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Texas Rangers win first World Series title with 5-0 victory over Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 5
PHOENIX (AP) — Corey Seager took a mighty swing and barely connected, sending a squibber through an open area on the left side of the infield for his team's first hit in the seventh inning. The Texas Rangers shortstop and World Series MVP provided pl...
What is a sweeper? A look at the pitch taking over MLB
PHOENIX (AP) — Bob Melvin was talking about the improvement of Padres reliever Steven Wilson, when the San Diego skipper dropped in some cool-kid lingo that's making the rounds in Major League Baseball these days. "The sweeper's ended up being a real...
Kenyan Drake staying with Cardinals on one-year deal
Running back Kenyan Drake's agency says he will sign his one-year, $8.5 million tender to stay with the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals placed the transition tag on Drake earlier this week, which meant the player could negotiate a deal elsewhere...
10 days after hurricane, football offers a welcome escape
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — Castor Gay knew his life had changed the moment he watched his back fence disappear into the howling wind and water started pouring from his ceiling. Mike Maddox sensed the same thing when he packed into a tiny pantry c...
Oklahoma State routs Syracuse 84-57 in opening round
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) – Freshman Jaden Hobbs scored a career-high 27 points, Loryn Goodwin and Kaylee Jensen added 19 and No. 9 seed Oklahoma State beat No. 8 Syracuse 84-57 in the first round of the...
Oklahoma State gets second shot at beating Mississippi St
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Oklahoma State has plenty of size, good 3-point shooting and a veteran point guard who is unafraid of playing in a big game. In other words, the Cowgirls look quite a bit like top-seeded Mississippi State. Mississippi S...
Alabama slows Trae Young, stuns No. 12 Oklahoma 80-73
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama coach Avery Johnson said he'll throw three or four different defensive looks at an opposing team during a typical game. Oklahoma — and its freshman sensation Trae Young — got seven of them. Not all of them worke...
Surging Oklahoma meets Auburn in the Sugar Bowl
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Oklahoma is not in the College Football Playoff because of two losses that happened in September. Those setbacks were more than three months ago. These days, the Sooners could pass for one of the nation's best teams. Seventh-ranked...
Big 12 champ Oklahoma, SEC's Auburn meet in Sugar Bowl
The Big 12 champion Oklahoma Sooners will meet the Southeastern Conference's Auburn Tigers in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2 in New Orleans. The No. 7 Sooners (10-2, 9-0 Big 12, No. 7 College Football Playoff) finished off a perfect run through conference...
Early Heisman hopefuls include several established stars
A handful of familiar faces could make this a Heisman race for the ages. Four, count 'em, four of the top six finishers from last year's Heisman Trophy voting are back for another season. Clemson's prolific quarterback Deshaun Watson is among them,...
