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John Mateer (3 TDs), No. 10 Oklahoma crush UTEP 51-0
John Mateer threw for 225 yards and three touchdowns, helping lead No. 10 Oklahoma to a 51-0 win over visiting UTEP on Friday in Norman in the season opener for both teams.,Mateer completed 11 of 17 passes, with his touchdown passes covering 34 yards or more. ,Much of the offseason focus for the Soo...

No. 10 Oklahoma hopes offense has progressed with UTEP on tap
After making a late run to the College Football Playoff a year ago, No. 10 Oklahoma opens its season against UTEP on Friday in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners have spent the offseason focusing on improving the offense after averaging just 354.3 yards per game last season.,While Brent Venables worked to im...

Oklahoma coach Brett Venables agrees to new 6-year, $69M deal
Coming off a College Football Playoff appearance last season, Oklahoma announced a new six-year contract for football coach Brett Venables on Thursday, pending approval by Oklahoma's Board of Regents.,The university didn't disclose financial details. The deal adds two years to Venables' existing con...

Judge sides with Little League in Oklahoma eligibility case as details emerge
Tulsa National Little League is back out of the Southwest Region qualifying tournament for the Little League Baseball World Series after a judge in Texas backed the governing body's decision to remove them based on an ineligible player.,On Monday, Little League International removed Tulsa National f...

Reports: Tulsa to play for LLBWS spot after judge issues order
A temporary restraining order issued by a Texas judge will allow a previously disqualified team from Tulsa, Okla., to play for a spot in the Little League Baseball World Series.,Earlier Monday, Little League International had removed the Tulsa National Little League squad from the Southwest Region t...

Oklahoma removed from LLBWS qualifying due to ineligible player
Little League International ruled that a player on the Tulsa National Little League team was ineligible for competition and removed the Oklahoma entrant from its Baseball World Series qualifying tournament Monday.,Tulsa National was representing its state in the Southwest Region Tournament in Waco, ...

Oklahoma QB John Mateer intent on bouncing back from 2025 setback
Oklahoma star quarterback John Mateer had his 2025 season sabotaged by a broken thumb on his throwing hand but says he is at full strength entering the upcoming campaign.,Mateer had his throwing motion tweaked in the offseason and said he is stronger physically and mentally during his Monday session...

Oklahoma overpowers No. 5 North Carolina in Game 3 to win MCWS title
Thanks to monster nights from Kyle Branch and Jaxon Willits, Oklahoma blasted No. 5 North Carolina 13-2 to win the program's third Men's College World Series title, taking the decisive Game 3 of the championship series on Monday in Omaha, Neb.,Branch went 3-for-4 with two runs and six RBIs, blasting...

North Carolina forces decider in MCWS, as hurlers stifle Oklahoma
North Carolina pitchers Ryan Lynch and Caden Glauber held Oklahoma's offense in check and the offense did enough to lift the Tar Heels to a 6-2 win in Game 2 of the Men's College World Series Championship Series to even the series and force a decisive third game.,The teams will meet again Monday wit...

Deiten Lachance homers twice, Oklahoma beats North Carolina in MCWS
Deiten Lachance hit a pair of home runs as Oklahoma continued its offensive barrage with an 9-3 win over North Carolina in the opening game of the Men's College World Series championship series on Saturday in Omaha, Neb.,The Sooners (42-22) will try to win the program's third national title and firs...

Two hot teams in North Carolina, Oklahoma clash in MCWS final
North Carolina coach Scott Forbes and Oklahoma's Skip Johnson took a similarly long path toward becoming Division I head coaches.,Beginning Saturday, Forbes' Tar Heels will square off with Johnson's Sooners in the best-of-three Men's College World Series Championship Series in Omaha, Neb.,Forbes was...

Dasan Harris homers twice vs. Georgia as Oklahoma reaches MCWS finals
Dasan Harris smacked two homers and drove in five runs and Oklahoma advanced to the Men's College World Series championship round with an 11-4 victory over No. 3 Georgia on Wednesday night at Omaha, Neb.,Jason Walk added two solo homers and Trey Gambill had a two-run shot as part of his four-hit, th...
