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Thunder NBA Cup: Power ranking each West Group B team
The groups for the second installment of the NBA Cup have been revealed, and the Oklahoma City Thunder find themselves in West Group B. The group contains several other competitive conference foes, including the San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz. While it's certainly not an...
Derek Chauvin Now Serving Out His Sentence in Oklahoma
Looks like the former Minneapolis police officer is being transferred to Oklahoma. Derek Chauvin was found guilty in 2021 on a second-degree murder charge for George Floyd back on June 25, 2021. He was sentenced to 22.5 years for this and was being held at an Arizona facility the past few years. However, Chauvin is being transferred after an incident that happened in late 2023.
Groundbreaking ceremony for Lake Hefner Golf Club Clubhouse Aug. 29
The community is invited to join civic leaders as they break ground on a new 18,000-square-foot clubhouse at Lake Hefner Golf Club, 4491 S Lake Hefner Drive, at 10 a.m. on August 29. The clubhouse’s first floor will include a golf shop, locker rooms, office space and a grab-and-go food and beverage area so golfers can enjoy lunch, dinner or snacks on the course. The second story will feature a...
Pro Football Focus comes in lower than polls in preseason power rankings
The Oklahoma Sooners were ranked No. 16 in the country in the initial Top 25 polls by both the Associated Press and the US LBM Coaches Poll to begin the 2024 season. Both polls had OU ranked eighth in the SEC, as did the SEC media poll. However, one site has Oklahoma ranked even lower nationally than the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.
Crimson Countdown: No. 12 Brendan Zurbrugg
The Crimson Countdown is officially on for the 2024 Oklahoma football season. Fans have been waiting for what feels like forever with this one. The Sooners are finally and officially joining the SEC. The 2023 season was a rebound one for head coach Brent Venables, getting the program back to its standard. OU went 10-3 […] The post Crimson Countdown: No. 12 Brendan Zurbrugg appeared first on On3.
1 Dead In Shooting Near SW Oklahoma City Apartment Complex
Oklahoma City police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened late Saturday night at an apartment complex in the 2700 block of SW 74th Street. Officers responded to reports of gunfire around 9:15 p.m. At the scene, they found one person who had been shot. The victim was transported to a hospital where they later died.
Police: Suspect Arrested After Shooting Into Crowd, Injuring 3 In Bricktown
A man is in custody and three people are hospitalized after police said he fired shots into a crowded Bricktown intersection Sunday morning. Oklahoma City Police Officers responded to gunshots near the intersection of Sheridan and Oklahoma Avenue just before 2 a.m. Officers in the area said they heard gunshots...
Sooners leading rusher Gavin Sawchuk making most of 1st 'fully healthy' fall camp
NORMAN — Gavin Sawchuk has enjoyed a new experience this month: a fall camp finally healthy and without limitations. The redshirt sophomore running back is entering his third year at Oklahoma, but this preseason marks his first fully healthy stretch of preseason practices after being hampered by hamstring issues during this part of the calendar the last two seasons. To say it has been refreshing for the 5-foot-11, 200-pound running back would be an understatement.
ESPN's Matchup Predictor has OU finishing higher in SEC than most other forecasts
The 2024 college football season is finally coming Sooner rather than later for Oklahoma Team 130 with just 13 more days to go before the season kickoff against Temple. It will have been 245 days since Oklahoma's last football game, a 38-24 loss to Arizona in the Alamo Bowl. The Sooners were representing the Big 12 in that contest, but as they prepare in training camp this month for the start of a new college football season they are sporting a new conference logo on their jersey, that of the SEC.
Sooners duo named to ESPN's true freshman All-America team
The Oklahoma Sooners kick off their 2024 season in less than two weeks. Talking season is almost over, and fall camps are beginning to wrap up across the country. But before the season begins, ESPN unveiled their true freshmen All-America team (ESPN+). All of the players included were high schoolers last year and members of the 2024 Recruiting Class.
Kimbell Bay pool upgrades proposed
Yukon’s elected municipal leaders are considering making a significant investment in the city’s oldest aquatics facility. The Yukon City Council recently took a field trip to Kimbell Bay Pool, 525 S 7th, to learn more about proposed repairs and upgrades. Yukon Parks & Recreation Assistant Director Bryan Kelley...
ECU’s Dr. Nick Meyers joins the Recording Academy / GRAMMYs
ADA, Okla. – Dr. Nicholaus (Nick) Meyers, Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Music at East Central University, has dedicated his career to the improvement and betterment of his students. Alongside his dedication to the future of ECU’s students, he has also continued to achieve significant success of his own. His most recent achievement underscores his exceptional standing in the field of music: he has been accepted as a voting member of the prestigious Recording Academy / GRAMMYs.
From aide to teacher: Presley makes big move
After spending seven years as a teacher’s aide in Marietta Primary School’s kindergarten classrooms, Brittany Presley has made a huge move – and it’s not just down the hall. She’s gone from working as an aide to being a full-time first grade teacher. It’s a...
OKC Thunder’s Isaiah Hartenstein continues to work on 3-point shot in offseason
After landing Isaiah Hartenstein, the Oklahoma City Thunder hope the 26-year-old has room to grow. He’s fresh off a career season with the New York Knicks where he stepped up as the starter once Mitchell Robinson went down. The campaign landed him a massive deal with OKC. He provides them with some serious size and rebounds. After playing without a traditional backup big, the Thunder now employ arguably the best in the league. A wrinkle to Hartenstein’s game he could add is his outside shot. He’s never truly been asked to be an outside shooter in his career. He’s totaled 87 career...
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