Bill Sorrell

NORMAN, Okla. (BP) -- As Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones ministered in an orphanage in Haiti a year after a catastrophic earthquake, there was a crushing blow closer to home.       His teammate, Oklahoma linebacker Austin Box, died in May 2011 at age 22 of pulmonary edema and aspiration pneumonia.

NORMAN, Okla. (BP) -- As Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones ministered in an orphanage in Haiti a year after a catastrophic earthquake, there was a crushing blow closer to home.       His teammate, Oklahoma linebacker Austin Box, died in May 2011 at age 22 of pulmonary edema and aspiration pneumonia.

JONESBORO, Ark. (BP) -- At Andy's Frozen Custard in Jonesboro, Ark., an addition to the menu has been selling like hotcakes since it was introduced at an Arkansas State University power breakfast this summer.

OKLAHOMA CITY (BP)--Points, rebounds and assists aren't the only things growing in NBA star Kevin Durant's life.       "I've grown so much," Durant said of his faith.       "I'm coming from a guy who believed at first but was never really active ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (BP)--Basketball did most of the talking when Greivis Vasquez arrived at Montrose Christian School from Caracas, Venezuela. He didn't speak English.       "I've come a long way," said Vasquez, a point guard for the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Two fist pumps to the chest and an index finger pointed toward heaven.       For University of Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton, they are outward signs of an inward commitment. The fist-to-chest means "I'm giving"; the point-to-the-sky signifies "glory to God." They occur after Crompton throws a touchdown pass.

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. (BP)--Not in 50 years had Friday night lights burned so brightly for East Prairie (Mo.) High School. When the East Prairie Eagles defeated archrival Charleston 46-21 on Oct. 17, it was their first victory in Charleston in a half-century.