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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — After a nine-day layoff, Baylor coach Scott Drew wondered how sharp his team would be as they took the court for their Big 12 opener on the road. He got his answer early, as the fourth-ranked Bears jumped on a depleted O...

FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — Prosecutors say most of the 19 people arrested this fall in a bust of a methamphetamine ring that operated in three states have entered guilty pleas in two of three indictments. Federal court records show 13 defendants e...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma lawmakers will hold public hearings beginning next week to review budgets of the five state agencies that receive the largest appropriations. The hearings begin Wednesday and conclude Jan. 10. The five agencies are t...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A 24-year-old Oklahoma City man has been sentenced to life in prison for the death of a 2-year-old girl after pleading no contest to first-degree murder and child abuse. The Oklahoman newspaper reports (http://bit.ly/2itdtBE ) t...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma's struggle to close a $1 billion-plus budget shortfall was the state's top news story of 2016, according to survey of Associated Press journalists and its media customers. The ongoing struggle to address a sharp increase...

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Forecasters and state forestry officials say dry conditions and gusty winds will again place much of Oklahoma at risk for wildfires this weekend. Oklahoma Forestry Services cautioned residents across the state to reconsider s...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas appeals panel says a former detective with post-traumatic stress disorder is entitled to disability benefits. The Lawrence Journal-World reports (http://j.mp/2iQkWas) the case involved Paul Hudson, a former Kansas C...

PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Supreme Court will hear arguments in a lawsuit involving a southeast Kansas casino in January. Oral arguments in the lawsuit over the Kansas Crossing Casino are scheduled to be held before the state Supreme Court o...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two new Republican leaders in the Kansas Legislature want to move quickly to repeal an income tax break for more than 330,000 farmers and business owners, a move that would repudiate a key piece of GOP Gov. Sam Brownback's p...

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — For six months Shane Brubaker had ignored the pain that randomly occurred in his left leg. "I didn't put too much stock in it," he said. "I thought I tweaked it doing one thing or another." But when the Broadway resident, t...

SHAWNEE – Tasha Edge scored 24 points for Oklahoma Baptist in a 71-59 setback at the hands of Northeastern State Saturday in the Noble Complex. OBU trailed by 17 at the half but used a 24-12 third quarter to trim the lead to 51-46 heading into the f...

Setting the Scene - SWOSU Women's Basketball (6-3, 3-1 GAC) returns to the court after more than three weeks away from outside competition to host Science and Arts (USAO) in a non-conference matchup - The Lady Dawgs will tipoff against the Drovers...

WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Reshardd Harris, Devin Pugh, and Markeise Champion all scored season highs in points as SWOSU defeated Randall 91-83 Saturday afternoon to win their fourth-straight game of the season. After taking nearly three weeks off from o...

LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz. (Dec. 31, 2016) – Oklahoma Christian's Ryan Trousdale ended his run in the prestigious Patriot All-America invitational tournament on Saturday, becoming the fifth OC golfer to compete in the event. Trousdale, a sophomore f...

OKLAHOMA CITY (Dec. 31, 2016) – For the second time in three years, St. Edward's (Texas) pulled off a dramatic last-second win over Oklahoma Christian in the Eagles' Nest. St. Edward's led the game for just 95 seconds, but Ethan Gilbert's 3...

OKLAHOMA CITY (Dec. 31, 2016) – Christmas vacation appears to have derailed Oklahoma Christian's considerable momentum. For the second straight game since returning from the break, the Lady Eagles struggled to score, and the result was p...

CLAREMORE, Okla. – The Rogers State women's basketball team pulled away for a 54-50 win over Oklahoma Panhandle State on Saturday (Dec. 31) in the home Heartland Conference opener for the Hillcats at the Claremore Expo Center. With the score tied a...

CLAREMORE, OKLA. – Rogers State men's basketball led start to finish in an 85-65 victory over Oklahoma Panhandle State Saturday at the Claremore Expo. RSU rode a strong first half performance by senior J.D. Tisdale as the guard tallied 22 points i...

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Bennie Lufile set the Great American Conference and Arkansas Tech record for rebounds in a game, and Alex Brown scored the second most points in a game in GAC history, as the Wonder Boys escaped with a 91-88 overtime victory o...

MONTICELLO — The University of Arkansas at Monticello men's basketball team took down the Cougars of Carver College in non-conference action Saturday evening with an 80-66 victory inside Steelman Field House to extend the Weevils winning streak o...

MONTICELLO — The University of Arkansas at Monticello women's basketball team defeated non-conference opponent Southwestern Assemblies of God University Saturday afternoon in overtime, by a final score of 66-64 inside Steelman Field House. UAM (4-4,...

Henderson State closed out 2016 winning its fourth straight game as the Reddies beat Paul Quinn 103-77, Saturday at the Duke Wells Center in Arkadelphia, Ark. Four Reddies scored in double-figures led by Chris Hawkins who had a double-double. Hawkins...

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. - The Ouachita Tigers men's basketball team were defeated by #11 Tarleton State by a final of 87-68 in Stephenville, Texas on Saturday. Ouachita was led by Lakee Westbrook's 15 points. The Tigers drop to 4-4 on the season. Ouachita...

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Trailing by 10 points with 4:09 left in the game, the Southern Arkansas men's basketball team stormed back to tie the game at 76-all with 33 seconds left and had a chance for a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer, but u...

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...