KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 9 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * 2024-25 NAIA Men's Golf Final Rating (May 9) KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The final edition of the 2025 NAIA Men's Golf Coaches' Top 25 is in, and Keiser (Fla.) is No. 1 for a third-consecutive rating. The Seahawks are followed by Oklahoma City, Dalton State (Ga.), Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), OUAZ (Ariz.), Texas Wesleyan, and Friends (Kan.) in an unchanged top se  more

NEW YORK, May 9 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * ACLU Moves to Dismiss Lawsuit That Seeks to Punish Non-Profit Advocacy against Religious Activities in Oklahoma Schools OKLAHOMA CITY - Today, the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against it by the  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 10 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Arizona Completes Comeback Over Iowa State to Advance to Big 12 Championship Game The No. 13 Arizona Wildcats improved to 45-10 after completing a comeback over Iowa State in the semifinals of the Big 12 Championship to win 6-3 on Friday night. Arizona scored six runs on eight hits to overcome the Cyclones. Devyn Netz and Sydney Stewart led the offense with two hits each.  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-OK Condemns Passage of Laws that Restrict Free Speech, Shut Down Campus Protest The Oklahoma chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today expressed free speech concerns over the signing of SB 942 and SB 991 by Governor Kevin Stitt. "We are disappointed that the Oklahoma legislature, and Governor Stitt, saw fit to enshrine vague and ove  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 9 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF moves to dismiss Ryan Walters Okla. lawsuit that aims to punish it for its advocacy * * * * * The Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed a motion to dismiss an Oklahoma State Department of Education lawsuit against it. FFRF is represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Oklahoma. FFRF sent letters to public schools in Oklahoma   more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, May 10 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * OU Junior Leads Study Revealing Urban Climate Model Biases Across U.S. Cities By Kat Gebauer NORMAN, OKLA. - Liam Thompson, a junior in the University of Oklahoma College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences, is the lead author of a new study published in Urban Climate. The study was an assessment of a hydroclimate model's ability to simulate temperature, dew point and wind speed evaluated again  more

CHICKASHA, Oklahoma, May 9 -- The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma posted the following news: * * * State Regents Recognize USAO, Intellego Media Partnership At State Awards CONTACT: Bryce McKinnis | bmckinnis@usao.edu EDMOND, Okla. -- The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education recognized the University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma's partnership with Intellego Media, a Chickasha-based film company, during its Business Partnership Excellence Awards at the University of Centra  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 9 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Twelve CEAT students named 2025-26 Wentz Research Scholars Media Contact: Desa James | Communications Coordinator | 405-744-2669 | desa.james@okstate.edu Twelve students from Oklahoma State University's College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology have been named 2025-26 Wentz Research Scholars. Funded by the Lew Wentz Foundation and administered by OSU's Henry Bellmon Office of Scholar Develo  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 10 -- USA Softball issued the following news: * * * USA Softball reveals Slow Pitch National Team rosters for Border Battle XV OKLAHOMA CITY -- USA Softball has announced the rosters that will represent the U.S. at the 2025 edition of Border Battle and Slow Pitch Showdown this summer. Slated to take place July 23-26 in the Softball Capital of the World(R), the Men's and Women's Slow Pitch National Teams, along with the Men's Futures and Women's Futures, will each   more