Nolan Arenado open to switch from third base to first and leaving Cardinals for a team he approves

DALLAS (AP) — Nolan Arenado is open to a trade from the St. Louis Cardinals, at age 33 wanting to be on a World Series contender. “It’s like his biological clock is ticking,” agent Joel Wolfe said Tuesday at the winter meetings. “And if the team’s not winning it's driving...

Army and Navy have bowls to play in. They're only focused on the Army-Navy game

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Army and Navy have combined to win 19 of 23 games this season and re-emerged as nationally relevant college football programs. For the first time since 2017, the two military academies are both going to a bowl game. None of that matters much to players and...

College football transfer portal opens as Oklahoma's Arnold, other top players look for a move

The college football transfer portal opened on Monday, a day after the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff field was released. The portal period closes on Dec. 28. Oklahoma quarterback Jackson Arnold, Texas State running back Ismail Mahdi, Miami (Ohio) wide...

Federal court delays hearing for Oklahoma death row inmate to make late plea for mercy

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal appeals court has delayed a hearing in which an Oklahoma death row inmate is expected to make a final plea for mercy before his scheduled execution. The three-member panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit delayed Monday’s scheduled...

Tennessee back in women's AP Top 25 after longest drought in program history; UCLA, UConn are 1-2, Oklahoma into top 10

Alabama left out of playoff as committee rewards SMU's wins over Crimson Tide's strong schedule

The College Football Playoff committee took SMU's wins over Alabama's strength of schedule, picking the Mustangs for the final at-large spot Sunday after a furious public debate and days of lobbying and arguing over which teams should make the 12-team field. SMU (11-2) showed it...

Vann scores season-high 20 points as No. 11 Oklahoma women rout Alabama State 110-46

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Skylar Vann scored a season-high 20 points and No. 11 Oklahoma ran its home-court win streak to 13 straight by steamrolling past Alabama State 110-46 on Sunday. The Sooners played a home game for the first time in nearly a month and they took the lead for good...

Jennings, Keller lead Oklahoma State past Seton Hall 85-76 in Big 12/Big East Battle

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Robert Jennings II and Jamyron Keller each scored 14 points and Oklahoma State shot its way past Seton Hall 75-76 in the final game of the sixth annual Big 12/Big East Battle on Sunday. Jennings opened the game with a 3-pointer and Brandon Newman and Keller hit...

Biden adds to the nation's list of national monuments during his term. There's an appetite for more

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt did in 1906 what Congress was unwilling to do through legislation: He used his new authority under the Antiquities Act to designate Devils Tower in Wyoming as the first national monument. Then came Antiquities Act...

Verhulst leads No. 11 Oklahoma against Alabama State after 21-point game

Alabama State Hornets (2-6) at Oklahoma Sooners (7-1) Norman, Oklahoma; Sunday, 2:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 11 Oklahoma hosts Alabama State after Payton Verhulst scored 21 points in Oklahoma's 78-72 victory against the Louisville Cardinals. The...