RICHMOND, Va. — A man who sold a female pit bull to Michael Vick’s dogfighting operation and attended some of the fights escaped prison time Friday because he cooperated with investigators and did not physically harm any of the dogs.
OU tries to knock off a Bears team that is ranked for the first time in 39 years.
OU (13-5, 1-2) at Baylor (16-2, 4-0) Date & Tip Time Saturday, Jan. 26 at 3 p.m. CST Location Waco, Texas | Ferrell Center Tickets OU Athletics Ticket Office TV ESPN Plus (KOCB 34/Cox 11 in OKC; KJRH 2/Cox 9 in Tulsa); ESPN Full Court Radio Sooner Radio Network
KOKC AM-1520 in Oklahoma City
KTBZ AM-1430 in Tulsa
Sirius 161 Webcast None Live Stats SoonerSports.com / GameTracker Game Info Gameday Central | Game Notes (PDF)
GAME PREVIEW
Playing against its sixth ranked opponent of the season, Oklahoma (13-5, 1-2) travels to Waco, Texas, to take on No. 25 Baylor (16-2, 4-0) on Saturday at 3 p.m. CST inside the Ferrell Center. The Sooners, who are slotted No. 39 in this week’s AP poll, are coming off a 63-61 home win over Texas Tech last Saturday in which they played without leading scorer and rebounder Blake Griffin. Baylor is ranked this week (No. 25 in the AP poll) for the first time in 39 years. It has won five straight games, including a 116-110 five-overtime contest at No. 18/16 Texas A&M on Wednesday.
No. 18 Oklahoma hosts No. 9 Iowa State in Norman Friday evening Wrestling vs. Iowa State Date Friday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. CT Location Norman, Okla. | McCasland Field House Tickets Admission is Free Online Webcast Live on All-Access at SoonerSports.com Promotions First 50 fans receive OU wrestling t-shirt
NORMAN, Okla. – No. 18 Oklahoma looks to get back on the winning track this Friday, Jan. 25, versus No. 9 Iowa State (11-3) at 7 p.m. at the Howard McCasland Field House in Norman.
The Sooners (11-2, 0-1 in the Big 12) are coming off a defeat by No. 13 Wisconsin in last weekend’s ESPNU Wrestling Invitational in Oklahoma City. Battling back after a 9-0 deficit and tying the match at 15, OU came up short in the last bout, losing 18-15.
Forty-four US players got called into camp yesterday as the US MNT gets ready for their ‘friendly’ against Mexico on 6 Feb and the U-23s get ready for Olympic Qualification. Both camps are stocked full with MLS players (35 in total).
Here is Bob Bradley’s list for the Mexico match:
Novak Djokovic
Melbourne, Australia (Sports Network) – Novak Djokovic ended Roger Federer’s amazing run of Grand Slam success with a stunning straight-set victory over the world’s top-ranked player in the semifinals of the Australian Open.
The third-seeded Djokovic earned a 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) triumph to reach his second Grand Slam final, while also putting an end to Federer’s streak of 10 consecutive appearances in a Grand Slam championship match.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Melbourne, Australia (Sports Network) – Unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga stunned world No. 2 Rafael Nadal on Thursday to reach the men’s final at the 2008 Australian Open.
The 38th-ranked Tsonga trounced the second-seeded Nadal 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 at Rod Laver Arena, as the surprising Frenchman will now appear in his first Grand Slam final against either top-seeded Roger Federer or No. 3 seed Novak Djokovic, who will clash in the other semifinal here on Friday.
Shaquille O’Neal on Thursday denied speculation that he planned to walk away from the Heat after 2008, telling ESPN Radio’s Jack Ramsay that he will play out his contract despite his current injury-riddled year.
O’Neal suffered an acute hip injury while diving for a loose ball against Utah on Dec. 22 and re-aggravated the injury Monday against Cleveland. He will miss at least six games, barring a change in the rehabilitation schedule.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Mirai Nagasu’s mouth dropped open when she saw her scores. And that was before she realized she’d knocked off former world champion Kimmie Meissner.
“Wait, it’s 12 points?” Nagasu said, her eyes widening when she heard how big a lead she had on Meissner. “Wow. That’s exciting.”
SHARK attack survivor Bethany Hamilton has secured the best result of her professional surfing career by advancing into the semi-finals of the Roxy Pro World Qualifying Series event at Phillip Island, Victoria.
The 17-year-old Hawaiian, who lost her left arm to a tiger shark off Kauai just over four years ago, is now one of just four surfers in the international six-star tournament.
Undefeated Baltimore light heavyweight Mike “The Persecutor” Paschall has a new opponent scheduled for the Ballroom Boxing card on Thursday, January 31 at Michael’s Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie, MD.
Instead of Andre Hemphill, Paschall will now face Philadelphia, PA veteran Tyrone “Sugarfeet” Glover in an eight-round contest. Glover (11-9-3, two KO’s) has been inactive since September of 2006 and is trying to break a four-bout losing streak. This will be the fourth straight boxer who was undefeated at the time Glover faced him. His last three losses (all by unanimous decision) have come to Beltway Boxers Corey Cummings and Henry Buchanan and Max Alexander from the third season of “The Contender.”