NCAA women's golf regionals: Oklahoma State in third place, OU in ninth after first round
OSU in third place at NCAA regional
Baylor had a one-stroke lead over Clemson after the first round of the three-day NCAA Women's Golf Regional on Monday at Karsten Creek in Stillwater. Oklahoma State was tied for third with Arizona State, four shots behind the leader.
Britta Snyder led Baylor to the first-round lead after shooting a 3-under-par 69. She tops the individual race by two strokes over Clemson duo Callista Rice an Savannah Grewal. Ashley Menne of Arizona State is also tied for second.
Oklahoma State's top player, Maddison Hinson-Tolchard, is in a three-way tie for fifth place after shooting an even-par 72. The Cowgirls' Rina Tatematsu and Han-Hsuan Yu are the other top-10 finishers at 2-over.
OU struggles on first day of regional
Oklahoma was in ninth place and 15 shots behind leader Oregon after the first day of the NCAA Women's Golf Regional on Monday the UNM Championship Course in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
OU shot an 11-over-par 299, while the Ducks sat atop the leaderboard with 4-under 284. Texas was in second place and the only other team to shoot below par at 1-under.
Oregon's Briana Chacon fired a 7-under-65 to lead the individuals. She was three shots ahead of four other golfers. Hannah Screen was OU's top performer, sitting at 1-under and tied for eighth place.
Pittsburgh QB transfers to OU
Pittsburgh transfer Davis Beville committed to OU on Monday, bolstering the Sooners' quarterback depth.
With Dillon Gabriel being the only quarterback on OU's roster with significant college experience, Sooners coach Brent Venables focused in recent weeks on adding more experienced depth behind Gabriel.
Beville has played in nine games over the last two seasons. He was 17 of 22 for 207 yards in three games during the season.
Nuggets' Jokic repeats as NBA MVP
Nikola Jokic put up numbers never seen before in NBA history. Not from Wilt. Not from Kareem. Not from “Air Jordan.” Not from LeBron.
With a historic season, the Denver Nuggets big man earned his second straight Most Valuable Player award, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Monday. The NBA was preparing to make the announcement in the coming days, likely this week, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the voting results have not been announced.
The 7-foot center became the first player in league history to eclipse 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 500 assists in a season. And that sort of dominance by the player nicknamed “Joker" helped convince voters that he should be the 13th player of the NBA's exclusive MVP back-to-back club.
The 27-year-old Jokic averaged 27.1 points, 13.8 rebounds and 7.9 assists on a team that was missing two max players in Jamal Murray (ACL) and Michael Porter Jr. (back). Required to carry the load night in and out, the big man from Sombor, Serbia, answered the call and guided the Nuggets to a 48-win season. They earned the No. 6 seed in the West before losing in five games to the Golden State Warriors in the opening round of the playoffs.
SUNS: Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams said the NBA should consider having a special section in the stands reserved for the families of visiting teams in the wake of Chris Paul's family being harassed during Sunday's playoff game in Dallas.
The incident happened during Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals between the Dallas Mavericks and Suns.
ESPN reported that members of Paul’s family had been harassed by fans and that some in the crowd made physical contact with them. The Mavericks said the fan was ejected.
“It's a hard one, because it's happening more and more,” said Williams, a former Thunder assistant. "The situations are getting to a place now where I really feel like families, who are there to support their loved ones, need to be protected a bit more. Whether or not we have to give these people a section, a suite, something has to be done."
UCO to host Division II softball regional
No. 5-ranked Central Oklahoma received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division II Softball Tournament and was also awarded the Central Regional Tournament in Edmond.
The Bronchos (45-10) will host No. 11 Augustana (47-8), Arkansas Tech (39-17) and Southern Arkansas (37-16) at from Thursday through Saturday at Gerry Pinkston Stadium on campus.
UCO will play Southern Arkansas at 1 p.m. Thursday. Augustana will play Arkansas Tech at 3:30.
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Former Michigan State basketball star Adreian Payne was shot and killed early Monday morning in Orlando, Florida, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies arrested a suspect in the shooting, 29-year-old Lawrence Dority, at the scene on a warrant for first-degree murder. Payne, a 31-year-old native of Dayton, Ohio, played for the Spartans from 2010-14 and earned second-team All-Big Ten honors his junior and senior seasons.
NHL: The New York Islanders have fired coach Barry Trotz after missing the playoffs in his fourth season with the team. General manager Lou Lamoriello made the surprising announcement more than a week after the regular season ended. Trotz coached the Islanders to playoff appearances in each of his first three years with them. They failed to qualify this year after starting the season on a 13-game road trip and enduring a string of coronavirus-related absences and injuries that derailed the season.
FISHING: Ray Scott, the founder of the Bassmaster Tournament Trail, died Sunday at age 88. Scott founded the first national professional bass fishing circuit in 1967 and the following year founded the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society — B.A.S.S. — which would grow to become the world’s largest fishing organization. Scott lived on his farm near Pintlala, Alabama, after he retired.
NFL: Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera, who had cancer and made a full recovery, has been selected as the 2022 George Halas Award recipient by the Professional Football Writers of America. The Halas Award is given to an NFL player, coach or staff member who overcomes adversity to succeed.
ETC. Oklahoma City nonprofit Cleats for Kids celebrated 10 years of equipping and empowering kids with its “Gamechangers” campaign, which raised $1.3 million dollars for their mission. The Gamechangers campaign funds will be used to equip kids to live healthier lifestyles and learn life lessons through sports by providing sports shoes and equipment to kids in need.
Staff and wire reports
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