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Oklahoma State v Oklahoma Big 12 Tournament 1st Round Live

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KANSAS CITY — Trae Young young and Oklahoma will take on state rival Oklahoma State in a Big 12 Tournament college men’s basketball first-round game on Wednesday night at Sprint Center in Kansas City.

Live streaming coverage of this Big 12 tournament game, a rare third edition of Bedlam in the same season, is slated to start at 7:00 pm ET on WatchESPN. ESPNU will provide the live television broadcast.

The Sooners (18-12, 8-10 Big 12) started the season impressively, but fell apart in the middle of the campaign.

After opening the season with a 12-1 record, including winning 10 straight after losing to Arkansas, Oklahoma lost seven on the final nine games.

Meanwhile, Oklahoma State on a two-game winning streak and beat Big 12 regular season champion Kansas in its last regular-season fixture at the weekend.

During that win, Kendall Smith recorded a career-high with 25 points and Mitchell Solomon added 16 points and seven rebounds for the Cowboys (18-13, 8-10 Big 12), who beat the Sooners 83-81 in the last meeting between the two teams.

The season series is even at 1-1, as Oklahoma won the first meeting between these two teams 109-89 on Jan. 3.

Oklahoma freshman sensation Young, who leads the nation in scoring and assists, will be hoping to start freshman after missing out at winning the Big 12 Player of the Year award.

Young finished runner-up to Kansas guard Devonte’ Graham in the votes. He did, though won the Big 12 Freshman of the Year award and targets the Big 12 Tournament honour.

According to ESPN’s Basketball Power Index, Oklahoma comes into the game with a 58.4 percent chance to win the game with Oklahoma State sitting at 41.6 percent chance to advance to the second round of the tournament.

The winner of this encounter will advance to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament where they will face top-seeded Kansas at 2:30 p.m. ET on Thursday.

Mason Rudolph Throws 5 TDs, No. 9 Oklahoma State Routs Pitt 59-21

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PITTSBURGH, Sporting Alert — Mason Rudolph passed for 497 yards and five touchdowns and No. 9 Oklahoma State used a powerful first half to rout Pittsburgh 59-21 in a college football game at Heinz Field on Saturday.

Rudolph, who threw all five TD passes in a blistering first-half performance, connected three times for touchdowns with Jalen McCleskey, who took seven catches overall for 162 yards for the visitors who jumped out to a 35-0 lead for the home side got on the scoreboard.

The Heisman Trophy candidate also threw TD passes to Marcell Ateman, who had four catches for 109 yards and Dillon Stoner, who caught five passes for 100 yards for the Pokes, who led 49-14 at halftime.

Rudolph completed 23 of 32 tosses and threw his first pick of the season, which ended a streak of 216 consecutive passes without an interception, dating back to last season.

He was replaced by Taylor Cornelius in the middle of the third quarter.

Cornelius went 3 of 5 for 75 yards to close out the game.

James Washington added 124 yards receiving and Justice Hill ran for two scores and 91 yards for the Cowboys (3-0), who tallied 572 yards passing on their way to improving to 2-0 away from home.

Sophomore Ben Dinucci threw for 228 yards and a touchdown but was also picked off twice for Pittsburgh (1-2) which struggled to keep up at home.

Dinucci replaced graduate transfer quarterback Max Browne, who went 7 of 10 for 60 yards and lasted just over a quarter of the game.

Rafael Araujo-Lopes had 89 yards reception with one touchdown, while Chawntez Moss had the lone scoring touchdown catch for the Panthers, who were outgained 676-391 and finished behind Oklahoma State in first downs, 27-17.

Up next, Oklahoma State will entertain No. 20 TCU in its Big 12 opener next Saturday, hoping to extend its two-game winning streak over the Horned Frogs.

Meanwhile, Pittsburgh will open its Atlantic Coast Conference play at Georgia Tech next Saturday.

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Oklahoma State v Pittsburgh Scoring Plays

FIRST QUARTER OKST PITT

TD 13:00
Justice Hill 20 Yd Run (Matt Ammendola Kick)
7 plays, 75 yards, 2:00
OKST 7, PITT 0

TD 7:46
Dillon Stoner 54 Yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Matt Ammendola Kick)
10 plays, 96 yards, 3:16
OKST 14, PITT 0

TD 3:33
Marcell Ateman 69 Yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Matt Ammendola Kick)
6 plays, 80 yards, 1:31
OKST 21, PITT 0

SECOND QUARTER

TD 13:41
Jalen McCleskey 8 Yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Matt Ammendola Kick)
6 plays, 54 yards, 1:14
OKST 28, PITT 0

TD 11:22
Jalen McCleskey 40 Yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Matt Ammendola Kick)
3 plays, 65 yards, 0:39
OKST 35, PITT 0

TD 9:25
Chawntez Moss 5 Yd Run (Alex Kessman Kick)
4 plays, 87 yards, 1:57
OKST 35, PITT 7

TD 6:15
Justice Hill 15 Yd Run (Matt Ammendola Kick)
8 plays, 82 yards, 3:10
OKST 42, PITT 7

TD 3:40
Jalen McCleskey 48 Yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Matt Ammendola Kick)
5 plays, 79 yards, 1:49
OKST 49, PITT 7

TD 0:16
Rafael Araujo-Lopes 14 Yd pass from Ben Dinucci (Alex Kessman Kick)
13 plays, 80 yards, 3:24
OKST 49, PITT 14

THIRD QUARTER

TD 9:54
Justin Phillips 10 Yd Interception Return (Matt Ammendola Kick)
2 plays, 3 yards, 0:43
OKST 56, PITT 14

TD 0:08
Jason Pinnock 0 Yd Fumble Return (Alex Kessman Kick)
4 plays, -16 yards, 2:26
OKST 56, PITT 21

FOURTH QUARTER

FG 10:08
Matt Ammendola 25 Yd Field Goal
10 plays, 57 yards, 5:00
OKST 59, PITT 21

Mason Rudolph Guides Oklahoma State Over South Alabama, 44-7

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MOBILE, Ala., Sporting Alert — Mason Rudolph continued his impressive start to the college football 2017 season after helping No. 11 Oklahoma State trounced South Alabama 44-7 and broke the Cowboys’ career passing mark on Friday night. Complete Game Box Scores and Stats. Postgame Notes and Photo Gallery

Rudolph threw for 335 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a score in the win for Oklahoma State (2-0) which made it two from two starts this season.

The senior quarterback, who has not played in the fourth quarter of either of the opening two games this campaign, said it “was cool” to get the school record but he remains focused on the bigger goals this season.

“That’s not even one of the goals on my goal sheet,” said Rudolph, who went 25 of 38 on passes with no interceptions.

“Getting the Big 12 title is the ultimate goal, and it’s going to take a lot more of these performances to get there.”

Marcell Ateman took two catches for touchdowns, James Washington had two catches for 98 yards, including a 66 yarder for a TD for OSU, which tallied 505 totals, which included 342 yards passing in the win.

South Alabama lost starting quarterback Cole Garvin after just one series when he sprained his right ankle.

Garvin was replaced by Dallas Davis, who completed 13 of 23 passes for 126 yards and connected with Maaseiah Francis for a late 17-yard touchdown in the defeat.

Overall, the Jaguars (0-2), who dropped their second successive game of the season, was no match for the Cowboys, who held the home side to just 175 total yards.

PUNISHED

Meanwhile, Oklahoma State linebacker Calvin Bundage was ejected from the game for targeting on the first play of the third quarter.

He will be unavailable for the first half at Pittsburgh.

In other news, Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said linebacker Kevin Henry will likely miss the rest of the season after suffering an injury before Friday night’s game.

Henry, who featured in 13 games last year, hurt his knee during a practice session on Thursday, with Gundy confirming that it was a non-contact injury.

Scoring Summary

  • 4th and 2 at USA 14
    (7:32 – 1st) Matt Ammendola 31 Yd Field Goal
    OKST 3-0 USA
  • 2nd and 8 at OKST 34
    (5:31 – 1st) James Washington 66 Yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Matt Ammendola Kick)
    OKST 10-0 USA
  • 1st and Goal at USA 4
    (1:36 – 1st) Mason Rudolph pass complete to Marcell Ateman for 4 yds for a TD, (Matt Ammendola KICK)
    OKST 17-0 USA
  • 4th and 10 at USA 36
    (0:11 – 2nd) Matt Ammendola 53 yd FG GOOD
    OKST 20-0 USA
  • 3rd and 1 at USA 20
    (11:16 – 3rd) Marcell Ateman 20 Yd pass from Mason Rudolph (Matt Ammendola Kick)
    OKST 27-0 USA
  • 1st and Goal at USA 10
    (7:44 – 3rd) Mason Rudolph 10 Yd Run (Matt Ammendola Kick)
    OKST 34-0 USA
  • 2nd and 10 at USA 25
    (4:12 – 3rd) Justin Phillips 25 Yd Interception Return (Matt Ammendola Kick)
    OKST 41-0 USA
  • 1st and 10 at OKST 30
    (10:55 – 4th) Matt Ammendola 48 Yd Field Goal
    OKST 44-0 USA
  • 2nd and 9 at OKST 17
    (4:35 – 4th) Dallas Davis pass complete to Maaseiah Francis for 17 yds for a TD, (Gavin Patterson KICK)
    OKST 44-7 USA

Mason Rudolph, No. 10 Oklahoma State Pounded Tulsa 59-24

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STILLWATER, Okla., Sporting Alert — Mason Rudolph threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns and No. 10 Oklahoma State pounded Tulsa 59-24 in a college football season opener for both teams on Thursday night.

Rudolph, who starts the season as the front runner to win the Heisman Trophy, had a flawless outing and he completed 20 of his 24 pass attempts and ran for a touchdown in the win at Boone Pickens Stadium.

The Cowboys jumped out to a powerful 21-0 lead in the opening quarter and went into the halftime break with a 37-17 lead.

 

Oklahoma State held Tulsa scoreless again in the third quarter, this time putting up 14 unanswered points to put the game beyond reach.

“Scoring early, scoring often is something we haven’t done in the past,” said Rudolph, who played just three quarters after leaving the game with OSU leading 52-17 to begin the fourth quarter.

“We would kind of sputter in the first quarter. I was happy with the way we jumped on them quick, I don’t think it could have started any better.”

“We knew we had a good game plan going in,” Rudolph said after the win.

“They brought a lot of pressure, and I think we combated it well.”

With his tally on Thursday night, Rudolph joined Brandon Weeden as the only Cowboys quarterbacks to exceed 9,000 career passing yards.

Meanwhile, Justice Hill ran for 132 yards and a touchdown, J.D. King finished with 95 yards and a score and LD Brown had 92 and a touchdown for Oklahoma State, which outgained Tulsa 640-432.

Standout receiver James Washington, who was named a preseason AP All-American, took six catches for 145 yards, including scoring receptions of 77 and 40 yards for the Cowboys.

Washington, with his total on Thursday, surpassed 3,000 career yards receiving, but remains in fourth place on the school list in that category.

“We have a long ways to go, but we had a good start,” Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said.

Corey Taylor II ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns for Tulsa in the defeat, while, Chad President, who won the starting role over Luke Skipper, passed for 178 yards on 18 of 35 attempts and ran for another 69 yards.

Despite the defeat Tulsa coach Philip Montgomery was proud of his team’s fighting spirit.

“I’m proud of our guys continuing to fight and grind,” Montgomery said. “You know, we’re young, but that’s not an excuse.

“We’ve got to step up and be ready to play. We’ll go back and look at this tape and get an opportunity to correct those mistakes.”

Mason, No. 1 Kansas Hold Off Oklahoma State 90-85

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STILLWATER, Okla — Frank Mason III scored 27 points and No. 1 Kansas shot 55.7 percent to hold off Oklahoma State 90-85 and close out its Big 12 regular schedule with a victory. Box Score (.pdf)

Mason, who went 9-for-16 from the floor, also dished out nine assists and pulled down eight rebounds for the Jayhawks (28-3, 16-2 Big 12), who won eight straight games.

“It means a lot to get my first win here,” said Mason. “We’ve been bad for the last three years here, and we just wanted to come here and change it.”

Freshman Josh Jackson added 17 points, nine rebounds and five assists, Devonte’ Graham, who became the 59th Jayhawk to reach 1,000 career points, chipped in with 13 points, Carlton Bragg Jr. scored 11 and Landan Lucas finished with 10 points and seven rebounds for Kansas, which heads into the Big 12 tournament firm favourite to run the table.

Jeffrey Carroll led the way for Oklahoma State with 27 points and four boards, while Jawun Evans added 22 points and 15 assists for the Cowboys (20-11, 9-9 Big 12), who shot 42.3 percent in the defeat.

Senior guard Phil Forte III scored 13 points and Leyton Hammonds finished with 10 for OSU.

“It was different,” Forte said. “I was just trying to take it all in, to soak up every last moment of it, from just taking the court, to the fans, to pregame with my teammates, everything.

“I was just trying to get lost in the moment and trying to enjoy it as much as I could.”

Kansas led by as many as 12 points in the first half, but the Cowboys rallied to trim the deficit to 43-40 at halftime.

Carroll scored 14 points at the interval for Oklahoma State.

The Jayhawks now head into the 2017 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship as the top seed and seeks its 15 conference tournament titles.

They will take on either Oklahoma or TCU on Thursday in the quarterfinal of the league tournament, which runs from March 8-11 at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

No. 8 seed TCU and No. 9 seed Oklahoma will face-off on Wednesday night at 6 p.m.

Also at the Big 12 Tournament on Thursday, Oklahoma State will play No. 24 nationally ranked Iowa State, which is the fourth seed for the championships.

Oklahoma State Coach Expects Close NCAA XC, Not Impossible To Win

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TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Sporting Alert – It would take something special for Oklahoma State to secure a top four place in the men’s event at the 2016 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships this weekend, Cowboys experienced head coach Dave Smith has conceded.

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Oklahoma State is ranked No. 8 in the nation and has usual, ran sparingly this year with Smith once again putting together a schedule to enable his team to stay fresh for the postseason.

The four-time national champion heads to Terre Haute, Indiana, ranked behind the likes of Northern Arizona, Colorado, Stanford, BYU and Syracuse, but Smith, who believes “you’ve got to be a little bit lucky on race day” remains optimistic.

Oklahoma State Needs Best Race To Win

He acknowledged it will likely take at least season’s bests to get on the podium on Saturday, but added that it’s not “impossible.”

If Oklahoma State is going to win its first national title in four years, frontmen Josh Thompson, Hassan Abdi and Sylvester Barus will need to stack up well with the leaders, while the likes of Christian Liddell and Anthoney Armstrong will need to stay close.

“I think it would take the best race of the season for each guy on our team to get on the podium,” Smith told SportingAlert.com on Thursday.

“That is difficult, but not impossible, to do. We have put together similar races at the NCAA championships before. 2010 is a great example.”

“It seems like we have been getting better as a team each week. We had a couple of individuals go through some tough spots in the middle of the season but they also seem to be returning to early season form.

Northern Arizona beat several of its fellow title rivals, including Standford, BYU, Syracuse and Iona in a deep field at the Wisconsin Invitational in October, before claiming the Mountain Region meet last week.

The Lumberjacks, along with Colorado and Stanford, are the experts’ top picks on the men’s side, but Smith, whose team won the Big 12 and Midwest Region titles recently, believes any one of the teams ranked in the top 10 is capable of lifting the national crown.

The Best On The Day Will Win

However, he noted the team that wins this weekend will either “have a great day” or the rest of the field have a terrible day.

“I believe that any of the top 10 or so teams is good enough to win this year on the right day,” he tells SportingAlert. “The team who wins is going to have a great day.

“Maybe some of the teams who do not win have a terrible day. There is a lot of parity amongst the men’s teams and I don’t think there is a clear favourite and probably if any of those top 10 teams win, it won’t be shocking.

“We will [then] look back in retrospect and say, “well, yeah, clearly that team was good. Look at X, Y and Z from the regular season as evidence of how good they were.'”

The Cowboys won three cross country national championships under the guidance of coach Smith, including back-to-back crowns in 2009 and 2010.

And besides the injured Cerake Geberkidane, everyone is healthy.

“We are healthy other than Cerake Geberkidane who might be our most talented cross country runner,” Smith revealed.

“He has had a frustrating injury that has kept him out of the entire season.”

Oklahoma State, which is undefeated this season, last won the NCAA National Championships in 2012.

College World Series 2016 Team List, Brackets, TV Channels

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OMAHA, Neb., Sporting Alert – The field for the 2016 College World Series is now set and the following are teams moving on to play in the double elimination tournament in Omaha, Nebraska.

After Monday night’s clash between No. 1 Florida and Florida State in the Gainesville Super Regional round, the final group of teams and complete schedule are now available for the tournament at TD Ameritrade Park.

The College World Series has been broken into two brackets, and include five teams ranked nationally.

Bracket 1 will include top-ranked Florida, No. 5 Texas Tech, Coastal Carolina University and Texas Christian University (TCU).

No. 3 Miami (Fla.), University of Arizona, UC Santa Barbara and Oklahoma State will make up Bracket 2.

The tournament will run from June 18-30, including a Best-of-three game series for the College World Series.

Action gets underway on Saturday (18) with two games in bracket 2, as UC Santa Barbara take on Oklahoma State at 3 p.m. ET, before No. 3 Miami.

Sunday will see No. 1 Florida battling with Coastal Carolina at 8 p.m., with this game coming after the 3 p.m. clash between TCU and No. 5 Texas Tech.

Three of the four games will be televised live on ESPN2, with the other showing on ESPNU.

College World Series Bracket and Schedule….via ESPN.com and NCAA TV Broadcast

Saturday, June 18
3 p.m., ESPN2: UC Santa Barbara vs. Oklahoma State (Game 1)
8 p.m., ESPN2: Arizona vs. No. 3 Miami (Game 2)

Sunday, June 19
3 p.m., ESPNU: TCU vs. No. 5 Texas Tech (Game 3)
8 p.m., ESPN2: No. 1 Florida vs. Coastal Carolina (Game 4)

Monday, June 20
2 p.m., ESPNU: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser (Game 5)
7 p.m., ESPN: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner (Game 6)

Tuesday, June 21
5 p.m., ESPN2: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser (Game 7)
8 p.m., ESPN: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner (Game 8)

Wednesday, June 22
7 p.m., ESPN: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 loser (Game 9)

Thursday, June 23
8 p.m., ESPN2: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 loser (Game 10)

Friday, June 24
3 p.m., ESPN2: Game 6 winner vs. Game 9 winner (Game 11)
8 p.m., ESPN: Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner (Game 12)

Saturday, June 25
3 p.m.(TENTATIVE) on ESPN2: Game 6 winner vs. Game 9 winner (if necessary)
8 p.m.(TENTATIVE) on ESPN: Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner (if necessary)

June 27-30
Championship series

Oklahoma State Upsets Kansas; College Basketball Scores: Jan 19

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STILLWATER, Okla. — Freshman Jawun Evans continued his leadership role this season by collecting 22 points, eight assists and six rebounds to help Oklahoma State upset No. 3 Kansas 86-67 in a college basketball game on Tuesday night. Box score

Evans shot 7-of-11 from the field and had two steals as well for the Cowboys (10-8, 2-4 Big 12) who were beating the Jayhawks at the Gallagher-Iba Arena for the third straight time and for the fifth time in seven seasons.

“I think you can talk about other freshmen in the country and I think he’s right up there, he’s great,” Kansas coach Bill Self said about Evans after the game.

The talented guard got vital contributions from Jeff Newberry, who scored 13 points and Jeffrey Carroll, who hit 3-of-4 shots from 3-point range in adding 11 for Oklahoma State, which snapped a four-game losing streak with the win Tuesday night.

Frank Mason III led Kansas (15-3, 4-2 Big 12) with 14 points and five rebounds and Perry Ellis added 13 in the defeat.

Devonte’ Graham finished with 10 points and five assists for the Jayhawks, who were losing two of its last three games.

The travelers shot 42.1 percent from the floor, but was only 6-of-22 from 3-point range.

Oklahoma State, in the meantime, shot 50 percent from the field and 52.4 percent from 3-point range, this after going 11-of-21 from long-range.

The Cowboys were also securing their first win over an AP college basketball top 5 team since March 1, 2014.

No. 8 SMU 77, HOUSTON 73

DALLAS — No. 8 SMU remains the only NCAA Division I college basketball team this season after rallying to pick up a 77-73 win over Houston on Tuesday night.

Nic Moore scored 23 points and Markus Kennedy collected a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds off the bench for the Mustangs (18-0, 7-0 AAC) who trailed 26-18 in the first half before scoring eight straight points to close out the half and knotted the scores at 34-34 at halftime.

Sterling Brown scored 15 points and Ben Moore finished with 10 points and six rebounds for SMU, which continues to be motivated to win, despite being ineligible for postseason competitions.

Damyean Dotson led Houston (13-5, 3-3) with 16 points and seven rebounds, while Danrad Knowles added 14 points and eight rebounds and Galen Robinson Jr. finished with 11 for the Cougars, who lost their third straight.

There were 12 ties in Tuesday night’s game, but the final one came with 5:34 left in the game when the scores were at 57-57.

Kennedy, who had tipped home to draw the scores level with 6:40 remaining – made a pair of free throws to put the Mustangs ahead and the hosts never surrendered that lead.

College Basketball Scores
Tuesday, January 19

OKLAHOMA STATE, No. 3 KANSAS
GEORGETOWN 81, No. 5 XAVIER 72
No. 7 MARYLAND 62, NORTHWESTERN 56, OT
No. 8 SMU 77, HOUSTON 73
No. 10 TEXAS A&M 71, LSU 57
No. 13 VIRGINIA 69, CLEMSON 62
No. 16 PROVIDENCE 71, No. 18 BUTLER 68
No. 24 SOUTH CAROLINA 77, MISSISSIPPI 74, OT
No. 25 INDIANA 103, ILLINOIS 69

College Football Big 12 Schedule For Week 8 On Oct. 24

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TEXAS, Sporting Alert – No. 2 Baylor will look to stay in the race for the Big 12 college football title this season when it entertains Iowa State on Saturday.

The Bears have been dominating all season, so much that several pundits and college football experts believe they should be the No. 1 ranked team in the AP Top 25 poll instead of Ohio State.

On Saturday, the men from Texas will welcome Iowa State to McLane Stadium in Waco, and they are favourites to remain undefeated in the campaign.

Baylor is ranked No. 1 in the country for points per game, at 64, while sitting second in rushing yards per game, at 348.7.

Quarterback Seth Russell has been one of the main headliners for the Bears this season — passing for 1907 yards and 27 touchdowns with a 93.0 QBR.

Wide receiver Corey Coleman is also having a remarkable season for Baylor – taking 41 receptions for 877 yards and scoring 16 touchdowns, while running back Shock Linwood has run for 803 yards and eight scores so far this season.

The Cyclones have dropped their last two games and four of the last five contest.

Baylor is 6-0 on the season overall and 3-0 in Big 12, with Iowa State at 2-4, 1-2.

No. 17 Oklahoma will be trying to avoid another slip up against Texas opponents this term when it plays host to Texas Tech at Memorial Stadium in Norman, on Saturday.

The Sooners (5-1, 2-1) were shocked by the Texas Longhorns in the Red River Showdown earlier this month and will be hoping to get things right this time out.

Oklahoma did bounce back with a 55-0 rout of Kansas State on Saturday and is expected to build on that performance in trying to keep tabs on the likes of front-runners Baylor and TCU

Texas Tech (5-2, 2-2) has won its last two games, vaulting from back-to-back defeats to Baylor and TCU.

The Red Raiders clash with the Sooners this weekend starts at 2:30 p.m. CT and is live on ABC, ESPN2 and streaming live on the WatchESPN App.

Elsewhere in Big 12 college football action in Week 8, No. 14 Oklahoma State is the heavy favourite to beat the struggling Kansas, while Kansas State are at Texas.

The Jayhawks, who have given up 96 points in two games, including 66 against the Baylor Bears, are 0-6 on the season overall and 0-3 in Big 12. The Cowboys are 6-0 overall and 3-0 in Big 12.

Big 12 College Football
Week 8 Schedule
Saturday, October 24

Iowa State at No. 2 Baylor 11:00 AM ESPN, WatchESPN McLane Stadium, Waco, TX
Kansas State at Texas 11:00 AM FOXS1 Royal Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
Texas Tech at No. 17 Oklahoma 2:30 PM ABC, ESPN2, WatchESPN Memorial Stadium , Norman, OK
Kansas at No. 14 Oklahoma State 2:30 PM FOXS1 Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK

No. 4 TCU and West Virginia are idle until Week 9.

NCAA Men’s Basketball TOP 25 Scores and Records: Jan 10

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Sporting Alert) — The following are the scores and records, following the NCAA Top 25 men’s basketball games that took place on Saturday, Jan. 10.

No. 1 Kentucky stayed undefeated on the season, but had to survive a double overtime battle against Texas A&M in College Station, but No. 18 North Carolina upset No. 5 Louisville and Oklahoma State stunned No. 10 Texas on the day.

For the second successive SEC outing, the Wildcats were taken into overtime, but managed to come away with the 70-64 double overtime victory in their first road game in league play.

Devin Booker hit 4 of 7 from three-point range to paced Kentucky (15-0) with 18 points off the bench, while Aaron Harrison added 12 points, seven rebounds and three steals before fouling out.

Danuel House scored a career-high 25 points and nine rebounds to lead the way for the Aggies (9-5), which fell to 0-2 in SEC play.

House knocked down a pair of free throws with 0:19 left in regulation to send the game into overtime, as both teams finished at 53-53.

Trey Lyles returned the favors from the charity line for the Wildcats in overtime to send the contest into double overtime.

Dakari Johnson then scored six of his team’s 13 points in the second overtime to seal the win. He finished the game with eight points and nine rebounds.

With his only point of the contest, Tyler Ulis knocked down the go-ahead three-point jumper when the scores were tied at 63-63 with 1:26 left in the second extra-time, and then the top ranked visitors held on for yet another challenging win.

Kourtney Roberson had 11 points and eight board, Alex Robinson finished with 10 points and Alex Caruso supported with seven points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two steals in the defeat for Texas A&M, which dropped two in a row.

In an exciting contest at Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, Marcus Paige scored from an acrobatic finished with 8.5 seconds left and North Carolina (12-4) edged to a close 72-71 victory over the fifth ranked Louisville (14-2).

Elsewhere on the Saturday, No. 3 Virginia improved to 15-0 on the season with a 62-56 victory over Notre Dame (15-2), while No. 8 Villanova (15-1) eased past DePaul (9-8), 81-64.

The 10th ranked Texas 58 (12-4) suffered its fourth defeat of the season after going down 69-58 to Oklahoma State (12-3), with No. 16 Oklahoma (11-4) dropping to a 66-63 defeat to Kansas State (9-7).

NCAA TOP 25 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCORES AND RECORDS

(1) Kentucky 70 (15-0), Texas A&M 64 (9-5)(F/2OT)
(3) Virginia 62 (15-0), (13) Notre Dame 56 (15-2)
(18) North Carolina 72 (12-4), (5) Louisville 71 (14-2)
(6) Gonzaga 79 (16-1), Santa Clara 57 (7-10)
(8) Villanova 81 (15-1), DePaul 64 (9-8)
Oklahoma State 69 (12-3), (10) Texas 58 (12-4)
(11) Maryland 69 (15-2), Purdue 60 (10-7)
(12) Kansas 86 (13-2), Texas Tech 54 (10-6)
Kansas State 66 (9-7), (16) Oklahoma 63 (11-4)
(17) Iowa State 74 (12-2), (14) West Virginia 72 (14-2)
(19) Seton Hall 68 (13-3), Creighton 67 (9-8)
(20) VCU 89 (13-3), St. Joseph’s 74 (6-8)
(21) Baylor 66 (12-3), TCU 59 (13-3)
Indiana 69 (12-4), (22) Ohio State 66 (13-4)
(23) Arkansas 82 (13-2), Vanderbilt 70 (11-4)
Western Kentucky 72 (10-5), (25) Old Dominion 65 (13-2)

Bedlam: Sooners v Cowboys College Football Top 25 – Dec. 6

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NORMAN, Okla. (Sporting Alert) — Oklahoma State will look to stop a disappointing run in recent weeks when they take on No. 20 Oklahoma in the annual Bedlam game in Norman, Okla. on Saturday.

The unranked Cowboys (5-6, 3-5 Big 12), who were beaten 49-28 at Baylor last month in the last outing, have not won since Oct. 11 at Kansas and the traveling side will be looking to halt a five-game losing skid in this game.

Oklahoma (8-3, 5-3 Big 12) won the previous two Bedlam meetings and leads the series 83-18-7.

Last season the Sooners came away with a 33-24 victory in Stillwater, while the previous year coach Bob Stoops’ team won a thrilling 51-48 contest that, for the first time, had to be decided in overtime.

Coach Stoops’ has also dominated in his 15 previous Bedlam meetings against Oklahoma State — with a record of 12-3 and has won six of the last seven game in Norman.

The veteran coach, however, revealed that he is expecting a very strong showing from the Cowboys in Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Saturday – noting that Mike Gundy’s team, which is always unpredictable, is better than what the records are showing.

“Oklahoma State is another one of the teams that is better than their record indicates,” said Stoops ahead of the clash.

“They’re a team that with a change of quarterback last week with Mason Rudolph in there really played well I thought in what they wanted him to do.

“He had a lot of good deep balls and threw the ball and managed the game really well.

“They always do a good job with balance, run and pass. Coach (Mike) Gundy’s teams are always very good that way.

“They’re very disciplined on defense in their structure and the way they play, but we’re excited and very aware that we need to play our best to win here at home.”

Gundy, in the meantime, gave high praises to OU’s freshman running back Samaje Perine, who he expects to post some challenges to his team in Norman.

Perine heads into this year’s Bedlam game with 214 carries for 1428 yards and has 19 touchdowns.

“(Samaje Perine) is one of the best that we’ve seen,” added Gundy. “There have been a number of backs that played well as freshmen, but he certainly is a very good football player.

“He’s a tough runner and stays low and keeps his pads down. He’s run through a number of tackles and is very good with yards after contact.”

The Cowboys will hope that they can frustrate Perine and his teammates this weekend as they seek bowl eligibility.

In other action on Saturday, defending champions Florida State, who shockingly slipped to No. 4 in the College Football Playoff Rankings, despite being undefeated, will take on No. 11 Georgia Tech in the ACC Championship game in Charlotte.

The Seminoles (12-0, 8-0) carry a 28 consecutive game winning streak into the contest, including 12 already this season, still the college football selection committee doesn’t think that’s enough for them to be safe.

At least, that’s what the latest CFP rankings release is apparently showing.

Nevertheless, despite the rankings, Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson still rates the defending champions highly.

“I see a really good football team that knows how to win,” Johnson was quoted as saying. “Winning is hard.

“They’ve won 28 consecutive games. That’s really hard to believe in this day and age.

“They’ve got a bunch of guys that are good athletes, they are very well-coached and they know how to win.

“They haven’t blown as many people out as maybe a year ago, but they’ve still got a really fine football team. Make no mistake about that.”

No. 1 Alabama will take on No. 16 Missouri in the SEC Championship game, while No. 5 Ohio State, who will be without their two first choice quarterbacks, still hope for a playoff place, and they will take on No. 13 Wisconsin.

No. 3 TCU, who leapfrog Florida State in the latest CFP poll, play hosts to Iowa State on ESPN 3 and ABC, while No. 6 Baylor take on a very tough No. 9 Kansas State team.

College Football Top 25 Games and Schedule

12:00 PM Iowa State at No. 3 TCU ABC ESPN 3
3:30 PM Oklahoma State at No. 20 Oklahoma FOX Sports 1
4:00 PM No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 16 Missouri CBS
7:45 PM No. 9 Kansas State at No. 6 Baylor ESPN
8:00 PM No. 4 Florida State vs. No. 11 Georgia Tech ABC ESPN 3
8:17 PM No. 13 Wisconsin vs. No. 5 Ohio State FOX
10:00 PM Fresno State at No. 22 Boise State CBS

NCAA DI Cross Country Championships Live

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Colorado men’s team is favorite to win NCAA Cross Country Championships. Twitter Photos

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (Sporting Alert) — The 2014 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships is set for Saturday at LaVern Gibson, with the likes of No. 1 Colorado, No. 3 Oregon and No. 4 Oklahoma State heading the list of teams hunting the men’s title. The women’s title race will include teams such as Michigan State, Oregon, Georgetown and Iowa State.

The women’s 6K race will get underway at 12 p.m. (ET), followed by the men’s 10K race at approximately 1 p.m. (ET) and the NCAA awards presentation at 2 p.m. (ET).

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Michigan State hunt first-ever NCAA team crown

Colorado heads into the weekend’s championships as the male team to beat, but head coach Mark Wetmore remains cautious about being made favorites to repeat as national champions.

“I’ll say I have a good team I’m excited about it,” Wetmore said ahead of the event. “It’s not an unbeatable team.

“They recognize it’s a new team, new opponents and a new day. I don’t think they feel extra pressure for that [repeating as team champions].

“I guess it does give me some level of confidence, more so than if they were seven freshmen.

“They have been pretty solid all season long. If they perform as they have so far in four races, I think they’ll do very well.”

Oregon sophomore Edward Cheserek, who became only the fifth freshman to win the men’s individual title last year, will be hoping to secure back-to-back crowns and with redshirt senior Eric Jenkins running well this season for the Ducks, the pair will be gunning to lead their team to an upset win against the Buffaloes.

Another men’s team to watch is Oklahoma State, who will be led by Kirubel Erassa.

The Cowboys are not expected to win the team title, but head coach Dave Smith is hoping his men can produce something special.

The veteran coach also wants his team to forget the rankings and just race hard.

“My hope and my expectation is that we run our best race of the season on Saturday,” Smith said. “I want us to compete hard, I want us to run smart and I want us to run tough.

“I think the guys’ attitude shows that they’re running to win. They don’t want to play for second or third or play it safe, and I even presented that to them.

“I told them we could play it safe and try and protect a trophy with a top-ten finish, or we could kind of swing for the fences and go for the win. They want to go for it, and that’s what you want in a team.”

SPARTANS HUNT WOMEN’S CROWN

On the women’s side, No. 1 Michigan State, led by Leah O’Connor, go in search of the program’s first-ever NCAA cross country championship and there are many who are backing them to go all the way.

The Spartans have enjoyed a very productive 2014 season and after taking over as the country’s No. 1 women’s program in the USTFCCCA National Coaches’ Poll in late October, they will be hoping to complete the job by winning in Terre Haute.

But No. 2 Georgetown, No. 3 Oregon, a very dangerous Iowa State, who is ranked No. 4 in the nation and No. 5 Arkansas are all teams capable of winning this women’s title.