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Oklahoma school district adding anti-harassment policies after nonbinary teen's death
OWASSO, Okla. (AP) — A federal investigation into an Oklahoma school district launched after the death of a nonbinary student has led to the school agreeing to develop policies to prevent sexual discrimination and harassment, federal officials announced Wednesday. The February...
Helmerich & Payne: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Helmerich & Payne Inc. (HP) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $75.5 million. On a per-share basis, the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based company said it had net income of 76 cents. The results did not meet Wall...
Beers scores 27 as No. 9 Oklahoma women set school scoring record in 122-56 win over W. Carolina
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Raegan Beers had 27 points and nine rebounds, and No. 9 Oklahoma set a school scoring record to roll past Western Carolina 122-56 on Wednesday. Beers was the AP Player of the Week for her dominant performances last week. The 6-foot-4 Oregon State transfer...
Oklahoma's president, AD back coach Brent Venables amid rough season
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma's president and athletic director gave coach Brent Venables a vote of confidence on Tuesday after the school’s Board of Regents meeting. The Sooners are 5-5 overall and 1-5 in league play during their first season in the Southeastern Conference....
Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments
BATON ROUGE, LA. (AP) — A new Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public classrooms is “unconstitutional on its face," a federal judge ruled Tuesday, ordering state education officials not to take steps to enforce it and to notify all local school boards in the...
Kiffin believes Ole Miss Rebels are 'playing as well as anybody in the country'
Mississippi was limping along after a second three-point loss left the team’s playoff and Southeastern Conference hopes on life support. The 10th-ranked Rebels then fell behind to Oklahoma at halftime. In the 10 quarters since, Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin doesn’t think any FBS...
Oklahoma's Raegan Beers is AP women's basketball player of the week
The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s basketball for Week 1 of the season: Raegan Beers, Oklahoma The Oregon State transfer shot 70.4% for the week and became the first Sooners player in 16 seasons to have back-to-back games over 20 points and 14...
Jalon Moore scores 19 of 23 in second half as Oklahoma beats Northwestern St. 73-57
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Jalon Moore scored 19 of his career-high tying 23 points in the second half and Jeremiah Fears had 15 points and four steals and Oklahoma pulled away in the second half Monday night to beat Northwestern State 73-57. Dayton transfer Kobe Elvis added 10 points...
South Carolina a unanimous No. 1 in women's AP Top 25, Stanford and Oregon crack rankings
South Carolina was the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll Monday after a pair of victories to kick off its national championship repeat bid while Kansas State joined the top 10 and both Stanford and Oregon cracked the first regular-season rankings of the season....
Northwestern State visits Oklahoma after Moore's 22-point game
Northwestern State Demons (1-1) at Oklahoma Sooners (1-0) Norman, Oklahoma; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Sooners -25.5; over/under is 147 BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma hosts Northwestern State after Jalon Moore scored 22 points in Oklahoma's 93-60...
