It’s for you! OKC students receiving free phones, minutes, as part of motivational experiment

Will free phones, minutes motivate OKC students?

Decades after last hit, ’70s rockers Kansas carry on _ now playing with college symphonies

Rockers Kansas carry on, play with college groups

Award in case against University of Minnesota, Tubby Smith cut to $1M; No new trial

Award in case against Tubby Smith cut to $1M

APNewsBreak: Law student says ’sexting’ Wis. DA harassed her as she sought a pardon from him

APNewsBreak: Wis. DA harassed woman seeking pardon

Coaches wary of rising stress, health concerns after Dantonio hospitalized with heart issue

Football coaches wary of health concerns

OKLAHOMA CITY — Gary Pinkel likes to get away from a stressful day and sneak in a quick shopping trip with his granddaughters, even it’s just for 15 minutes.

Proposals aplenty, solutions elusive as agent oversight continues to confound college sports

Agent oversight continues to vex college sports

Some schools rethink using playground equipment as authorities investigate 9-year-old’s death

Schools rethink equipment after playground death

Oklahoma coaches: Agents and players should be punished for breaking NCAA rules, not schools

Oklahoma coaches: Agents should be punished

Arkansas, Oklahoma schools still in talks to form new Division II league

Gulf South, Lone Star schools say talks “positive”

U. of Oklahoma president says Sooners, Texas A&M received invites from Southeastern Conference

OU prez says Sooners, A&M got invite from SEC

Kansas official says smaller Big 12 schools offered money to Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma

Big 12 wheeling, dealing explained

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas athletic director Lew Perkins said Wednesday that the five Big 12 schools in danger of being left without a conference came up with a plan that included offering money to keep Texas, Texas A&M and Oklahoma in the league.

Kansas athletic director says some Big 12 schools offered money to Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma

Kansas describes offer of Big 12 incentives

Kan. gov., senators see Big 12 survival as ‘great news,’ despite concessions to other states

Kansas celebrates Big 12 survival, despite cost

Big 12 commish says league ready to cash in with new TV deals, even with 10 schools

Promise of bigger TV dollars drove Big 12 survival

Big 12 Bounce Back: Conference survives attempted Pac-10 raid to play again with 10 members

Big 12 bounces back, lives to play again

AUSTIN, Texas — Staring at extinction, the Big 12 is once again in play.

Texas to Pac-10: No thanks. Horns say they will continue competing in Big 12

Texas: ‘Horns to continue competing in Big 12

Former Oklahoma coach Billy Tubbs stepping down as Lamar athletic director

Tubbs stepping down as Lamar AD

BEAUMONT, Texas — Lamar University athletic director Billy Tubbs is stepping down to become a special assistant and consultant to the school President.

Oklahoma president, AD meet with Pac-10 officials; OU regents to weigh conference options

Oklahoma president, AD meet with Pac-10 officials

Texas AD: Longhorns still ‘looking at all options’ in decision on whether to stay in Big 12

AD says Texas still looking at ‘all options’

Nebraska bails, Boise State moves on, Big 12 tries to survive new college sports landscape

Nebraska, Boise move on; Big 12 tries to hang on

Texas, Texas Tech schedule meetings to discuss Big 12 shake-up, future

Texas holds the key in Big 12

AUSTIN, Texas — With the future of the Big 12 at stake, University of Texas regents have scheduled a meeting for next week to decide whether the Longhorns will remain in the fast-disintegrating league or switch to another conference.

Big Ten accepts Nebraska for membership in another blow to Big 12

Nebraska joins Big Ten

LINCOLN, Neb. — Paterno vs. Pelini. Huskers vs. Hawkeyes. Trips to Columbus, Ohio, instead of Columbia, Mo.

University of Texas regents schedule meeting for Tuesday to discuss Big 12 shake-up, future

Texas regents to meet Tuesday about Big 12 future

Nebraska asks Big Ten for membership, confident it will be accepted in another blow to Big 12

Nebraska seeks Big Ten membership

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska fans accustomed to making road trips to Columbia, Mo., better get ready to reset their GPS units for Columbus, Ohio.

Oklahoma State AD on realignment: ‘We just want to be with Texas when the dust settles!’

Okla St hopes to stick with Texas in realignment

With Colorado already gone, Texas, Texas A&M officials discuss future of Big 12

Texas, Texas A&M discuss Big 12 future

AUSTIN, Texas — With the future of the Big 12 seemingly up for grabs, the presidents and athletic directors of Texas and Texas A&M met Thursday to discuss the future of their athletic programs after Colorado accepted an invitation to join the Pac-10 and with Nebraska weighing a move to the Big Ten.

Colorado leaves Big 12 to accept invite to become 11th team in Pac-10

Colorado accepts invitation to join Pac-10

Texas and Texas A&M officials to meet to discuss future of Big 12

Texas and Texas A&M to discuss Big 12 future

US schools switching to 4-day weeks to save money amid sluggish economy

4-day school weeks gain popularity across US

Minn. jury awards $1.25M in assistant’s lawsuit against Tubby Smith over aborted hiring

Jury awards $1.25M in lawsuit against Tubby Smith

States’ budget crisis hitting agencies and programs that serve the most vulnerable: Children

States’ budget woes hitting programs for kids hard

This graduation season, some experts challenge whether four-year degree is path to success

News Pres Obama Healthcare

Lettuce recall expands as FDA investigates Arizona farm as source of E. coli outbreak

Lettuce recall expands as FDA investigates E. coli

Rwanda president honors graduates at Okla. college, lawsuit accuses him of igniting genocide

Rwanda president sued amid visit to Okla. college

NCAA: Maryland beats Houston 89-77; 8 teams with double-digit seeds advance to second round

NCAA: Chalk-filled Day 2 ends with Maryland win

NCAA: Gary Williams has Maryland close to advancing to second round for second straight year

NCAA: Maryland leading Houston in final minutes

NCAA: California beats Pitino’s Louisville 77-62, advances to play No. 1 seed Duke

NCAA: California defeats Louisville 77-62

Quite the three-headed monster that sent Cal to a 77-62 victory over Louisville and into a second-round game against top-seeded Duke on Sunday. Theo Robertson scored 21 points, Jerome Randle had 19 and Patrick Christopher had 17 points and nine rebounds for the Bears.

NCAA: Houston looking tired; Cougars played 4 games in 4 days in conference tourney

NCAA: Houston looking tired in final minutes

NCAA: Ohio State defeats UC-Santa Barbara, plays Georgia Tech next; Syracuse routs Vermont

NCAA: Ohio State defeats UC-Santa Barbara 68-51

Okla. House approves legislation that would merge parole board with Corrections to save money

Okla. bill would merge Corrections, parole board

Oilman T. Boone Pickens gives another $100M to alma mater Oklahoma State to fund endowments

Pickens gives another $100M to Oklahoma State

Oklahoma City Community College evacuated after report of gun; police say no weapon found

Okla. campus shut, police say gun report was false

Insurer claims OSU waited too long to cancel ‘Gift of a Lifetime’ policies, can’t recover $33M

Insurance co. claims Okla St can’t recover $33M

Oklahoma State’s athletic dept., Pickens sue life insurance company over fundraising program

Okla. St. sues insurance company over fundraising

Lawmakers, universities balance budgets with significant tuition hikes

Parents, students on edge over soaring tuition