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OU Assistant Cale Gundy resigns

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Long-time Oklahoma football assistant and former OU quarterback resigned Sunday night following an incident in a classroom over some words Gundy mistakenly read out loud. Gundy, the longest tenured coach in the Big 12 Conference, was the OU wide receivers coach. His older brother is Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy. “The words displayed had nothing to…

SoonerVision on ESPN+ is available to OU fans

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NORMAN – The University of Oklahoma has launched SoonerVision on ESPN+ which can provide one-stop-shopping access to more than 100 annual live events, including men’s and women’s basketball and varsity Olympic sport competitions, as well as studio programming and archival content from the OU Athletic Department. As part of a multi-year agreement, ESPN+ will also…

Cowboys looking to pick up the pace

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Oklahoma State opened fall football practice with a view of picking up the pace on offense. The return of battle-tested quarterback Spencer Sander and more experience in the receiving corps will facilitate more up-tempo play. “We always want to play fast, but we have to consider what situation we’re in,” said OSU coach Mike Gundy….

Mazatlan mission trip was a success

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MAZATLÁN, MEXICO – Here I am on another mission trip. This is my first time in Mazatlán, in fact, my first time anywhere in Mexico other than the border town of Nogales, south of Arizona, where I have visited three times. Like many of the mission trips I’ve been on over the past 15 years,…

More experience and new players will be a help to TU

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Tulsa football Philip Montgomery talked about a blend of experience plus an influx of new players last week at the American Athletic Conference Media Days. Tulsa opens the season with a road trip to Wyoming on September 3. Tulsa (7-6 last season) was picked to finish eight in the AAC. A key to Tulsa’s success…

OU’s Jocelyn Alo is the Big 12 Female Athlete of the year

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University of Oklahoma softball All-American Jocelyn Alo has been named the 2021-22 Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year in the Big 12. Kansas men’s basketball player Ochai Agbaji was named the male athlete of the year. Alo, who was a unanimous selection, makes it the third year in a row the Big 12 Female…

OU cagers will play Neb.

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Oklahoma men’s basketball will open the 2022 ESPN Events Invitational against Nebraska Nov. 24 at 4 p.m. on ESPN. The Sooners and Huskers are joined by Florida State, Memphis, Ole Miss, Seton Hall, Siena and Stanford. Memphis and Seton Hall made the 2022 NCAA Tournament and the Sooners competed in the NIT last season. Oklahoma…

11 transfer to TU football

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The University of Tulsa football program has added 11 transfer players, according to coach Philip Montgomery. The list of transfers total 10 from FBS institutions and one junior college newcomer. “Over the course of the last few months we’ve been able to make some additions to our roster that has enabled us to strengthen our…

Investigation of OSSAA

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Rep. Ty Burns, R-Pawnee, will hold an interim study this fall before the House Common Education Committee investigating the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association (OSSAA). A date for the study has not yet been set. Burns said he will study OSSAA’s finances and discrepancies in the organization’s policies related to student athlete transfers and eligibility…

TU bb will play Loyola U.

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The University of Tulsa men’s basketball team will play Loyola University Chicago in the quarterfinal round of the fourth annual Myrtle Beach Invitational on Nov. 17 at the HTC Center on the campus of Coastal Carolina in Conway, S.C. The Golden Hurricane and Ramblers will compete in the nightcap of the opening day’s schedule with…