Kansas wasn't about to share this title with Kansas State.

Matt Cain gave up two hits in five shutout innings and Hunter Pence and Andres Torres hit two-run homers in the San Francisco Giants' 5-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday.

No. 5 Southeastern opened its four-game series with Arkansas-Monticello with a double-header sweep, taking game one 5-2 and game two 5-4 on Friday afternoon in Monticello, Ark.

The East Central University softball team picked up two more Great American Conference wins by sweeping Ouachita Baptist in the first of two double-headers at Lady Tiger Field. ECU earned 4-1 and 9-6 wins.

Southeastern used a 10 hits day at the plate to open its three-game series against Southern Nazarene with a 6-4 win on Friday afternoon at The Ballpark in Durant.

MIAMI (AP) - The visiting team on the scoreboard, the Dominican Republic made itself at home by beating the United States 3-1 Thursday night to earn a berth in the final round of the World Baseball Classic.

Phil Forte hit two free throws with 2.9 seconds left and No. 14 Oklahoma State survived after blowing a 20-point lead to beat Pierre Jackson and Baylor 74-72 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament Thursday night.

Ryan Getzlaf scored in the third round of the shootout and Jonas Hiller made 33 saves to help lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 2-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday.

Tim Duncan had 28 points and 19 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs escaped with a 92-91 victory over Dallas on Thursday night, sweeping their season series with the Mavericks for the first time in 15 years.

Rodney McGruder scored 24 points and sparked an 11-0 run in the second half, lifting No. 11 Kansas State past Texas 66-49 on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament.

Ian Kinsler had an RBI double and scored twice, and Elvis Andrus had two hits, drove in a run and scored another, lifting the Texas Rangers to a 6-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday.

No. 5 Southeastern will get its first shot at claiming the lead in the Great American Conference standings when it hits the road to take on league-leading Arkansas-Monticello in a four-game series on March 15-16 in Monticello, Ark.

Southeastern returns home to cap a busy week of baseball when it steps back into Great American Conference play with a three-game series against Southern Nazarene March 15-16 at The Ballpark in Durant.

Melvin Ejim had a double-double and Will Clyburn fueled a 12-0 second-half run, helping Iowa State survive an uncharacteristic 3-point drought to beat Oklahoma 73-66 on Thursday and end a seven-year losing streak in the Big 12 tournament.

Myck Kabongo had 16 points and six assists for Texas which used a late run to beat TCU 70-57 on Wednesday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament.

Southeastern racked up 23 hits over two games and salvaged a double-header split on Wednesday against No. 14 Angelo State, dropping game one 5-3 before winning the finale 15-14 in 10 innings in San Angelo, Texas.

After having two weeks off, the East Central University women’s tennis team returned to the courts and earned their first win of the season, with an 8-1 Great American Conference win over Ouachita Baptist.

Southeastern softball slipped slightly in the NFCA Division II Top 25 after a 2-2 weekend series, dropping to No. 5 in the poll released on Wednesday.

Kevin Durant scored 23 points, Russell Westbrook added 19 and the Oklahoma City cruised to a 110-87 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.

The Dallas Cowboys are releasing veteran defensive tackle Marcus Spears.

After impressive performances at the Senior Bowl and the NFL combine, there was little left for Lane Johnson to do at Oklahoma's pro day on Wednesday.

David Murphy is finally considered an everyday player for the Texas Rangers.

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) - Jeff Baker homered off Tom Gorzelanny and Mike Olt against Travis Webb, helping the Texas Rangers rout the Milwaukee Brewers 12-3 Tuesday.

UNDATED (AP) - David Wright had five RBIs and Gio Gonzalez tossed five shutout innings as Team USA whipped Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic.

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Vince Carter hit three key 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and scored 23 points off the bench as the Dallas Mavericks won their fourth straight with a 115-108 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.