NORMAN — One of Ted Roof’s first calls when he decided to come to OU as defensive coordinator was to linebacker DaShaun White. Roof had to sell White on staying for another year instead of making the leap to the NFL.
After a successful home opener last Saturday, The Basketball League’s newest franchise the Potawatomi Fire will have back-to-back home contests on Friday and Saturday. The Fire, 5-1 on the season, will host the Enid Outlaws on Friday at 7 p.m.
YUKON – Five members of Shawnee’s Rising Star Gymnastics excelled in the state meet as three captured state championships held March 11 at Bounce Academy. Prague’s Maxx Burch captured two state titles on Level 3 in the floor exercises and on the vault.
NORMAN — Dara Mabrey held her arms high in the air in celebration, extending three fingers on each hand toward the roof of the Lloyd Noble Center. As she looked at her Notre Dame teammates on the bench doing the same, the Fighting Irish senior guard gave an exaggerated shrug.
Tre Mann prides himself on being a silent, stale-faced sharpshooter. Few things fluster the Oklahoma City Thunder rookie, and even fewer things evoke a visible emotional response.
STILLWATER — Standing outside her home last weekend, Jacie Hoyt hung up the phone after receiving the biggest news of her professional life — but she couldn’t tell anyone. She couldn’t run back into the house to celebrate with her husband or scream with her sisters or embrace her parents.
NORMAN — Porter Moser's debut season didn't end with a run in March Madness, but the OU men's basketball team still overcame plenty of chaos along the way. The Sooners missed out on the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017.
Two of the Potawatomi Fire’s newcomers took centerstage in the team’s historic TBL (The Basketball League) home opener Saturday night at the Firelake Arena. Theo Johnson, with the Fire less than a week and a half, and Nate Rigmaiden, with the team just about four days, accounted for 44 of the team’s points in reserve roles as the Fire routed the Little Rock Lightning 123-93 in the franchise’s first-ever home game before an enthusiastic crowd.
TUTTLE - JB Leaver and Connor Kuykendall combined for a one-hit shutout Saturday as the Dale Pirates blanked the Weatherford Eagles 10-0. Leaver, who got the win, pitched the first five innings and allowed the lone hit and one walk while striking out four.
ASHER – The Asher Indians rallied with four runs in the top of the sixth inning, but fell a score short in dropping a 9-8 decision to Drummond Saturday. Asher also fell to Porter Consolidated 13-8 on Saturday.