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Becht guides Iowa State over Oklahoma State 34-27 in Big 12 opener

Sep. 23, 2023 20:57 PM EDT

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Rocco Becht passed for 348 yards and three touchdowns as Iowa State held on to beat Oklahoma State 34-27 Saturday in the Big 12 Conference opener for both teams. The Cyclones (2-2) were averaging just 16.7 points per game, the lowest total among Power 5 schools,...

No. 16 Oklahoma beats Cincinnati 20-6 in Bearcats' Big 12 debut

Sep. 23, 2023 17:29 PM EDT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati got its first taste of Big 12 football on Saturday against Oklahoma, the program that has set the standard in the conference for most of the last two decades. The Bearcats held up OK, but were outplayed in a 20-6 loss to the No. 16 Sooners and Dillon...

Oklahoma judge arrested in Texas capital, accused of shooting parked cars and causing collision

Sep. 22, 2023 13:14 PM EDT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge was arrested in Austin, Texas, last week after authorities say he opened fire on parked vehicles while out driving, striking at least one of them, and intentionally crashed into a woman's vehicle, telling officers later that she had cut him off. ...

Cincinnati opens inaugural Big 12 slate against No. 16 Oklahoma

Sep. 21, 2023 17:41 PM EDT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati’s campus is peppered with the Big 12 Conference logo. From its presence on overhead signs lining walkways to being wrapped prominently on the outside of buses, it’s practically inescapable. The Bearcats, for the first time in school...

Cincinnati to open inaugural Big 12 slate against No. 16 Oklahoma

Sep. 21, 2023 14:47 PM EDT

No. 16 Oklahoma (3-0, 0-0 Big 12) at Cincinnati (2-1, 0-0), Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (FOX) Line: Oklahoma favored by 14 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Oklahoma leads 2-0 WHAT’S AT STAKE? Both Oklahoma and Cincinnati...

Man executed for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma dance student

Sep. 21, 2023 13:12 PM EDT

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma executed an inmate Thursday for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma dance student, in a case that went unsolved for years until DNA from the crime scene was matched to a man serving prison time for burglary. Anthony Sanchez, 44, was...

Oklahoma State, Iowa State are trying to jump-start lifeless offenses entering their Big 12 opener

Sep. 21, 2023 11:59 AM EDT

Oklahoma State (2-1) at Iowa State (1-2), Saturday, 4 p.m. ET (FS1) Line: Iowa State by 3 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Oklahoma State leads 34-20-3. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Both teams desperately need to get their...

Suspect in family's killing in suburban Chicago dies along with passenger after Oklahoma crash

Sep. 21, 2023 09:19 AM EDT

A suspect in the shooting deaths of a suburban Chicago family died following a fiery crash in Oklahoma, along with a passenger, police said. Nathaniel Huey Jr., of Streamwood, Illinois, tried to elude authorities after a digital license plate detector spotted him Wednesday in...

Suspect in fatal shootings of 4 people in suburban Chicago dead after car crash in Oklahoma

Sep. 20, 2023 22:18 PM EDT

A suspect in the shooting deaths of a suburban Chicago couple and their two children died in a fiery crash Wednesday in Oklahoma, police said. Nathaniel Huey Jr., 32, of Streamwood, Illinois, was suspected in the deaths of Alberto Rolon, Zoraida Bartolomei and their two sons, ages 7...

Oklahoma state police trooper fatally shot a truck driver during a traffic stop

Sep. 20, 2023 13:06 PM EDT

STROUD, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper fatally shot the driver of a semi truck during a traffic stop Wednesday morning on Interstate 44, the patrol said. The trooper shot the man near a toll booth east of Stroud, about 55 miles (88.5 kilometers) east of Oklahoma...