November 6, 2021 Issue, Page 4 of 10

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November 6, 2021 Elks ran at the State Cross Country Meet Cowboy basketball banned from postseason after NCAA declines appeal Hallie Hart, Stillwater penalties that included the tion into college basketball. At the time of the incident, NewsPress postseason ban, three yearsOSU was wrapped up in none of OSU's current players of probation and a cutback of that investigation because of were on the team, and coach Six days before the Okla- scholarships, but the NCAA Lamont Evans, an assistant homa State men’s basketball turned down the appeal. CBS under former coach Brad Un- Mike Boynton faced no charg- team officially begins its sea- Sports writer Matt Norlander derwood. In January 2019, Ev- es in Evans’ case. son, the NCAA announced broke the news Wednesday ans pleaded guilty to a bribery Boynton and athletic direc- that it has banned the Cow- morning, stating that this is charge after he had received at tor Chad Weiberg are expected boys from competing in the the first postseason ban the least $18,150 in bribes as part 2022 postseason. NCAA has delivered to a team of a plot to direct college bas- to speak at a press conference OSU had appealed NCAA connected with the FBI's 2017 ketball players toward specific at 11 am. in Gallagher-Iba Photos courtesy of Jennifer Keyes. sanctions involving multiple bribery and fraud investiga- financial advisers and agents. Arena. = JAM It's hard to believe that would be the case. Oklahoma else? — Shai Gilgeous- mentality. Russell Westbrook is now on City went down big in the Alexander, who paced OKC "There's certain his third NBA franchise since first, trailing 41-19 after one with 27 points for the night. It things you don't do in departing Oklahoma City in quarter and giving up 12 was the only lead change of sports," he said. "Game 2019, having gone one-and- points to The Brow, Davis. the ballgame; Oklahoma City already over and I didn't done in Houston and In the second quarter, LA held off LA throughout the like it. Simple as that." Washington, But Westbrook’s earned its largest lead of the fourth quarter and sealed the Head Coach Mark latest destination, the Los game at 26 points. For the deal late. Daigneault took Angeles Lakers, might give Lakers, it was all downhill And that's where the fun responsibility for the the longtime, —_ beloved from there, really began: After Darius dunk after the game. Thunder player his best shot "Its a 48-minute game," Bazley stole a last-second "We haven't covered in years at an NBA title. the Thunder's Twitter account inbounds pass and dunked that, and that's on me," Then again, if last said after the contest, "we hard to up the Thunder lead, Daigneault said, adding Wednesday was any indica- used all of em." Westbrook took exception to that he has a "young, tion, the Lakers have a lot of While factually accurate, the supposed showboating growing group" that work to do. that statement implies that it and had to be restrained by hasn't necessarily seen True, LA played the game took OKC until the game's Gilgeous-Alexander and Lu that situation before. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander_(Chris Landsberger-The without "Space Jam" star final moments to erase that Dort, screaming "Don't do "In a perfect world, Oklahoman/USA TODAY Network} LeBron James. But between 26-point deficit. It did not. that!" repeatedly in Bazley's we probably are run- Westbrook, Anthony Davis, The Thunder punched Los direction. ning that out," Daigneault to blame on that one, it's me." but Gilgeous-Alexander had Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Angeles in the mouth to start He was Td up for the sec- said, "but I'm taking that one After a lackluster 103-82 another star turn and will give Howard, Rajon Rondo and the second half, following ond time and ejected from the because we haven't covered loss to Golden State on the Thunder plenty of positive DeAndre Jordan, you would their 37-point second with a game, capping an altogether that. The one thing we are Saturday night, the Thunder momentum as they prepare expect the Lakers to have 41-point third, matching LA's topsy-turvy night for the doing is really trying to juice had another great perform- for a rematch with the Lakers more than enough knowledge, first-quarter total. Thunder and their returning our team up with confidence, ance against the other LA in Los Angeles this Thursday size and experience to sleep- Oklahoma City actually former star. to be aggressive and to not team, the Clippers, on night at 9:30 p.m. CT. walk through this Thunder took the lead at the very end of After the game, Westbrook back down. He stole the ball Monday. They didn't ultimate- Until next week roster. the third quarter, going up 97- said he took exception and I think he got lost in the ly take the victory, giving up Thunder Up! At first, it seemed that 95 on a 3-pointer by — who because of his "old school" moment, but if there's anyone the lead in the final minutes, HERE COME THE —, — — devon Xi » > ————. a