(CNN) — Garth Brooks, one of the biggest country stars of all time, said Thursday he is coming out of retirement after nine years away from the music business, and will start a concert engagement in Las Vegas. Read the full story

Texans WRs Johnson, Jones fined for fight

(AP) – 5 hours ago

HOUSTON — Houston Texans receivers Andre Johnson and Jacoby Jones have been fined by the NFL for their roles in a fight during Sunday’s 34-31 win over Tennessee. Read the full story

Corps: Dam held down flooding

Official claims damage could have been worse Read the full story

STILLWATER, Okla. — The old man wanted on the field, but security was everywhere. No. 9 Oklahoma State had just finished off No. 13 Georgia 24-10 — one of the biggest wins in OSU history — and security guards surrounded the turf of Boone Pickens Stadium.

No visitors allowed. No family members. No fans. No exceptions.

OK, one exception. The old man wanted on the field, and the sea of security parted. It was like watching the arrival of Moses, had Moses been as important to Israel as T. Boone Pickens has been to Oklahoma State. The sea parted, and what do you know? This is Boone Pickens Stadium, and that’s 81-year-old Boone Pickens. And now he’s hugging … I’ll be damned. Seconds after the final horn, the man he’s hugging is OSU coach Mike Gundy. Read the full story

When: 7 p.m. Thursday.

Where: LP Field, Nashville.

Broadcast: Television – Channel 4. Radio – WTMJ-AM (620).

Injury report: Packers – DT Justin Harrell (back), S Charlie Peprah (knee), RB Brandon Jackson (ankle), WR Greg Jennings (head), CB/RET Will Blackmon (thigh) and S Aaron Rouse (hamstring) won’t play; QB Matt Flynn (shoulder) will be available only as a holder. Titans – WR Nate Washington (hamstring) and CB Ryan Mouton (ankle) are out; LB Josh Stamer (groin), RET Mark Jones (stinger) and TE Jared Cook (ankle) are questionable. Read the full story