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Jalen Williams may not be done with this postseason just yet. Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault confirmed there was no setback in Williams' recovery from a hamstring strain, and if Oklahoma City punches through to the NBA Finals, JDub could be suiting up. That is a massive development for a Thunder squad that has been grinding without one of its best weapons.
Shifting to the diamond, Jacksonville State made a serious statement in the Hattiesburg Regional, absolutely dismantling Virginia fifteen to seven in the opener. The Gamecocks came in as a three seed but played with the swagger of a team that believes it belongs at the top of the bracket. Head coach Steve Bieser had said his squad was a two seed in disguise, and Friday night they backed it up.
And in the college baseball world, the action keeps rolling with Arkansas and Kansas squaring off in Lawrence and West Virginia taking on Kentucky in a winners bracket showdown. These are the games that define tournament runs, with every out carrying the weight of an entire season. Elimination is one bad inning away for anybody still standing.
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