ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- The North Carolina Tar Heels are a unanimous No. 1 choice by coaches voting in the USA Today/ESPN preseason basketball poll.
ST. LOUIS, April 3 (UPI) -- Tennessee's Candace Parker has been selected the women's national collegiate player of the year for the second consecutive season.
NEW YORK, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- San Diego right-hander Jake Peavy was a unanimous choice to win the Cy Young Award as the National League's top pitcher 2007.
DAYTON, Ohio, March 25 (UPI) -- A big game from Armintie Price Sunday pushed Mississippi to its second straight upset win in the NCAA Women's Tournament, 90-82 over Oklahoma.
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Miss Oklahoma Lauren Nelson from Lawton, Okla., an aspiring Broadway star, has been crowned Miss America 2007 in Las Vegas.
ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Defending national champion Florida is a near-unanimous pick for No. 1 in the preseason ESPN/USA Today coaches college basketball poll released Friday.
SAN ANTONIO, March 25 (UPI) -- Brooke Smith had 35 points Saturday to lead third-seeded Stanford to an 88-74 win over second-seeded Oklahoma in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament.
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Oklahoma's Jennifer Berry has been crowned Miss America 2006 at The Aladdin Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- P.J. Brown had 20 points and 10 rebounds Tuesday as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets opened the regular season with a 93-67 victory over Sacramento.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- The WNBA announced its All-Rookie Team Wednesday.
PITTSBURGH, July 26 (UPI) -- The Pittsburgh Steelers reportedly have signed their top draft choice, tight end Heath Miller, to a five-year contract worth nearly $7 million.
DAVIE, Fla., July 24 (UPI) -- The Miami Dolphins Sunday signed defensive end Matt Roth, the club's second-round pick in the 2005 draft.
NEW YORK, June 28 (UPI) -- The Milwaukee Bucks selected Australian center Andrew Bogut of Utah Tuesday as the top overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft.
NORMAN, Okla., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The 13th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners knocked off ninth-ranked Oklahoma Monday night, 67-57.
HAMDEN, Conn., July 16 (UPI) -- Host America of Hamden, Conn., said Friday it has entered into a letter of intent to acquire RS Services of Duncan, Oklahoma.