OU women outwork Texas A & M

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 02:39 AM PST

Coach Gary Blair put it perfectly after his Texas A&M Aggies were beaten 64-55 at Oklahoma on Tuesday night.

Gymnastics: OU's Brewer, Ferguson honored

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 02:14 AM PST

Oklahoma's Erica Brewer has been named Big 12 Gymnast of the Week, while Megan Ferguson earned Event Specialist of the Week.

Golf: OU women finish second

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 02:11 AM PST

The Oklahoma women's team shot a final-round 299 to finish one stroke behind champion TCU at the 15-team Central District Invitational in Parrish, Fla.

Golf: OU men finish sixth in Puerto Rico

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 02:10 AM PST

The Oklahoma men's team finished in a tie for sixth place at the 15-team Puerto Rico Classic on Tuesday with a three-round score of 867.

OSU eyes Bedlam win, postseason berth

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 02:01 AM PST

The Bedlam basketball rivalry has seen better days. But don't presume Oklahoma State will have nothing at stake when the Cowboys pay a Wednesday visit to Norman.

Sooners optimistic about postseason

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 01:50 AM PST

Say this much for the Oklahoma Sooners: Their cloudy Big 12 Conference season hasn't kept the stars from their eyes.

Can TCU And West Virginia Compete For The Big XII Championship In 2012?

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 11:10 PM PST

With Texas Christian and West Virginia coming into the Big XII to replace Missouri and Texas A&M this fall there's a lot of off-season talk that they both might challenge for the conference title. There's no doubt that they both upgrade the level of competition within the conference.Missouri...

Win gives Sooners leg up in conference standings

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 10:54 PM PST

The Oklahoma women have struggled to be what they’ve been this season. Out of the polls for the first time in several years, they have fought the good fight, but only occasionally received the desired results....

Where do Sooners’ motivations lie?

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 10:54 PM PST

It would be easy to envision the walls of Oklahoma’s locker room dripping with apathy. The Sooners haven’t won a game in nearly four weeks. What appeared in December to be a promising season has taken a nose dive in February. The reality ...

Max Browne looking to visit OU in March

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:48 PM PST

(by Bob Przybylo/ESPN) The Oklahoma fan base was disappointed when quarterback Tyrone Swoopes (Whitewright, Texas/Whitewright) chose Texas over the Sooners last week....

COLUMN: Sooners use strong guard play to push past Texas A&M

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:26 PM PST

The OU women’s basketball team toppled the No. 14 Texas A&M Aggies 64-55 Tuesday night in Norman. The win took the Sooners to a tied position with the Aggies at No. 2 in the Big 12.

Former Sooner loses year-long leukemia fight

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:14 PM PST

Former OU student and wrestler Ronnie Balfour lost his year-long bout with acute myelogenous leukemia Tuesday morning at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He was 20.

There is just something really cool about watching these old school highlights. Hope you enjoy...

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 05:48 PM PST

There is just something really cool about watching these old school highlights. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

Jay Norvell and Twitter: Recruiting in this age of social networking is a slippery slope

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 05:16 PM PST

As technology evolves, recruiting parameters have become blurrier. In the last five years, the NCAA’s microscope has tried to sharpen its focus on social media. Of course, the NCAA didn’t need ......

Former OU wrestler Ronnie Balfour dies of leukemia

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 03:21 PM PST

OU wrestler Ronnie Balfour died Tuesday morning of complications related to acute myelgenous leukemia (AML) at M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston. The 19-year-old sophomore was diagnosed with AML last year.

Johnson open but waiting for OU offer

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 02:26 PM PST

(by Damon Sayles/$ESPN$) Cornerback Devanta Johnson (Tulsa, Okla./East Central) is getting looks from several schools, but it’s no secret that if he receives a scholarship offer from one school in particular, he won’t hesitate to pull the trigger....

Oklahoma spring football preview

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 02:24 PM PST

(by David Ubben/ESPN) New faces on, off the field: Mike Stoops' arrival as the defensive coordinator was the biggest news this offseason in the Big 12, and Brent Venables, who had been at OU for all of Bob Stoops' tenure, left for Clemson....

Oklahoma, Tulsa in lead for OL Rob Boyd

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 02:22 PM PST

(by Bob Przybylo/$ESPN$) With Oklahoma showing constant interest in offensive guard Rob Boyd (Vian, Okla./Vian), it would seem like a slam dunk for Boyd to have the Sooners as his top choice....

Jay Norvell's Twitter Account: Hacked Or Not Hacked?

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 02:13 PM PST

(by Jason Kirk/SB Nation) The college football debate of the afternoon, other than whether Davonte Neal is a real football player or not: Was Oklahoma Sooners offensive coordinator Jay Norvell's social media presence hacked....

Five games to watch this season in the Big 12

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 01:46 PM PST

(by Matt Murschel/Orlando Sentinel) Six months ago, the Big 12 appeared to be headed for destruction. With rumors swirling about possible defections by Oklahoma and Texas....

Big 12 Baseball Update (2-21-12)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 12:50 PM PST

Oklahoma losing two out if three to Pepperdine over the weekend was both shocking and disappointing to Sooner fans but it certainly wasn't the biggest shock of the weekend. That distinction goes to Oklahoma State who was swept at home by Cal-Poly and were shutout twice in the process. How did the...

Commissioners meeting today in Dallas to discuss Plus-1

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 12:28 PM PST

(by Dennis Dodd/CBS Sports) The task is simple over the next few months. Twelve men with a combined three centuries of experience in college athletic administration must "fix" college football's postseason....

Oklahoma Offensive Coordinator Jay Norvell Violates NCAA Rules by Tweeting Recruits

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 12:12 PM PST

Social media is often a tough thing to handle, and it appears Oklahoma co-offensive coordinator Jay Norvell’s use of it has caused a secondary NCAA violation. Earlier today, Norvell tweeted several of OU’s targets in their 2013 recruiting class, offering some of them scholarships and...

Tweetgate: Recruits receive offers from Norvell’s account

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 11:49 AM PST

CAMPUS CORNER — Curious case this morning involving Oklahoma receivers coach and co-offensive coordinator Jay Norvell and a handful of 2013 recruits. The following six high school players — all top-flight receivers with myriad offers — received tweets from Norvell’s Twitter...

NFL Combine: Seven Sooners Looking To Make It To The Big Stage

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 10:30 AM PST

The NFL scouting combine begins tomorrow, and seven Sooners are looking to take their talents to the next level. The scouting combine runs from February 22-28 and as always, fans can catch a glimpse of the future NFL stars on the NFL network and online. Sooners who were invited include: Frank...

OU Football - Players Who Could Breakout This Spring

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 09:32 AM PST

We're less than two weeks away from the start of spring football and this is an Oklahoma squad that, while returning a number of starters, will also have their fair share of new faces at a couple key positions. With that in mind, we thought now was as good a time as any to give you some possible...

Has Bob Stoops Spoiled Oklahoma Football Fans?

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:19 AM PST

In just his second year as the head football coach at Oklahoma, Bob Stoops turned the program around and won a national championship. Many Sooner fans either forget or were not old enough to remember just how bad the program had gotten post-Barry Switzer. In the five...

Triple Option: Good OU recruiting news

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:16 AM PST

(by Bob Przybylo/$ESPN$) 1. The best recruiting news from Monday wasn’t anything the Sooners did, but what one recruit is opting not to do. A big sigh of relief was released by OU fans when defensive end D.J. Ward (Lawton, Okla./Lawton)....

Sooners part of Johnson's incredible week

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:10 AM PST

(by Bob Przybylo/$ESPN$) You’ll have to forgive defensive back Johnny Johnson Jr. (Fresno, Calif./Central East) for being a little excited right now. After some scattered interest on the recruiting trail, Johnson has blown up in the last eight days....

New Big 12 will miss rivalries, not results

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 08:04 AM PST

(by David Ubben/ESPN) TCU and West Virginia don't "officially" join the Big 12 until July 1. But nothing happens in July. In March, we have spring football, and in every meaningful sense, the Horned Frogs and Mountaineers have become the first teams to ever join the Big 12 since its creation back...

OU women's basketball: Sooners to host defending champs Texas A&M

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:35 PM PST

The OU women’s basketball team finds itself in the midst of another challenging matchup at 7 tonight when the defending national champions, the No. 13 Texas A&M Aggies come to Norman.

OU men's golf: Sooners drop in standings at Puerto Rico Classic

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:12 PM PST

The No. 35 Sooner men’s golf team fell to No. 6 on the leaderboard at the Puerto Rico Classic in San Juan, P.R., after a second-round total score of 294.

COLUMN: Sooners looking to improve NFL draft status

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:09 PM PST

Oklahoma will have a very scant delegation at this year’s NFL draft in April.