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STILLWATER – Oklahoma State’s Boone Pickens Stadium is the best college football stadium in the country according to USA TODAY, which used reviews from Yelp, Tripadvisor and Google to compile college football stadium rankings for 2025.

Fall sports are back and the Maud Lady Tigers started off their season at home Friday evening against the Macomb Lady Hornets. It was a hot evening, but the fans and the players were ready for sports to be back. The Lady Hornets started the evening off at bat first.

ESPN - In the past six years, four of the College Football Playoff national champions have been SEC teams. Will 2025 be the season that yet another SEC team claims the title? Texas, Georgia and Alabama all enter the season with new starting quarterbacks.

NORMAN — The Southeastern Conference announced its 144-game 2026 men’s basketball league schedule on Wednesday, with all 16 teams playing 18 conference contests for the second straight season. Unlike last season, Oklahoma will open SEC play at home, hosting Ole Miss on Saturday, Jan. 3.

NORTHEAST Birch : August 3. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 85°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on crankbaits and live shad around points and river channel.

NORMAN – The Oklahoma football team continued preseason camp Tuesday morning, hitting the rugby fields for their fifth practice in preparation for the 2025 season. This second edition of SoonerSports.

STILLWATER – Oklahoma State long snapper Shea Freibaum is on the preseason watch list for the 2025 Patrick Mannelly Award, announced Monday night by the organization.

NEW YORK -- Jen Pawol is set to become the first woman to umpire in Major League Baseball when she works games this weekend between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves. Pawol will work the bases in Saturday’s doubleheader at Truist Park and the plate Sunday, MLB said Wednesday.

NORMAN – The Southeastern Conference announced the 2026 women’s basketball conference schedule on Tuesday, unveiling Oklahoma’s 16-game league slate. For the 17th consecutive season, the SEC schedule will feature 16 conference games.

USA TODAY - Micah Parsons’ contract talks with the Dallas Cowboys have not progressed in any meaningful way this offseason. If anything, they’ve deteriorated further. On Friday, Aug. 1, Parsons formally requested a trade from the Cowboys in a lengthy social media post.