Daily Oklahoman: Sports
- Power Lunch: Chat live with columnist Berry Tramel
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 10:58 AMLog on at 11 a.m. to chat live with The Oklahoman's Berry Tramel. Read more on NewsOK.com
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - OSSAA again postpones Class 3A-A slowpitch softball state tournaments
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 11:18 AMBy Jacob UnruhSlowpitch softball will have to wait until next week.The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association announced Wednesday morning the postponement of the Class 3A-A state tournaments until Tuesday.It’s the second time the OSSAA has moved the tournaments, which were originally scheduled to be played Tuesday but postponed to Thursday following heavy rainfall.The original schedule of games and field locations at Shawnee’s The Ball Fields at FireLake remains in place Tuesday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Casillas has heart attack but Porto says he is out of danger
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 11:33 AMPORTO, Portugal (AP) — Veteran goalkeeper Iker Casillas has had a heart attack but is out of danger, Porto said Wednesday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Latest: Cooperating parents plead guilty in college scam
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 11:44 AMBOSTON (AP) — The Latest on the college admissions scandal that has ensnared prominent parents and coaches at elite universities (all times local):
11:40 a.m.
A California couple have pleaded guilty to taking part in the college admissions bribery scheme.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Earnhardt Jr. added to NBC Sports' Kentucky Derby team
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 08:53 AMCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. will work his first Kentucky Derby on Saturday as part of his expanding role with NBC Sports. Read more on NewsOK.com
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ruiz Jr. replaces Miller as opponent for Anthony Joshua
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 07:10 AMNEW YORK (AP) — Andy Ruiz Jr. will look to become Mexico's first heavyweight champion after replacing Jarrell Miller as the opponent for unbeaten WBA, IBF and WBO titleholder Anthony Joshua.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Big worry for college scandal suspects: Their co-defendants
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 06:10 AMBOSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors said all along that they expect more people to be charged in the sweeping college admissions scandal.Read more on NewsOK.com
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mariners look to stop 3-game losing streak against Cubs
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 03:20 AMChicago Cubs (15-12, second in the NL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (18-14, second in the NL West)
Seattle; Wednesday, 6 p.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - St. Louis takes 4-game win streak into game against Washington
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 03:20 AMSt. Louis Cardinals (19-10, first in the NL Central) vs.Read more on NewsOK.com
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Los Angeles faces off against San Francisco in division play
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 03:20 AMLos Angeles Dodgers (20-12, first in the NL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (12-18, fifth in the NL West)
San Francisco; Wednesday, 9 p.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
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- A decade and counting, Semenya promises to 'rise' once again
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 11:16 AMCaster Semenya was only a teenager in 2009, an 18-year-old newcomer at her first major track meet, when she caused such a stir with her speed that organizers performed sex verification tests on her.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Emery relying on old friend to salvage season at Arsenal
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 11:20 AMUnai Emery is relying on an old friend to salvage something from his first year at Arsenal.
Heading into the final weeks of a season of ups and downs, Arsenal was faced with two possible paths to qualifying for the Champions League: Via a top-four finish in the Premier League or through winning the Europa League.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Giants prospect suspended for performance-enhancing drug
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 11:40 AMSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Giants pitching prospect Logan Webb has been suspended 80 games for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.
The commissioner's office on Wednesday announced the punishment without pay for the Double-A pitcher.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Cardinals buck trend in making Kyler Murray the immediate starting quarterback
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 09:53 AMBy Berry TramelKyler Murray is the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals. It’s already been decided.Read more on NewsOK.com
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Farah declines selection for marathon at track worlds
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 07:49 AMLONDON (AP) — Mo Farah has declined selection for the marathon at the world championships in Doha, potentially setting up a return to the track.
Farah, who won back-to-back Olympic doubles in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters, said in 2017 that he had run his last race on the track and would instead be focusing on marathons.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Caster Semenya loses appeal against rules designed to decrease naturally high testosterone levels in some female runners
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 06:00 AMLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Caster Semenya loses appeal against rules designed to decrease naturally high testosterone levels in some female runners.
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More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sports Scoreboard for Wednesday, May 1
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 02:20 AMBASEBALL
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Pacific Coast League
American Northern Division
W L Pct. GB
Iowa (Cubs) 14 10 .583 —
Memphis (Cardinals) 13 12 .520 1½
Omaha (Royals) 10 14 .417 4
Nashville (Rangers) 8 16 .333 6
American Southern Division
W L PctRead more on NewsOK.com - Pirates to take on Rangers on the road
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 03:20 AMPittsburgh Pirates (13-14, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (14-14, third in the NL West)
Arlington, Texas; Wednesday, 2 p.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pena expected to start for Los Angeles against Toronto
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 03:20 AMToronto Blue Jays (14-15, third in the AL East) vs. Los Angeles Angels (13-17, fifth in the AL West)
Anaheim, California; Wednesday, 10 p.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Arizona plays New York, looks to build on Greinke's strong outing
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 03:20 AMNew York Yankees (17-12, second in the AL East) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (17-13, second in the AL West)
Phoenix; Wednesday, 3 p.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
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- Ramsey appears to have played final game for Arsenal
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 11:15 AMLONDON (AP) — Aaron Ramsey appears to have played his last game for Arsenal.
Arsenal manager Unai Emery says Ramsey, who is currently out with a hamstring injury, would not be fit in time to play in the Europa League final on May 29 — should the English team reach that far.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Baffert takes aim at record-tying 6th Kentucky Derby win
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 11:25 AMLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The pain of seeing Cavonnier get beat by a nose in his first Kentucky Derby nearly kept trainer Bob Baffert from returning to Churchill Downs.
He figured he would never again have a horse good enough to win on the first Saturday in May.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Gimelstob resigns from ATP board, week after case sentencing
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 11:39 AMJustin Gimelstob has announced his resignation from the ATP board of directors, a little more than a week after pleading no contest to misdemeanor assault for attacking a former friend.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Tessitore, McFarland return to ESPN 'Monday Night' booth
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 09:48 AMESPN's "Monday Night Football" will go with a two-person booth for the upcoming season, with Booger McFarland joining Joe Tessitore.
McFarland was a field-level analyst for most of last season before moving upstairs for the final two games.Read more on NewsOK.com
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Coach: Football field was 'piece of heaven' for slain player
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 08:58 AMTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Hundreds gathered in Kansas to remember a Washburn University football player who was killed in a shooting that also wounded a friend who had been drafted hours earlier by the New York Giants.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Semenya loses appeal against IAAF testosterone rules
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 06:06 AMLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Caster Semenya has lost her appeal against rules designed to decrease naturally high testosterone levels in some female runners.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport's panel of three judges gave a complex verdict and "dismissed both requests for arbitration" from Semenya and the governing body of track and field.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Spanish police detain 6 Liverpool fans in Barcelona
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 05:31 AMBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish police have detained six Liverpool fans ahead of the team's Champions League match in Barcelona on Wednesday.
Authorities say the detained fans threw objects at police officers trying to keep order as large groups of rowdy supporters gathered in Barcelona late Tuesday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Fried scheduled to start as Atlanta hosts San Diego
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 03:20 AMSan Diego Padres (17-13, third in the NL West) vs. Atlanta Braves (14-15, third in the NL East)
Atlanta; Wednesday, 7 p.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Cincinnati Reds to visit the New York Mets
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 03:20 AMCincinnati Reds (12-17, fifth in the NL Central) vs. New York Mets (15-14, second in the NL East)
Flushing, Queens; Wednesday, 7 p.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Marlins look to end 4-game losing streak against Cleveland
Wednesday - 05/01/2019 - 03:20 AMCleveland Indians (16-12, second in the AL Central) vs. Miami Marlins (8-21, fifth in the AL East)
Miami; Wednesday, 7 p.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
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