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Jason Kersey[img]2104478[/img] NORMAN — Kass Everett arrived in Oklahoma less than a year and a half ago, but the people have already made a tremendous impact on him. Everett, an OU senior defensive back, was back home in Philadelphia through the devastating tornadoes that ripped through Oklahoma earlier this week. “Everyone was asking if I was still in Oklahoma,” Everett said.

Jose Bautista homered twice and drove in the winning run with a 10th-inning single, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. Bautista went 4 for 4 with a walk and four RBIs.

BY JOHN ROHDEOklahoma director of football operations Merv Johnson started out making wise decisions on Monday — but later that same day, um, not so much.           “I wasn't very smart,” Johnson admitted.

BY JENNI CARLSONMark Vancuren described his old basketball coach as a great guy, a big teddy bear. Most people who saw Dub Raper coach high school ball all around Oklahoma during a four-decade-long career thought otherwise.

Charles Woodson had gotten word that Oakland fans had mobilized through social media to hold a rally at his free-agent visit to the Raiders. Even Woodson was blown away by the reception that included more than a hundred fans decked out in Raiders gear and costumes waiting at the team facility for his arrival Tuesday. "It was overwhelming," he said Wednesday.