KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 4 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * 2025 NAIA Softball Netting Professionals Coaches' Top 25 Postseason Poll (June 4) * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Southern Oregon returns to the top spot in the 2025 NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 Postseason Poll after taking the fourth red banner back to Ashland, Oregon, last week. The Raiders garnered all 17 first-place votes in the postseason poll. The 202  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, June 4 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * CEAT Community Paramedicine program's first graduates receive certifications * The College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology at Oklahoma State University collaborated with the OSU Center for Health Sciences on a Community Paramedicine pilot program in Delaware County that completed a successful first year recently.  CEAT has a longstanding tradition of providing training to first responders  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Mullin, Kelly, Cramer Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Broadband Connectivity in Rural America * Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma), Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) and Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota) introduced the Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2025 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to require proper contributions to th  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 4 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Scores Stellar Pre-Finals Women's College World Series Viewership * * 2025 Women's College World Series (pre-finals) averaged 1.1 million viewers, up 25% YoY * ESPN's most-watched pre-finals on record * Monday's Oklahoma-Texas Tech game on ESPN averaged 1.6 million viewers, making it the second-best weekday (non-finals) game on record * Through the first  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, June 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * New Research Shows Excessive Oleic Acid, Found in Olive Oil, Drives Fat Cell Growth By April Wilkerson OKLAHOMA CITY - Eating a high-fat diet containing a large amount of oleic acid - a type of fatty acid commonly found in olive oil - could drive obesity more than other types of dietary fats, according to a study published in the journal Cell Reports. The study found that oleic acid, a monounsat  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, June 5 -- Public Service Company of Oklahoma, a unit of American Electric Power, issued the following news release: * * * OCC Approves PSO's Acquisition of Green Country Plant, Powering Oklahoma's Energy Needs TULSA, Okla. (June 4, 2025) - The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) has approved the Public Service Company of Oklahoma's (PSO) purchase of the Green Country Power Plant, a 795 MW natural gas-fired generation facility located in Jenks, Oklahoma. This acquisition, se  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following report (No. 24-00596-129) entitled "Healthcare Facility Inspection of the VA Oklahoma City Healthcare System in Oklahoma." Here are excerpts: * * * This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA Oklahoma City Healthcare System in Oklahoma. This evaluation focused on five key content doma  more