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NORTHEAST Birch: August 2. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 88°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass hybrids slow on live shad around points. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Osage County. Copan : August 1. Elevation is .5 ft.

Seminole County Public Schools are back in session, and the school sports are busy with practices for the upcoming seasons. Pictured are the Seminole County high schools practicing football and one Wewoka softball practice picture.

STILLWATER – Oklahoma State quarterback Drew Mestemaker and running back Caleb Hawkins are on the watch list for the 2026 Maxwell Award, announced Monday by the Maxwell Football Club.

YAHOO SPORTS - College football officially begins this month. Now that it’s August, there are just weeks to go until Week Zero arrives on Aug. 29 and since the season is quickly approaching, we’re rolling out our preseason Top 25.

SOONER WIRE - The Oklahoma Sooners held their annual training camp media day on Tuesday ahead of the first official day of fall camp practices on Wednesday. Brent Venables and Ben Arbuckle took to the podium while assistants and players also met with the media.

FAN SIDED - After a disastrous offseason thus far, the Golden State Warriors have done little to build around star Steph Curry. That puts both the team and the player in a bind. The Warriors clearly aren’t good enough to contend next season, let alone make the playoffs in the Western Conference.

THUNDER WIRE - Falling short of their back-toback ambitions, the Oklahoma City Thunder had to say goodbye to a handful of longtime role players this summer. The cost-cutting moves were part of their first roster shakeup in years.

YAHOO SPORTS - The Big Ten has the top two teams in the 2026 preseason coaches’ poll. Ohio State got 38 firstplace votes and sits ahead of Oregon and Georgia to start the season.

STILLWATER — There’s no denying that Oklahoma State’s defense is a bigger question mark headed into fall camp. Although there’s some degree of certainty over much of the starting lineup, the success of the unit overall is harder to predict given how important chemistry is on defense.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The word “motivated” was thrown around the postgame press conference tonight after the worldranked No. 2 U.S. Women’s National Team (WNT) defeated No. 1 Japan, 2-0, in the 2026 International Cup gold medal matchup, presented by Mercy.