Latest reporting from the Sports desk.
Latest reporting from the Sports desk.
Latest reporting from the Sports desk.
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No. 10 Oklahoma opens its 2026 season with a rare Friday night home game against UTEP at 7 p.m. Sept. 4, with offensive line injuries reshuffling the starting lineup and Norman schools closed for game day.
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Rep. Tom Cole introduced H. Res. 1500 on Sept. 1, formally congratulating the University of Oklahoma baseball team on its 2026 College World Series national championship, the program's first title since 1994.
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Oklahoma senior Ryder Cowan, an Edmond native ranked No. 7 in the world amateur rankings, earned consensus preseason first-team All-American recognition from both Golfweek and Golf Channel ahead of the Sooners' 2026-27 season opener Sept. 13.
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Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables announced Monday, Aug. 31 that Senior Day will move from the traditional final home game to the Saturday, Sept. 19 matchup against New Mexico, a decision driven by team captains who want to avoid distractions before the Nov. 21 Texas A&M game with College Football Playoff implications.
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Oklahoma volleyball swept Louisiana 3-0 on Saturday to finish the Texas State Invitational 2-0, led by transfer Alaleh Tolliver's 14 kills, and returns to Norman for a Thursday home opener against Ohio State.
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No. 10 Oklahoma hosts UTEP at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, with quarterback John Mateer healthy, a revamped receiver corps and one of the nation's top defensive lines set to debut before the 168th consecutive sellout.
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Oklahoma soccer scored three goals in under eight minutes to beat Tulsa 4-1 on Thursday at John Crain Field, improving to 5-0 with a 23-1 scoring margin through five games.
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OU Athletics unveiled a broad package of 2026 game day upgrades ahead of the Friday, Sept. 4 UTEP opener, including an AI concierge called "Bud," relocated and new tailgate zones, two additional concession stands, canned beer, doubled self-checkout points and stadium tours.
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Norman placed No. 4 in the 2026 USA Today Sports Readers' Choice Awards for best college sports town, finishing behind only Missoula, Tuscaloosa and Oxford as the Sooners prepare for a highly anticipated football season.
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All 18 OU women's gymnasts earned WCGA Scholastic All-America honors for 2025-26, making Oklahoma one of four programs nationally with a perfect sweep, as the team posted a 3.77 GPA and extended coach K.J. Kindler's 20-year streak.
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Oklahoma women's soccer defeated Colorado College 6-0 on Sunday to set a program record with four consecutive shutouts to open the 2026 season, powered by Kayla Keefer's second hat trick in four games.
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Freshmen Kate McCallister and Kennedy Kaiser scored as OU women's soccer shut out Oklahoma State 2-0 in Stillwater on Thursday, giving the Sooners their first win at Neal Patterson Stadium since 2016 and pushing them to 3-0 on the season.
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