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Oklahoma begins its quest for an unprecedented fourth consecutive national softball title on Friday. The Sooners open regional play against Cleveland State. The Sooners appear to have a shot. They have claimed the No. 2 overall seed and beat No. 1 seed Texas for the Big 12 Tournament title. Texas won the Big 12 regular season title and claimed the top overall seed for the first time. Reese Atwood was Big 12 Player of the Year after racking up a nation's best 83 RBIs. She headlines a Texas squad that leads the nation with a .379 batting average.

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How much has golf changed in the 10 years since the PGA Championship was last at Valhalla? Rory McIlroy is the No. 2 player in the world ranking then and now. He is coming off two straight wins just like in 2014. Tiger Woods had health questions, just like now. But there are plenty of differences. The purse was $10 million. At the time that was a record for a major championship. Now it's half of what a signature event is on the PGA Tour. And Dustin Johnson was absent while on a curious leave of absence.

Rory McIlroy has all the momentum he could want heading into the PGA Championship as he tries to end a drought in the majors that has lasted a decade. He also has a major distraction. McIlroy is hopeful of ending a decade without a major in his return to Valhalla. But the distraction is a divorce from his wife of seven years. That petition was filed in Florida on Monday, right after he won at Quail Hollow and before flying up to Louisville for a major. McIlroy has a history of being able to separate personal life from work.

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