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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is set to stand trial on criminal securities fraud charges in May. The trial date finally set by state District Judge George Gallagher comes 18 months after Texas' top prosecutor was indicted o...

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court threw a major wrench Thursday in plans for a big oil terminal on the coast, saying the proposal must be reviewed under a 1989 state law designed to protect marine life following the Exxon Valdez spill in A...

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon plans to hire 100,000 full time workers over the next 18 months, highlighting its ambitious expansion plans — and the sharp contrast the e-commerce powerhouse strikes against traditional brick-and-mortar retailers, many of whic...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's Republican-led and largely oil-friendly Legislature is quickly introducing a raft of bills spurred by the bitter dispute between Dakota Access protesters and law enforcement, from restricting face coverings at p...

BOSTON (AP) — Aaron Hernandez's tattoos aren't the first to be used as evidence in a murder trial. Body art has played a role in a surprising number of criminal cases nationwide, though legal experts concede that tattoos by themselves are rarely a d...

ADA – The East Central University men's basketball team took an early lead and never let up on the way to a 77-54 victory over Southwestern Oklahoma State in Great American Conference at on Wayne Cobb Court. The win marked the ninth straight for the...

ADA – The East Central University women's basketball team dropped a 57-78 decision to Southwestern Oklahoma State at the Kerr Activities Center in Great American Conference action. Photo Gallery The Tigers (2-9, 1-6 GAC) were led by senior Whitney S...

SHAWNEE – The Bison of Oklahoma Baptist bring a relatively healthy squad into Saturday's game against a tough East Central squad. Tip off is scheduled for 3 p.m. For the first time since he's been the head coach, Quinn Wooldridge has the full c...

SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist concludes its brief Great American Conference home stand Saturday with a 1 p.m. contest against East Central. OBU has a 20-19 edge in the all-time series. OBU lost in Ada last year but bounced back with a 40-point i...

Box Score SHAWNEE – Chandler Rickey had 13 points and Steven Green added 10 in a 63-35 loss to Southeastern Oklahoma State Thursday in the Noble Complex. Green led the Bison with nine rebounds. OBU is 4-7 overall and 1-6 in the Great American C...

SHAWNEE – A furious fourth-quarter rally by Oklahoma Baptist came up short against Southeastern Oklahoma State, 81-77, Thursday. After trailing by 12 going into the final frame, Kaydee Banks drained a three-pointer with 1:08 to give OBU a 77-76 l...

SHAWNEE, Okla. – A smothering second half defensive effort helped Southeastern snap its Great American Conference losing skid with a dominant 63-35 win over Oklahoma Baptist on Thursday night in Shawnee, Okla. The win lifts the Savage Storm to 5-8 o...

ALVA, Okla. — Southern Nazarene got a combined 30 from its freshmen duo in a 66-64 loss at Northwestern Oklahoma State Thursday night. Micah Speight scored a career-high 16 points for the Crimson Storm (7-6, 4-3 GAC) as he went 6-for-10 from the fiel...

ALVA, Okla. — Southern Nazarene used a combination of great defense and rebounding to get a 85-63 win over Northwestern Oklahoma State Thursday night. Southern Nazarene got off to a cold start as they missed eight of their first nine shots and t...

ADA, Okla. – SWOSU Women's Basketball used a huge second half to pull away and beat East Central 78-57 on Thursday night to get back to their winning ways. Hailey Tucker posted a monstrous double-double leading the Dawgs with 22 points and 18 r...

ADA, Okla. – East Central closed the first half on a 30-6 run, breaking an 11-11 tie and pulling away from SWOSU in a 77-54 victory for the Tigers on Thursday evening inside the Kerr Activities Center in Ada. SWOSU slowed the tempo and controlled t...

FORT SMITH, Ark. (Jan. 12, 2017) – Defense wasn't a problem for Oklahoma Christian on Thursday night at Arkansas-Fort Smith, but offense was. The Eagles struggled to generate points the entire basketball game and, despite a strong defensive o...

FORT SMITH, Ark. (Jan. 12, 2017) – Thanks to McKenzie Stanford, Emma Gade and Sarah Parker, Oklahoma Christian climbed out of a 21-point first-half hole and took the lead in the fourth quarter on Thursday at Arkansas-Fort Smith. But the Lady E...

CLAREMORE, Okla. – Junior guard Baron Smith Jr. hit two free throws with nine seconds remaining to lift the Rogers State men's basketball team to a 77-75 victory over St. Edward's on Thursday (Jan. 12) at the Claremore Expo Center. The Hilltoppers w...

CLAREMORE, Okla. – Despite holding a lead into the second half the Rogers State women were topped by the conference leading St. Edward's Hilltoppers, 72-67, Thursday night at the Claremore Expo. RSU saw a one-point halftime advantage diminish in the...

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – With 23 points from the bench, including 17 from Branden Williams, Arkansas Tech defeated Ouachita Baptist, 78-66, on Thursday. Alex Brown led the Wonder Boys with 18 points in the victory. NEXT UP The Wonder Boys (8-3, 4-3 G...

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas Tech set a women's basketball school record on Thursday, connecting on 16 three-pointers to defeat Ouachita Baptist, 89-66. Anissa Pounds led the Golden Suns with seven triples and a game-high 24 points. NEXT UP The Gold...