Oklahoma State men's golf advances to NCAA Championships, ties Georgia Tech for regional title

OSU, Georgia Tech tie for regional title

Oklahoma State and Georgia Tech tied for the NCAA Men's Golf Regional championship on Wednesday in Columbus, Ohio. Each team finished with a 10-under-par 842 after 54 holes on Ohio State's Scarlet Course.

Both teams also fired a 281 in the final round.

Ohio State (+4), Arkansas (+7) and East Tennessee State (+10) rounded out the top five teams, which advance to the NCAA Championships scheduled for May 27-June 1 at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Oklahoma State's Eugenio Lopez-Chacara gave the Cowboys even more to celebrate after he won the individual title. Lopez-Chacara finished with a three-day-score of 7-under 206 to finish one stroke ahead of Georgia Tech's Ross Steelman. Both golfers had a 68 on Wednesday.

The Cowboys' Brian Stark (-1) and Jonas Baumgartner (-1) were top-10 finishers.

'Special group of guys': OU wins Norman Regional, advances to NCAA men's golf championship

Alo among three Player of the Year finalists

Oklahoma's Jocelyn Alo is one of three finalists for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, it was announced Wednesday.

Alo, who won the award last year, is joined this spring by South Florida pitcher Georgina Corrick and Washington infielder Baylee Klingler.

Alo set the NCAA record for career home runs this season. She has 113 homers going into Friday's Norman Regional game against Prairie View A&M. Alo was recently named Big 12 Player of the Year for a second consecutive season.

'Special group of guys': OU wins Norman Regional, advances to NCAA men's golf championship

Dodgers hit three homers in victory

Michael Busch made his Triple-A debut worthwhile on Tuesday, hitting a home run in the Oklahoma City Dodgers' 13-5 Pacific Coast League baseball victory over El Paso before 4,448 fans at Chickasha Bricktown Ballpark.

Busch, who was promoted from Double-A Tulsa earlier in the day, had two RBI and scored twice. Miguel Vargas and Jake Lamb also homered for OKC; Lamb's home run tied him for the team lead with nine.

Seven Dodgers had at least two hits, including a team-best three by Stefen Romero.

Butler scores 41 as Heat beat Celtics

Jimmy Butler scored 41 points, and the Miami Heat turned things around with a huge third quarter on the way to beating the shorthanded Boston Celtics 118-107 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday night.

Tyler Herro scored 18 and Gabe Vincent added 17 for the Heat, who outscored Boston 39-14 in the third quarter.

Jayson Tatum scored 29 for the Celtics, who were without starters Marcus Smart (foot) and Al Horford (health and safety protocols).

U.S. Soccer to pay women, men equally

U.S. Soccer and its women’s and men’s national teams announced landmark new contracts Wednesday that will pay the squads equally – including a split of World Cup prize money.

The deals are the culmination of a decades-long fight by the USWNT, U.S. Soccer’s most successful – and visible – team, for equal compensation and fair treatment, and further recognition by the federation that American soccer is stronger when everyone is unified.

Under the new deal, this year’s pool for the USWNT would be $7.2 million, a 54% increase from 2018. That includes a 68% increase – to $120,000 – in what players could earn just from this summer’s World Cup qualifying tournament.

Extra points

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Ohio State football coach Ryan Day is set to receive a contract extension through 2028, the school announced Wednesday. The new deal is worth $9.5 million in annual compensation, raising Day’s yearly income by nearly $2 million.

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: Zach Blankenship of Bixby was named Central Region winner of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award. The award recognizes the region's most outstanding senior for their excellence in wrestling, scholastic achievement, citizenship and community service. Blankenship is a three-time state champion with a 120-5 career record. He will wrestle at Oklahoma State.

MLB: Bryce Harper sat out a third straight game as he recovers from a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right elbow and the Phillies slugger may not play right field again until late July. Philadelphia manager Joe Girardi said Wednesday that Harper will remain as the DH whenever he returns to the lineup.

Staff and wire reports

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