The Western Oklahoma Pioneers can clinch their first national championship since 2011 with a win over the Bengals at 7 p.m. on Friday. If LSU-Eunice wins, the deciding game will be at 7 p.m. on Saturday.

The Sooners have signed top-rated quarterback Spencer Rattler and could potentially add a graduate transfer themselves.

CHICAGO — More than 70 years after he hoped to make his major league debut, a World War II veteran fulfilled his goal of pitching at Wrigley Field.

WASHINGTON — During his stint in the Persian Gulf on a Navy carrier, Mitch Harris kept his pitching arm — and his hopes of eventually making it to the majors — in shape by tossing a baseball on the flight deck.

DALLAS  — Blake Griffin will miss three to four weeks after the Clippers’ All-Star forward underwent surgery for a staph infection in his right elbow.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.  —  The front range’s most intense rivalry lived up to its standard at Clune Arena on Saturday

BOISE, Idaho — Shayne Davern ran for a career-high 101 yards and two touchdowns and Air Force beat Western Michigan 38-24 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on a soggy Saturday night.

The victory also made Air Force (6-2) eligible for the postseason. The Falcons have won five of six, including a triumph over Navy, which put them in position to capture the trophy on Saturday. The Falcons beat Navy 30-21 a month ago.

A contrite Jeff Monken accepted responsibility on Tuesday for a football recruiting trip that happened a month after he was hired as head coach at Army and resulted in minor NCAA violations.

ST. LOUIS — Kolten Wong hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the ninth inning and the resilient St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 Sunday night, evening the NL Championship Series at one game each.

Mississippi State is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll, replacing Florida State and making the fastest rise to the top spot in the history of the poll.

FORT WORTH, Texas  — TCU coach Gary Patterson knows the real measure for his team in the Big 12 Conference comes after beating then-No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners.

STILLWATER — On a day that Oklahoma State’s offense sputtered, the special teams came up with big plays and 16 points in a 37-20 victory over Iowa State Saturday.

This weekend, it wasn't hard to be humble if you’re a Sooner.

DENVER — Peyton Manning joined Brett Favre in the NFL’s most exclusive of clubs with his 500th touchdown pass in the Denver Broncos' 41-20 win over the Arizona Cardinals Sunday.

Pearson's short TD pass to Garrett Brown sealed the game with 35 seconds remaining as Air Force held off Navy 30-21 on Saturday, a significant step in the Falcons' bid to claim the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy for the first time since 2011.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant made the tough decision to withdraw from Team USA before the FIBA World Cup.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.  — Jamaal Charles returned from an injury to score three touchdowns, Tom Brady was picked off twice and the Kansas City Chiefs beat New England 41-14 on Monday night to hand Bill Belichick one of his worst losses as coach of the Patriots.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Tony Romo’s back appears to be getting better by the day, and the Dallas Cowboys’ beleaguered defense held on after a strong start.

HOENIX — The St. Louis Cardinals never made it easy on themselves, laboring through injuries and inconsistency, unable to get into the NL Central race until around the All-Star break.

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — Safety Weston Steelhammer had three interceptions and Air Force handed Boise State its worst loss since joining the Mountain West Conference in 2011, beating the Broncos 28-14 Saturday night behind seven takeaways.

NORMAN — Oklahoma fans saw something Saturday that hasn’t been done by a Sooner player in almost 70 years in OU’s 34-10 win over Tennessee.

If there’s man coverage on the outside, Daxx Garman isn’t afraid to let it fly.

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis rookie Marco Gonzales grew up watching the Colorado Rockies.

ATLANTA — Just three weeks ago, Billy Horschel had every reason to start looking ahead to next season.

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France  — South Korean teenager Hyo-Joo Kim beat Australian veteran Karrie Webb by one shot on Sunday to win the Evian Championship and become the third youngest major winner at 19 years, 2 months.

MADRID  — With golden confetti raining on their heads and “Party in the U.S.A” ringing in their ears, it must have been hard for the U.S. basketball players to hear anything.