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ESPN - Tennis great Rafael Nadal will retire from the sport at the end of the year. Nadal, 38, has enjoyed a career that has seen him win 22 Grand Slams, including 14 French Open titles.

METAIRIE, La. -- The New Orleans Saints will start rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, coach Dennis Allen said Wednesday. Rattler will start in place of injured Derek Carr, who strained his oblique against the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday.

NFL - Robert Saleh insisted no one was panicked about the New York Jets’ slow start. A day later, he was out of a job.

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Oklahoma State tallied three first-half goals to propel it to a 3-0 win over Kansas Saturday night at Rock Chalk Park. With the win, the Cowgirls improved to 9-2-3 overall and 2-2-2 in the Big 12, while KU is now 5-5-3 and 2-4-0 in the league.

THUNDER - The Oklahoma City Thunder held a fireworks show in their 112-107 preseason win over the San Antonio Spurs. After months of anticipation, Mark Daigneault showed off his new backpack and sneakers on the first day of school.

The Konawa Tigers were at home Friday night against the Healdton Bulldogs in their fifth game of the season. The Tigers entered the game with a 3-1 record on the season so far and were looking to protect their home.

TALLADEGA, Ala. – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. held off the field in overtime to claim the victory in a dramatic NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway – edging Brad Keselowski and William Byron by a mere .006second in a thrilling threewide finish.

The Sasakwa Vikings played the in-county Maud Tigers Friday night for their homecoming game and stay undefeated on the season. During the Homecoming ceremonies, Sasakwa elected Kenzie Wheeler as their Queen and Joseph Lunn as their King.

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Jahiem White ran for 158 yards and a touchdown, and West Virginia rolled past Oklahoma State 38-14 on Saturday afternoon. Garrett Greene passed for 159 yards and rushed for 86 and CJ Donaldson Jr.

NCAA FOOTBALL Was something in the air this weekend? Five top-25 teams lost to unranked programs, along with No. 9 Missouri losing by a large margin to No. 25 Texas A&M.