OKLAHOMA SOONERS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Oklahoma got 18 points apiece from Steven Pledger and Romero Osby, disposing of Northwestern State with an 83-63 win Saturday. OU (10-2) led by 11 at halftime and by as much as 20 overall, never trailing for the entire duration of the game. The Demons (7-7) got within two points in the second half before a 9-0 run, capped by a 3-pointer by Pledger with 10:37 remaining, put the Sooners...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Steven Pledger had a game-high 31 points and Oklahoma beat Houston Saturday at the Chesapeake Arena 79-74 in the first game of the All College Classic. Pledger was 10 for 13 from the field, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range, rendering an off night from the Sooners' inside tandem of Andrew Fitzgerald and Romero Osby irrelevant. The two combined to go just...

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- Steven Pledger scored 22 points, Tyler Neal came off the bench for a career-high 18 and Oklahoma beat Arkansas 78-63 on Saturday. Andrew Fitzgerald celebrated his birthday by scoring 17 points, all of them in the first half, as the Sooners (7-1) built a big lead and didn't trail after the first four minutes. Oklahoma continued a trend of the home team winning...

Oklahoma suffers its first loss of the season to Saint Louis (Photo from SoonerSports.com) Typically, a loss to a team from the A-10 like Saint Louis would be frowned upon by the Sooner Nation. Yet, after two straight losing seasons, and incredibly low standards as a result, plus a much improved Saint Louis team, Sunday evenings 83-63 loss to the Bilikens in the 76 Classic championship�...

The Oklahoma Sooners certainly weren’t looking ahead to the 76 Classic less than a week away, they came out focused on the game at present. This was confirmed by a dominating performance from start to finish as the Oklahoma Sooners (2-0) cruised past the Coppin State Eagles (1-2) by a score of 92-65 Friday evening. The performance on defense was certainly noteworthy. There was...

Starting guard Steven Pledger has been suspended for Oklahoma's season opener for a secondary violation of NCAA rules. Sooners coach Lon Kruger announced Wednesday that Pledger will sit out Friday's game against Idaho State because he played in a pro-am game last summer. Pledger, who averaged 10.9 points last season, will be reinstated for the team's next game Nov. 18...

Romero Osby (Photo from Soonersports.com) Name: Romero Osby Position: Forward Class: Junior Height: 6’8” Weight: 237 lb. Expected Role: Starter When Romero Osby joined the team last season he was immediately hyped as the best player on the Sooners roster.  It seemed no matter who you talked to, Osby was the real deal.  Unfortunately, since he transferred over fromMississippiState...

Andrew Fitzgerald (Photo from Soonersports.com) Name: Andrew Fitzgerald Position: Forward Class: Junior Height: 6’8” Weight: 243 lb. Expected Role: Starter The leading returning scorer and rebounder (12.6 PPG 5 RPG), it is no doubt Andrew Fitzgerald will be an impact player for this Sooner hoops squad, perhaps even the star.  The progression made from his freshman to sophomore...

The Lon Kruger era couldn’t have began in a better fashion as the Oklahoma Sooners cruised pastNortheasternState85-51 in the first exhibition game of the 2011-2012 season Tuesday evening. Kruger threw a variety of lineups on the floor, providing fans with the perfect opportunity to get a look at each individual on the team (aside form Steven Pledger who was out on suspension),...