The Oklahoman

MORNING ROUNDUP

- —Staff and wire reports

Georgia star Jalen Carter charged with racing in fatal wreck

Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter, projected as one of the top players in the NFL draft, was charged with reckless driving and racing in conjunctio­n with the crash that killed offensive lineman Devin Willock and a recruiting staff member. The Athens-Clarke County Police Department issued an arrest warrant alleging that Carter was racing his SUV against an SUV driven by the recruiting staffer, which led to the Jan. 15 wreck. Carter had been due in Indianapol­is on Wednesday for the NFL’s scouting combine. Police say he is expected to address the arrest warrant when he returns to Athens. Carter posted a statement on his Twitter account saying he expects to be “fully exonerated of any criminal wrongdoing.”

OU’s Williams named a finalist for Cheryl Miller Award

For the second consecutiv­e season, Madi Williams was named one of five finalists for the Cheryl Miller Award, given annually to the top small forward in women’s college basketball. Williams, who ranks inside Oklahoma’s all-time top five in points and rebounds, leads the 16th-ranked Sooners in points and steals this season, and is in the team’s top three in rebounds and assists. A two-time unanimous All-Big 12 first-team selection and WBCA AllAmerica honorable mention last year, the forward has cemented herself as one of the country’s top two-way players.

The senior is the only player in the country to average 24.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per 40 minutes this season.

Extra points

COLLEGE BASEBALL: OU’s game scheduled for Wednesday night at UT Arlington was canceled due to weather and field conditions. The contest will not be reschedule­d. The Sooners and Mavericks are scheduled to meet May 16 in

Norman. ... Oklahoma State used a seven-run seventh inning to propel it to a 12-10 victory over Missouri State Tuesday at Hammons Field. Nolan Schubart slugged two home runs and tallied six RBIs for the 12th-ranked Cowboys, who improved to 5-3 on the season. COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Langston clinched its first Sooner Athletic Conference men’s basketball tournament championsh­ip in program history on Tuesday with an 80-68 win against Wayland Baptist. Toru Dean led Langston (29-2) in scoring with 17 points. The Lions will find out their first opponent in the NAIA tournament at 7 p.m Thursday on the NAIA YouTube Channel.

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