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This year’s Roy Griak Invitational is at the University of Minnesota Les Bolstad Golf Course. Runners can expect rolling hills and grassy terrain throughout the entire course. READ MORE

The Hurricane rolls into Norman

September 18, 2009 | 0 comments

OU football hosts in-state opponent the Tulsa Golden Hurrican Saturday at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. READ MORE

QB Sam Bradford out for rest of game

September 5, 2009 | 0 comments

ARLINGTON, Texas — Bradford left the game with a few seconds left in the first half after getting hit hard and landing on his right shoulder. READ MORE

Sooners hit the turf this weekend

September 4, 2009 | 1 comment

OU football begins the season this weekend and The Daily breaks down the matchup between the OU Sooners and the Brigham Young University Cougars.</ READ MORE

OU football is ready... is the rest of the Big 12?

August 28, 2009 | 0 comments

The Daily’s Eric Dama gives his predictions for this season’s Big 12 Football Standings READ MORE

Sooners line up stacked on defense

August 26, 2009 | 0 comments

With the departure of many key components—most notably those on the offensive line—many expect the Sooner offense to take a step back this year. READ MORE

Men's Basketball: OU season in review

May 11, 2009 | 0 comments

It’s been just over a month since OU’s season ended. For many Sooner fans, the lasting images of March are still fresh on the brain, like Morgan State forward Ameer Ali seemingly auditioning for the WWF by flipping Player of the Year Blake Griffin over his back. READ MORE

Friday Face-Off: Who has the best shot at a title next season?

May 8, 2009 | 2 comments

The Daily's Eric Dama and MJ Casiano debate whether OU's men's gymnastics team or football team has the best shot at a title next season. READ MORE

City offers temporary relief to 600 homeless in Cleveland County

May 1, 2009 | 0 comments

One night in January, there were about 600 homeless people in Cleveland County going to sleep without permanent housing. The city just released numbers from Norman’s Annual Homeless Count, conducted each year in January but believed to be representative of homeless rates throughout the year. READ MORE

Friday Face-Off: Who should be taken first overall in Saturday’s NFL draft?

April 24, 2009 | 0 comments

The Daily's Eric Dama and M.J. Casiano debate whether it should be Matthew Stafford or Mark Sanchez that is chosen first in Saturday's NFL draft. READ MORE

COLUMN: Griffin deserving of Player of the Year

April 6, 2009 | 0 comments

Regardless of whether or not you picked OU to make it to the Final Four this weekend in Detroit, you knew at least one Sooner was going to be there no matter what happened in the tournament. READ MORE

Capel linked to Arizona coaching vacancy

April 2, 2009 | 0 comments

The East Valley Tribune is reporting that OU head coach Jeff Capel is the leading candidate for the coaching vacancy at the University of Arizona. READ MORE

Men's Basketball: Sooners face Syracuse tonight

March 27, 2009 | 0 comments

With only one-fourth of the original tournament teams still playing for a trip to Detroit, the spotlight starts to shine a little brighter as the games become more competitive and the field continues to shrink. READ MORE

Men's Basketball: Dissecting OU vs. the Orange

March 25, 2009 | 0 comments

The Daily's Eric Dama takes a closer look at OU against Syracuse. READ MORE

Men's Basketball: Cowboys corral Sooners, 71-70

March 12, 2009 | 0 comments

James Anderson hit two free throws with 2.3 seconds left and Oklahoma State upset No. 6 Oklahoma 71-70 Thursday night in a quarterfinal of the Big 12 tournament. READ MORE

Men's Basketball: Bedlam part three

March 12, 2009 | 0 comments

It will be Act 3 of the Bedlam Series in today’s quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. No. 2 seed OU will face No. 7 seed Oklahoma State, who advanced to the quarterfinals by beating Iowa State 81-67 in the first round Wednesday night. READ MORE

Men's Basketball: 2009 Big 12 tournament predictions

March 11, 2009 | 1 comment

With the Big 12 tournament kicking off today, The Daily’s Eric Dama predicts who ultimately will win in Oklahoma City READ MORE

Men's Basketball: OU clinches No. 2 seed in Big 12 with 82-78 win

March 8, 2009 | 0 comments

Saturday’s Bedlam game featured two teams in two very different positions. But none of that mattered when it came time for tip-off, as the teams competed to end the season with a victory and improve their seeding for the Big 12 tournament. READ MORE

Men's Basketball: OU seniors say goodbye in last home game

March 5, 2009 | 0 comments

A lot of the attention surrounding the men’s basketball team the past week has focused on sophomore forward Blake Griffin, freshman guard Willie Warren and junior guard/forward Juan Pattillo, whether it relates to injuries, playing time or suspensions. READ MORE

Men's Basketball: OU loses on the road to Missouri, 73-64

March 4, 2009 | 0 comments

With sophomore forward Blake Griffin healthy again, and junior forward Juan Patillo back from his one-game suspension, OU played with its full lineup for the first time in three games. It still wasn’t enough to defeat the No. 15 ranked Missouri Tigers. READ MORE

Men's Basketball: No. 4 Sooners to face off against No. 15 Missouri

March 4, 2009 | 0 comments

A little more than a week ago, this looked like the most important game on the Big 12 schedule. But with the Sooners’ misfortunes against Texas and Kansas, and Missouri’s blowout loss to the KU, neither team has much of a shot at knocking the Jayhawks off their perch. READ MORE

Men's Basketball: Blake returns in victory

March 1, 2009 | 0 comments

Sophomore forward Blake Griffin returned from his week-long absence Saturday at Texas Tech, the same team against which he recorded 40 points and 23 rebounds — both career-highs — on Feb. 14th. READ MORE

Men's Basketball: No. 3 Sooners head to Lubbock on Saturday

February 27, 2009 | 0 comments

OU is going to Lubbock to take on Texas Tech Saturday afternoon. The Daily's Eric Dama breaks down a few of the key match ups. READ MORE

Friday Face-off: Which player’s injury is more significant?

February 27, 2009 | 0 comments

The Daily's Eric Dama and Claire Brandon debate which absence, Whitney Hand or Blake Griffin, is going to cause bigger problems for their team in this week's Friday Face-off. READ MORE

Men's Basketball: State of the Sooners

February 25, 2009 | 0 comments

After beating OU, Kansas leads the Big 12. The Daily’s Eric Dama breaks it down. READ MORE

Men's Basketball: Sooners lose 87-78 without All-American forward

February 23, 2009 | 0 comments

It looked like more than just first place in the Big 12 was on the line Monday night at Lloyd Noble Center. With sophomore forward Blake Griffin on the sideline in street clothes, freshman guard Willie Warren showed he could fill in just as well as the Sooners’ leader, scoring a team-high 23 points. READ MORE

Men's Basketball: Griffin suffers concussion in loss to Texas

February 22, 2009 | 1 comment

Sophomore forward Blake Griffin has seen his fair share of rough play this season. Against USC, he took a shot below the belt. READ MORE

Men's Basketball: Sooners travel to Austin Saturday

February 20, 2009 | 0 comments

Riding a 13-game winning streak, the Sooners enter Saturday’s game as one of three teams in the nation still undefeated in conference play. OU is the country’s only one-loss team and one of two 25-win teams, along with Utah State. READ MORE

Men's Basketball: OU sits atop conference power rankings

February 19, 2009 | 0 comments

While the Sooners have a week off, The Daily’s Eric Dama ranks how well each Big 12 is playing. READ MORE

Men's Basketball: Griffin goes off against Texas Tech

February 14, 2009 | 0 comments

Blake Griffin finished with career-highs of 40 points and 23 rebounds, while Davis hit five three-pointers en route to scoring a career-high 17 points. READ MORE

Men's Basketball: No. 2 Sooners to host reeling Red Raiders Saturday

February 13, 2009 | 0 comments

The Daily’s Eric Dama examines OU’s matchup vs. Texas Tech READ MORE

Men's Basketball: Sooners head to Waco to take on Baylor

February 11, 2009 | 0 comments

No. 2 OU faces unranked Baylor at 8 tonight in Texas. The Daily’s Eric Dama matches up the two teams, who last met when the Sooners beat the Bears 95-76 on Jan. 26. READ MORE

Sports weekend: wrestling, men’s hoops in Norman, women in Stillwater

February 6, 2009 | 0 comments

The OU wrestling team is yet again on a winning streak. They will try to extend it against No.5 Missouri and No.4 Nebraska – two of the Big 12 conference’s best – at home this weekend. READ MORE

Men's Basketball: Sooners hold off Aggies late, win 77-71

February 4, 2009 | 0 comments

The men’s basketball team became the first team in the country to reach 22 wins following its 77-71 victory over Texas A&M Wednesday night at Lloyd Noble Center. READ MORE

Men’s basketball: OU to face A&M tonight in Norman

February 4, 2009 | 0 comments

Home sweet home. That’s what the men’s basketball team is surely thinking as it takes the court at Lloyd Noble Center tonight for the first time since beating OSU on Jan. 24. READ MORE

Men's Basketball: Five questions on OU basketball

January 29, 2009 | 0 comments

With 10 regular season games left, The Daily’s Eric Dama answers five burning questions. READ MORE

Men's Basketball: Sooners trounce Bears, 95-76

January 25, 2009 | 0 comments

Having to go up against sophomore forward Blake Griffin can be tough enough. Facing 31 years of history on top of that doesn’t make it any easier. Baylor had to face both on Saturday. READ MORE

Men's basketball: OU faces ranked foe Saturday

January 23, 2009 | 0 comments

Two days after the OU men’s basketball team pulled out a physical, 72-61, win over the Cornhuskers at Lloyd Noble Center, players and coaches are still probably trying to peel Nebraska defenders off sophomore forward Blake Griffin. READ MORE

Men's Basketball: OU pulls away late, beats Nebraska 72-61

January 21, 2009 | 0 comments

Despite being harassed by double-teams virtually every time he touched the ball, Blake Griffin still managed to net a game-high 27 points to help push OU past Nebraska, 72-61. READ MORE

Men's basketball: OU looks for win No. 18 against Nebraska

January 21, 2009 | 0 comments

When Nebraska comes to Lloyd Noble Center tonight to take on the men’s basketball team, the two teams on the floor may not be polar opposites, but they’re pretty close. READ MORE

Men's Basketball: Sooners stay busy over holiday break

January 20, 2009 | 0 comments

Students at OU received a month-long break for the winter holidays. No books. No tests. No school. Meanwhile, the OU men’s basketball team stayed in action. READ MORE

Men's Basketball: No. 5 Oklahoma beats Maine 78-52

December 10, 2008 | 0 comments

Blake Griffin had 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 5 Oklahoma to a 78-52 victory over Maine on Wednesday night. READ MORE

Men's Basketball: Sooners to take on Maine tonight

December 10, 2008 | 0 comments

Fresh off their first road win of the season — a 69-44 rout of Tulsa — the OU men’s basketball team returns to Norman to take on Maine at 7 tonight at Lloyd Noble Center. READ MORE

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