ADA -- The Ponca City Lady Cats basketball team is scheduled to participate in the Chickasaw Nation East Central Oklahoma Classic beginning on Thursday. The Lady Cats are scheduled to open the tournament with a game at 1 p.m.
BARTLESVILLE -- The Ponca City Wildcats boys varsity basketball team is scheduled to participate in this year’s Conoco-Phillips/ Arvest Bank Invitational Tournament in Bartlesville. On Thursday, the opening day, Ponca City is scheduled to play Bartlesville at 8:30 p.m.
U.S. auto sales likely rose in December and will rebound in the new year as a recovery in vehicle production will more than offset the effects of inflation and rising interest rates.
WASHINGTON — If you raised children during the pandemic, you probably remember something remarkable: getting checks in the mail, every month, from the federal government. The expanded child tax credit provided a few hundred dollars to help pay for your son’s braces or your daughter’s ballet lessons — or to ease the stress over whether you had enough money to cover the mortgage.
After a holiday hiatus, Ponca City High School’s sports teams are returning to action this week, in a big way. Both girls and boys basketball teams are slated to participate in tournaments beginning Thursday.
I watched a lot of football on Saturday, including the Sugar Bowl which included Alabama vs. Kansas State and then the two playoff games-TCU vs. Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl and Ohio State vs. Georgia in the Peach Bowl.
HOUSTON -- The 11 days the Mavericks last faced the Houston Rockets in Toyota Center have featured a whole lot of Luka Doncic scoring … and assisting … and rebounding … and more scoring. How appropriate Doncic rediscovered that rhythm to buoy their quick return with more of the same upset-saving heroics.
SAN FRANCISCO — Klay Thompson poured in a season-high 54 points and knocked down 10 3s, but it was Kevon Looney who made the putback basket as time expired to seal the Warriors’ thrilling 143-141 doubleovertime win over the Atlanta Hawks Monday night.
Jan. 3—Roughly 48 hours following a loss to Kansas in the first Big 12 Conference game of the season, the Oklahoma State men’s basketball team founds itself in a similar, unwelcome situation.