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The Line: Oklahoma -5.5, Total: 73.5 Line movement: The Wynn opened the Sooners at -3.5 on Sunday, but had moved them up to -5.5 by Wednesday. Midweek, lines ranged from 4.5 to 6 around Las Vegas. The total at the Westgate LV SuperBook moved from 73 to 73.5 in early betting. For updated spreads and totals from around Vegas, visit our live odds page . Trends that matter: Oklahoma is 0-5 ATS and 5-0 SU in its last five home games against Baylor....

From what’s been shown so far, Viola will enter the game seemingly already aware of events as they unfold, finally giving a name to the enemies seen in previous trailers as “homunculi” and directing the Bayonetta team to finding a doctor who may be a new antagonist in the human world of Bayonetta. But further trailer and gameplay footage suggests that Viola also has a connection to characters such as Bayonetta herself and Luka, though what sort of relationship this is will likely be revealed closer to Bayonetta 3’s launch or through the game itself....

The bowlers set up this win for the Sixers as they contained the Strikers’ batsmen to 150-4. Eventually, even Rashid Khan’s heroics couldn’t save the Strikers from defeat. Brief BBL score: Adelaide Strikers 150-4 (Wells 66, Dwarshuis 1-19). Sydney Sixers 151-3 in 18 overs (Vince 45, Khan 3-18). Sydney Sixers win by seven wickets. Josh Philippe and James Vince set up Sixers’ 5th BBL win of the season Chasing 151 for the win in the 26th BBL game of the season, the Sydney Sixers got off to a flyer as Josh Phillipe struck a few early boundaries....

Jason Roy twisted his ankle in a training session in a freak accident. Perth Scorchers skipper Ashton Turner provided an update on the situation, saying Roy would go through a late fitness test before the final. When asked how Jason Roy injured himself, Turner replied it was an innocuous incident, with the opening batsman making himself look like a clown. In Jason Roy’s absence, Cameron Bancroft was promoted to the top of the order against Brisbane Heat....

The latest season of the Big Bash League (BBL) was launched on Tuesday with four star players - Sydney Sixers’ Carlos Brathwaite, Adelaide Strikers’ Peter Siddle, Hobart Hurricanes’ Ben McDermott and Melbourne Renegades’ Beau Webster - at the Bellerive Yacht Club in Hobart. With the upcoming BBL season set to feature three new rule innovations, Alistair Dobson, Cricket Australia’s Head of Big Bash League, said he has great hopes from the BBL 2020-21 season:...

If it is so, it means that the BCCI would have to call for fresh elections to elect a new president in place of incumbent Sourav Ganguly, whose term ends on July 27. The board will also have to elect a secretary in place of Jay Shah, whose term has already ended. In a Facebook chat with Sportskeeda on Sunday, Rai also made it clear that the Apex Court’s order is final and there is no scope for a fresh appeal until the Supreme Court stays its own order....

Thakur, however, while talking to fans during a social media interaction assured that the right person will be selected in due course of time. Thakur said, “So far what I have seen, the media is publishing many reports which are not even discussed in meetings at any levels. Rahul Dravid has done extremely well as a player and he has been the outstanding coach for India A and U-19 players....

The first-ever professional beach soccer tournament was launched in India recently. The Barefoot Fest 2013 will take place from 5th-10th February in Goa at the Calangute beach. The trophy was unveiled today at the official press conference, which was attended by eminent dignitaries Joseph Sequeira, Michael Lobo (MLA, Calangute Bardez), Dr. Rufino Monteiro (Chairman- GFDC), Elvis Gomes (Executive Director – SAG, Vice President – GFA & Member Secretary – GFDC), Bruno Coutinho (Former Indian Football captain) and Kuldeep Gaonkar (Station Head-92....

The initial diagnosis when Cutler was hurt in the Week 7 loss at Washington before the Week 8 bye was that he would need to miss four weeks or more. Barring any setbacks, Cutler has cut down the recovery time to two weeks. Coach Marc Trestman, in declaring Cutler's status, said the QB did everything "24/7" to rehabiliate following the painful sack against the Redskins, adding "he could never recall a player rebounding from injury" in the same way....

LONDON (Reuters) - If Crystal Palace avoid relegation from the Premier League this season, they can thank on-loan Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho for playing a big part in their unlikely escape. With their shock 2-1 victory at runaway league leaders Chelsea on Saturday, Palace have now won all four games since Sakho made his debut for the south Londoners in February, when they were firmly rooted in the drop zone....

Thelin, 26, came to attention with 19 goals in a spell at Waasland-Beveren last season. His form led to links with Newcastle United and earned the former Malmo and Bordeaux man a place at the World Cup, where he appeared four times. Leverkusen have now swooped in to snare Thelin as a rival for Lucas Alario and the injured Joel Pohjanpalo. “He has developed excellently in the Belgian league,” head coach Heiko Herrlich said of the rangy forward....

Bayern Munich’s sporting executive, Matthias Sammer spoke to Sky about Odegaard’s situation, saying “There are always situations in this business where you get signals. And, of course, you keep contact. It was his decision [to join Real] back then, and you have to respect that. He is a good player, he has to bite through.” Despite claiming that Odegaard’s future ‘is not up for debate’, Sammer ought to be monitoring Odegaard’s situation, since Odegaard has failed to make a single appearance for the Real Madrid senior team this season, having come on as a subsitute in the final La Liga game last season....

It all started with what Bayern executive board chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge considered a “crisis” during the 2000 European Championship, when Germany failed to get out of the group stage. Rummenigge and other club executives sat down with the German federation and decided that youth programs would be the key to the future. After a successful decade and a half, during which Bayern developed the likes of German internationals Philipp Lahm, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Thomas Muller, Germany has become a dominate force in world soccer....

Goalkeeper Neuer missed Saturday’s 3-1 Bundesliga defeat to Bayer Leverkusen after hurting his hand last week. Thiago also sat out the trip to the BayArena due to what head coach Niko Kovac described as “neuromuscular problems”. Veteran wingers Robben and Ribery, meanwhile, have been struggling with respective thigh injuries and have not played since the turn of the year. The news is a boost to Kovac ahead of Wednesday’s meeting with Hertha at the Olympiastadion....

Thiago has recovered from a thigh muscle problem and has started light training this week while Chile international Vidal is nursing a rib injury. “Vidal is not available just like Thiago. But next week they will train with us and for the team against Schalke both will be ready,” Ancelotti told reporters. Winger Kingsley Coman is available to face Werder. “Kingsley is fit and I would like to give him some minutes tomorrow....

With the entire wrestling world showering Kylie Rae with support, WWE Superstar Bayley also chimed in with a heartfelt response of her own. The former SmackDown Women’s Champion took to Twitter and shared a throwback image with Kylie Rae and Thunder Rosa. While Bayley didn’t use any caption with the image, her tweet clearly indicated her support towards the former IMPACT Wrestling Superstar and her decision to retire from the business....

No. 1 Baylor will meet No. 2 Houston in a Final Four national semifinal on Saturday. Tipoff will be at 5 p.m. or 8:30 p.m. ET at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The game will be televised by CBS. Baylor (26-2) won the South Region under coach Scott Drew with an 81-72 victory over Arkansas in the region final. The Bears are in the Final Four for the first time since 1950....

This connection with Scalebound seems to run a lot deeper than many fans realize, with much of the game’s staff and ideas seemingly making it into Platinum’s latest character action game. In many ways, it seems like Scalebound’s cancellation might have influenced much of what fans will see in Bayonetta 3. RELATED: PlatinumGames Still Wants to do Scalebound How Scalebound Led To Bayonetta 3 Scalebound was first announced in 2014 as an Xbox One exclusive developed by Platinum Games and directed by Devil May Cry, Viewtiful Joe, and Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya....

The Scorchers, who had been warned earlier in the week for slow over-rate against the Brisbane Heat, were one over short in their game against the Sydney Thunder. Voges, who led the side in both games, has therefore received an automatic one-match suspension in accordance with the BBL Playing Conditions. In addition, each member of the Scorchers outfit has been handed a $1000 fine, which will be reduced to $500 if unappealed....

Bradley Beal had 24 points, Jeff Green added 22 and Thomas Bryant scored 16 to go with a career-high 15 rebounds as Washington beat the Atlanta Hawks 114-98 on Wednesday night. Wall, scheduled for surgery on his left heel Jan. 8, hasn’t played in any of the past three games but the Wizards have won the last two. “We all have to be better,” Beal said. “We know how much weight he carries, and his importance to this franchise and this team....