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Big 12 stabilizes after yearlong conference realignment drama

May 7, 2012 | 0 comments

The Big 12 Conference survived a tumultuous conference realignment situation in 2011. Barely. READ MORE

Year in Review: Injuries unravel Sooners' run at a national title

May 7, 2012 | 0 comments

When Ryan Broyles and Travis Lewis decided to return for their senior seasons, it looked like the stars were aligned for OU’s eighth national championship. Then it started to unravel. READ MORE

NMF review: Other Lives bestows buzz-worthy performance on its home state

April 29, 2012 | 0 comments

I had a religious musical experience Saturday night while standing behind short guy in a "Mass Effect" game hat and watching Other Lives through a cloud of marijuana smoke. And I'd do it again without hesitation. READ MORE

Norman Music Fest: 27 must-see bands and other things to do this weekend

April 25, 2012 | 0 comments

New to Norman Music Festival? Crazy for schedules? Want to know where everyone else is going to be? The Daily's James Corley has the guide for you READ MORE

Women's gymnastics: Ferguson finishes as runner-up at NCAA individual finals

April 22, 2012 | 0 comments

Senior gymnast Megan Ferguson earned the national runner-up score on balance beam at the NCAA individual national championship finals Sunday. READ MORE

Women's gymnastics: Sooners miss Super Six by two-tenths of a point

April 20, 2012 | 0 comments

The Oklahoma women's gymnastics team came up just short Friday at the NCAA semifinals in Duluth, Ga. A mere two-tenths of a point separated the Sooners from moving on to the program's third-straight Super Six. READ MORE

Women's gymnastics: Season's struggles prepare Sooners for championship

April 19, 2012 | 0 comments

The Sooner women's gymnastics team has a shot at making its third-straight Super Six appearance this weekend. But long before this chance was a possibility, the Sooners have been fighting through adversity just to stay in the running. READ MORE

'Port of Morrow' perfect combination of indie, pop to please all Shins fans

April 3, 2012 | 0 comments

After a five year absence, The Shins return with their new album, “Port of Morrow.” Though The Shins bring a different tone to their music, the band stays as close as possible to its original sound. READ MORE

‘Sounds from Nowheresville’ more polished than Ting Tings' debut album

April 3, 2012 | 0 comments

Since Ting Tings’ debut album in 2008, “We Started Nothing,” the duo has come a long way with their sound. The new sound is more polished and electronically driven than raw. READ MORE

Women's gymnastics: Sooners earn No. 1 seed in NCAA regionals

March 26, 2012 | 0 comments

The OU women's gymnastics program was awarded a No. 1 seed for NCAA regional competition, the association announced today. The Sooners will compete in the Champaign, Ill., region alongside Stanford, Denver, Illinois, Kentucky and Illinois-Chicago. READ MORE

Women’s gymnastics: OU wins Big 12 title in front of home crowd

March 26, 2012 | 0 comments

The Sooner women’s gymnastics team earned its fifth Big 12 championship — the fourth in five seasons — by beating Iowa State and Missouri on Saturday at Lloyd Noble Center. OU scored a season-high 197.475 and received stellar performances from first-time competitors. READ MORE

Women's gymnastics: Sooners defeat defending champion Alabama

March 2, 2012 | 0 comments

The Sooners held off No. 5 Alabama with a comeback in the last two rotations to give the seniors a final home win. But they had to dig themselves out of an early hole to get it. READ MORE

Gymnastics styles to collide in OU-Alabama matchup

March 2, 2012 | 0 comments

There's little doubt Oklahoma and Alabama are two of the premier women's gymnastics programs in the country. The second-ranked Sooners host the No. 5 Crimson Tide, the defending national champions, at 7 tonight at Lloyd Noble Center. READ MORE

OU gymnast Sara Stone's focus instills confidence in teammates

March 2, 2012 | 0 comments

Senior gymnast Sara Stone can be called "the biggest goofball ever" and someone who's never nervous. She shapes her temperament to the situation around her, alternating between an uplifting spirit and a calming focus. READ MORE

OU's Megan Ferguson leads by example for gymnastics team

March 2, 2012 | 0 comments

Senior gymnast Megan Ferguson is called "Momma Bear" by her teammates and coaches because of the loving approach she takes when leading the OU women's gymnastics team. READ MORE

Gymnast inspires, supports her team from the sidelines

March 1, 2012 | 0 comments

Despite her OU career being cut short by a number of injuries, senior Natasha Kelley has remained positive. And that positivity is infectious to her teammates, who dedicated this season to her after her early retirement this spring. READ MORE

Senior is 'spark' for OU women's gymnastics team

March 1, 2012 | 0 comments

Senior gymnast Candace Cindell never stops cheering. Her constant encouragement is uplifting for both her teammates and crowds at meets, who feed off her energy to cheer on the Sooners. READ MORE

Women’s gymnastics: Sooners to host No. 21 Michigan, TWU

February 24, 2012 | 0 comments

When the rankings for women’s gymnastics switch over to the regional qualifying score (RQS) system, the Sooners are expected to be No. 1. READ MORE

Women's gymnastics: Sooners to take on No. 16 Missouri on the road

February 17, 2012 | 0 comments

For the second week in a row, the OU women’s gymnastics team will face a Big 12 opponent. Only this time, it may be the last regular-season matchup in a while. READ MORE

Sooner women's gymnastics sweeps Big 12 weekly awards

February 14, 2012 | 0 comments

The OU women’s gymnastics team swept all three Big 12 weekly awards for the first time since 2008, the league announced Tuesday. Sophomore Taylor Spears earned Gymnast of the Week, and Megan Ferguson won Event Specialist of the Week to extend OU’s streak to six consecutive weeks, a new single-season school record. READ MORE

Women's gymnastics: Sooners pass podium-performance test in OKC

February 11, 2012 | 0 comments

The OU women’s gymnastics team broke the 197-mark for the third time this season in a decisive win against Iowa State and Southeast Missouri State at the Perfect 10 Challenge on Friday at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City. READ MORE

Oklahoma-born gymnasts preparing for weekend meet in Oklahoma City

February 9, 2012 | 0 comments

Many of the athletes growing up in Oklahoma dream of becoming Sooners, but most will never make it on an OU roster. A few do. Sophomore gymnasts Madison Mooring and Hayden Ward are the only home-grown Sooners on OU’s roster this season. READ MORE

COLUMN: OU women's gymnastics team has fighting spirit

February 7, 2012 | 0 comments

There’s an old sports adage that says you can tell a lot about a team by how it responds to a loss. If that’s the case, the OU women’s gymnastics team was an open book during its upset victory Sunday against No. 2 Arkansas. READ MORE

Sooner gymnasts relish reunions with old friends

February 3, 2012 | 0 comments

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. READ MORE

Freshmen ready for Norman debut

January 26, 2012 | 0 comments

Freshmen Erica Brewer and Rebecca Clark are opposites in their approaches to gymnastics. Brewer is powerful and aggressive, and Clark is graceful and exact in all her movements, OU coach KJ Kindler said. But opposites seem to attract in their case. READ MORE

Women's gymnastics team posts NCAA-best score

January 22, 2012 | 0 comments

The OU women’s gymnastics team erased any doubt it would respond to a loss to Oregon State on Jan. 13, its first regular-season loss since 2009, by posting an NCAA-best score during the TWU quad meet Saturday in Denton, Texas. READ MORE

No. 10 Oklahoma looking to get back to winning ways after upset loss

January 19, 2012 | 0 comments

The 10th-ranked OU women’s gymnastics team finishes its season-opening road streak with a quad meet at 7 p.m. Saturday in Denton, Texas. The meet, hosted by Texas Woman’s, also includes Utah State and Centenary. READ MORE

OU gymnast Natasha Kelley retires after long battle with injuries

January 18, 2012 | 0 comments

OU women’s gymnastics coach KJ Kindler said she’s encountered few people with as much fight in them as Natasha Kelley. The junior from Katy, Texas, has been fighting constantly to do what she loves since she arrived in Norman four years ago. READ MORE

OU women's gymnasts Taylor Spears earns Big 12 weekly honors

January 17, 2012 | 0 comments

Sophomore women's gymnast Taylor Spears became the second OU gymnast in as many weeks to earn the Big 12 Conference's Event Specialist of the Week honors, the conference announced Tuesday. READ MORE

OU women's gymnastics to face first of five top-10 opponents

January 12, 2012 | 0 comments

To be the best, you have to beat the best, and Oklahoma will have plenty of chances this season. After dispatching No. 23 Kentucky — along with Bowling Green and Wisconsin-Oshkosh — in Lexington, Ky., last weekend, the OU women's gymnastics team will face No. 7 Oregon State, the second of 10 opponents this season ranked in the preseason top 25, on Friday in Corvallis, Ore. READ MORE

COLUMN: Broyles brushed off for Biletnikoff

December 9, 2011 | 0 comments

Ryan Broyles should have won the Biletnikoff Award on Thursday based on his stellar season. My hat is off to Oklahoma State’s Justin Blackmon, who joins former Texas Tech wideout Michael Crabtree as the only players to win the award twice. READ MORE

Sooner women's basketball team to host Panthers

December 9, 2011 | 0 comments

The Oklahoma women’s basketball team hosts Milwaukee at 2 p.m. Sunday at Lloyd Noble Center. READ MORE

OU women's gymnastics team to host intrasquad meet

December 9, 2011 | 0 comments

Fans wanting to get a first look at this year’s OU women’s gymnastics squad will get their chance tonight. The team hosts a free intrasquad meet at 7 p.m. Friday at the Sam Viersen Gymnastics Center. READ MORE

Outside factors raise athletic compliance concerns

December 7, 2011 | 0 comments

In addition to monitoring the conduct of current and prospective OU coaches and athletes to ensure adherence to NCAA rules, the OU compliance department’s task is complicated by a need to identify and combat factors beyond the institution’s control. People outside the university — in no way affiliated with OU — also can get the university into trouble, said Jason Leonard, executive director of the department. READ MORE

OU places premium on athetic compliance

December 6, 2011 | 0 comments

It can be difficult to keep a university athletic department’s nose clean in this day and age, but OU’s compliance department says it is doing everything it can to keep Oklahoma out of trouble with the NCAA. READ MORE

COLUMN: Cowboys’ stampede worthy of win, not hospitalization

December 6, 2011 | 0 comments

It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt. After beating the Sooners, 44-10, in the most lopsided Bedlam victory for Oklahoma State since 1945, 13 Cowboys fans were injured storming the field. READ MORE

COLUMN: Jones cracks under pressure against Cowboys

December 5, 2011 | 1 comment

Landry Jones had a rough day Saturday as the Sooners lost to Oklahoma State, 44-10, in their most lopsided Bedlam loss since 1945. After the game, Jones readily stated where to lay the blame for the loss. READ MORE

COLUMN: Why Oklahoma State deserves a shot at a title

December 4, 2011 | 2 comments

The question has been answered: Yes, Oklahoma State is legit. You wanted OSU to prove what they can do? Well, they did Saturday night. The Cowboys made their case — and created a buzz that spread all throughout the college football landscape — for a shot at a national title against LSU. In the second-most lopsided Bedlam victory for the Pokes in school history, Oklahoma State throttled OU, 44-10, in what was considered the de facto Big 12 championship game. READ MORE

Former OU receiver Cameron Kenney arrested

November 30, 2011 | 0 comments

Former OU wide receiver Cameron Kenney was arrested 10 days ago on suspicion of stealing a woman’s purse and using her bank cards to buy alcohol for himself and two friends. READ MORE

Broyles optimistic about NFL future after knee injury

November 30, 2011 | 1 comment

Senior wide receiver Ryan Broyles is back on his feet after 25 days. The Norman native is off crutches and able to walk with a brace on his left knee, and he said his recovery is going well. READ MORE

COLUMN: Merry Christmas, America

November 29, 2011 | 0 comments

It’s not every year you get a present from millionaires and billionaires. (If it is, let’s be friends.) The NBA owners and players gave the best Christmas gift they could to sports fans: an NBA season. READ MORE

'The Art of Flight' transports you away from real life

November 28, 2011 | 0 comments

Have you ever careened down a steep face of a mountain on nothing but a few inches of hardwood and fiberglass? If you have, you're a braver person than I. But for the rest of us, "The Art of Flight" — a documentary-style film produced by Red Bull — can transport you to the foreign world of limitless snowboarding. READ MORE

Hard work pays off for former walk-ons

November 22, 2011 | 0 comments

Senior Day is special for a lot of players, but Saturday’s contest against Iowa State holds a little extra-special something for two OU seniors. Tight end Trent Ratterree and deep snapper James Winchester came to OU with dreams of being Sooners and invitations to walk on. READ MORE

COLUMN: Injuries crippling battered and beaten Sooner football team

November 21, 2011 | 1 comment

The Sooners are banged up and beaten down following a 45-38 loss to the Baylor Bears on Saturday in Waco, Texas. And things may only get worse from here. READ MORE

Sooners to face RG3 in Waco for third time in his college career

November 18, 2011 | 0 comments

Baylor's junior quarterback Robert Griffin III has never faced Oklahoma on its home turf in Norman and likely never will. The Bears' gunslinger, nationally lauded for his Heisman-caliber performances and pinpoint accuracy this season, took the wheel his freshman season and steered Baylor into a new age of relevance in the Big 12 Conference. READ MORE

OU players want 'The Stache' to return, Jefferson says

November 15, 2011 | 1 comment

The Sooners want junior quarterback Landry Jones to regrow "The Stache." Jones' facial hair became an icon on campus when he was thrust into the starting position as a freshman when Sam Bradford went down with an injury. READ MORE

OU football players embarrassed by Texas Tech loss

November 15, 2011 | 0 comments

Many Sooner players used the time off Saturday to watch college football on TV, but not every player enjoyed what he saw. READ MORE

Sooners will be working on 'Belldozer' formation, Stoops says

November 8, 2011 | 0 comments

Stoops said the Sooners are not done with the Wildcat-esque formation featuring freshman quarterback Blake Bell in short-yardage situations. READ MORE

Stoops proud of Murray's record-breaking play with Dallas

November 8, 2011 | 0 comments

Former Sooner running back DeMarco Murray, OU’s all-time leader in all-purpose yards, is continuing his record-setting career at the next level. READ MORE

Broyles' draft status not in jeopardy, Stoops says

November 8, 2011 | 0 comments

During his weekly press conference Tuesday afternoon, OU coach Bob Stoops said senior wide receiver Ryan Broyles’ ACL tear was clear and no other parts of the knee seem to be damaged, which is good news for Broyles’ NFL draft hopes. READ MORE

Articles by James Corley