (26-8-2) 2 Forney G2 Thu 6:00 pm, Fri 7:00 pm Rockwall (24-7-1) 1 – Lake Ridge (18-10) 0, …

  NBA Sunday Round 1 G4 Clippers (2-2) 116 – Mavericks (2-2) 111 Knicks leads 3-1 over the 76ers, Pacers are 3-1 over the Bucks, and the Timberwolves sweep the Suns. NHL Monday Round 1 G4 Stars (1-2) vs. Golden Knights (2-1) at Las Vegas 8:30 pm ESPN MLB Rangers …

Paris Junior College Men’s Basketball will hold an open tryout on Sunday, April 28, at 1:30 pm in the Hunt Center. Registration starts at 1:15 pm. “All class of 2024 athletes and older interested in playing college basketball we invite to the first tryout of 2024,” said PJC Men’s Basketball …

NFL The Dallas Cowboys selected Oklahoma offensive lineman Tyler Guyton with the 29th pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night. Dallas traded down five spots while targeting a group that lost two starters to free agency. The Dallas Cowboys demonstrated their cunning in the draft by trading the 24th overall pick …

  NBA Wednesday East Round 1 G2 Heat (1-1) 111 – Celtics (1-1) 101 West G2 Thunder (2-0) 124 – Pelicans (0-2) 92 Thursday East Round 1 G3 Cavaliers (2-0) – Magic (0-2) at Orlando 6:00 pm NBA TV East Round 1 G3 Knicks (2-0) – 76ers (0-2) at 6:30 …

  NBA Tuesday West Round 1, G2 Timberwolves (2-0) 105 – Suns (0-2) 93 East Round 1, G2 Pacers (1-1) 125 – Bucks (1-1) 108 West Round 1 Mavericks (1-1) 96 – Clippers (1-1) 93 Luka led the way on defense as the Mavericks even the series. The next game …

NBA Monday East Round 1 Game 2 Cavaliers (2-0) 96 – Magic (0-2) 86 Knicks (2-0) 104 – 76ers (0-2) 101 West Round 1 Game 2 Nuggets (2-0) 101 – Lakers (0-2) 99 Tuesday East Round 1 Game 2 Pacers (0-1) at Milwaukee Bucks (1-0) at 7:30 pm NBA TV …

Hughes Springs Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Joshua Willis has resigned after one year. Willis came to Hughes Springs as an Arkansas native and a grad from Austin College. Willis’ record was 0-10 in 3A District 11 in 2023-24. The school board is in the process of finding a …

NBA Sunday West Round 1 Thunder (1-0) 94 – Pelicans (0-1) 92 Clippers (1-0) 109 – Mavericks (0-1) 97 The Western Conference postseason picture has the superstars. It’s led at the top by the Oklahoma City Thunder, whose massive rebuild is far ahead of schedule. Meanwhile, the No. 3-seeded Minnesota …

NBA Friday Bulls (39-43) at Miami Heat (46-36) at 6:00 pm ESPN Kings (46-36) at New Orleans Pelicans (49-33) at 8:30 pm TNT The top six teams from each conference head to the playoffs, while teams Nos. 7-10 in the standings will enter the play-in tournament on Tuesday-Friday. Two teams …

A Trenton High School Senior’s hard work has paid off, and he is now a National Champion. Braden Hall brought home the United States Association of Power Lifting National High School Championship in the 198-pound class. When Braden began, Trenton High School didn’t have a powerlifting program, so he trained at …

The Mount Pleasant Tigers Boy’s Basketball Camp will be held again this summer on May 28-29, from 8:30 am to 11:30 am at Willie Williams Gym. It is open to completed 1st-6th grade students. The cost will be $40, including a shirt and ball. To register, use the QR code …

NHL For 60 minutes, they got one last chance to watch the team they came to love before the franchise, as they know it is no more. The Arizona Coyotes are moving to Salt Lake City in a deal they could sign in less than 24 hours after Wednesday night’s …

WNBA The Caitlin Clark experience delivered another television milestone. ESPN’s coverage of the WNBA draft on Monday night averaged a record 2.45 million viewers, and viewership peaked at 3.09 million, ESPN said in a release Tuesday. The audience was more than four times as many viewers as the 2023 draft, …