MacGregor and Gare had been with the organization for more than a decade, hardly something to brag about given the franchise’s longtime struggles. They were let go less than a week ahead of the NHL Draft, in which the Oilers have the No. 1 overall pick for the fourth time in six years. MORE: Selection order | All-time No. 1 picks | Top North Americans | Europe’s best The Draft begins June 26, with the first round televised at 7 p....
Is it point, set and match? Not yet. But Diller’s startling gambit clearly pressures Viacom to raise its bid–and forces Paramount to consider his more seriously. It also injects a new sense of urgency into the competition. Many of the nation’s biggest communications and entertainment companies have taken sides in the fray, and more might yet come in. Liberty Media, Comcast Corp. and Cox Enterprises have lined up behind Diller’s QVC Network Inc....
Gilbert Postelle, 35, participated in the Oklahoma City shooting of four people with his father and brother because they believed one of the people present was responsible for a motorcycle accident that seriously injured Postelle’s father, Brad Postelle, according to the Associated Press. The ruling means unless a court intervenes in Postelle’s case, he will be executed by lethal injection in February. Postelle’s attorney, Robert Nance, argued to the board that his client was 19 at the time of the shooting, and was in an “almost exclusively negative” environment, including starting to abuse methamphetamines at the age of 12....
Grant, 46, is set to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday after being convicted of killing two Del City hotel workers during a robbery in 2001, KOCO-TV reported. A panel of three judges in the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied his motion to postpone the execution date after Grant’s attorneys argued that the state’s current three-drug cocktail for lethal injections is unconstitutional, The Associated Press reported....
The Sooners are king of the Big 12 again, and that’s good for the 10th conference championship under Bob Stoops. Oklahoma is 17-1 in conference play the last two seasons and capped off another 10-win season; Stoops’ 14th season with 10 or more wins in 18 tries. There’s more. Oklahoma is now 121-29 under Stoops in Big 12 play, the best in-conference record among Power 5 schools since 1999. Ohio State is second at 116-29....
Good thing for the junior running back, he only needed 83 yards to pass Steve Owens, Adrian Peterson, Joe Washington and the great Billy Sims as Oklahoma’s all-time leading rusher. He finally got it done late in the fourth quarter against Auburn. MORE: 2016 SN All-Americans The run gave Perine 4,122 yards off 684 attempts for a ridiculous 6.03 yards-per-carry average. Not bad for a guy who still has a year of eligibility left....
In the Complaint filed in the Western District of Oklahoma, OSU claims to have common law and international rights to the mark. Specifically, OSU has a registered trademark and service mark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Further, based upon the declaration by OSU after five years of continued use, its trademark and service mark have been declared incontestable pursuant to Federal Statutes. (While a trademark can be declared as “incontestable”, it actually just means it is very hard to contest the validity of the mark, but surely not impossible....
KOCO-TV in Oklahoma City reported that a player — police have not released his name — was stabbed in the abdomen and also cut on his right arm around 5:30 p.m. Monday. He has been treated and released from a local hospital. The player was then placed into a pickup, robbed and dropped off at another place in Stillwater. Oklahoma State had no comment on the incident. Another report said the player was found after the incident trying to walk to his girlfriend's house....
SoonerScoop.com confirmed the suspensions of defensive end Ronnie Perkins, backup running back Rhamondre Stevenson and receiver Trejan Bridges. All three players will miss the College Football Playoff semifinal against No. 1 LSU at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Dec. 28. MORE: College football signing day tracker Perkins is the biggest loss. He leads the Sooners with six sacks and ranks second on the team with 13.5 tackles for loss. That will make it that much more difficult to slow down LSU’s offense, which is led by Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow....
The Sooners and Longhorns entered the fourth quarter tied at 27 but a series of events, including a sack safety, a touchdown and an interception late in the fourth quarter sealed the deal for Oklahoma, keeping their College Playoff chances alive. MORE: Ohio State or Oklahoma? Argue here who deserves Playoff more Quarterback Kyler Murray added to his Heisman Trophy candidacy resume with an outstanding performance. He was 25 for 34, passing for 379 yards and three touchdowns....
The Nigeria international who is on a season-long loan from Chelsea, scored the Tigers’ only goal against the Rovers after connecting with Jon Toral’s corner with a header. Aina’s 58th minute goal at the Ewood Park on January 6 propelled Nigel Adkins’ side to the fourth round of the FA Cup where they defeated Nottingham Forest 2-1. The Super Eagles defender is in contention for the award with teammates Jarrod Bowen and Nouha Dicko....
Usyk overcame a disciplined start from Joshua and a thrilling rally by the former two-time champion in round nine to retain the IBF, WBA, and WBO titles by margins of 116-112 and 115-113, with judge Glenn Feldman inexplicably plumping for Joshua by the latter margin. A former undisputed cruiserweight champion who turned over with an amateur record of 335-15, another victory in Jeddah has further burnished Usyk’s place within the pantheon....
Olfactory disorders can range from a mild decrease in the ability to smell to a complete loss of smell. A loss of smell can indicate a mild illness or injury or something more serious. A decrease in the ability to smell can be an early indicator of Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Olfactory dysfunction is also associated with some psychiatric conditions, such as schizophrenia, mood disorders, and anxiety disorders, as well as some illnesses, including COVID-19....
Van der Burgh, who is from South Africa, sent out a series of tweets Sunday that follow his health in the 14th day of his battle with the virus that has been labeled a global pandemic. He gave his thoughts on how it affects not only a finely-tuned athlete, but how it could affect fellow athletes’ training for the 2020 Summer Olympics, which are scheduled to begin July 24 in Tokyo....
So, picking an all-snub roster for the hockey tournament flies in the face of what the Games, truly, are about. These guys should hate each other. Instead, they're united by spite and ready to take on all who doubt them. This is is a gold-medal team. Book it. OLYMPIC ROSTERS: Canada | Russia | Sweden | United States Forwards James Neal-Joe Thornton-Tyler Seguin Taylor Hall-Claude Giroux-Bobby Ryan Logan Couture-Eric Staal-Martin St....
The Nigerians were supposed to leave last week, but a mix-up in communications with their charter flight company had left the bill unpaid, and when a new plane was eventually found, the team deemed it too small to handle its medical needs on what is a 10-hour flight. MORE: Greatest American Olympians | How to watch the Rio games “We may be tired and frustrated, but we’re all still together and ready to win gold in Rio,” midfielder Mikel John Obi told Delta....
Olympic softball has, unfortunately, been an on-again-off-again event since first being introduced in 1996, with the last two Games not hosting any softball, much to the chagrin of Team USA and the rest of the softball-starved world. No matter, though: softball is back in the Olympic spotlight in 2021, and with just six teams in the mix, participation is down from eight squads in 2008, 2004 and 2000, making for a lighter field — and one that the United States should score a gold medal in....
Dressel started the night off by setting a world record in the 100-meter butterfly, finishing the race at 49.45 to top his previous world record mark of 49.50. Two events later, Ledecky won her second Olympic gold medal at this year’s games and her seventh overall when she held off rival Australian Ariarne Titmus in the 800 freestyle, winning the race with a time of 8:12.57. But the night wasn’t over for Dressel....
The Americans picked up the medal, but it did not come from reigning Olympic champion and world record-holder Lilly King. Instead, it was 17-year-old Alaskan Lydia Jacoby, who surged late in the race to claim the gold, the lone gold medal of the night for the United States. In one of the most hotly contested races in the field on Monday, Canada’s Kylie Masse earned the highest Olympic medal of her career, claiming the silver in the women’s backstroke behind Australian world and Olympic record-holder Kaylee McKeown....
Past medalists Katie Ledecky, Penny Oleksiak, Caeleb Dressel and Brent Hayden will be among the hundreds of swimming stars pursuing bronze, silver and, of course, gold medals. The international field this year is particularly stout, with teams like Australia, Great Britain and Russia loaded with talent and swimming titans like Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu, Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri, Japan’s Daiya Seto and Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom representing some of the toughest competition. Who will be taking home the most gold medals?...
