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Men's Tennis: Bulldogs eliminate Sooners in Sweet 16

URBANA, Ill. -- Don't look at the final score. As a historical record, it's plenty accurate. But as an indicator of how close the Oklahoma men came to advancing to the NCAA tennis tournament's Elite Eight, it's hardly adequate. Georgia topped the Sooners 4-1 Thursday...Read more

Men's Golf: Sooners seventh after opening round

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- After 18 holes at the Tallahassee Regional, being played on the 6,965-yard, par 72 Golden Eagle Golf and Country Club, the Oklahoma men have two days and 36 holes remaining to make up two spots and earn their way back...Read more

Men's Tennis: Sooners, Bulldogs set to face off in Sweet 16

(by Demetrius Kearney) The No. 14 Oklahoma men’s tennis team continued its success in the NCAA tournament with an impressive 4-0 victory against North Carolina State last Saturday in Norman, advancing to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2010. The Sooners will face...Read more

Men's Golf: OU eyes spot in national championship

(by Carson Williams) Last week, the No. 25 Oklahoma men’s golf team was selected to compete in the NCAA Tallahassee regional. Coach Ryan Hybl and the Sooners are one of 13 teams in the regional that starts Thursday at the Golden Eagle Golf and Country Club in Tallahassee...Read more

Sooners head to tennis Sweet 16

NORMAN -- The Oklahoma men's tennis team cruised into the Sweet 16 with a 4-0 win over North Carolina State in Saturday’s second round of the NCAA tournament at the Headington Family Tennis Center. The No. 14 Sooners are returning to the round of 16 for the first time since 2010...Read more

Women's Golf: Collins, Sooners in control at Central Regional

Emily Collins kept it going and so did the Oklahoma women on the second day of the NCAA Central Regional golf tournament Friday at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club. Collins began the day atop the medalist standings after a bogey-free 67 in Thursday's opening round and closed...Read more

Women's Golf: Collins' 67 has Sooners sitting pretty

(by Clay Horning) NORMAN -- Oklahoma's Emily Collins knows plenty about playing good golf. The junior from Colleyville, Texas, played in her first U.S. Open last summer and, this fall and spring, put together a collegiate-best scoring average of 74.15. Friday, though...Read more

Former Oklahoma gymnast Jonathan Horton to compete in Pro Gymnastics Challenge

(by Mel Bracht) Several former University of Oklahoma gymnasts will compete in the Pro Gymnastics Challenge on Friday and Saturday at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pa. The event will be televised as a three-part series May 20-22 on ESPN2. The event will be in a team format...Read more

Women's Golf: Sooners go from regional stunners to likely frontrunners in span of one year

(by Clay Horning) NORMAN -- Say hello to Oklahoma women's golf. The Sooners begin a three-day run as NCAA regional hosts today at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club and the Sooners, if not overwhelming favorites to win the regional, are at least an overwhelming favorite...Read more

Oklahoma University signee Max McGreevy takes 6A golf title

(by Jimmie Tramel) STILLWATER - Different year. Same winners. And maybe a Bedlam preview? Edmond North won a ninth consecutive Class 6A state golf championship Tuesday, beating runner-up Jenks by 27 shots, and Edmond Santa Fe senior Max McGreevy survived a...Read more

Sooners Win Big 12 Rowing Championship

(by Amanda Staver) The sport of rowing is still in it's infancy at the University of Oklahoma -- this is their fifth season with a team. But that didn't stop the No. 20 women's rowing team from taking home a Big 12 Championship this past weekend. The championship took place at...Read more

Track and field: OU finishes second

TThe Oklahoma men's team finished second with 130 points at the Big 12 Championships in Waco, Texas, on Sunday. The OU women's team came in fifth with 78.5 points. OU crowned three conference champions on the day, including senior Patrick Casey in the men's 1,500 meters...Read more

Men's Tennis: Good season leads team into NCAA tournament

(by Sam Hoffman) After winning its second straight Big 12 Championship a week ago, the No. 14 OU men’s tennis team is gearing up for the 2013 NCAA Tournament. In coach John Roddick’s fourth season, the Sooners (19-6, 6-1 Big 12) have hosted a regional each year he has been...Read more

Men's Golf: Sooners may compete in NCAA Regional after third-place finish

(by Dillon Hollingsworth) Like any great roller coaster, the men's golf team's performance has soared and fallen this season with a third-place finish in the Big 12 tournament, a second-place finish at the Puerto Rico Classic in February and a 15th-out-of-15 finish at the...Read more

Women's Gymnastics: Sooners finish powerhouse season with a national No. 2 spot

(by Cecily Tawney) OU's Women's gymnastics team finished second place at the NCAA National Championships with a 197.375 team score, took home 72 titles this season and claimed the 11th conference title in program history. Boasting a 19-1 regular season record...Read more

Sooners head to Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships

(by Olivia Salsbery) OU's men's and women's track and field teams hope for a win at the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championship starting at noon Friday at Hart-Patterson Track and Field Complex in Waco, Texas. The Sooner track and field women's team currently ranks No. 23...Read more

Sophomore walk-on competitor holds national championship on rings

(by Julia Nelson) By all means, Michael Squires should not be standing where he is today: on top of a podium. The walk-on gymnast from Edmond, Okla., made OU's roster a little more than a year ago. Today, he holds the national title on rings. 'It's really a pretty amazin'...Read more

Oklahoma Tennis To Host NCAA Regional

(by Rich DeCray) As mentioned on the podcast this past Sunday, the Oklahoma Sooners Tennis team won their second consecutive Big 12 Title under the direction of John Roddick. Heading into the Conference Finals, Oklahoma was looking for revenge against the #13 Baylor...Read more

OU to host NCAA Central Regional golf tournament

OU’s fourth-ranked women’s golf team received a No. 2 seed from the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Committee and will host the NCAA Central Regional on May 9 through 11 at Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club in Norman. "It's exciting for us to be seeded number two," said coach...Read more

Women's golf: OU to host 24-team NCAA Central Regional

Oklahoma will host a 24-team regional for the NCAA Women's Golf Championships on May 9-11 at the Jimmie Austin OU Course in Norman. The Sooners are seeded No. 2 behind Duke in the Central Regional, which will be a 54-hole event. The low eight teams and low two...Read more

OU claims Big 12 tennis title in dramatic fashion

(by Clay Horning) It was just 16 days earlier that coach John Roddick and his Oklahoma men's tennis team lost a route at Baylor. That day, only Costin Paval, at No. 1 singles, topped his Bear opponent. Paval lost Sunday at the Headington Family Tennis...Read more

Men's Tennis: Sooners become Big 12 Tournament champions again

(by Sam Hoffman) The No. 14 OU men's tennis team repeated as the Big 12 Tournament champions after exacting revenge on the No. 13 Baylor on Sunday in Norman. With the win against Baylor, OU won its second title under coach John Roddick and will host the first and second rounds...Read more

Women's Tennis: Sooners defeated by Texas in quaterfinals

The OU women's tennis team lost to Texas, 4-1, in the quarterfinals of the 2013 Big 12 Championship on Friday at Headington Family Tennis Center in Norman. "It was a really good effort. I'm really proud of the way we fought," coach David Mullins said in a news release...Read more

Tennis: Sooner men to play for Big 12 title

(by Clay Horning) The crowd was enthusiastic and reasonably good Saturday afternoon at Oklahoma's Headington Family Tennis Center, where Oklahoma crushed Texas 4-1 and Baylor easily took care of TCU 4-1 in a pair of Big 12 men's semifinal duals. Perhaps it...Read more

Quite a show going on at the Headington Family Tennis Center

(by Clay Horning) NORMAN -- Here’s the thing. You should be at the Headington Family Tennis Center at noon today. It’s right behind John Crain Field, adjacent to Lloyd Noble Center’s parking lot, and you should be there. That’s when the Oklahoma and Texas men meet...Read more

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