Oklahoma S Lincoln Riley Says All But One Person In Position Group Diagnosed With Covid 19

Riley relayed the news to reporters in a Tuesday Zoom meeting when he was asked about the possibility of players being featured at multiple positions. Riley said he learned of the positive tests the night before practice, resulting in a scramble to quarantine effected players. “We lose all but one person at a position group — a major position group on the field — and we have to practice that day with a position where we had multiple players on the field at one time and we had one player there,” Riley said....

January 7, 2023 · 2 min · 348 words · Sandra Johnson

Oklahoma Vs. Tcu Sooners Crush Horned Frogs Again In Big 12 Championship

The Sooners won their third consecutive Big 12 championship thanks to a masterful performance from Baker Mayfield on Saturday, beating the Horned Frogs 41-17. MORE: Watch college football live and on-demand with fuboTV Mayfield completed 14 of 24 passes for 243 yards and four touchdowns, adding 65 yards on the ground. Rodney Anderson didn’t have quite the impressive game as he did last time, but did get 93 yards rushing....

January 7, 2023 · 14 min · 2932 words · Shila Carlton

Oklahoma Vs. Texas A M Betting Odds Preview And Pick

Line: Oklahoma -2.5 Total: 147 MORE: College hoops live odds | ATS standings Trends: Oklahoma 27-7 SU, 12-20 ATS, 15-17 O/U. Texas A&M 28-8 SU, 15-13-3 ATS, 14-17 O/U. KenPom efficiency ratings: Oklahoma 7 (overall), 14 (offense), 18 (defense). Texas A&M 17, 33, 13 Effective FG percentage: Oklahoma 54.7, Texas A&M 51.6 EFG% against: Oklahoma 46.7, Texas A&M 47.1 What’s to like about Oklahoma — Buddy Hield, his shooting, and the team’s shooting as a whole....

January 7, 2023 · 2 min · 362 words · Shawn Leach

Ole Miss 27 Auburn 19 Five Things We Learned

January 7, 2023 · 0 min · 0 words · Clint Andrus

Ole Miss Holds Tackle Laremy Tunsil Out Of Opener Amid Ncaa Probe

The school released a statement Saturday morning saying its star tackle would not play in the season opener against Tennessee-Martin due to an ongoing NCAA investigation. MORE: SN Preseason All-Americans | Week 1 picks Tunsil was arrested in late June after allegedly punching his stepfather, Lindsey Miller. Initial reports at the time said Tunsil claimed he was defending his mother in the incident. But Miller claimed the pair were in an argument after he warned Tunsil about having contact with agents....

January 7, 2023 · 1 min · 155 words · Michelle Schiffelbein

Ole Miss Qb Chad Kelly Is Ready For His Closeup Vs. No. 4 Florida State

The holiday weekend ends with a single game Monday on ESPN: Kelly’s No. 11 Rebels taking on No. 4 Florida State in the 2016 Camping World Kickoff at 8 p.m. ET in Orlando, Fla. He wouldn’t have it any other way. MORE: Ole Miss-FSU Game Center | Week 1 photos “I love those big-time games and big-time throws that you’ve got to make,” Kelly said (via The Clarion-Ledger). “My dad always says the best players perform at the highest level in the best games....

January 7, 2023 · 3 min · 450 words · Antonio Greb

Ole Miss Suspends Second Fraternity In A Month Over Hazing Allegations

The Lambda Pi chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity has been suspended until January 1, 2025. The decision was made by the school’s University Judicial Council and stemmed from allegations of hazing from the Spring 2020 semester. Details on this hazing are not known to the public. Lambda Pi joins the Gamma Iota fraternity as those suspended by the university this year. Gamma Iota was suspended in November until May 2025 for an October 2020 hazing incident....

January 7, 2023 · 2 min · 387 words · Keiko Doung

Ollie Hoiberg Share More Than Coaching Alma Maters

“Lute Olson had one scholarship and I think he told both of us, the first one who accepts gets it,” Hoiberg said. “Obviously neither of us took it.” Their paths parted once they left Tucson — Ollie chose to play at Connecticut and Hoiberg went to Iowa State — but the connections and similarities of their playing and coaching careers are remarkable. Let’s start where they are this week, at Madison Square Garden preparing for a Sweet 16 showdown on Friday night....

January 7, 2023 · 3 min · 573 words · Virginia Ortega

Olympian Nick Symmonds To Compete On American Ninja Warrior

“We didn’t have a race lined up for a while, so we started doing some stuff in the gym,” Symmonds told Sporting News. “I had been watching American Ninja Warrior season six and I joked around that we should submit a video.” John Jefferson, who works closely with Symmonds on his caffinated gum product Run Gum, filmed the video and Symmonds was called by the show on Monday night. Symmonds informed his Brooks Beasts Track Club coach Danny Mackey of the show selection on Monday night and remained clear of his goal to make the U....

January 7, 2023 · 2 min · 383 words · Mignon Jackson

Olympic Gymnastics Results Jade Carey Takes Home Gold Medal After Dazzling Floor Routine

Carey won a gold medal for Team USA while participating in the floor exercise final. She was the United States’ lone participant in the event in the wake of Simone Biles’ withdrawal and managed to stave off tough competition from the field. Six of the eight participants in the event scored a 14 or higher on the floor, but it was Carey’s 14.366 that led the way. The 21-year-old gymnast’s victory was a nice piece of redemption for her after she stumbled during the individual vault finals....

January 7, 2023 · 2 min · 293 words · Travis Picou

Olympics Winter Olympics 2002 Olympic Games Salt Lake City Utah Figure Skating Russia History Of Figure Skating

The Russians not only won, but they redefined the sport, layering a Bolshoi aesthetic on top of the event’s athletic triumvirate of jumps, lifts and throws. It began with the Protopopovs, so nimble their feet seemed to glide above the ice. Then there was the elegant Irina Rodina, who won three golds with two different partners; a similar feat was pulled off by the rugged he-man Artur Dmitriev, who won two golds tossing two different ladies toward the rafters....

January 7, 2023 · 5 min · 951 words · Julie Dunn

Olympics Chief Seeks To Calm Worried Athletes After 1St Covid Case In Village

Officials confirmed a person in the Village tested positive for coronavirus on Friday, fueling fears of a potential surge in infections during the pandemic-delayed Games, which open on July 23. Seiko Hashimoto, the president of the organizing committee, said she understood that athletes who are having to contend with a strict coronavirus testing schedule as the pressure of competing in the Games are concerned, Agence France-Presse reported. “Athletes who are coming to Japan are probably very worried....

January 7, 2023 · 2 min · 369 words · Jeffrey Johnson

Omar Gonzalez Adjusts To New Role With Galaxy

Yes, the Galaxy center back felt slowed by a minor knee injury. But it wasn’t the only hindrance. In 2014, Gonzalez trudged through an 11-month campaign — starting with U.S. national team camp Jan. 6 and ending with an MLS Cup triumph Dec. 7. MORE: Beautiful wives and girlfriends of soccer players | Pele in photos While Gonzalez seemed to avoid the post-World Cup malaise that affected so many players, the schedule took its toll....

January 7, 2023 · 5 min · 891 words · Tony Durham

Ombudsman Liberal Leaning Espn S Problem Is There S No Balance

That’s not the opinion of ESPN’s fiercest critics such as Clay Travis of Outkick the Coverage or Jason Whitlock of FS1. Or conservative media outlets like Breitbart News. That was ESPN’s own ombudsman Jim Brady as he weighed in on the Hill vs. Trump drama that dominated web sites and news networks this week. MORE: Clay Travis shocks CNN host by saying he believes in ‘First Amendment and boobs’...

January 7, 2023 · 5 min · 940 words · James Bravo

Omicron Ba.2 Spreads In U.S. Accounts For 11.6 Percent Of New Cases Cdc

The new CDC figures mark a notable increase in the proportion of BA.2 in the country. The week prior, BA.2 was estimated to account for around 6.6 percent of new cases and 3.8 percent of new cases in the week before that. This means the proportion of BA.2 cases in the U.S. is rising week by week. In the most recent data set, other Omicron sub-types made up the remaining 88....

January 7, 2023 · 3 min · 429 words · Theodore Seymour

Omicron Covid Variant Cases Could Hit These Five States Hardest

While there are other factors at play, such as mask-wearing, social distancing and federal government policy towards the pandemic, vaccinations are the main protecting factor against getting the Omicron variant and becoming severely ill from it. According to data from the New York Times, as of December 22, Idaho, Wyoming, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana are the least vaccinated states in the U.S. Idaho has only 46 percent of its population fully vaccinated, while Wyoming and Alabama each have 47 percent of their population fully vaccinated....

January 7, 2023 · 3 min · 532 words · Annie Murray

Omicron Covid Variant Outbreak At Christmas Party Infects 60 People

After staff at the renewable energy company Scatec attended the party at Louise Restaurant & Bar in Oslo on November 26, 50 people returned positive PCR tests for COVID, while another 10 tested positive following lateral flow checks, according to NRK. Oslo Municipality said on Thursday that one case of Omicron has been proven and more cases were expected following the event. The outlet said that this would make it the largest recorded outbreak of Omicron in the world....

January 7, 2023 · 2 min · 390 words · Margarita Miller

On Nfl S Biggest Day Another Reason To Be Excited About The Game S Future

For all of my talk of and guilt around the awful Kenny Stabler news, I cannot imagine a fall weekend without football, without tailgating, without a big finale like we get in a couple of hours. MORE: Ranking the Super Bowl winners, 1 to 49 | Best Super Bowl losers Because Super Bowl Sunday is a culmination of everything I love. This is, maybe, one of the best days of the year replete with parties and patriotism....

January 7, 2023 · 4 min · 739 words · Jean Granado

On Social Issues Lebron James Takes The Reins For Star Athletes

When he would go on road trips, he said, his trash cans would get overturned and garbage would be spread on his lawn. When he went to his local police station, he got a disingenuous smile and the assurance that it was probably just raccoons. Russell knew better—and responded shrewdly. He asked where he could get a gun permit. You know, to deal with those raccoons. After that, Russell said, his trash cans were never overturned again....

January 7, 2023 · 5 min · 904 words · Melvin Washington

On The Jones

BUY ‘EM Adam Jones is 6-for-11 (.545) with a homer against Jake Odorizzi. Jhonny Peralta is 14-for-42 with a pair of homers against Francisco Liriano. Allen Craig is 6-for-10 with two homers against J.A. Happ. Asdrubal Cabrera (6-for-17, 2 HR) and Adam LaRoche (12-for-32, 2 HR) have hit A.J. Burnett well. Travis Snider is 4-for-8 with a pair of doubles against John Lackey. SELL ‘EM Matt Carpenter is 4-for-18 (....

January 7, 2023 · 1 min · 122 words · Joyce Prouty