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STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — The Arizona State-Oklahoma State game on Saturday has been suspended until further notice due to thunderstorms and lightning. Oklahoma State made the announcement at halftime with Arizona State leading 21-14. A message on the big screen told fans to evacuate the stadium. The game was originally scheduled to start at 6 p.m. Central, but it was moved up to 2:30 p.m. because of expected inclement weather. The game was suspended at 4:22 p.m. Just down the road, Oklahoma's game against Maine, originally scheduled to start a...
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Jackson Arnold threw two touchdown passes and No. 15 Oklahoma held off Houston 16-12 on Saturday night. The Sooners (2-0) struggled to move the ball and punted eight times. The Cougars (0-2) outgained Oklahoma 318-249 in total yards, including 260-174 in passing. Oklahoma got a late interception from Robert Spears-Jennings to end one drive and a late safety from Gracen Halton to extend a slim lead. "We did enough things wrong to deserve to lose," Oklahoma coach Brent Venables said. "We were fortunate to find a way to w...
No. 17 Oklahoma State won't be dealing with a typical Football Championship Subdivision opponent in its season opener. South Dakota State has won 29 straight games and back-to-back national titles. The Jackrabbits' last loss was a close call at Iowa nearly two years ago and they have a senior quarterback in Mark Gronowski who passed for 3,058 yards last season and won the Walter Payton Award as the top player in the FCS. Oklahoma State is not taking Saturday's matchup lightly. Coach Mike Gundy's Cowboys are eager to establish themselves as a...
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Alan Bowman threw three touchdown passes, Ollie Gordon II scored three times and No. 17 Oklahoma State ended two-time defending FCS national champion South Dakota State's 29-game winning streak with a 44-20 victory Saturday. Bowman, beginning his seventh year of eligibility at age 24, completed 25 of 34 passes for 265 yards in the opener for both teams. He threw scoring passes of 6 yards to Brennan Presley, 22 yards to Ollie Gordon II and 58 yards to Rashod Owens. "Overall, I was pleased with the performance from a disc...
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Freshman Jamyron Keller scored 22 points in his first start to help Oklahoma State beat No. 19 BYU 93-83 on Saturday. Brandon Garrison added 21 points and Quion Williams had 15 for the Cowboys (11-14, 3-9 Big 12), who shot 50% from 3-point range (11 of 22) while limiting their opponent to 8-of-35 shooting from beyond the arc (22.9%). "It's a step forward for these guys," Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton said. "The way they competed for the entire game was something that every coach kinda hopes you see every game. A...
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Chance McMillian scored 27 points to help No. 20 Texas Tech beat No. 11 Oklahoma 85-84 on Saturday and solidify the Red Raiders' hold on first place in the Big 12. Pop Isaacs had 18 points, including 13 in the second half when the Red Raiders (16-3, 5-1) overcame a nine-point deficit. McMillian made 10 of 13 shots and was 6 of 8 from 3-point range for the Red Raiders, who shot 52.6% from the field. "What a tremendous environment, what a great college basketball game," Texas Tech head coach Grant McCasland said. "I t...
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Jalon Moore scored 21 points and No. 12 Oklahoma concluded its nonconference schedule with a 72-56 win over Monmouth on Sunday. Otega Owen scored 13 points, Javian McCollum added 11 and Milos Uzan had 10 for the Sooners (12-1), who shot 48.2% from the field after a slow start. OU hosts Iowa State on Saturday to open Big 12 Conference play for the final time before moving to the Southeastern Conference next season. "We haven't gotten ahead of ourselves," Oklahoma coach Porter Moser said. "I thought these guys did a great j...
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Javian McCollum scored 23 points and Otega Oweh added 16 as No. 12 Oklahoma bounced back from its first loss of the season with an 88-72 win over Central Arkansas on Thursday night. Sam Godwin scored 14 points and Jalon Moore had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Sooners (11-1), who were back in action for the first time since losing 81-69 to then-No. 11 North Carolina on Dec. 20. Oklahoma played its worst game of the season against the Tar Heels after climbing to No. 7 in The Associated Press Top 25 poll, shooting a s...
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Baylor Scheierman scored 21 points and Oklahoma City native Trey Alexander added 20 as No. 15 Creighton rebounded from its first loss of the season with a 79-65 victory over Oklahoma State on Thursday night. "It was great," Alexander said. "It was good to be in front of a lot of family and a lot of friends, so the excitement was there tonight and I'm glad we were able to pull out a W." Steven Ashworth scored 17 points and went 4 of 5 on 3-pointers, while Ryan Kalkbrenner had 16 points and 12 rebounds. The Bluejays (...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — After greeting her new students in Spanish, Giovana Portugal got down to the basics. "I need to go to the bathroom," said Portugal, who teaches English language learners at Fillmore Elementary School. "Necesito ir al baño." The adults in the room at Northeast Academy, all of them Oklahoma City Public Schools employees, recite the words in unison. Tayler Dallam is among them. Dallam, 28, an English development teacher at Webster Middle School, spends her days working with bilingual students who need extra help with re...
(Sept. 23, 2016) – Oklahoma Department of Education officials reported slight gains in math and reading scores Thursday, but some downplayed the significance given new academic standards and tests to measure mastery of those standards. "It really doesn't matter what we make of 'em, because we clearly didn't think we had the standards right," state Board of Education member Lee Baxter said of assessment reports for the 2015-16 school year. "In changing the standards, I think we are conceding that the old scores don't have all that much r...
