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SOONER WIRE - When the Oklahoma Sooners departed the Big 12 Conference in favor of the Southeastern Conference last summer, their annual “Bedlam” rivalry game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys was lost. The Pokes remained in the Big 12, while OU went to the SEC along with the Texas Longhorns.

Seminole Chieftain Assistant Football coach Shawn Synder has been associated with the town of Seminole for quite some time and the window of opportunity has called.

Arcadia : May 20. Elevation is 1.5 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 65°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Channel and flathead catfish fair on cut bait and dough bait around coves and shorelines. White bass slow on buzz baits and jigs around channels and main lake.

The University of Texas softball program has signed Kaydee Bennett to an Athletic Scholarship Agreement (ASA) to play softball about a year ago and has made some waves as a valuable player for the Longhorns. Bennett has some local ties with Seminole, Oklahoma as her grandparents reside here.

STILLWATER – Oklahoma State baseball pitching coach Rob Walton announced today that he will finish the 2025 season, then retire from coaching. “We still have games to play this season and we’re going to finish the right way,” Walton said.

ESPN - Even the most powerful figures in the NFL were unable to stop the tush push. A proposed ban of the tush push play that the Philadelphia Eagles have popularized did not receive enough votes at the spring meeting Wednesday in Eagan, Minnesota.

COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK -- College football is facing a financial reckoning, and it’s happening at breakneck speed. In just three years since introducing Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rules in 2021, the sport has stumbled into what some call the “Sam Bradford Problem.

NCAA - The 2025 Division I softball tournament is here, with regional play continuing through the weekend. The 64-team field has every team assigned to one of 16 regionals.

NEW YORK -- Even as the ball bounced high in the air after clanking off the back of the rim, Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton said he knew his jump shot at the end of regulation was going in.

OKLAHOMA CITY After winning his first scoring title and leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a league-high 68 wins, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has earned his first NBA MVP award, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Wednesday.