WOSU reported that the Republican-dominated House passed the bill 57-35, primarily along party lines. The bill’s primary sponsor, Republican Representative George Lang of the state’s 52nd district, told the station that his rationale for banning bag bans was primarily financial. “The data is so empirical that we are getting our asses kicked by other pro-business friendly states,” he told WOSU. “We’re the fifth most ’left’ state in the nation.”...

The new measure was passed by the state’s Republican-controlled legislature in December. Governor Mike DeWine originally threatened to veto the bill after lawmakers declined to pass his recommended gun control proposals, but he ultimately signed it into law on January 4. “It is vital that law-abiding citizens have the right to legally protect themselves when confronted with a life-threatening situation,” DeWine said at the time. “I am very disappointed, however, that the legislature did not include in this bill the essential provisions that I proposed to make it harder for dangerous criminals to illegally possess and use guns....

The Buckeyes enter Ryan Day’s fourth season as head coach with something to prove. Ohio State is not the defending Big Ten champion for the first time under Day, but the Buckeyes bring back a loaded roster that will be able to contend for a national championship. The LIFEsports spring game is 12 p.m. ET Saturday at Ohio Stadium. The game will be televised by the Big Ten Network. MORE: Watch the Ohio State spring game on fuboTV (free trial)...

The Oklahoman reports Montgomery will join the Packers’ staff, though his role was not specified. MORE: Way-too-early Top 10 for 2015 | Coaches bailing after Signing Day? It’s time for a rule change “This is a rare opportunity for Jerry and his family to join one of the finest organizations in the National Football League,” Stoops said in a statement. “I appreciate the positive impact that Jerry has made with our defensive line the past two seasons, as well as his many other contributions to Oklahoma football....

Fallin has a cabinet position waiting for Durant should the star forward stick around. MORE: KD gets crab legs for life if he signs with Celtics “If Kevin Durant thinks about leaving, which I hope he doesn’t — Oklahoma loves Kevin Durant and Kevin Durant loves Oklahoma. But if he’ll stay, I’ll make him a Cabinet person for health and fitness on my Cabinet,” Fallin said Saturday, per Tulsa World....

The charge was handed down Friday by the Cleveland County District Attorney’s office. He is accused of punching a woman during an argument, knocking her unconscious and breaking several bones in her face. Mixon has not participated in team activities since July 25, when Norman police say a woman at a local restaurant was hit in the face by Mixon. The school has yet to make a decision regarding Mixon’s eligibility....

The 228 new cases reported by the Oklahoma State Department of Health bring the state’s total case count to 8,645. To date, 363 Oklahoma residents have died after contracting the virus. The record case increase comes just four days before President Donald Trump is expected to hold a campaign rally in Tulsa. State health officials have reported a steady rise in new cases since the end of May, about a month after Governor Kevin Stitt began lifting restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of the virus....

Hurts answered both of those questions in spectacular fashion for No. 6 Oklahoma on Saturday. In the Sooners’ 55-16 victory against Texas Tech, he finished 17 of 24 through the air for 415 passing yards with three touchdowns, adding nine carries for 70 rushing yards and another score. That continued a statistical onslaught that will keep him near the front of the Heisman conversation along with former teammate Tua Tagovailoa....

Gordon’s FBS-record 408 rushing yards in a game was broken by Oklahoma’s Samaje Perine, who ran for 427 yards against Kansas on Saturday on 34 carries. MORE: Top 20 all-time leading rushers | Top 25 updates The record was broken with a 42-yard run on second-and-3 early in the fourth quarter of 44-7 Oklahome win. It took Perine a week to break Melvin’s record. Before Melvin though, the single game record was 406, a mark set by LaDainian Tomlinson 15 years ago in 1999....

There are currently 568 patients confirmed to have the disease—and 55 suspected of having the disease—in the state’s hospitals, the Oklahoma State Department of Health said on Thursday. Intensive care units (ICUs) were reported to be at near capacity, with 16 percent (154) of adult beds available on Wednesday, according to the latest OSDH report. Around 40 percent of those currently hospitalized (220 patients) were reported to be in ICUs on Thursday....

Gundy said injuries are “one of the most difficult things to swallow.” He called Leveni a “young man that’s done everything we’ve asked him to do,” the Tulsa World reported. MORE BIG 12: All-conference | Non-con schedule rankings | 10 best games in 2015 The redshirt sophomore defensive tackle broke the news earlier via social media but didn’t detail the nature of the injury that led to surgery, although, according to College Football Talk, it’s believed to have been an Achilles tendon issue...

Line: Oregon -1.5, Total: 136 (current NCAA Tournament spreads and totals) Oklahoma State Record: 18-13 ATS: 14-14 OVER/UNDER: 11-14 Overview: If you’re looking for a hot team to ride, keep on looking. The Cowboys have lost six of their last seven games, both straight up and against the spread, and while they play in a deep Big 12 conference, those recent defeats have included Texas Tech and TCU. Also, six of OSU’s last seven regular-season games went OVER the total, before a 64-49 loss to Oklahoma in the conference tourney stayed UNDER....

In the video, posted on Tuesday by u/FuturisticFighting and captioned “Old guys showing how it’s done in the Wedding Afterparty,” the group of elderly men can be seen all suited up, swagging to “Blow the whistle” by Too Short. The post, which was originally shared on the subreddit r/MadeMeSmile, has so far reached over 61,500 upvotes and 1,370 comments in less than 24 hours. A 2015 study archived in the National Library of Medicine, found that dancing, regardless of the style, can significantly improve muscular strength and endurance, balance, and other aspects of functional fitness in older adults....

The first study compared the vehicles driven by 1.5 million Florida drivers involved in crashes between ages 35-54 between 2014 and 2018. The other covered crashes for drivers ages 70 and older during the same time period. Drivers 75 and older are about four times more likely to die than middle-aged drivers when they’re involved in a side-impact crash and about three times more likely to die in a frontal crash, IIHS researchers discovered....

The Line: Texas A&M -2, Total: 63 Line movement: Texas A&M opened as a 1.5-point home favorite at The Wynn on Sunday and moved to as high as -3 on Monday, before inching back down to 2.5. Other books around town opened Texas A&M higher than The Wynn’s number, as the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook and South Point both had the Aggies -3 before seeing the number drop. As of Wednesday, the line ranged from A&M -1....

The email, which came from the Ole Miss Office of Development, started circulating on Twitter from user @inessentials. That account’s tweets have since become protected. The media from said tweet was later screengrabbed and further shared on Twitter: COVID-19 UPDATES: Every sporting event canceled, postponed so far The email reads: Although the email never mentions coronavirus or COVID-19, it can easily be interpreted as asking donors to add the university to their respective wills in the event they die as a result of the virus....

Tunsil was reportedly at his mother’s house when Lindsey Miller, Tunsil’s stepfather, shoved Tunsil’s mother, prompting him to punch Miller. MORE: Florida State suspends freshman quarterback | “It’s as simple as that. He was defending his mother,” a source told ESPN.com. Freeze said Tunsil and his mother have pressed charges against Miller. “We can confirm that Laremy Tunsil turned himself in and was arrested for a misdemeanor, domestic violence-simple assault,” Freeze said in a statement....

The WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles are on the line in a fight that will take place on August 20 in Saudi Arabia. The showdown will occur inside the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah. Due to Tyson Fury’s retirement, The Ring belt will also be on the line. Usyk made his pro debut in 2013 after winning a gold medal in the 2012 Olympics. The Ukrainian won the WBO cruiserweight title in 2016....

The Platoon director, 74, is currently in Russia filming an upcoming documentary about climate change. Russia has started the mass rollout of the Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus but over 60s are not included after experts warned it could be potentially harmful to people in that age bracket. “I got a vaccine a few days ago. I don’t know if it’ll work but I heard good things about the Russian vaccine,” Stone told Russia’s Channel One state broadcaster, as per the Moscow Times....

The new season is set to premiere on Lifetime on Wednesday night. But before the newlyweds make that big leap toward love by exchanging vows with someone they’ve never actually met before, they’ll have to break the news to their family members that they will each be marrying a complete stranger in two weeks. In a Newsweek exclusive sneak peek, Louisiana native Olivia breaks the news to her mother that the Married at First Sight relationship experts Dr....