Playoff push begins today

The high school basketball season kicks into high gear tonight. Class 4A will begin districts tonight and that means Clinton will be on the road at Douglass High School.The Lady Reds (11-11) will face the hometown Douglass Lady Trojans (2-13) tonight at 6:30 p.m.

Villeneuve adds Daytona 500 start to storied racing career

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jacques Villeneuve has a Formula One title to his name and an Indianapolis 500 victory. He has nothing left to prove and yet celebrated as if qualifying for the Daytona 500 was the biggest win of his career.

Woods back on the PGA Tour but only as a tournament host

LOS ANGELES (AP) — From a balcony on the clubhouse, Tiger Woods could see Riviera in all its glory Wednesday under a blue sky, a sliver of the Pacific Ocean visible over the tops of trees and below him a course reputed to be as good as any on the PGA Tour.

Djokovic gets warm welcome in Dubai before tennis tournament

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic on Thursday received a warm welcome in Dubai, where he visited the world’s fair following the global drama around his decision to remain unvaccinated.

Canada skaters wait for Olympic medal that may not come

BEIJING (AP) — Canadian figure skater Madeline Schizas could end up a medalist at the Beijing Games, though she isn’t holding her breath for the results of the Russian doping scandal that has cast a shadow over figure skating at the Winter Olympics.

NEO-Enid Lady Jets complete sweep of NEO-Tonkawa

TONKAWA – LaKysia Johnson scored a game-high 32 points leading Northern Oklahoma College-Enid over NOC-Tonkawa 80-74 Saturday night.NOC-Enid trailed NOC-Tonkawa 32-30 at halftime, but the visitors scored 30 points in the third quarter to take a 60-51 lead heading into the final frame.

Valek Cisneros makes relief appearance in Mountaineers’ victory

Valek Cisneros made his first appearance of the season last Friday in Eastern Oklahoma State College’s 10-5 win over South Arkansas Community College.The sophomore righthander lasted one inning, surrendering one hit and two unearned runs while striking out one.

Lady Bulldogs dominate Northwestern, 92-58

WEATHERFORD – Five players, including four starters, finished in double figures to help 20th-ranked Southwestern Oklahoma State women’s basketball defeat rival Northwestern 92-58 Tuesday evening.The two squads met on Jan. 13 at Northwestern with the Lady Rangers winning 79-68.

SWOSU falls vs Northwestern

WEATHERFORD – Southwestern Oklahoma State men’s basketball lost a rivaly game with Northwestern Oklahoma State, coming up on the losing end of a 53-48 decision.SWOSU built an early lead, but the Rangers came charging back and tied the game at 12-12 midway through the first half.

Slowed by hamstring, Harden to make Sixers debut Feb. 25

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — James Harden has an MVP and several scoring titles on his mantle — and now he’s ready to add a championship trophy.Harden was introduced by the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday following last week’s blockbuster trade that sent disgruntled guard Ben Simmons to the Brooklyn Nets.