OU women's basketball update

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 03:45 AM PST

The Sooners had to sweat, but they pulled out a pair of road victories last week.

OU's Bob Stoops not concerned over lack of defensive tackles in recruiting class

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 03:10 AM PST

Since Gerald McCoy left after the 2009 season, defensive tackle play at Oklahoma has been, at best, inconsistent.

ORU, OU players named to academic all-district teams

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 02:59 AM PST

Oral Roberts basketball players Kevi Luper and Mikey Manghum have been named to the Capital One Academic All-District Teams for NCAA Division I athletes in District 7.

Track and Field: OU's Brooks named to list

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 01:16 AM PST

Oklahoma redshirt junior Tia Brooks is on the Bowerman Watch List, track and field's equivalent of the Heisman.

Gymnastics: Sooners compete in preliminary round of Winter Cup

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 01:16 AM PST

Oklahoma letterwinner Chris Brooks (2006-2009) led the first preliminary round with an all-around total of 89.200 at the Winter Cup Challenge in Las Vegas, Nev.

Sooner gymnasts relish reunions with old friends

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 11:04 PM PST

For Brie Olson, OU’s pair of weekend contests will be a welcomed reunion of sorts. The junior from St. Cloud, Minn., knows gymnasts on all four programs the Sooners face tonight and Sunday — No. 9 Nebraska, No. 25 Minnesota, Centenary and No. 2 Arkansas.

The influx of junior college players means Stoops is seeking quicker results

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 10:49 PM PST

Each recruiting class sends a message. It means some teams are on the rise and others are starting to fall. Those are the outside perceptions. What Oklahoma did, internally, on National Signing Day, sent a message within its own locker ...

Sooners’ success at this point in season depends on your perception

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 10:49 PM PST

One way to measure a basketball team’s success is to chart the chasm between where it is and where it could be. And when it comes to the Oklahoma women, that chart goes both ways....

OU Women's Basketball team seeks to notch Bedlam victory

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 09:41 PM PST

Oklahoma has yet to beat Oklahoma State in sports this year, but the OU women’s basketball team will look to change that when the Sooners tip off against the Cowgirls at noon Saturday, February 4th at Lloyd Noble Center.

OU track and field teams will be competing in New York City this weekend

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 09:31 PM PST

OU’s track and field teams will travel to New York City this weekend for the New Balance Invitational. The meet is in its 11th year of competition and, like the Razorback Invitational last weekend, will give the Sooners a chance to see how they stack up against the nation’s best.

OU Sooners baseball team prepare to start season

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 09:10 PM PST

enior outfielder Cody Reine stood ready at home plate. His bat wiggled between his hands. His coach fired the ball toward home plate from an abbreviated distance to the pitcher’s mound. Reine’s eyes followed the ball until it made contact with his bat while his left hand rolled over top his right.

OU men's basketball team eyes strong finish in home stretch

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 08:17 PM PST

The Sooners have lost two of five games that will serve to underscore Oklahoma’s fate when tournament time arrives in mid-March. Among their foes in what is the most brutal stretch of their schedule are three top-10 teams and five likely NCAA tournament invitees.

Sooner tennis to host Huskers

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 07:38 PM PST

The No. 15-ranked OU Men’s tennis team responded after losing to No. 23 Mississippi by defeating Michigan State in the following match at the ITA Kick-off Weekend Classic at the Goodfriend Tennis Center in Knoxville, Tenn. last weekend.

Mike Stoops expects few changes to Sooners' defense

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 07:02 PM PST

(by Jeff Latzke/AP via Hutchinson News) NORMAN - Mike Stoops is back at Oklahoma for a second stint as defensive coordinator. And, my, how the job description has changed in the high-octane Big 12....

Stoopses go 2-for-3 on trip to Florida

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 05:22 PM PST

(by Jake Trotter/ESPN) Oklahoma closed about as well as any program in the country leading up to signing day, and a Stoops brothers visit to the Tampa, Fla., area was one reason why....

Coaches pumped to have Metoyer at OU

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 05:08 PM PST

(by Jake Trotter/ESPN) Wide receiver Trey Metoyer was technically part of the 2010 recruiting class, but the Oklahoma coaching staff seemed to be as pumped about him as anyone joining the team in 2011....

Oklahoma Recruiting 2012: Who Could Start and Who Will Get Lost in the Mix?

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 03:55 PM PST

Bob Stoops and the Oklahoma Sooners fielded another solid recruiting class this offseason. The hefty class includes athletes from a wide array of positions, and was ranked in the Top 10 by Scout.com and Rivals.com. The class of 2012, in fact, includes several players that have the potential to...

Adrian Peterson changes mind about switching numbers due to jersey costs

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 01:24 PM PST

(Sports Business Journal - H/T @johnehoover) Vikings RB Adrian Peterson has changed his mind about switching his jersey number for the '12 season after he said that he was informed it would "cost a million bucks to make the change....

Inside the chase for top recruit DGB

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:55 PM PST

(by Thayer Evans/Fox Sports) Recruitment of Dorial Green-Beckham, with helicopter, guns and alcohol, plus Arkansas booster’s donation ploy....

Top 10 WR Neal sits out signing day

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:51 PM PST

(by Greg Biggins/ESPN) SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - It's Tuesday night, the night before signing day and, as expected, Twitter is blowing up. Recruits all over the country will make one of the most important decisions they'll ever make in just a few hours when they put pen to paper....

One big target still out there for Sooners

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:40 PM PST

(by David Ubben/ESPN) Signing day is over, but the first day players can sign letters of intent to play for their future schools isn't the only day. There are still a handful of unsigned prospects, and one in the top 10 is considering Oklahoma....

Sooners drop conference game to Jayhawks, 84-62

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 10:23 AM PST

The Sooners battled to keep the game close throughout the first half, but No. 8 Kansas proved to be too much down the stretch.

Jones helped sway Gardner to Sooners

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 09:50 AM PST

(by Bob Przybylo/ESPN) For a junior college recruit, playing time is usually one of the top priorities. And it definitely was for wide receiver Courtney Gardner (Reno, Nev./Sierra College)....

Confession Of A College Football Fan: I Hate National Signing Day

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 09:44 AM PST

(by Tom Perry/Crystal Ball Run) Someone told me yesterday was a huge day for college football. What, I missed a big game? Ugggh! It was just National Signing Day....

Big 12 schedule finished, but under wraps

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 08:53 AM PST

(by David Ubben/ESPN) The Big 12's deadline to deliver its schedule was Wednesday, and it did exactly that. Just don't expect to see it. You'll have to trust the league on this one....

Video: Oklahoma Sooners Football 2012 Teaser

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 08:36 AM PST

(from onikuno) Compilation of great moments from past Sooner games....

Oklahoma Recruiting: Sooners Raid Junior College Ranks for Top Talent

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 07:32 AM PST

National signing day is always full of interesting storylines, fueled by immature, indecisive 18-year-old kids making the most important decision of their young lives. "Top receiver spurns school in favor of rival." "Storied program continues slide with poor recruiting class" "5-star stud uses...

Oklahoma football: Stoops brothers tag-team in Florida

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 07:00 AM PST

The departure of coaches Brent Venables and Willie Martinez hurt the Sooners’ recruiting efforts with some prospects, but the addition of Mike Stoops to the staff didn’t seem to hurt. OU finished strong by signing most of the players whose destination was undetermined, including the...

A Medical Hardship Already? Bob Stoops Is A Class Act

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 05:46 AM PST

After a long day of waiting patiently by the computer, paying attention to every last tweet, text and update from the University of Oklahoma, signing day came to a close. Oklahoma ended up with 26 commits spread out in 11 different states. Six of the commits are JUCO transfers, the other nineteen...

OU Football 2012 Class - Who Makes An Impact?

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 05:01 AM PST

Well now that the ink is barely dry on all those LOIs, might as well get to the way too early analysis of all the newest members of Sooner Nation. We thought it would be a good conversation starter to breakdown OU's 2012 class to see who could be potential impact players next year, who could...

OU signs 26 new Sooners to football team

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 08:01 PM PST

Bob Stoops has typically recruited a lot of defensive players in his tenure at Oklahoma. However, OU’s head football coach is not opposed to recruiting offense. Stoops acknowledged that offense is exactly what he was after this recruiting season, and that strategy is reflected in the numbers.