Sports briefly: Oklahoma softball team wins longest game in College World Series history

Shay Knighten hit a three-run homer in the top of the 17th inning to lead Oklahoma to a 7-5 victory over Florida on Monday night in Game 1 of the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City.

It was the longest game in WCWS history. Game 2 of the best-of-three series is Tuesday night.

Florida twice extended the game when it was down to its final strike. It scored once in the seventh to make it 2-2 and twice in the 12th after the Sooners went ahead 4-2 in the top of the inning.

The Gators also did not go quietly in the 17th, leaving the tying runners on base.

Knighten's blast, off star Gators pitcher Kelly Barnhill, was the last of the defending champions' three home runs.

Florida is playing for its third national title in four years.

All four pitchers in the game, two for each team, threw more than 100 pitches.

In terms of time, the game lasted 5 ½ hours.

Three Michigan State players will face sexual assault charges in connection with a January on-campus incident involving a female student, officials said.

The decision was announced in a release from Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney Carol Siemon's office on Monday, which said charges have been authorized.

Siemon's office did not release the names of those who will be charged.

Sam Houston State advanced to the NCAA super regionals for the first time in school history after its 4-3 victory over top-seeded Texas Tech on Monday in Lubbock, Texas.

Missouri State also advanced by knocking off a No. 1 seed, beating Arkansas 3-2 in Fayetteville, Ark. That game was made necessary after Arkansas defeated Missouri State 11-10 in a game that ended at 3:10 a.m. Monday local time.

The Bears will next play TCU. The other super regional pairings are Oregon State vs. Vanderbilt; Cal State Fullerton vs. Long Beach State or Texas; LSU vs. Mississippi State; Florida vs. Wake Forest; Louisville vs. Kentucky; and Texas A&M vs. Davidson.

NFL: The San Francisco 49ers bolstered their pass rush by signing Elvis Dumervil. The 33-year-old has 99 career sacks in 10 seasons.

Boxing: Promoters announced that the much-anticipated middleweight title fight between Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez on Sept. 16 will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Auto racing: Darrell Wallace Jr. will replace injured Aric Almirola this weekend at Pocono Raceway, becoming the first black driver to race at NASCAR's top level since 2006.