Articles from the February 25, 2018 edition
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Ladybugs roll to consecutive regional wins
PERKINS, Okla. – The Ladybugs weren't about to let it be a two and done situation for them in the playoffs as they easily rolled over Hennessey in the regional opener, 53-35. The Ladybugs got the...
ECU Men's Basketball Falls to Northwestern
ADA – The East Central University men's basketball team fell to Northwestern Oklahoma State, 67-66, in Great American Conference action at the Kerr Activities Center. The Tigers (14-11, 12-9 GAC) were led by junior Gabe McKenzie, who garnered 20...
ECU Women's Basketball Loses Key Game Against Northwestern
ADA – The East Central University women's basketball team dropped a key game in Great American Conference action to Northwestern Oklahoma State, 76-71, at the Kerr Activities Center. The Tigers are now in a four-way tie with Oklahoma Baptist,...
Bison Roll to 101-89 Win in Weatherford
WEATHERFORD – Oklahoma Baptist won its NCAA-era best 10th game of the season, taking down Southwestern Friday afternoon, 101-89. Vladimir Nemcok and Chandler Rickey had double-doubles and both joined Brantly Thompson with a career statistical...
Southeastern Falls in Road Finale at SNU
BETHANY, Okla. – Southeastern had a tough time on the glass on Friday night and a second-half run by Southern Nazarene would spell trouble for the Savage Storm in a 68-54 loss in Bethany, Okla. The loss drops the Savage Storm to 14-12 overall and...
Storm Rally Falls Short at SNU
BETHANY, Okla. – Southeastern struggled form the field over the final three quarters and despite a fourth-quarter rally, was unable to pick up a road win at Southern Nazarene, falling 62-55 on Friday night in Bethany, Okla. The loss drops the...
Southern Nazarene runs away from Southeastern Oklahoma State
BETHANY, Okla. — Micah Speight notched his second double-double of the season and nearly had a triple-double for Southern Nazarene in a 68-54 win Friday night against Southeastern Oklahoma State. The sophomore poured in 14 points, 11 rebounds and...
Reddies Fall 9-0 to Mississippi College
ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — Henderson State battled on Friday evening but was swept by Mississippi College 9-0 at the Ward Tennis Center. The Lady Choctaws put the Reddies in a hole early by taking all three doubles matches. Henderson's Sydnee Parker and...
NRA, Florida faces backlash after latest school shooting
NEW YORK (AP) — The National Rifle Association, and now the State of Florida, faced a growing backlash Saturday as companies cut ties to the gun industry following the latest school massacre, and student survivors called for tourism boycotts of...
Trump processes Fla. students' grief as president, parent
WASHINGTON (AP) — Once again, it was the images of children that propelled President Donald Trump to act. Trump spent the first days after the Feb. 14 school shooting in Florida fixated on the grieving and anguished students and parents. While at...
Governors skeptical of Congress, but welcome new gun debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Governors assessing the fallout from the latest school shooting said Saturday that the gun control debate has changed after the sorrow in Florida, a shift helped driven by public outrage and student activists. But they are...
Damascus suburb strikes kill scores, UN votes for cease-fire
BEIRUT (AP) — A new wave of airstrikes and shelling on eastern suburbs of the Syrian capital Damascus left at least 22 people dead and dozens wounded Saturday, raising the death toll of a week of bombing in the area to 500, as the U.N. Security Cou...
Investor Warren Buffett says good deals tough to find
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investor Warren Buffett says Wall Street's lust for deals has prompted CEOs to act like oversexed teenagers and overpay for acquisitions, so it has been hard to find deals for Berkshire Hathaway. In his annual letter to...
Trump officials fight eviction from Panama hotel they manage
PANAMA CITY (AP) — One of President Donald Trump's family businesses is battling an effort to physically evict its team of executives from a luxury hotel in Panama where they manage operations, and police have been called to keep the peace, The Ass...
Admirers line streets, overpasses to see Graham's motorcade
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Motorists pulled aside and well-wishers lined freeway overpasses to see the Rev. Billy Graham's motorcade barrel through his beloved home state of North Carolina on Saturday in a running tribute to "America's Pastor." Adults...
Trump floats new gun measures as gun owners talk 'betrayal'
DENVER (AP) — When President Donald Trump raised the idea of banning "bump stocks" and curbing young people's access to gun, gun owners and advocates who helped his political rise talked about disloyalty and desertion. Trump's flirtation with...
Red Cross: 21 resigned or fired since 2015 in sex cases
LONDON (AP) — The International Committee of the Red Cross has joined the list of prominent charities that have uncovered sexual misconduct among its staff. ICRC Director-General Yves Daccord says 21 staff members have resigned or been fired since...
College basketball darkened again by new allegations
The first blow to college basketball came in September, when a federal investigation revealed hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes and kickbacks being funneled to influence recruits. The games went on under the dark cloud hanging over the sport...
Italians stage protests in violence-marred election campaign
ROME (AP) — Italians demonstrated Saturday against racism, revivals of fascism, labor reforms, mandatory vaccines and other hotly-debated issues, at some points clashing with police, as antagonism flared between far-left and far-right activists in...
EU and Russia vie for influence in volatile Balkans region
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — For years, Russia has worked to gain influence in Southeast Europe, using Serbia as a foothold to establish a friendly pocket on a hostile continent. The European Union finally is pushing back. European Commission President...
Indictment of Missouri governor could have political ripples
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — It didn't take long after Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens was indicted for alleged invasion of privacy for Missouri Democrats to tie him to Attorney General Josh Hawley, the presumed GOP front runner in Missouri's hotly...
Charged 'Putin's chef' runs news sites along with troll army
MOSCOW (AP) — He's been indicted in the U.S. for meddling in the 2016 presidential election with an army of trolls and his private military company has trodden battlefields in Ukraine and Syria. Still, the Russian multimillionaire dubbed "Putin's...
Latest Mueller indictment spells trouble for bankers, too
NEW YORK (AP) — Recently filed federal charges against President Donald Trump's ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort could also pose legal and regulatory risks for the banks that loaned him millions of dollars against his New York real estate in...
Tulane researchers help find vast network of Mayan cities
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A team of Tulane University archaeologists and an international group of researchers have uncovered a network of thousands of ancient Mayan structures previously hidden for centuries under the thick canopy of the northern...
University of Minnesota technology helps in stardust hunt
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A local amateur scientist is partnering with a University of Minnesota researcher to identify micrometeorites from Twin Cities rooftops. Scott Peterson, a military veteran, stay-at-home-dad and engineering student, works with a u...