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DUNCAN, Okla. ? With a motive that?s both chilling and simple ? to break up the boredom of an Oklahoma summer ? three teenagers randomly targeted an Australian collegiate baseball player who was attending school in the U.S. and killed him for fun, prosecutors said Tuesday as they charged two of the boys with murder.Prosecutor Jason Hicks called the boys ?thugs? as he described how Christopher Lane, 22, of ...

Henry County?s RSVP program is preparing for the open enrollment period (Oct. 15-Dec. 7) for Medicare supplement prescription coverage, according to Carol Dustman, RSVP director.Dustman said she will have three volunteers working to meet with people during that period.Just 13 percent of people with Medicare Part D plans change their drug plans each year on average, according to the Senior Health Insurance ...

The Fairfield 9U All-Stars finished second in a trio of tournaments including one in Fairfield. The players are, from left, front row: Connor Lyons, Dylan Hunter, Drake Drish, Tate Allen, Chance Swan, Caden Septer, Cael McClaran; back row: Kyle Godwin, Evan Haines, Coach Erreth Hunter, Kane Hook and Manager Ron Haines.

The annual Meet the Trojans event, which this year will take place on Aug. 23, will certainly have more than just scrimmages this season.The Trojan Athletic Boosters will be holding the ?Play It Again Trojans? fundraiser. The booster club is asking for donations of gently used sporting equipment and Trojan gear. Old cleats and shoes, baseball gloves and tennis rackets are among the expanse of items the club is ...

AMES (AP) ? Iowa State has sold all of its season tickets for the first time ? despite being picked to finish ninth in the Big 12.The Cyclones announced Monday that they've sold more than 43,000 season tickets. All they have left are single-game tickets.Iowa State's home game against Iowa is also sold out, and athletic director Jamie Pollard says the Cyclones anticipate selling out their first four home ...

KNOXVILLE (AP) ? Three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart reignited the debate about the danger of open-wheel winged sprint cars when he broke his leg last week in rural Iowa.It was the third crash in a month for Stewart. It came after former NASCAR driver Jason Leffler died racing sprint cars in June, and longtime driver Kramer Williamson died after a crash earlier this month.Sprint car racing has always been ...

The Iowa Girls Association has announced its All-State and All-District softball teams.Fairfield junior centerfielder Sydney Burnett was selected to the 4A All-State Second Team. Burnett batted .342, had 21 RBIs and stole 23 bases.Cardinal senior catcher Lindsay Moore received 2A First Team All-State honors. Moore led her team with six home runs, 18 doubles and a .475 batting average.Cheyann Lankford of Pekin ...

DES MOINES ? Iowa?s Kirk Ferentz made nearly $1 million a win last season and yet kept his job ? likely for years to come, too.The Hawkeyes have been left to hope that Ferentz can prove he?s worth all the money they owe him.Iowa is about to enter its 15th season under Ferentz ? who is signed through 2020 with a prohibitive buyout at roughly $3 million a year ? with nonexistent national expectations. The ...