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NORTHEAST Birch: August 31. Elevation is 1.5 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 77°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass hybrids fair on live shad around main lake and points. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure.

ESPN - Boxing legends Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather Jr. agreed to compete in an exhibition match next spring. The event will be put on by CSI Sports/ Fight Sports, but details regarding a location, date and where the fight will be broadcast have yet to be determined.

The Little River Conference Softball Tournament is underway. The tournament kicked off Thursday evening at the new Firelake Ballfields further west of the Arena. The tournament runs from the fourth through the sixth of September.

ESPN - Major changes are coming to the transfer portal in college football after the NCAA FBS Oversight Committee voted Thursday to move to a January transfer window and eliminate the spring window.

DALLAS NEWS - The outcome didn’t fall in his favor, but Brian Schottenheimer still had quite the debut as head coach of the Cowboys. Despite losing, 24-20, to the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas gave the defending champions all they could handle.

ESPN - The new College Sports Commission has cleared more than 8,300 name, image and likeness deals worth nearly $80 million, it said Thursday in its first full update on how the new system is working.

THUNDER WIRE - At this point, Adam Silver has made it his goal. The 2026 All-Star Game will receive a shakeup in its format once again. The NBA Commissioner hopes the February weekend festivities can once again garner interest for its yearly exhibition.

SOONER WIRE - College football is back with a bang. Week 0 and Week 1 provided fantastic matchups. The five-day Labor Day weekend extravaganza didn’t disappoint, providing fantastic storylines and some great games.

The Sasakwa Vikings kicked off their football season at home by hosting the in-county Strother Yellowjackets Friday night. The game was a tough tug-of-war battle with both teams exchanging leads throughout the game, but the Vikings prevailed in the end.

STILLWATER – Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy met with media at Boone Pickens Stadium on Monday to preview the Cowboys’ first road test of the season against Oregon. Some of their comments: Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy On the running game: “We just need to become more physical.