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OU is offering a lucky fan an interesting experience at OU Fan Day, which is August 6. Win the auction and you can hang out with coach Stoops and have first shot at some Sooner autographs. For all the information, go here.

* Stoops picks the brains of some NFL coaches. * OU has 2 of the top 5 running backs in the conference? ESPN says yes. * Venables is the second best assistant coach in the Big 12? ESPN says yes. * Weighing in on Jarboe’s rap – here, here, here, here, here. * Stoops above average when...

SoonerSports.com has a good summer Q&A with basketball coach Jeff Capel here. Among the highlights: How does Blake Griffin’s decision to return affect this team and the program as a whole? “It affects it a lot, in so many positive ways.  If you look at the landscape of college...

CBS is going to offer fantasy college football on its web site this year, using the players’ real names. The NCAA is saying that it breaks its bylaws, but they are just going to keep an eye on it. Interesting.

Former University of Oklahoma wrestling national champion Michael Lightner has been named the program’s volunteer assistant coach, head coach Jack Spates announced Monday. Lightner claimed the national title in 2001 for the Sooners and was crowned Big 12 champion four times at 141 pounds....

In an objective “prestige” rating system of NCAA Division I men’s basketball programs since the start of the 1984-85 season (when the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams), ESPN.com this week ranked Oklahoma No. 12. Assigning point values for various successes and failures (for example,...

So these are the dog days of summer. Hardly dull days, not for the OU men’s basketball team. Lots of news. Good news. * Item: Sooners release non-conference schedule, which could feature as many as 11 teams that played in last year’s NCAA Tournament. There’s some good games, some...

TOLUCA, Mexico — Leslie Cole and Scottesha Miller will return to Oklahoma with a little extra luggage after claiming gold medals at the NACAC Under-23 Track & Field Championships in Toluca, Mexico. In addition, Latoya Greaves grabbed silver and bronze medals competing for Jamaica. Both...

Here’s a link to OU’s introduction video. That ought to get Sooner fans pumped up.

While the NCAA season concluded over a month ago, track and field athletes from the University of Oklahoma continue their competition on the international level. Senior Leslie Cole and junior Scottesha Miller will represent the U.S. as junior Latoya Greaves competes for Jamaica at this...

Three things you should know about the upcoming OU football season and the OSU basketball court.

Back from vacation with many, many links * Here is one blog’s opinion on how the conferences will shake out. They pick OU to win the Big 12. * Funny. The Big 12 as attractive women here. * Adrian Peterson, blocking back? * Best college coaches matchups of the 2008 season. * Assorted...

Former Oklahoma standout Sam Hazewinkel added another title to his wrestling career after winning the gold medal at the University World Championships this past weekend in Greece. The four-time Sooner All-American downed Kazakhstan’s Yemar Ramazanov 1-2, 5-0, 5-0 in the 55 kg/121 pound...

Former Oklahoma golfer and current Sooner men’s golf assistant coach Phillip Bryan was named to the Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar Team by the Golf Coaches Association of America. To be eligible for Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar status, an individual must be a junior or senior...

Oklahoma safety Nic Harris has been named to the preseason watch list for the Jim Thorpe Award. Harris was a first-team All-Big 12 selection last season after recording 74 tackles and two interceptions. He also tied for second on the team with 9.5 tackles for loss. The Jim Thorpe Award Watch...

The annual Meet the Sooners Day presented by Alltel has been set for Aug. 6 at the rugby fields west of the Lloyd Noble Center. The event, which is highlighted by Oklahoma football coaches and players signing autographs, draws thousands of fans to Norman each year. More details pertaining to...

Five Oklahoma Sooners are on the 2008 Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List. The honor is presented annually by the Maxwell Football Club to college football’s outstanding defensive player. The five OU players on the list are DE Auston English, DT DeMarcus Granger, S Nic Harris, DT Gerald McCoy...

The women’s soccer season for Oklahoma and first-year head coach Nicole Nelson kicks off on Friday, August 22 at Colorado College. OU will host Stephen F. Austin on Aug. 15 in the only exhibition game on the schedule. The 19-game slate is highlighted by 10 contests at the Sooners’ home...

The Oklahoma Sooners headline the 16-team field for the 2008 Preseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament. Oklahoma will host UC Riverside at the Lloyd Noble Center in the first round of the tournament Saturday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. Central. The game falls on a bye week for OU football....

Ken Raymond, from Cold Case OKC fame, dropped by the studios this afternoon to tape a quick analysis piece on yesterday’s news in the JonBenet Ramsey case.