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Albuquerque Isotopes
OKLAHOMA CITY — Two weekend victories over Albuquerque (67-61) gave Oklahoma City (72-56) some breathing room in their division race.
Brandon Laird singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning to lift the Oklahoma City RedHawks to a 3-2 victory over the Albuquerque Isotopes on Friday night at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.

Janelle Torres can check mutton-busting off her bucket list.

Next up for the 6-year-old Cleveland, N.M., native?

How about barrel racing?

It’s the next logical step.

Torres, who is starting her first-grade year at Mora Elementary, rode to a championship in mutton-busting on Saturday, July 27, at the Mora Fiestas Rodeo.

“This was her first time doing mutton-busting,” said her proud father, Robert Torres of Cleveland, “but she’s been on horseback since she was about 2 years old.”

By Ralph D. Russo
AP College Football Writer
NEW YORK — Alabama will begin this season the way it ended the last two — No. 1.
Nick Saban’s two-time defending national champions are top-ranked in The Associated Press preseason college football poll, with the Crimson Tide trying to become the first team to win three straight national titles.

By Kaleb Center
Rocky Mountain
Athletic Conference

Training camps in the National Football League are now in full swing, and the Arena Bowl kicks off this weekend, signaling the end of the AFL season. Let’s take another look at how former RMAC student-athletes are doing. Seven players started NFL training camps recently. Five of those are rookies attempting to earn an opening day roster spot, and two veterans look to establish prominent roles on their respective teams. Below is the latest on how the RMAC is faring at the next level.