The Kentucky Derby was postponed until September on Tuesday, the latest rite of spring in sports to be struck by the new coronavirus along with the Masters, March Madness and baseball season.
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It’s easy to see why Oklahoma State football faithful are enamoured with Mike Gundy. The longtime OSU football coach has turned the program around and made it a formidable force.
Lincoln Riley’s life has changed plenty since Oklahoma’s last encounter with Tennessee.
Oklahoma State may be in the early stage of appealing the NCAA decision of a postseason ban for the men’s basketball program, but they already have support from the state government.
Mike Boynton and Oklahoma State have three more weeks to make its final safety preparations before players are allowed back on campus.
Oklahoma released new details about its health and safety protocols ahead of the football team’s return to campus facilities next week.
NORMAN — College football’s upcoming season remains a mystery in terms of its feasibility. In particular, its schedule stands the most subject to change amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Roff’s Conner Owens blasted a two-run homer in the top of the sixth inning before the Southwest Shockers Red 18U team held on for a tense 5-2 win in the finals of the AABC Southwest Showdown Sunday night at Lawton MacArthur High School.
The Mike Gundy T-shirt controversy earlier this month not only ignited Oklahoma State players and fans, it engulfed the nation into a debate over a coach who appeared to be under heavy scrutiny.
Calvin’s Carson Hart pitched five strong innings and was backed by a 12-hit offense in the Ada Braves’ 8-5 win over the Southwest Shockers Black team Friday at the AABC Southwest Showdown at Lawton MacArthur High School.
New East Central University men’s basketball coach Chris Crutchfield got a ringing endorsement from a former high-profile co-worker of his.
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It’s easy to see why Oklahoma State football faithful are enamoured with Mike Gundy. The longtime OSU football coach has turned the program around and made it a formidable force.
Roughly 24 hours after Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard called for change within the Oklahoma State football program over social media, he is starting to see signs of it.
After getting support from players following the NCAA postseason ban, Mike Boynton received his first defection.
“Shock. Anger. Frustration. Determination.” That was the tweet by Oklahoma State senior athletic director of communications Kevin Klintworth.
After only a few days of planning, close to 200 demonstrators attended a Black Lives Matter/anti-police brutality protest noon Wednesday in Stillwater, which went smoothly with cooperation by the Stillwater Police Department.
STILLWATER — Eddie Sutton lived long enough to find out he is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, but not long enough to see his enshrinement.
STILLWATER – When Steve Beck took the helm as state 4-H program leader for the Oklahoma 4-H Youth Development Program, he knew there would be challenges in his new position. He was not, however, expecting to start his role without employees in the office.
Mike Boynton and the Oklahoma State men’s basketball team added another player to next year’s team, Cal Baptist grad transfer Ferron Flavors.
Oklahoma claimed Bedlam Saturday night inside Boone Pickens Stadium
It was another week of batting .500 in 5 Bold Predictions with last week’s game against Iowa State.
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Jacobe Johnson has three years remaining at Mustang, affording him ample time to sift through his post-high school options.
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Byng's Levi Prater was among those draft by Major League Baseball this week.
OU BASEBALL: Four Oklahoma players selected in MLB Draft rounds 1-4 for first time in school history
Levi Prater’s fist pumps are headed to St. Louis.
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Oklahoma’s 2020-21 nonconference schedule is coming into focus.
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Oklahoma’s enjoyed its fair share of March Madness runs that make it one of college basketball’s most successful programs.
NORMAN — Sherri Coale finished her second of two postgame interviews, pulled a pair of headphones off her ears and placed them on a courtside table.
In a rare occurrence for two non-conference foes, Oklahoma and Arkansas are set to play each other three times during the 2019-20 school year.
Oklahoma could exhale Saturday night after the final chip that all but cemented its place in the College Football Playoff had fallen.
Oklahoma claimed Bedlam Saturday night inside Boone Pickens Stadium
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Here is the way two national outlets have portrayed what’s going on with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The rebuilding of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the wake of the trades of Russell Westbrook, Paul George and Jerami Grant is clearly on. However, tanking may be difficult.
Those fawning over Russell Westbrook’s time in Oklahoma City, apoplectic that cheering for him now means rooting for a different uniform and it’s all unimaginably horrible, are wrong.
The Thunder chose to take young potential rather than fill their most pressing need in the draft.
The Oklahoma City Thunder hold the 21st pick in the June 20 NBA draft and, of all the spots from which organization’s ever chosen, the 21st selection has been the most prolific.
The more things change, the more they stay the same for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Oklahoma City Thunder did their job Tuesday, winning their fifth straight game to close the regular season, topping Milwaukee 127-116.
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A comrade fallen, the Thunder played the final quarter and a half with renewed purpose.
SALT LAKE CITY — Russell Westbrook took the floor Monday with KT tape lining both of his shoulders.
DALLAS — At least it wasn’t another close loss.
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ADA [ndash] Sharon Lee Smart, 75, of Ada, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2020, in Oklahoma City. Services are pending with Estes-Phillips Funeral Home.
FRANCIS [ndash] Arthur D. Perez, 65, of Ada, passed away Friday, June 26, 2020, in Ada. Arrangements are pending at this time with Estes-Phillips Funeral Home.
SEMINOLE [ndash] Infant Tesla Elia Cash Simpson, of Seminole, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2020, in Ada. Services are pending at this time with Estes-Phillips Funeral Home.
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