This is what Samantha Show came here to do.

During his 37 years broadcasting Oklahoma State baseball, Stillwater Radio’s Sports Director Rex Holt has worked in some unique environments.

For the first time all weekend, the Oklahoma State starting pitcher had a lead to work with entering the second inning Sunday afternoon.

Mady Lohman wasn’t used to being on the other side of the home run celebration.

Oklahoma softball can set a new school record for most consecutive wins with a victory at Wichita State on Wednesday.

Oklahoma softball matched its program’s longest winning streak with a lopsided victory in Austin, Texas, Saturday.

The exit of assistant basketball coaches Chad Thrailkill and Pam DeCosta gave longtime Oklahoma women’s coach Sherri Coale two positions to fill.

NORMAN — Not far from Norman, Raegan Rogers grew up on Patty Gasso softball, Oklahoma football games and cheering against Texas.

Skip Johnson tends to draw at least one positive aspect from an Oklahoma loss. Two weeks ago, it was starter Levi Prater’s ability to settle down after two shaky innings.

Oklahoma’s spring game offered insight into a team trying to build on last season’s College Football Playoff appearance.

Oklahoma's Diego Muniz makes a catch at the wall against TCU on April 5 at L. Dale Mitchell Park.

NORMAN — Diego Muniz didn’t yet have a driver’s license when Oklahoma baseball coach Skip Johnson was evaluating him as a rising prospect in the Dallas area.

DJ Kool’s 1996 hip-hop single “Let Me Clear My Throat” boomed from the Marita Hynes Field sound system on a warm, cloudy Sunday.

OKLAHOMA CITY — This one, at least, Oklahoma City did not lose. Instead, Damian Lilliard pried it right out of their valiant come-from-behind hands.

OKLAHOMA CITY — What?

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City center Steven Adams said the difference between winning and losing to Portland may be imperceptible to most watching.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The best hope Thunder Nation has as it ponders Game 3, an absolute must-win as the Oklahoma City-Portland series moves into Chesapeake Energy Arena for at least two more tussles, is its ability to believe in Paul George.

The more things change, the more they stay the same for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Before Oklahoma City shed Carmelo Anthony’s expiring contract last offseason, trading it to Atlanta for the services of Dennis Schroder, it had already signed Raymond Felton to an extension.

A year ago, Portland and Oklahoma City met four times during the NBA’s regular season and the Trail Blazers won all four. 

The Thunder open the NBA playoffs at 2:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon in Portland.