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Wrestling coach Jack Spates to retire after 18 years at OU

January 29, 2011 | 0 comments

The current longest tenured head coach at the University of Oklahoma will retire at the end of the season and is perusing ministry. Wrestling coach Jack Spates, who has been at OU for 18 years, will be passing the longest tenured coach title to softball coach Patty Gasso when the NCAA Championships end in mid-March. READ MORE

Sooner wrestlers look to avoid Husker revenge

January 27, 2011 | 0 comments

The No. 16 Nebraska Cornhuskers will be looking for revenge against the seventh-ranked Sooners on Friday at McCasland Field House. Last season, the OU wrestling squad upset a talented Nebraska team, 22-15, in Lincoln. READ MORE

OU wrestling drops No. 15 Iowa State, earns first conference win of season

January 23, 2011 | 0 comments

The OU wrestling squad won all but one match in a dominant performance to win Friday over No. 15 Iowa State, 33-7, at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. READ MORE

COLUMN: RJ vs. MJ — Did OU meet expectations this season?

December 13, 2010 | 0 comments

Each week, The Daily's RJ Young and MJ Casiano debate the biggest question in sports. This week, Young and Casiano discuss whether OU met expectations this season. READ MORE

COLUMN: RJ vs. MJ — Would you play a pick-up basketball game against President Obama?

December 3, 2010 | 1 comment

Each week, The Daily's RJ Young and MJ Casiano debate the biggest question in sports. This week, Young and Casiano discuss whether they would play a pick-up basketball game against President Obama and whether they would throw elbows. READ MORE

COLUMN: RJ vs. MJ — How many games will the OU football team win of its final two?

November 19, 2010 | 0 comments

Each week, The Daily's RJ Young and MJ Casiano debate the biggest question in sports. This week, Young and Casiano discuss how many games the OU football team will win of its last two. READ MORE

COLUMN: RJ vs. MJ — Should Auburn quarterback Cam Newton be considered guilty?

November 13, 2010 | 2 comments

Each week, The Daily's RJ Young and MJ Casiano debate the biggest question in sports. This week, Young and Casiano debate whether Auburn quarterback Cam Newton is guilty of NCAA violations. READ MORE

COLUMN: RJ vs. MJ — Who's to blame for low World Series viewership numbers?

November 5, 2010 | 0 comments

Each week, The Daily's RJ Young and MJ Casiano debate the biggest question in sports. This week, Young and Casiano debate about who's to blame for low viewership numbers for this year's World Series. READ MORE

COLUMN: RJ vs. MJ — Will the Thunder do better, worse or the same as last year?

October 29, 2010 | 1 comment

Each week, The Daily's RJ Young and MJ Casiano debate the biggest question in sports. This week, Young and Casiano debate whether the Thunder will be better, the same or worse than last season. READ MORE

COLUMN: RJ vs. MJ — Are the new rules for flagrant fouls good for the NFL?

October 22, 2010 | 0 comments

Each week, The Daily's RJ Young and MJ Casiano debate the biggest question in sports. This week, Young and Casiano debate whether the new high fines and automatic suspensions for flagrant and helmet-to-helmet fouls are good for the NFL. READ MORE

COLUMN: RJ vs. MJ — Should MLB start using instant replay?

October 15, 2010 | 0 comments

Each week, The Daily's RJ Young and MJ Casiano debate the biggest question in sports. This week, Young and Casiano debate whether Major League Baseball should start using instant replay. READ MORE

COLUMN: RJ vs. MJ — Which remaining game will be the toughest for OU?

October 8, 2010 | 0 comments

Each week, The Daily's RJ Young and MJ Casiano debate the biggest question in sports. This week, Young and Casiano debate which remaining game will be the toughest for the OU football team. READ MORE

COLUMN: RJ vs. MJ — Does Roy Halladay deserve to win the NL Cy Young Award?

October 1, 2010 | 0 comments

Each week, The Daily's RJ Young and MJ Casiano debate the biggest question in sports. This week, Young and Casiano debate whether Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay should win the National League Cy Young Award. READ MORE

Sooner cross country takes fifth at Stillwater meet

September 27, 2010 | 0 comments

The OU women’s cross country team finished fifth out of fifteen teams in the Cowboy Jamboree Saturday in Stillwater because of a career-best performance from junior Molly Ferguson. The team entered the weekend No. 13 in the USTFCCCA Midwest Regional poll. READ MORE

COLUMN: RJ vs. MJ — Should Michael Vick be the Philadelphia Eagles' starting quarterback?

September 24, 2010 | 2 comments

Each week, The Daily's RJ Young and MJ Casiano debate the biggest question in sports. This week, Young and Casiano debate whether Michael Vick should be the Philadelphia Eagles' starting quarterback. READ MORE

COLUMN: RJ vs MJ — Are the FIBA Worlds relevant in non-Olympic years?

September 16, 2010 | 1 comment

Each week, The Daily's RJ Young and MJ Casiano debate the biggest question in sports. This week, Young and Casiano debate whether the FIBA world basketball championships are relevant in non-Olympic years. READ MORE

COLUMN: RJ vs. MJ — Which former Sooner’s NFL rookie season will be better?

September 9, 2010 | 1 comment

Each week, The Daily's RJ Young and MJ Casiano debate the biggest question in sports. This week, Young and Casiano debate which former Sooner will have a bigger impact in their NFL rookie season. READ MORE

Men, women cross country teams place 3rd in Tulsa

September 7, 2010 | 0 comments

The cross country season officially began Saturday in Tulsa at the Hurricane Cross Country Festival when the OU men’s and women’s teams both finished third. READ MORE

COLUMN: RJ vs. MJ — Do the Sooners need to blow out Utah State?

September 2, 2010 | 0 comments

Each week, The Daily’s RJ Young and MJ Casiano debate the biggest questions in sports. This week, Young and Casiano debate whether Saturday's season-opening football game will be considered a disappointment if the Sooners don't blow out the Utah State Aggies. READ MORE

Cross country teams sprint into 2010 season

September 1, 2010 | 0 comments

Besides the seventh-ranked OU football team, there are two other nationally ranked teams on campus whose seasons begin Saturday. The OU men’s cross country team is ranked No. 2 in the preseason regional rankings, and the OU women are 13th in the Midwest Region, according to the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Association. READ MORE

OU cross country begins Saturday

August 31, 2010 | 0 comments

Besides the seventh-ranked OU football team, there are two other nationally ranked teams on campus whose seasons begin Saturday. READ MORE

Sam Bradford likely No. 1 pick for St. Louis Rams

April 22, 2010 | 0 comments

OU fourth-year junior quarterback Sam Bradford's NFL draft status has been a first-round roller coaster over the last year. READ MORE

Sooners recover against TCU after being swept by Texas

April 7, 2010 | 0 comments

After a weekend of three-straight home losses to No. 7 Texas in which OU was outscored 16-3, the team performed at its highest, beating No. 11 TCU by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday night in Fort Worth, Texas. READ MORE

Wrestling: OU finishes fifth at NCAAs

March 22, 2010 | 0 comments

The OU wrestling team placed fifth overall at the 2010 NCAA Championships over the break in Omaha, Neb. READ MORE

OU finishes third at Big 12 Championships

March 8, 2010 | 0 comments

Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, and OU competed inside the Howard McCasland Field House for the 2010 Big 12 Championships all day Saturday. READ MORE

Wrestling: Sooners host Big 12 Championships this weekend

March 5, 2010 | 0 comments

OU wrestling, currently ranked ninth nationally, hasn't hosted the Big 12 Championships at the McCasland Field House since 2002, when the team claimed its 23rd conference title. READ MORE

Bailey named conference wrestler of the week

February 23, 2010 | 0 comments

The ninth-ranked OU wrestling team may have lost a close battle to No. 3 Oklahoma State in Stillwater on Sunday, but the weekend wasn't all negative. READ MORE

Close finish for OU wrestling in Stillwater

February 22, 2010 | 0 comments

The last time OU won a dual against Oklahoma State in Stillwater, the date was Nov. 28, 1995 and Nick Jonas was three years old. READ MORE

OU wrestling closes out regular season with Bedlam

February 19, 2010 | 0 comments

The OU wrestling regular season will end against No. 3 Oklahoma State inside the Gallagher-Iba Arena at 2 p.m. Sunday. READ MORE

Sooners' seniors say goodbye

February 18, 2010 | 0 comments

The OU wrestling team's win over Oregon State on Sunday capped the final home action for seniors Eric Lapotsky, Kyle Terry, Chad Terry and Shane Vernon. READ MORE

Wrestling gets second win of the weekend against Oregon State

February 14, 2010 | 0 comments

The ninth-ranked wrestling squad again won at home Sunday against No. 15 Oregon State on Senior Day, 25-6. READ MORE

Wrestling team dominates in Beauty and the Beast competition

February 12, 2010 | 0 comments

It was almost like Chattanooga missed the bus from Tennessee after a 33-3 defeat was handed to them by OU Friday in the Lloyd Noble Center. READ MORE

Wrestling: Beauty and the Beast ... The Beast

February 12, 2010 | 0 comments

The third annual "Beuaty and the Beast" event, including the No. 9 wrestling squad and the No. 1 women's gymnastics team, will be held at 7 tonight in the Lloyd Noble Center. READ MORE

COLUMN: Why is there no student support for OU wrestling team?

February 10, 2010 | 1 comment

If you go to an OU wrestling event, there are about as many students in the bleachers supporting their university’s highly touted wrestling squad as there would be for a voluntary "let's keep campus dry" rally in the South Oval. READ MORE

OU wrestling prevails over No. 17 Tigers

February 8, 2010 | 0 comments

For the first time since the 2002-03 season, No. 9 OU (14-2-1, 2-1-1 Big 12) has won consecutive Big 12 matches after an easy 25-10 victory over No. 17 Missouri in Columbia on Saturday. READ MORE

No. 9 OU wrestling rallies in Lincoln, prepares for Missouri tonight

February 6, 2010 | 0 comments

After trailing Nebraska 15-0 following the first four bouts, ninth-ranked OU (13-2-1, 1-1-1 Big 12) seemed like they would end the night with their third loss on the season. READ MORE

No. 9 OU wrestling squad travels to Nebraska, then Missouri

February 4, 2010 | 0 comments

The ninth-ranked OU wrestling team (12-1-1, 0-1-1 Big 12) will start a two-match road trip tonight against the Cornhuskers (9-8, 0-1 Big 12) at 7:30 p.m. in Lincoln, Neb. READ MORE

Big 12 rival recruiting class breakdown

February 4, 2010 | 0 comments

It’s no secret: OU, Texas and Oklahoma State will all be considered in the stages of rebuilding when the new season rolls around with quarterbacks Sam Bradford, Colt McCoy and Zac Robinson all preparing for their NFL futures. READ MORE

Sooner wrestling pinned by top competition

January 25, 2010 | 0 comments

On an evening where members from the 1951-60 OU wrestling squads — the "Golden Decade of Oklahoma Wrestling" — were honored, the Sooners (12-2-1) were defeated by back-to-back Big 12 Champion and No. 2 nationally ranked Iowa State 21-12. READ MORE

OU returns home for Big 12 battle

January 22, 2010 | 0 comments

With a packed field house full of beanie giveaways and 50-cent hot dogs, the No. 10 ranked OU grapplers will play host to their toughest opponent thus far, as No. 2 Iowa State travels to Norman today. READ MORE

Wrestling off to strong start

January 19, 2010 | 0 comments

The OU wrestling squad may have enjoyed winter break more than other groups of students – they dominated opponents in the Lonestar Duals and placed in the Virginia Duals, furthering the team’s chances of climbing in rankings. READ MORE

Sooner wrestlers to enter winter break with high conference, national rankings

December 14, 2009 | 0 comments

After an impressive start to the season, the OU wrestling team will head into winter break with a top 10 ranking. READ MORE

Titan's running back eclipses Peterson when it comes to speed

December 9, 2009 | 1 comment

If I were to ask you which NFL running back was most likely to succeed in NASCAR, Vikings’ Adrian Peterson would most likely be the answer. READ MORE

Friday Face-off: Does TCU deserve to jump Texas for a national championship game berth?

December 4, 2009 | 5 comments

There’s a top-5 team south of Red River that is 12-0, has two key victories over ranked teams and beat a non-conference team that is set to play in its conference championship game this weekend. READ MORE

NFL games over the Thanksgiving break

December 3, 2009 | 0 comments

Disappointing games over Thanksgiving break READ MORE

Bedlam wrestling deadlocked

December 2, 2009 | 0 comments

Sooners and Cowboys finish Bedlam wrestling in a tie Tuesday night at McCasland Field House READ MORE

Bedlam continues tonight

December 1, 2009 | 0 comments

Sooner wrestling attempts to upset No. 3 Cowboys in dual READ MORE

Wrestling takes two victories over the break

November 30, 2009 | 0 comments

Wrestling dominates over Thanksgiving break READ MORE

Wrestling takes down Arizona State

November 23, 2009 | 0 comments

OU wrestling comes back on Arizona to win the duel READ MORE

Belichick underestimated Manning

November 18, 2009 | 1 comment

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick may not have understood just how good Indianapolis Colts’ quarterback Peyton Manning is until Sunday. READ MORE

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