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OMAHA, Neb. — The freshman arms stayed hot with Xander Mercurius’ 7.1 innings of work as the Sooners (40-22) latched onto an early lead and held off Georgia’s (52-13) late push in a 4-3 win Monday, June 15 at Charles Schwab Field.

SAN ANTONIO — As if a 53-year wait wasn’t long enough, the New York Knicks needed to be the conqueror of comebacks before they could again be kings of the NBA. Missions accomplished.

ESPN – The U.S. men’s national team couldn’t have asked for a better start to its 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign. Its 4-1 defeat of Paraguay on Friday has it on top of a highly competitive Group D with a plus-3 goal differential.

OMAHA, Neb. — Freshman lefty Cord Rager continued his prolific postseason performance with seven innings of shutout ball, and the Sooner bats came up with timely hits as Oklahoma (39-22) shut out Alabama (42-20), 9-0, in OU’s opening game at the 2026 College World Series.

The Oklahoma Girls Basketball Coaches Association (OGBCA) recently inducted seven new members into its Hall of Fame Class of 2026. One of those inductees was our own Jon Hadley of Varnum. Coach Hadley is both the boys’ and girls’ basketball coach at Varnum.

OKLAHOMA STATE - Oklahoma State and the Big 12 Conference lost a groundbreaking figure on Tuesday with the passing of former Cowboy head football coach Bob Simmons.

SOONER WIRE - Oklahoma baseball is ready for its time in the limelight. The Sooners aren’t exactly new to the College World Series. When they play Alabama in both teams’ openers on Saturday (3 p.m. on ESPN), OU will make its 12th appearance in the CWS. That’s six more than the Crimson Tide.

Press Release The Seminole Bass Club will hold their annual KIDS FISHING TOURNAMENT at Sportsman Lake on June 20, 2026 (the day before Father’s Day) The event is free to the public. Kids must furnish their own fishing equipment.

CENTRAL Arcadia: June 9. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 78°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait around rocks and shorelines. White bass fair on jigs and spinnerbaits around points and shorelines.