For Brie Olson, OU’s pair of weekend contests will be a welcomed reunion of sorts. The junior from St. Cloud, Minn., knows gymnasts on all four programs the Sooners face tonight and Sunday — No. 9 Nebraska, No. 25 Minnesota, Centenary and No. 2 Arkansas.

Oklahoma has yet to beat Oklahoma State in sports this year, but the OU women’s basketball team will look to change that when the Sooners tip off against the Cowgirls at noon Saturday, February 4th at Lloyd Noble Center.

OU’s track and field teams will travel to New York City this weekend for the New Balance Invitational. The meet is in its 11th year of competition and, like the Razorback Invitational last weekend, will give the Sooners a chance to see how they stack up against the nation’s best.

enior outfielder Cody Reine stood ready at home plate. His bat wiggled between his hands. His coach fired the ball toward home plate from an abbreviated distance to the pitcher’s mound. Reine’s eyes followed the ball until it made contact with his bat while his left hand rolled over top his right.

The Sooners have lost two of five games that will serve to underscore Oklahoma’s fate when tournament time arrives in mid-March. Among their foes in what is the most brutal stretch of their schedule are three top-10 teams and five likely NCAA tournament invitees.

The No. 15-ranked OU Men’s tennis team responded after losing to No. 23 Mississippi by defeating Michigan State in the following match at the ITA Kick-off Weekend Classic at the Goodfriend Tennis Center in Knoxville, Tenn. last weekend.

The Sooners battled to keep the game close throughout the first half, but No. 8 Kansas proved to be too much down the stretch.

Going into the offseason, the Sooners had their fair share of question marks. They needed to address a glaring weakness at tight end, add depth to an aging offensive line and bring more size and speed to the defensive line and backfield.

Bob Stoops has typically recruited a lot of defensive players in his tenure at Oklahoma. However, OU’s head football coach is not opposed to recruiting offense. Stoops acknowledged that offense is exactly what he was after this recruiting season, and that strategy is reflected in the numbers.

In the last four seasons, OU has claimed one national title, two third place finishes, and one second place finish while posting a total record of 101-10.