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Cowboys lose after dropping three of final four matches Rowdy Baribeau Staff Reporter Following Wyatt Sheets’ decision victory at 157 pounds, No. 10 OSU held clear control. They led 12-0 after three matches. A trajectory familiar for the Cowboys as they had a similar bout against Northern Iowa two weeks ago with a similar lead. OSU would follow the same trajectory as they did against UNI, collapsing down the stretch and losing 21-20 against No. 12 Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. The Cowboys and Tigers started at 141 pounds, and Carter Young started the offense early. Young had two takedowns and a reversal along with securing riding time over Connor Brown, 7-3. No. 12 Allan Hart was the projected starter for Missouri, but was held out because of an undisclosed injury. No. 13 Kaden Gfeller secured the first bonus-point victory of the night over No. 23 Josh Edmond at 149, pinning him at 4:51 in the match. Gfeller continues to impress this season, extending his win streak to 12. Gfeller’s bonus point victory would be one of two bonus-point victories for the Cowboys, but the Tigers had significant bonus-point victories themselves. At 165, No. 10 Travis Wittlake and No. 2 Keegan O’Toole of Missouri were primed for the match of the night, and it didn’t disappoint. Both found themselves battling for riding time, but neither secured it. O’Toole started with a takedown followed by a Wittlake escape, and O’Toole maintained control of Wittlake to get a decision victory 3-2. In an upset, unranked 174-pounder Sean Harman battled No. 10 Dustin Plott. Plott found himself up early, but a strong third period boosted Harman over Plott 5-4. At 184 pounds, No. 11 Dakota Geer took on No. 24 Jeremiah Kent. Kent went scoreless on the board but came close to getting near-fall points on Geer along with a takedown. Geer used his strong defense as he got a reversal and a strong performance on top in the third to get riding time en route to a 3-0 decision victory. Despite a momentum-building win for No. 33 Luke Surber on Friday, he found himself in an irreversible situation against No. 19 Zach Elam. Surber, OSU’s heavyweight, got an early takedown on Elam and showed potential to control the match, but Elam pulled a reversal to get Surber on his back that eventually led to a pin with 35 seconds remaining in the first. The Elam name rang true in Sunday’s dual against OSU as the younger Elam, Rocky, the No. 9 ranked 197-pounder, defeated newcomer Gavin Stika. Stika’s points all came from escapes, whereas Rocky was able to get a few takedowns and stay on the offense to keep Stika from getting a good shot. No. 8 Trevor Mastrogiovanni was held out of the dual with a right ankle injury sustained in Friday’s dual. 125-pounder Alex Yokubaitis started against No. 18 Noah Surtin. Yokubaitis was dominated in the bottom position and only got points from escapes and Surtin was able to get a tilt that turned into a pin. Daton Fix, OSU’s 133-pounder, held control of Missouri’s Trey Crawford as he fought for a pin to tie the dual at 21. Fix’s only downfall in this match was the fact he kept scoring. Fix easily got the tech-fall on Crawford, winning 22-5, but it’s not what the Cowboys needed as they needed a fall to tie the dual.

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Hammond impressed by hasty roster rebuild Baylor Bryant Staff Reporter Luke Hammond was on a team of his own. This past offseason, Hammond was the only returning player on OSU’s mens tennis team. A hasty roster retool with several incoming freshmen and transfers resulted in a short period of time together before the season started. But, OSU was able to build chemistry and succeed early as a team. Hammond said there is a key difference setting this new group apart compared to others. “The difference is everyone has come from somewhere where it has not quite worked out for them, so we all have a bond there,” Hammond said. “We all have something to prove, and we are all really motivated. It’s a new start for all of us. I’ve been here but it’s brand new for me.” Hammond said he is impressed by the team,

and how they have performed to start the season. “We haven’t had that much time together,” Hammond said. “Some of us were here in the fall, but four new guys came in the spring. So we all have to get ready pretty quick, and we’ve all bought into it and adapted. I only see this getting better with the matches to come.” The retooling was brought on by a new coaching staff. coach Dustin Taylor was named head coach June 2021, and assistant Dane Webb was chosen shortly after. “He has a path he wants to get to, but more importantly he’s looking out for us as people,” Hammond said. “Which is most important, so we’re all motivated to play for him because we know he has all of our backs.” Now in his final season at OSU, Hammond, the leader of the Cowboys, takes pride in guiding his teammates, on and off the court. “It’s a great privilege for me to be able to lead this team,” Hammond said. “It’s my final year so I

always said to coach that from the start that I want to leave it in a better place than I’ve found it. Automatically they feel like they can come to me and I’m always willing to help.” Hammond said he believes in his teammates, his coach and the culture that they all have created at OSU. “The thing I look forward to most, is that a lot of people are going to underestimate us as we’re a new team, and fresh,” Hammond said. “I think all of us can do a lot of damage to teams if we keep coming together as we have been doing. I think we’re going to come up with a lot of upsets, it’s exciting.”

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sports Former second baseman Lopez dies at 50 Daniel Allen Staff Reporter On Sunday, Roberto Lopez, a former Oklahoma State baseball standout, died at the age of 50. Lopez primarily played second base under Hall of Fame coach Gary Ward from 1992-94, posting a .310 batting average during his time with the Cowboys. OSU made the College World Series in Lopez’s sophomore season in 1993, finishing third with Lopez being a vital piece in OSU’s run. Lopez also ranks No. 9 all-time in stolen bases in OSU history with 65 during his three seasons with the Cowboys. He set a Big Eight Conference and OSU record in the 1994 season with a 10-game hitting streak, along with a .364 batting average, 33 stolen bases and a spot on the NCBWA All-America second-team. He also lead the Cowboys in both runs and hits. Lopez declared for the MLB draft after his junior season and was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the sixth round. He played four seasons in the MLB, posting a .269 batting average, 288 hits and nine home runs during his professional career.

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At least 70 episodes of Joe Rogan’s podcast yanked from Spotify

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would understand what I was doing.” But the clips were “out of context,” Rogan said, and merely “snippets” of conversations. “It’s a very unusual word, but it’s not my word to use,” he said. “I never used it to be racist, because Spotify has ignored calls to kick Joe Rogan off I’m not racist, but whenever you’re in a situation its platform, but dozens of the controversial podcast- where you have to say ‘I’m not racist,’ you’ve f--ked er’s episodes have vanished from the platform. up, and I clearly have f--cked up.” At least 70 episodes of “The Joe Rogan ExHe also said he used it only when talking about perience” have been pulled from Spotify over the other people who used it, like comedian Redd Foxx weekend, including interviews with Amy Schumer, in the ‘70s and the title of Richard Pryor’s 1982 Marc Maron, Bill Burr, Andy Dick, Tool frontman album. Maynard J. Keenan and Iliza Shlesinger, according to This marks the second public apology Rogan Rolling Stone. has made in less than a week, although his first was No explanation was given for the removal of also more of a defense than an apology. the episodes, and a spokesperson for Spotify did not After Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Nils Lofgren immediately return a request for comment from the and researcher Dr. Brené Brown pulled their librarDaily News Sunday. ies from Spotify and Prince Harry and Meghan But the move comes amid yet another apology expressed “concerns,” Rogan pushed back against the from Rogan, this time for his repeated use of allegations that he was intentionally spreading misthe N-word after singer India Arie published a and disinformation about COVID-19. highlight reel with more than two dozen uses of the “These podcasts are very strange because racial slur by the podcaster. they’re just conversations. And oftentimes I have no “I know that to most people, there is no conidea what I’m going to talk about until I sit down and text where a white person is ever allowed to say that talk to people. And that’s why some of my ideas are word, never mind publicly on a podcast, and I agree not that prepared or fleshed out because I’m literally with that now,” Rogan said in a video Saturday. “I having them in real time, haven’t said it in years. Instead of saying ‘the Nbut I do my best and they’re just conversations, word,’ I would just say the word. and I think that’s also the appeal of the show,” he I thought as long as it was in context, people said in a 10-minute Instagram video.

“It’s one of the things that makes it interesting. So I want to thank Spotify for being so supportive during this time, and I’m very sorry that this is happening to them and that they’re taking so much from it.” At the same time, Spotify introduced a series of measures to monitor “content that promotes dangerous false or dangerous deceptive medical information that may cause offline harm or poses a direct threat to public health,” but never mentioned Rogan. “A decade ago, we created Spotify to enable the work of creators around the world to be heard and enjoyed by listeners around the world. To our very core, we believe that listening is everything. Pick almost any issue and you will find people and opinions on either side of it,” Spotify Chief Executive Daniel Ek said in a statement. “Personally, there are plenty of individuals and views on Spotify that I disagree with strongly. We know we have a critical role to play in supporting creator expression while balancing it with the safety of our users. In that role, it is important to me that we don’t take on the position of being content censor while also making sure that there are rules in place and consequences for those who violate them.” ———

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Kim Kardashian lashes out at Kanye West after he criticizes daughter’s TikTok cameo

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KimandNorth account three days ago, North and her mom spin around the camera while lip-syncing. Comments aren’t allowed on any of the account’s posts. The recent video is one of fewer than 70 posted to the Kim Kardashian appears to have had it with account since last November and has more than 10 Kanye West’s public criticism of her as their divorce million views. progresses. Ye’s criticism was enough for Kardashian, who The reality star-turned-beauty mogul lashed hadn’t responded to his recent slams against her beau out at her estranged husband Friday morning in a Pete Davidson, including lyrics about how the rapper statement on social media, just hours after he railed was going to “beat [his] ass” and alleged false comagainst her for allowing their 8-year-old daughter, ments that the “SNL” star has AIDS. North, to appear on TikTok. Apparently, parenting criticism falls in a differ“SINCE THIS IS MY FIRST DIVORCE I ent category. NEED TO KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO ABOUT “Kanye’s constant attacks on me in interviews MY DAUGHTER BEING PUT ON TIK TOK and on social media is actually more hurtful than AGAINST MY WILL?,” the rapper, who recently any TikTok North might create,” Kardashian said in changed his legal name to Ye, wrote on Instagram. her Friday statement on Instagram Stories. “As the He posted a screenshot of North from the most recent parent who is the main provider and caregiver for our video she did with her mom. He also might have been children, I am doing my best to protect our daughter making a snide reference to the fact that this while also allowing her to express her creativity in is Kardashian’s third divorce. (She filed for the medium that she wishes with adult supervision divorce from Ye nearly a year ago.) because it brings her happiness.” In seven-second the video, posted to the @ She said she has wanted “a healthy co-parenting

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What to watch this Valentine’s Day

Connor Gray Staff Reporter Valentine’s Day is approaching, and that means it’s time to find the perfect movie to watch with your significant other. For those who are struggling with what to watch this holiday, look no further than this list of recommendations. “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” This 2004 dramatic romance film stars big names like Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo and Elijah Wood, telling the story of a man heartbroken about his girlfriend undergoing a procedure to erase him from her memory. In retaliation, he chooses to do the same thing. As his memories of her begin to fade, he faces a dilemma: he still loves her. Is it too late to fix the mistake he has set in motion?

“Licorice Pizza” More recently, “Licorice Pizza” is a 2021 romantic comedy from award-winning director Paul Thomas Anderson. Set in California in the ‘70s, the film follows Gary Valentine, a successful actor in high school, as he falls in love with Alana Kane in the San Fernando Valley. With great direction, acting and writing throughout, this is one of my favorite romantic comedies. “Pretty Woman” A beloved classic, “Pretty Woman” stars Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. The film tells the story of a millionaire entering a business contract with a Hollywood Street hooker. He inevitably falls in love with her, and they attempt to navigate the hurdles that come with their different lifestyles. “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and

Julianne Moore lead the cast in this film about a man realizing his wife has been unfaithful and wants to end the marriage. This forces Carell’s character Cal to enter the world of dating as a 40-year-old, under the guidance of a young, self-styled player named Jacob (Ryan Gosling) who takes him under his wing. “Love Actually” In what is considered the ultimate romantic comedy to some, the 2003 romantic comedy “Love Actually” boasts a loaded cast of stars like Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson and Andrew Lincoln. The film follows 10 love stories that, unknowingly to those involved, are linked with one another in some way.

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