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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.

EXPRESS US - Cooper Lutkenhaus has taken the world by storm and seemingly cemented himself as part of the next wave of American track stars, joining names like Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson, among others.

A Varnum Lady Whippet traveled to Orlando, Florida July 24-27 and won the National Championship in basketball. Lakota Tilley is from Varnum and is a seventh grader. Tilley is a member of the Sunset Park basketball team where they beat the HG Hoopz 31-15 and Philly Legacy 49-7 in the pool play.

YAHOO SPORTS - Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Cam Little made unofficial NFL history on Saturday night at home in his team’s preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Little’s outrageous 70-yard field goal is the longest ever made in an NFL game, preseason or regular season.

Safe at First

The Konawa Lady Tigers hosted the Varnum Lady Whippets for their second fastpitch softball game of the 2025 season. It was the start of the season for Varnum. The game proved to be an even matchup, but the home team pulled out the win in the end.