Five Oklahoma Sooners make Softball America's Preseason All-America first team

Jordy Bahl among five Sooners on Softball America's Preseason All-America first team

The two-time defending NCAA champion Oklahoma Sooners have five players on the first team of Softball America's Preseason All-America squad, which was released Monday.

Representing the top-ranked Sooners on the first team are sophomore pitcher Jordy Bahl, sophomore first baseman Cydney Sanders, junior second baseman Tiare Jennings, redshirt senior shortstop Grace Lyons and junior outfielder Jayda Coleman.

Oklahoma State redshirt senior pitcher Kelly Maxwell was the Cowgirls' lone selection on the first team.

OU also had two players on the second team (senior catcher Kinzie Hansen and redshirt senior Haley Lee as an at-large selection). Three Sooners made the third team (junior pitcher Nicole May, redshirt pitcher Alex Storako and senior outfielder Rylie Boone).

The Sooners open the 2023 season on Feb. 9 against Duke in the Mark Campbell Invitational in Irvine, Calif.

The Cowgirls will face Oregon in their season opener on Feb. 10 in the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge in Mexico.

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Chargers agree to hire Kellen Moore as offensive coordinator

The Los Angeles Chargers agreed to terms with Kellen Moore to become offensive coordinator on Monday.

Moore spent the past eight seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, including the past four as the offensive coordinator, but it was announced on Sunday night he would not return.

Moore replaces Joe Lombardi, who was the Bolts' coordinator for two seasons under head coach Brandon Staley.

In Moore's four seasons as offensive coordinator, the Cowboys were second in the league in total offense (391.0 yards per game) and scoring (27.7 points per game).

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Extra points

GOLF: Rory McIlroy overcame a final-round charge from Patrick Reed to win the Dubai Desert Classic in a tense Monday duel between players who were involved in a pre-tournament spat. The top-ranked McIlroy rolled in a birdie putt from around 15 feet for a 4-under 68 that left him a shot clear of Reed. Reed shot 65. McIlroy captured the title for the third time and has started a year with a win for the first time in his career. The Northern Irishman started the round with a three-shot lead and four ahead of Reed but was overtaken on the back nine by the American.

OBITUARY: Hall of Fame forward Bobby Hull, who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the 1961 Stanley Cup Final, has died. Hull was 84. The two-time MVP was one of the most prolific scorers in NHL history, leading the league in goals seven times. Nicknamed “The Golden Jet” for his speed and blond hair, he posted 13 consecutive seasons with 30 goals or more from 1959-72. Hull and Stan Mikita powered Chicago to the NHL title in 1961. 

—Staff and wire reports