The East Central University women’s golf team will play their final tournament before the Great American Conference Championships, when they travel to Harbor Lake Country Club in Granbury, Texas, April 7-9. The Lady Tigers will be playing at the 2013 Century Link Doc Housewright Invitational hosted by Tarleton State.

No. 5 Southeastern will set out to hold and possibly extend its lead atop the Great American Conference standings when it hosts Southwestern Oklahoma State in a four-game series at the Southeastern Softball Field April 5-6.

DURANT, Okla. – No. 5 Southeastern will set out to hold and possibly extend its lead atop the Great American Conference standings when it hosts Southwestern Oklahoma State in a four-game series at the Southeastern Softball Field April 5-6.

The East Central University women’s tennis team will have a tough weekend on the courts at the Cameron Quad. The Lady Tigers (5-5, 2-1 GAC) will face three ranked opponents over the course of two days before coming home to host Henderson State for a key Great American Conference match.

For the fourth-straight week the Southeastern softball team has maintained its hold on the No. 5 national ranking in the NFCA Division II Softball Poll as released on Wednesday.

The East Central University softball team will wrap up a two-week road trip, April 5-6 when they battle with Henderson State at Dee White Field in Arkadelphia, Ark. The teams will play double-headers each day, with Friday’s games starting at 2 p.m. and Saturday’s at noon.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Rutgers has fired basketball coach Mike Rice after a videotape aired showing him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using gay slurs during practice.

Austin College baseball player Josh Coughennower has been named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Baseball Hitter of the Week, the league office has announced.

Persistent rain and lightning that interrupted play throughout the day forced the cancellation of the Broncho Invitational Presented by RCB Bank hosted by Central Oklahoma at Gaillardia Country Club.

East Central University softball junior Gina Mengwasser earned her first Great American Conference honor, being named the GAC Player of the Week for April 2.

The East Central University men’s tennis team broke a four-match losing streak with a 6-3 win over Seminole State at the ECU Tennis Courts.

NORMAN, OK - Former University of Oklahoma head football coach Chuck Fiarbanks died Tuesday in Scottsdale, Ariz., after a long battle with brain cancer.

Tubby Smith is coming to Texas Tech to try to turn around another wayward program.

Kamiko Williams scored 15 points, Cierre Burdick had 13 and second-seeded Tennessee routed Oklahoma 74-59 in the regional semifinals of the NCAA women's tournament on Sunday.

Shoni Schimmel scored 22 points and Monique Reid hit two free throws with 2.6 seconds left to lift fifth-seeded Louisville to a stunning 82-81 upset of top-ranked, defending national champion Baylor on Sunday night in the regional semifinals of the NCAA women's tournament.

The East Central University baseball team split a double-header with Arkansas-Monticello at Tiger Field in Great American Conference action.

A controversial call in the top of the ninth inning snapped a scoreless tie and opened the door for No. 17 Southern Arkansas to steal the series finale from Southeastern on Saturday afternoon with the Savage Storm coming out on the wrong end of the 2-0 score.

No. 5 Southeastern recovered from a rough 4-3 extra-inning loss in the series opener against Arkansas Tech to pick up a 4-3 win in the nightcap on Friday afternoon in Russellville, Ark.

Southeastern opened the series against #17 Southern Arkansas with a 10-hit performance to win 5-2, but free passes and errors came back to bite them in the nightcap as they fell 5-1 to even the series at one apiece heading into Saturday's rubber-match.

The East Central University softball team split the final day of the Great American Conference series with Southern Nazarene at the Cypert Athletic Facility. The Lady Tigers (27-9, 13-5 GAC) came back to win the first game 9-6 and then lost in the final inning 6-7 in game two.

After a four-hour delay due to thunderstorms the East Central University baseball team dropped a 2-12 decision to Arkansas-Monticello in the first of three Great American Conference games.

NEW YORK (AP) - CBS analyst Doug Gottlieb got coverage of the NCAA tournament's Sweet 16 off to an awkward start, saying he was there to bring the "white man's perspective" to the network's pregame show.

The East Central University women’s tennis team improved to 4-4 overall and 2-0 in the Great American Conference after earning a 5-4 win over Southern Nazarene.

The East Central University softball team earned a sweep of Southern Nazarene in the first day of a two-day series with the Crimson Storm (11-23, 4-16 GAC) at Cypert Athletic Facility. The Lady Tigers (26-8, 12-4 GAC) earned an 8-0 win in five innings in game one and then 8-1 in game two.

No. 5 Southeastern will be aiming to keep a tight grip on its spot atop the Great American Conference standings when it heads east to Russellville, Ark., to face Arkansas tech in a four-game series March 29-30.