Former OU softball star Tiare Jennings joins OKC Spark

OKC Spark adds former OU softball star Tiare Jennings

Former OU softball star Tiare Jennings signed with the Oklahoma City Spark for the remainder of the 2024 season, the organization announced Monday.

A four-time Women's College World Series champion with the Sooners, Jennings will debut Tuesday against Chattanooga.

A star defensive player, Jennings also batted .370 with, 25 home runs 69 RBIs and 74 hits last spring. Her 98 career home runs rank third all time in college softball. Her 314 RBIs rank fifth.

"We are thrilled to welcome Tiare Jennings to the Spark," Spark owner Dr. Tina Floyd said in a release. "Her incredible bat, solid defensive play, and consistent record-breaking history make her a tremendous asset to our team. We eagerly anticipate her contributions and leadership on the field."

OU adds four-star WR to 2025 class

OU football's entry into the SEC got off to a fast start Monday.

While Sooners fans celebrated the program's arrival into the conference, four-star wide receiver Cortez Mills chose OU over Clemson, Florida, LSU and Nebraska. At 6-foot-1 junior out of Homestead, Florida, Cortez is an example of the type of recruit head coach Brent Venables will need to land in the SEC.

Cortez ranks as the No. 11 receiver nationally and the No. 12 player in Florida, per 247Sports' Composite ranking. Cortez also ranks as a top 100 player nationally.

Last season at Homestead, Cortez caught 79 passes for 1,640 yards and 18 touchdowns. Mills visited the Sooners on June 14 before visiting LSU on June 21.

Extra points

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Oklahoma State officially announced the addition of Cal State Fullerton outfielder Megan Delgadillo through the transfer portal. Delgadillo, a native of Riverside, California, who committed to OSU over the weekend, won the NFCA Golden Shoe Award this past season after leading NCAA Division I softball with 44 stolen bases in just 46 attempts. She led the Titans with a .417 batting average as a senior, with 86 hits, 49 runs scored.

COLLEGE WRESTLING:Stan Abel, a National Wrestling Hall of Famer and former OU head coach, died on Friday at age 87, the school announced Sunday. Abel, who wrestled at OU and later served as head coach from 1973-93, led the Sooners to the 1974 national championship and is the program's all-time leader in wins. He achieved 279 dual victories at OU and finished with a .690 winning percentage.

MEN'S COLLEGE TENNIS: Former Texas-San Antonio head coach Sergey Avdeyev was named an assistant coach at OSU on Monday. A former No. 1 player, team captain and volunteer coach at OU, Avdeyev spent five seasons at UTSA and was the Conference USA Coach of the Year in 2023.

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: The Oklahoma City Baseball Club dropped a season-high fifth straight game Sunday in an 8-2 loss at Reno. Deyvison De Los Santos drove in all eight of the Aces’ runs. OKC went 9-17 overall in the month of June.

—Staff reports