Tag: Oklahoma
Stitt taps Tulsa man for AG despite ‘not qualified’ rating
OKLAHOMA CITY — A Tulsa attorney whom the American Bar Association rated as “ not qualified " to serve as a federal judge was...
Could potential Texas/OU move tip realignment dominos?
INDIANAPOLIS — Barry Alvarez lived through the tidal wave of conference realignment that swept over college sports in the early 2010s as Wisconsin's athletic...
Seemingly safe GOP incumbents under attack from right-wing
OKLAHOMA CITY — Republican U.S. Sen. James Lankford would seem to have all the conservative credentials he'd need to coast to re-election in deep-red...
AP Top 25 Podcast: OU gets defensive; ISU goes next level
Oklahoma has won six straight Big 12 championships and the Sooners enter the 2021 season with the most well-rounded team coach Lincoln Riley has...
College coaches, administrators urging players to vaccinate
HOOVER, Ala. — Over the summer, Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban urged his fellow Alabama residents to get vaccinated against the coronavirus in a...
Texas, Oklahoma reportedly reach out to SEC about joining
HOOVER, Ala. — Big 12 powers Texas and Oklahoma have reached out the Southeastern Conference about potentially joining the league, the Houston Chronicle reported...
Police chief: 1 dead in Oklahoma asphalt plant explosion
ARDMORE, Okla. — One person was killed in an explosion Friday morning at an asphalt plant in southern Oklahoma, police said.
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Robert Shaw, an AP bureau chief in 3 US states, dies
DALLAS — Robert Shaw, whose more than 40-year career with The Associated Press included leading news coverage in three states, has died. He was...
Never left out again: Big 12 coaches like 12-team playoff
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Big 12 Conference would certainly benefit from an expanded College Football Playoff and likely never be left out again.
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Big 12’s Bowlsby: ‘Very short-sighted’ to go unvaccinated
ARLINGTON, Texas — Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Wednesday the league is doing everything it can to encourage vaccinations for all of its...