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FAN SIDED - With training camps ramping up across the NFL, Week 1 of the 2026 season will be here before you know it, which is awesome news. The offseasons do tend to drag on a bit, but at the same time, it does feel like free agency was only yesterday.

NORTHEAST Birch: July 27. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 88°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass hybrids fair on shad around main lake and points. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Osage County. Copan : July 25. Elevation is .5 ft.

SB NATION - All 14 American Conference programs gathered at the Hilton Bayfront in St. Petersburg, FL for the league’s 2026 media days.

SSC NEWS RELEASE Seventy-six Seminole State College student-athletes were named to the 2025-26 NJCAA All-Academic Teams, while seven SSC athletic programs earned NJCAA Academic Team Awards.

EXTREME HEAT POLICY The OSSAA recognizes that exertional heat related illness is the leading cause of preventable death in high school students participating in activities.

YAHOO SPORTS - Six of the top softball teams from around the world will compete in Oklahoma City this weekend during the 2026 International Cup.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Oklahoma State completed a three-game sweep of its foreign exhibition tour Wednesday night with a 100-92 victory over the LBP All-Stars at Guillermo Angulo Coliseum.

SOONER WIRE - The transfer portal is a way of life in college football. Programs will lose and add players once the season has ended, with some departures and arrivals expected, and some unexpected.

NORMAN — The University of Oklahoma men’s basketball program announced its full 2026-27 schedule Monday, a slate highlighted by home games against five teams (No. 6 Tennessee, No. 7 Texas, No. 17 Kentucky, No. 20 Vanderbilt and No.

STILLWATER - A mentor of mine had a saying: “Today’s record is tomorrow’s expectation.” At Oklahoma State, we have established high expectations, and that is exactly what we want. Winning is the goal. Often, we succeed, sometimes we don’t.