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YAHOO SPORTS - The second week of NFL preseason action is upon us, and we have plenty to get you ready.

NORTHEAST Birch : August 10. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 85°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. Eucha : August 10.

SOONER WIRE - Being a walk-on player in college football is a tough gig. There are no guarantees that you’ll have a spot on the roster from year to year, and there are even fewer guarantees that you’ll ever see the field.

STILLWATER – Following today’s football practice, Oklahoma State safeties Dylan Smith and Mordecai McDaniel, offensive lineman Nuku Mafi and tight end Quinton Stewart took questions from members of the media.

ESPN - The opening night of the 2025-26 NBA season will feature the Houston Rockets at the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder and the Golden State Warriors at the Los Angeles Lakers. The games will be played on Oct. 21 and will be televised on NBC.

SOONER WIRE - Late Monday evening, screenshots of a Venmo account surfaced that suggested Oklahoma Sooners quarterback John Mateer had allegedly engaged in sports gambling.

The New Lima Falcons started off their 2025 baseball season at home facing the Butner Eagles and the Oilton Panthers Monday afternoon. The Falcons had a rubber band day with a win over Butner 10-0 and lost to the Panters in a close game.

SOONER WIRE - The Oklahoma Sooners were snubbed in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll released last week but find themselves in a prominent position in the preseason AP Top 25 released on Monday. The Sooners landed at No. 18 in the nation, the seventh-highest rated team in the preseason poll.

ESPN - UFC CEO Dana White said a fight night at the White House on the Fourth of July next year is “absolutely going to happen,” and he’s scheduled to travel to Washington later this month to meet with President Donald Trump and his daughter, Ivanka, to discuss logistics.

ATLANTA (AP) — Jen Pawol breezed through Sunday’s Marlins-Braves game as if breaking a gender barrier was just another day on the job.