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WACO- Searching for their first win against a top ranked team on the road, the Oklahoma Sooners pushed...

You have to figure Joe Burrow made himself about $35 million when he transferred from Ohio State to LSU. Now, certainly at the time, Burrow didn’t know what the end result would be, or that it would lead to one of the most-prolific seasons in Tiger history and that he would not...

Nominate a high school student athlete for their chance to be recognized as the Allstate All-Star of...

OKLAHOMA CITY- The Oklahoma City Thunder bucked their recent trend of slow starts to outpace the Portland...

Some in Sooner Nation might be feeling a panic attack coming on. But the advice here is...

NORMAN- The Oklahoma Sooners rode an offensive explosion to victory against the TCU Horned Frogs. Four days...

Kevin Garnett doesn’t just do a good job acting for Kevin Garnett in “Uncut Gems.”. He just happens to be really good, kinda like Ice Cube wasn’t just good for a rapper in “Boyz n the Hood,”  he was just really good as an actor. And Adam Sandler isn’t good in “Gems”...

OKLAHOMA CITY- The Toronto Raptors had to fend off a furious fourth quarter comeback to retire the...

NORMAN- The Kansas Jayhawks spoiled Top Daug’s homecoming to the Lloyd Noble Center, handing the Oklahoma Sooners...

The word unicorn is thrown around more than the F-word in Casino these days. At six-foot-six and...

It’s early, and yes, this may seem reactionary. But saying — today, at least, given current information...

As we enter into the heart of January, the high school basketball season is now really starting...

Ames, IA- The sequence just before halftime summed up the night for the Oklahoma Sooners. Already down 14...

OKLAHOMA CITY- It was no homecoming for Russell Westbrook. In fact, most of the star power was...

OKLAHOMA CITY — We have all played a part in trying to define Russell Westbrook. Prose has...

Russell Westbrook is worth cheering for.  He’s worthy of your boos, too. The guy shaped Oklahoma City...

AUSTIN- A full-team effort powered the Oklahoma Sooners to their first in win at the Texas Longhorns since...

At this point last year, the Oklahoma City Thunder were 25-13. They had star power and the...

When watching the Cleveland Browns cement themselves as clownish, mixed with a healthy dose of clueless, it...

Lincoln Riley has seemed lukewarm about signing a quarterback in the 2020 class. But it was all...

Oklahoma linebacker Kenneth Murray joined wide receiver CeeDee Lamb on Thursday when he announced he would forego...

Happy new decade everyone. Forget the gym. Forget the tired, lame excuses for resolutions you’ve heard and...

Nearly a week has passed since the College Football Playoff which saw the LSU Tigers absolutely dismantle...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Hamidou Diallo will return to action tonight against the Dallas Mavericks per Billy Donovan....

NORMAN- In the absence of their leading scorer, the Oklahoma Sooners played their most complete game of...

ATLANTA — Oklahoma defensive coordinator Alex Grinch isn’t prone to superlatives. Nor does he often find himself...

ATLANTA — Some 16 hours after the Sooners’ latest and possibly greatest postseason implosion, Oklahoma coach Lincoln...

ATLANTA — Jalen Hurts launched the pass, this one deep and on target, and very likely a...

One quick take and one prediction for today’s game between Oklahoma and LSU .. Here’s the deal:...

ATLANTA — The future of Oklahoma football comes down to this. The Sooners go into their Peach...

Well, here we go. The College Football Playoff is tomorrow, starting off with the #4 Oklahoma Sooners...

ATLANTA — In Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray and Jalen Hurts, Oklahoma has gotten elite quarterback play from...

VIDEO: Watch the Oklahoma Sooners at Peach Bowl Media Day on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019, and hear...

VIDEO: Watch the LSU Tigers arrive at Peach Bowl Media Day on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019, and...

Oklahoma freshman quarterback Spencer Rattler meets the press on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019, at Peach Bowl Media...

VIDEO: Watch LSU head coach Ed Orgeron speak at Monday’s Peach Bowl press conference:

VIDEO: Watch LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda, safety Grant Delpit, linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson and linebacker Patrick Queen...

VIDEO: Watch LSU defensive coordinator Steve Ensminger, quarterback Joe Burrow and wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Justin...

VIDEO: Watch Oklahoma defensive coordinator Alex Grinch, noseguard Neville Gallimore and linebacker Kenneth Murray meet the press...

VIDEO: Watch Oklahoma coach Cale Gundy, quarterback Jalen Hurts, center Creed Humphrey and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb...

Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley met the press during a news conference on Monday, Dec. 23, 2019. After...

NORMAN- After a month on the road, the Oklahoma Sooners finally hosted an opponent from the Lloyd...

As we reach the end of the decade and everyone comes out with their lists and rankings...

Oklahoma will reportedly be without starting free safety Delarrin Turner-Yell for the College Football Playoff game against...

With the College Football Playoff now less than 10 days away, the four participating teams are starting...

NORMAN — Oklahoma didn’t get everyone they wanted on National Signing Day. No one ever does, really....

Shane Whitter LB | 6-1 | 222 Walter M. Williams HS | Burlington, NC Three-star prospect by...

NORMAN — Oklahoma defensive end Ronnie Perkins, running back Rhamondre Stevenson and wide receiver Trejan Bridges are...

OMAHA- The Creighton Blue Jays handed the Oklahoma Sooners their second straight loss. Three days after losing...

People who know me know that I absolutely love the bowl season and everything about it. The sheer volume...

Everyone who watches sports is an expert. Maybe some of us played. Maybe some of us didn’t,...

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow won the 85th Heisman Trophy as expected on Saturday night during the annual...

WICHITA- No King or Queen was crowned, but there was a homecoming in Wichita. Austin Reaves returned...

Jalen Hurts’ journey this week to New York as Oklahoma’s latest Heisman Trophy finalist has been quite...

Everyone appreciates an apology. It’s nice if someone has done wrong and then has the awareness to...

Where did Steven Adams go? Just a moment ago he hit a post-hook from the left block,...

LSU drew a lot of outside criticism when Les Miles was fired in September 2016. All Miles...

The Oklahoma Sooners claimed their fifth consecutive Big 12 crown on Saturday defeating the Baylor Bears for...

This wasn’t part of the plan. The Oklahoma City Thunder were supposed to ride the tanks down...

The stage is set in Houston, Texas, where the Oklahoma State Cowboys will take on the Texas...

For the fifth time in four years, Oklahoma has a Heisman finalist. Quarterback Jalen Hurts has been...

It’s Championship December in Oklahoma High School Football as several state championship games are in the books....

The bowl season starts on Dec. 20, so it’s way too soon to make some predictions. Right?...

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Oklahoma is back in the College Football Playoff, and the Sooners did it with...

ARLINGTON, Texas — ­­­College football has become a game of elite quarterbacks. But at Oklahoma, elite quarterbacks...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Maybe Lincoln Riley doesn’t have a crystal ball. Maybe he can’t see the future....

It’s not a sign of weakness to say Utah is a good football team. It’s not a...

DENTON- The Oklahoma Sooners escaped Texas with a narrow 82-80 victory over the North Texas Mean Green....

The Oklahoma Sooners improved to 11-1 on the season with arguably their most impressive, and complete, performance...

OKLAHOMA CITY — By now you should be familiar with the OKC-82 Podcast, part of the Franchise...

NORMAN — It was soon after the Orange Bowl, soon after Alabama hung 45 points and 528...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Billy Donovan sat and smiled at the podium following last Friday’s win over the...

The Oklahoma State Cowboys found themselves in a disappointing position on Saturday night when the Oklahoma Sooners...

I don’t want to be in Seacaucus, N.J., watching NBA replays and I don’t want to be...

Oklahoma coaching legend Allan Trimble died Sunday morning after a three-year battle with ALS, according to Jenks...

STILLWATER — Oklahoma heard Mike Gundy’s comments. And they didn’t necessarily agree. Not the ones about Lincoln...

It used to be so simple. Every possession you knew what to expect. Russell Westbrook would take...

We’re late getting out this week’s Ask Hoover because Mrs. Hoover’s leftovers were too good to ignore....

Once again, Oklahoma is on the verge of another showing in the College Football playoff and once...

The Oklahoma Sooners survived another scare on Saturday as they bested the TCU Horned Frogs 28-24 in...

Fasten your seatbelts, college football fans. The end of the Big 12 season is here meaning only...

Oklahoma got everything to go its way last week, and the Sooners’ good fortune was reflected in...

NORMAN — Just over halfway through a 20-minute interview on Monday night, Grant Calcaterra’s brave face and...

NORMAN — Lincoln Riley thinks he might have the answer to the question that has vexed Oklahoma...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder have a problem. That goes without saying for a 5-10...

Oklahoma is closer to the College Football Playoff today than it was heading into the weekend. Another...

NORMAN — Jalen Hurts didn’t have his best stuff. He threw an interception that was returned 98...

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia – The Oklahoma State Cowboys took care of business today adding an eighth win...

Man, the Ask Hoover questions were all over the place this week — and that was just...

Oh, Oklahoma City Thunder. The eclectic band of basket-ballers so drenched in the descriptors you would find...

Oklahoma State fans were shaken on Thursday with the announcement of starting quarterback Spencer Sanders undergoing thumb...

Oklahoma tight end Grant Calcaterra shocked Sooner Nation on Thursday night when he abruptly announced his retirement...

We all witnessed it, but it still feels like it was some sort of dream or something....

As part of the celebration of the 150th year of college football, Sporting News today published its...

Oklahoma is in some trouble as far as making the College Football Playoff is concerned. You probably...

NORMAN — It appears Oklahoma’s climb to the College Football Playoff just got a little steeper. The...

The Oklahoma State Cowboys are on a roll picking up a third consecutive win this past Saturday...

NORMAN- The Oklahoma Sooners overcame their toughest test of the season to remain unbeaten. The Sooners overcame...

Chris Paul waves away his teammates. The play has fallen apart. Time to save the day. One...

We knew heading into the weekend of college football the Playoff committee liked the Big 12, but...

WACO, Texas — The two men who felt most responsible for what seemed an impossible task for...

From an Oklahoma win that felt like a loss to Myles Garrett assaulting Mason Rudolph last night...

When Russell Westbrook was with the Oklahoma City Thunder he won and MVP, piled up the triple-doubles...

The Oklahoma Sooners just barely escaped against the Iowa State Cyclones on Saturday as Parnell Motley intercepted...

The Oklahoma Sooners won their second straight neutral-site game, topping the Oregon State Beavers 77-69.  Oklahoma broke...

Oklahoma’s dream of returning to the College Football Playoff for the fourth time in five years may...

The Oklahoma State Cowboys added two big wins, plus bowl eligibility, to their record going into last...

OKLAHOMA CITY — In part two of The Franchise’ How Are the Fans Taking It series, we...

NORMAN — Coaches today preach about the importance of making steady improvements. In all sports, on all...

If you don’t know how to feel about Oklahoma’s most-recent win, think for a second about how...

NORMAN — Lincoln Riley insists all of Oklahoma’s goals are still attainable. He insists that championships are...

Sorry you don’t get to see Kawhi Leonard play the other night. That’s some really bad luck....

Time again for Ask Hoover, my weekly college football Twitter mailbag. As you’ll see below, you can...

It feels like months since Oklahoma took their upset loss at the hands of the Kansas State...

NORMAN- A pair of highly touted newcomers lived up to their billing in Oklahoma’s season opener against...

Kudos to Lincoln Riley, and kudos to Alex Grinch. As personally difficult as it may have been...

Imagine a scene. The game is tied, mere seconds remain on the clock. Damian Lillard dribbles patiently...

NORMAN — As he walked off Owen Field two years ago having tasted defeat for the first...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The summer of 2019 is one of the more tumultuous off-seasons in Thunder history...

Wrapping up a week with no Oklahoma football and plenty of Thunder basketball … … Well, the...

STILLWATER, Oklahoma – It was the next man up for the Oklahoma State Cowboys after a week...

So many questions in this week’s Ask Hoover blog, I’m gonna have to keep the answers short....

NORMAN — The lack of handoffs this season was probably going to catch up to Lincoln Riley...

A couple weeks ago, I wrote about Oklahoma’s College Football Playoff chances should they drop a game...

A new mindset and a reality check is exactly what the Oklahoma State Cowboys needed going into...

A bevy of new faces took the court for the first time under head coach Lon Kruger,...

Saturday was a great game for second-guessers, sportswriters and idiots with Cheetos all over the front of...

Sooner Nation got an answer on Monday, but not the one it wanted. And the Big 12...

Math is not just for nerds anymore. Like it or not, the game of basketball is being...

AMES, Iowa – The Oklahoma State Cowboys made a complete 180 turn in taking care of the...

MANHATTAN, Kansas — Oklahoma isn’t worried about the College Football Playoff. Not any longer. Not after Saturday....

MANHATTAN, Kansas — When he was offensive coordinator at East Carolina, Lincoln Riley thought a fast-paced offense...

It’s time for the second-largest Ask Hoover blog in Franchise history, and possibly one of the five...

OKLAHOMA CITY — “Point Guard of the Future” has been the unofficial title bestowed upon 21-year old...

Another week has come and gone as the Oklahoma Sooners decimated former OU quarterback Austin Kendall and...

The Thunder tip-off their season tonight in Utah and while we don’t know who’s going to be...

The Thunder season starts Wednesday in Utah. The next two days we’ll give you some Thunder news....

NORMAN — I got the question yesterday during my weekly segment with The Franchise Players: Will Alex...

NORMAN — Only one person on the planet would use the word “travesty” when examining the Oklahoma...

The Big 12 Conference announced 2020 football schedules for its members on Tuesday. Oklahoma opens Sept. 5...

The Oklahoma State Football schedule for the 2020 season was released early Tuesday morning, and though subject...

All eyes are on head coach of the Cowboys Mike Gundy and his coaching staff as Oklahoma...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Terrance Ferguson made his first appearance Sunday afternoon following the Thunder’s practice. Ferguson was...

Turns out Baylor is probably better than we thought, Oklahoma State isn’t quite as good as we...

STILLWATER, Oklahoma – The Oklahoma State Cowboys came to battle as OSU’s homecoming celebrations were in full...

NORMAN — The biggest wreck on Owen Field on a perfect fall Saturday wasn’t the Sooner Schooner....

OKLAHOMA CITY — Terrance Ferguson returned to practice Friday morning after missing the preseason finale against the...

As you consider what it would take for Oklahoma to not win easily against West Virginia, and...

Preseason in the NBA has officially come to an end as the Oklahoma City Thunder took a...

Time again for Ask Hoover, my weekly Twitter mailbag where I answer your college football questions. I...

NORMAN — CeeDee Lamb dictated the kind of defense Texas tried to run last week in Dallas,...

The Oklahoma Sooners defeated the Texas Longhorns on Saturday 34-27, which now has them sitting at 6-0...

Basketball is almost back! After an eternal offseason and some (technically real basketball, but not really) preseason...

NORMAN — Jalen Hurts knew he would get another question about the Oklahoma-Texas rivalry comparing to the...

Kyler Murray threw a first-half interception against Texas in the Cotton Bowl last season and it led...

DALLAS — Oklahoma linebacker Kenneth Murray spends a lot of idle time watching old film of his...

  Time again for Ask Hoover, our weekly Friday Twitter mailbag where I answer your college football...

DALLAS — A handful of truths seem immutable when it comes to the Oklahoma-Texas rivalry. One, the...

You’ve never been to the Oklahoma-Texas football game, or perhaps you have. There are certain things everyone...

Well, it’s finally that time. After five blowout wins, Oklahoma finally faces its first real test. The...

NORMAN — It seems like Jalen Hurts was born to withstand the heat of high-stakes college football....

AUSTIN, Texas — Longhorns athletic director Chris Del Conte has helped breathe new life into the University...

You’ve all heard the rumors. Every week a new one. Miami wants to trade for Chris Paul,...

TULSA — It took just 10 seconds for the moment Oklahoma City Thunder fans have been clamoring...

Oklahoma State prepares for its bye week as the Cowboys continue to recover from a rather poor...

NORMAN — It is here. The big game has arrived. It’s OU-Texas week. This is the reason...

          Rankings are done by souly Chisholm Holland. Send all complaints directly to...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Professionalism has long been a foundational tenet of the Oklahoma City Thunder. When the...

EDMOND — We got our first look at the “Reposition and Replenish” Oklahoma City Thunder today. No...

There’s just so much unknown with the Thunder heading into the season. Is Billy Donovan going to...

LUBBOCK, Texas – The Oklahoma State Cowboys were in for a sour surprise when they found themselves...

LAWRENCE, Kansas — Oklahoma got what it wanted on Saturday, but was left wanting so much more....

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder are a team in search of an identity. Ask any...

The Oklahoma State Cowboys are headed down to Lubbock, Texas, to face the Texas Tech Red Raiders...

Time again for Ask Hoover, my weekly Twitter mailbag where I answer your college football questions. That...

NORMAN — You think Oklahoma’s Jeremiah Hall is versatile now? You should have seen him when he...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Billy Donovan said that he will know more tomorrow after Friday’s practice what Andre...

Clemson is in trouble, and that’s a real good thing for Oklahoma, or else we might be...

Oklahoma is 4-0 in 2019 with four blowout wins over Houston, South Dakota, UCLA, and Texas Tech....

OKLAHOMA CITY — By now you’ve heard the optimism surrounding the on-court chemistry between Chris Paul and...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Andre Roberson was a “full go” at practice yesterday. Considering the roller coaster 20...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder have a lot of point guards. It’s a good problem...

NORMAN — Bad news for Oklahoma’s upcoming opponents: Jalen Hurts is evolving as a quarterback. Like some...

The Texas Rangers, 78-84 overall, won a three-game series against the New York Yankees, 103-59, in the...

STILLWATER, Oklahoma – There were big time moves made by big time adjustments for the Cowboy defense...

NORMAN — Oklahoma defensive coordinator Alex Grinch has extremely well-defined feelings about his players giving effort. “If...

Oklahoma State will face quite possibly its toughest challenge of the 2019 season on Saturday as Mike...

The world grew dim on Thursday, Sept. 26, as the news that Tom Collins, a lifelong Sooner...

The Recap: My video rewind of the week covering college football in Oklahoma. From Oklahoma State’s disappointing...

The Texas Rangers, 76-83 overall, lost a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox, 83-76, at Globe...

Big 12 Conference play starts Saturday, so let’s play around with some predictions.  Here comes 20 of...

OKLAHOMA CITY — New season, new team. New beard, too? The thoughts regarding former Oklahoma City Thunder...

Time again for Ask Hoover, my weekly Twitter mailbag where I answer your college football questions. Amid...

The self-inflicted benching of Houston quarterback D’Eriq King doesn’t smell right to most Not to those who...

The Texas Rangers, 75-81 overall, -game series against the Oakland Athletics, 94-62, at the Oakland Coliseum. Texas...

NORMAN — Is Oklahoma ready? Did the Sooners get enough done in the non-conference part of their...

Another year, another ranking. Hotly debated by the fans and cooly disregarded by the players, the “Top...