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MOORE, Okla. – For the second straight season, Northwestern Oklahoma State traveled to Moore, Okla. to take on Randall and bested the Saints, this time 90-73. The Rangers torched the nets this afternoon with four different players scoring in double f...

WEATHERFORD, Okla. – The No. 20/14 Lady Bulldogs trailed Oklahoma Christian by six with 2:19 left in the fourth quarter, but found a way to eliminate the deficit and claim a 93-89 victory over the Lady Eagles on Friday night. The contest was S...

OKLAHOMA CITY (Dec. 15, 2017) – Just a quick glance at the postgame stat sheet was all that was needed to determine why Oklahoma Christian lost to Eastern New Mexico on Friday night in the Eagles' Nest. OC made just 15 of 30 free throws – 50 per...

FORT SMITH, Ark. – No. 22-ranked Texas A&M-Commerce used two big runs in the first half to build a 20-point halftime advantage and went on to defeat the Rogers State men's basketball team by a score of 74-60 on Friday (Dec. 15) at the Stubblefield C...

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Rogers State women's basketball's road woes continued with a 69-54 loss at Ouachita Baptist on Friday (Dec. 15) afternoon at Bill Vining Arena. With the loss, the Hillcats fell to 4-7 on the season and 0-5 on the road, while t...

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Despite only a one-point halftime deficit, the Ouachita Tigers' men's basketball team fell to fifth-ranked UA-Fort Smith by a final score of 85-70 in the UA-Fort Smith Classic Friday evening. The first half was a back-and-forth a...

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – A stellar first half performance from behind the arc launched the Ouachita Lady Tigers' basketball team to a 69-54 win over Rogers State Friday afternoon. The Lady Tigers made seven of 13 three-point attempts in the first half, r...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – In their final game before the Christmas holiday, the Southern Arkansas Lady Muleriders battled LeMoyne-Owen in an in-region tilt, but SAU was unable to hold onto a slim lead late as the Lady Magicians came away with a 55-50 win. The...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The ex-wife of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright has been charged in his slaying, more than seven years after his body was found in a field in his hometown of Memphis. Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings said Saturday t...

ST. CATHERINE'S, Egypt (AP) — Egypt reopened on Saturday an ancient library which holds thousands of centuries-old religious and historical manuscripts at the famed St. Catherine Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in South Sinai. The i...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Closing in on the first major legislative achievement of his term, President Donald Trump on Saturday defended the Republican tax cut as a good deal for the middle class while boldly suggesting it could lead to explosive economic g...

OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — Phil Heasley caught the fish of his life, but the $2.8 million in tournament prize money got away. Heasley reeled in a 6-foot (1.8 meter) white marlin last year off Maryland's coast. But in a sign of how concerned some big mone...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The biggest figures and institutions in entertainment have established a commission to be chaired by Anita Hill that intends to combat sexual misconduct and inequality in the industry in the wake of the huge wave of revelations s...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican's saint-making office has updated its rules governing the use of relics for would-be saints, issuing detailed new guidelines Saturday that govern how body parts and cremated remains are to be obtained, transferred a...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is criticizing journalists who dredge up old scandals and sensationalize the news, saying it's a "very serious sin" that hurts all involved. Francis, who plans to dedicate his upcoming annual communications message t...

ATLANTA (AP) — Alabama, one of the most conservative states in the country, with one of the most evangelical electorates, is sending an abortion-rights supporter to the U.S. Senate, despite GOP efforts to paint Democrat Doug Jones as an u...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are painting a pessimistic view of the country and President Donald Trump as 2017 comes to a close. That's according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The survey shows less t...

VINITA, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma's top law enforcement agency is investigating the shooting of a high school coach who's in critical condition. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says the shooting happened Friday night at a Vinita home, where a...

FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered Friday to celebrate the life of a 17-year-old boy killed in a shooting rampage earlier this month at a New Mexico high school in the small northern city of Aztec. Family, friends and dozens of f...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Count President Donald Trump among the personal winners in the $1.5 trillion tax package that congressional Republicans are on the verge of passing. It's not only a political score for Trump but likely a windfall for his real estate...

BERNALILLO, N.M. (AP) — Sandoval County commissioners have rejected a proposed ordinance to regulate oil and gas development across thousands of square miles of unincorporated lands in northwestern New Mexico. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that t...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Like Roy Moore before him, President Donald Trump has denied he knows or ever met women who have accused him of unwanted sexual advances. That denial is no more plausible than what people heard from the defeated Alabama Senate candi...