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Oklahoma State's Gordon putting up Barry Sanders-like numbers heading into Big 12 title game
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Ollie Gordon II channeled Barry Sanders on his final run last Saturday against BYU –- the one that ultimately propelled Oklahoma State into the Big 12 Championship Game. In the second overtime, he took a handoff, darted...
Oklahoma promotes Littrell to offensive coordinator, Finley to co-offensive coordinator
Oklahoma has promoted Seth Littrell from offensive analyst to offensive coordinator, filling the spot Jeff Lebby vacated when he left to become Mississippi State's head coach. Littrell, a fullback on Oklahoma's 2000 national championship team, will...
Thunder guard Josh Giddey being investigated by police on alleged relationship with underage girl
The Newport Beach, California, Police Department said Wednesday that its detectives are conducting an investigation into an accusation that Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey had an improper relationship with an underage girl. In a...
Ollie Gordon II's 5 TDs lead Oklahoma State past BYU in 2OT, into Big 12 title game
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Ollie Gordon II ran for his fifth touchdown of the game in the second overtime, and No. 21 Oklahoma State rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat BYU 40-34 on Saturday, securing a spot in the Big 12 Championship game. BYU...
Gordon runs for 137 yards, 2 TDs as Oklahoma State tops No. 10 Oklahoma, 27-24
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Ollie Gordon II ran for 137 yards and two touchdowns, and Oklahoma State defeated No. 10 Oklahoma 27-24 on Saturday in the last Bedlam rivalry game before Oklahoma leaves the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference next... Full story
Oklahoma, Oklahoma State created 'Bedlam' memories for over a century in series that ends this year
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma and Oklahoma State will meet one last time as conference rivals in their "Bedlam" series on Saturday. Oklahoma will leave the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference after this season, ending the annual matchups in a...
Dillon Gabriel throws 3 TD passes against his former team as No. 6 Oklahoma holds off UCF, 31-29
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Dillon Gabriel said earlier in the week that Oklahoma would have its hands full with his former team. He was right. Gabriel threw three touchdown passes, Oklahoma stopped a two-point attempt in the closing minutes and his No....
Gordon gains more than 100 yards rushing, receiving; Oklahoma State tops No. 23 Kansas 39-32
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy decided to let Ollie Gordon II cook. Gordon gained 284 yards from scrimmage and scored two touchdowns to help Oklahoma State defeat No. 23 Kansas 39-32 on Saturday. Gordon ran for a...
Gabriel has hand in 5 TDs to help No. 14 Oklahoma rout Iowa State 50-20, with Texas up next
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma emphatically handled business and finally can focus on its showdown with Texas. Dillon Gabriel passed for 366 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two scores, and No. 14 Oklahoma rolled past Iowa State 50-20 on...
Oklahoma, Cincinnati face off in an unusual and temporary Big 12 matchup as league play ramps up
Oklahoma vs. Cincinnati sounds like a dream bowl matchup — the blue-blood Sooners against one of the most consistent Group of Five powers. Not anymore. After realignment, it's a league game — but just for one year. Oklahoma, on its way to the...
Dillon Gabriel passes for over 300 yards in 1st half, No. 20 Oklahoma tops Arkansas State 73-0
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma's new attitude took Arkansas State coach Butch Jones by surprise. Dillon Gabriel completed 19 of 22 passes for 308 yards and two touchdowns — all in the first half — and No. 20 Oklahoma routed the Red Wolves 73-0...
The heat is on Oklahoma coach Brent Venables as No. 20 Sooners try to recover from 6-7 season
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma's rabid fanbase was overjoyed when Brent Venables was named head coach. Sooners fans had kept track of the former Oklahoma defensive coordinator for years after he took that same position at Clemson and helped the...
Oklahoma State looking to new quarterback to maintain winning ways in newly expanded Big 12
Mike Gundy's run of 17 consecutive winning seasons as Oklahoma State coach could end this year if he doesn't find a strong replacement for Spencer Sanders at quarterback. Sanders transferred to Ole Miss after amassing 11,509 yards of total offense in...
Celebrations bring excitement, extra attention to Women's College World Series
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Whether it's Oklahoma's celebrations for anything from a spectacular defensive play to drawing a walk or Tennessee's players showering teammates with fake money in the dugout after a home run, the energy around the sport...
Oklahoma seeks 3rd straight softball title in best-of-3 championship series vs. Florida State
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma can become the first Division I softball program in more than 30 years to win three straight national championships. Florida State ace Kathryn Sandercock — one of the nation's top pitchers in recent years — stands...
Oklahoma tops Tennessee 9-0 to win 50th straight, advance to Women's College World Series semifinals
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tiare Jennings and Kinzie Hansen homered, and No. 1 seed Oklahoma rolled past No. 4 Tennessee 9-0 in five innings on Saturday to win its 50th straight game and advance to the Women's College World Series semifinals. The...
Florida State tops Tennessee in semifinal, will play Oklahoma for Women's College World Series title
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Florida State is back in a familiar position. Kathryn Sandercock and Makenna Reid combined for five innings of scoreless relief to help No. 3 seed Florida State defeat No. 4 Tennessee 5-1 on Monday night and advance to the...
Oklahoma looks to win three straight softball titles, extend record win streak
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma could become the first college softball program since UCLA more than 30 years ago to win three consecutive national championships. UCLA won titles in 1988, 1989 and 1990. Since then, teams have won back-to-back seven...
No. 1 seed Oklahoma is chasing softball history and Clemson stands in the way at super regional
Oklahoma must go through one of the nation's best players in Clemson's Valerie Cagle to make softball history. The top-seeded Sooners are on a 46-game win streak heading into Friday's super regional opener – one victory short of matching Arizona's...
Dick scores 26 as No. 5 Kansas beats Oklahoma State 87-76
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Kansas guard Gradey Dick was the main target of jeers from Oklahoma State's noisy fans Tuesday night. His outside shooting quieted the crowd. The freshman scored 17 of his season-high 26 points in the second half and the...
Sherfield scores 30 as Oklahoma beats No. 2 Alabama 93-69
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — With Oklahoma set to join the Southeastern Conference in 2025, Sooners fans used the SEC/Big 12 Challenge to give Alabama a dose of the energy they plan to bring to the league. After taunting the second-ranked Crimson Tide...
Grill scores 20 as No. 25 Iowa State tops Oklahoma 63-60
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Caleb Grill scored 20 points and No. 25 Iowa State held on to beat Oklahoma 63-60 on Wednesday night. Osun Osunniyi added 12 points and eight rebounds for the Cyclones (11-2, 2-0 Big 12). Grill shot 5 of 9 on 3-pointers,...
Thunder blow out Celtics 150-117 without Gilgeous-Alexander
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City's top scorer was out, so everybody pitched in to make things work. Josh Giddey scored a season-high 25 points and the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder blew out the NBA-leading Boston Celtics 150-117 on Tuesday n...
Bedlam winding down as Oklahoma St, Oklahoma square off
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Bedlam won't be quite the high-stakes showdown many expected at the start of the season, but plenty still will be on the line when No. 24 Oklahoma State visits Oklahoma on Saturday night. Both began the season with College...
Oklahoma's Stoops among Big 12's top walk-on success stories
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma receiver Drake Stoops is much more than the son of a Hall of Fame football coach. Stoops – whose father, Bob, led the Sooners to the 2000 national title – has gone from walk-on at the beginning of his college caree...
