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Following a frustrating weekend where Oklahoma blew chance after chance against Alabama, the Sooners had a unique midweek game two days later on Monday against Dallas Baptist.

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / April 6

The Pieces on Oklahoma’s Offensive Line are in Place, Now It’s About Building on 2025

Everything starts up front in football. If you control the trenches on both sides, you control the game. Brent Venables' Oklahoma Sooners have built their defensive line to a point where exceptional play from year-to-year is now expected.

Oklahoma Sooners News / A to Z Sports / April 6

The Oklahoma Sooners might have just struck gold yet again with another underrated recruiting target

The Oklahoma Sooners have had strong success identifying recruits early, and they might have done that again with another 2027 recruit. The Oklahoma Sooners have done a tremendous job on the recruiting front in recent seasons.

Patty Gasso News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / April 6

Oklahoma Pitching 'Trending up' as Texas Series Looms Large

It didn’t take long after Oklahoma finished off a three-game sweep of Kentucky with a 12-2, five-inning win Saturday that Sooners coach Patty Gasso started turning her eye toward the coming weekend.

College Football News / A to Z Sports / April 6

Oklahoma Sooners positioning themselves to move away from once priority recruit ahead of pivotal summer

The Oklahoma Sooners are evidently pursuing new targets over a recent slew of visits for 2027 cornerback JuJu Johnson. The Oklahoma Sooners are building a robust recruiting class of 2027.

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / April 6

Oklahoma’s Offseason Guide as Sooners Deal with Four Key Departures

The 2025-26 season was a whirlwind for Oklahoma’s men’s basketball program. OU began SEC play 1-9 and lost nine games in a row from Jan. 7 to Feb. 7. After

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / April 6

Oklahoma's Veterans Enjoyed Fantastic Weekends in Preparation for Massive Texas Series

Oklahoma got everything it wanted out of its weekend series with Kentucky. The Sooners put three more wins on the board, and while Patty Gasso’s talented

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / April 5

Oklahoma Falls in Overtime in Crown Title Game vs. West Virginia

Oklahoma suffered plenty of heartbreakers throughout the season, and Sunday was a fitting end to the 2025-26 campaign. The Sooners lost 89-82 to West Virginia in overtime in the College Basketball Crown championship game in Las Vegas on Sunday.

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / April 5

Oklahoma Back in Nationals After Winning Lexington Regional

Oklahoma is back in the NCAA women’s gymnastics championships. The top-ranked Sooners earned their 22nd consecutive appearance in nationals Sunday, with a 198.350 to win the Lexington Regional Final in Lexington, Ky.

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / April 5

Oklahoma Hosts Key Targets From Upcoming Classes

The Sooners are a week and a half into spring ball, and they have continued to host high school prospects. Class of 2028 back KJ Gaddis of Choctaw, OK, attended OU’s practice on Wednesday.

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / April 5

James 'Tank' Carrington Ready to Prove Himself With Oklahoma

Early on in his first spring at Oklahoma, James “Tank” Carrington has drawn strong reviews. “His fundamentals and block recognition are really good,” Sooners coach Brent Venables said of the defensive lineman recently.

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / April 5

Is Oklahoma's Pursuit of Audi Crooks Actually a Good Idea?

Jennie Baranczyk and her staff have a lot of work to do this offseason. The losses of Raegan Beers and Payton Verhulst meant OU would have production

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / April 5

Oklahoma’s Young Backs Seize Spring Opportunity With 'No Fear'

Brent Venables has made it known how he feels about the Sooners' run game over the past few seasons. At least on paper, Oklahoma is set up to have a better rushing attack by sheer virtue of an improved and more experienced offensive line, more physically cable tight ends and a crop of new talent in the running back room.

Oklahoma Sooners News / A to Z Sports / April 5

Sooners’ injury problem at one important position during spring football is starting to show a good issue OU could have

The Oklahoma Sooners have begun spring practice, but they seem to be having a major injury issue. Specifically, one position is getting injured a ton. The Oklahoma Sooners have a big issue to start spring football, as a ton of their players are banged up.

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / April 5

Oklahoma Pitching Coach Jennifer Rocha 'Forever Grateful' to Karlie Keeney

Karlie Keeney was in a difficult position. Less than two years after her college career ended, Keeney found herself not only taking over as an interim pitching coach but doing it at Oklahoma, where she’d be taking over the Jennifer Rocha — one of the most well-respected pitching coaches around.

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / April 4

Kai Minor Showed Why 'She’s Everything You’d Want' as Oklahoma's Leadoff on Saturday

Kai Minor took everybody by surprise. The Oklahoma freshman led off the third inning of Saturday’s 12-2 win over Kentucky, and she dribbled the ball back

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / April 4

Oklahoma Drops Second Consecutive Conference Series in a Tight Battle with the Tide

From the first to the beginning of the bottom of the fifth, Alabama pitchers retired 13 of 17 Oklahoma batters, with only one Sooner reaching at least second.

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / April 4

Oklahoma Guard Announces Plans to Enter Transfer Portal

One week after Oklahoma’s season ended in the Sweet 16, one of the Sooners’ key contributors has decided that she’ll explore other options. Guard Zya Vann announced Saturday that she will enter the transfer portal.

College Football News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / April 4

Oklahoma Withstands Baylor’s Second-Half Surge, Advances to Crown Championship Game

The Sooners are one win away from a championship. Oklahoma defeated Baylor 82-69 in the College Basketball Crown semifinals in Las Vegas on Saturday. The win follows the Sooners’ overtime victory over Colorado in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / April 4

Kendall Wells Ties NCAA Freshman Mark as Oklahoma Finishes off Sweep of Kentucky

Kendall Wells doesn't show any signs of slowing down. The Oklahoma freshman catcher blasted her 30th home run of the season in the fourth inning of Saturday's 12-2 win over Kentucky at Love's Field to finish off the series sweep.

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / April 4

How Oklahoma Kicker Tate Sandell has 'Elevated' Sooners' Special Teams Unit

Every member of Oklahoma’s 2025 team ended the season with a bad taste in their mouth. That sting was likely more painful for Tate Sandell. Sandell, who won the Lou Groza Award for his outstanding 2025 season, missed two field-goal attempts during the Sooners’ 34-24 loss to Alabama in the College Football Playoff First Round.

Oklahoma Sooners News / Oklahoma Sooners on SI / April 3