Oklahoma State wrestler A.J. Ferrari released from hospital after car crash
OSU's A.J. Ferrari released from hospital
Less than 48 hours after a car crash that left him hospitalized for two nights, Oklahoma State wrestler A.J. Ferrari was released from OU Health and was resting at home on Wednesday, Cowboy coach John Smith said.
“He’s home,” Smith said. “Sore. Tender. What you would expect after seeing that car. He’s sore, really sore. Hopefully it’s all from him just getting banged around, and nothing else. They’ll look at him in a couple days and see if we need to do anything else.”
Ferrari and OSU cross country runner Isai Rodriguez were involved in a head-on collision on State Highway 33 near Perkins on Monday night. Ferrari, who was driving, was airlifted to OU Health in Oklahoma City, where he was treated for various injuries, but had no broken bones.
“Today was the first day he actually got up and walked around,” Smith said. “Day by day, it gets a little better.”
Sooners, Cowgirls on Softball Player of the Year watch list
Oklahoma has four players and Oklahoma State three on the USA Softball Player of the Year watch list.
The defending national champion Sooners have catcher Kinzie Hansen, outfielder Jayda Coleman and infielder Tiare Jennings on the list as well as utility player Jocelyn Alo, who won the Player of the Year Award last spring after setting several school batting records.
OSU, which qualified for the Women's College World Series in 2021, has outfielder Hayley Busby and pitchers Miranda Elish and Kelly Maxwell on the list.
Another player with Oklahoma ties is on the watch list — Florida State infielder Sydney Sherrill, who starred at Southmoore High School.
Medvedev rallies at Aussie Open
He lost the first two sets, was low on confidence and was one point from a quarterfinal exit at the Australian Open, so Daniil Medvedev asked himself the question: What would Novak do?
Fair question. Top-ranked Novak Djokovic is a nine-time Australian Open champion who finished one win short of a calendar-year Grand Slam in 2021.
Modelling himself after the 20-time Grand Slam champion, Medvedev told himself late Wednesday to make Felix Auger-Aliassime fight for every point.
More than one hour after saving a match point on his serve in the fourth set, the U.S. Open champion finished off a 6-7 (4), 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5, 6-4 comeback victory almost a half-hour after midnight.
Medvedev mentioned his thoughts about Djokovic during his on-court TV interview and in a later news conference. He wasn't joking.
“I was not playing my best, and Felix ... was all over me,” Medvedev said. “I didn’t know what to do so I (asked) myself, ‘What would Novak do?’
“And I just thought, OK, I’m going to make him work. If he wants to win it, he has to ... fight to the last point.”
Extra points
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Jarrick Bernard-Converse, who played four seasons at defensive back for Oklahoma State, announced he would play his final year of eligibility at LSU. ...
North Carolina State athletic director Boo Corrigan will serve as the College Football Playoff selection committee chairman next season, executive director Bill Hancock announced Tuesday.
Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel, Navy AD Chet Gladchuk, former Wake Forest and Ohio coach Jim Grobe and former USA Today sports writer Kelly Whiteside will join the committee as other members cycle off it.
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Oklahoma State has five players on the Preseason All-Big 12 Baseball Team. Pitcher Justin Campbell, infielder Nolan McLean and utility player Jake Thompson are on the team. Pitcher Victor Mederos, who transferred from Miami, is the Newcomer of the Year, and infielder/outfielder Roc Riggio is Freshman of the Year.
The only OU player on the list is infielder Peyton Graham.
NFL: As he recovers from shoulder surgery, Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield plans to rest his thumbs as well. The former OU star said he's going to take a break from "all social media for the foreseeable future.”
MLB: The Chicago White Sox added another name to their rich Cuban history when they announced they had agreed to a contract with outfielder Oscar Colás. The 23-year-old from Santiago de Cuba bats and throws left-handed and hit .282 with 28 homers and 116 RBIs in 187 games over his foreign league career.
Staff and wire reports
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