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Joe Mixon Says He's Sorry In Press Conference Nobody Watched [Update]

Joe Mixon apologized repeatedly in a press conference today, the first public appearance for the star Oklahoma running back since his lawyer one week ago released video of him punching fellow OU student Amelia Molitor in 2014....

Joe Mixon Told Police "It Felt Like A Dude Hit Me"

On Friday, Joe Mixon’s attorneys released video of the Oklahoma RB punching out Amelia Molitor, and the timing wasn’t accidental. The State Supreme Court had ruled that it must be made public, though not when, so Mixon’s attorneys pulled the classic Friday evening news dump in an attempt to bury it....

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Video Of Oklahoma RB Joe Mixon Punching Female Student Released

A multi-year legal battle came to a close early this evening when Oklahoma Sooners running back Joe Mixon released the video of him punching a woman in 2014....

Oklahoma's Charles Walker Leaves The Team To Prepare For The NFL

Oklahoma defensive lineman Charles Walker has parted ways with the program, to the disappointment of his coach but undoubtedly to the elation of his family. For the best young players, college football is and should be the means to an end: getting paid....

Oklahoma RB Joe Mixon Suspended For Being A Dick To Parking Lot Attendant [Update]

Oklahoma’s star running back Joe Mixon was suspended for the team’s upcoming game against Iowa State for the always-nebulous crime of “violating team rules.” According to his lawyer, who spoke to The Oklahoman, Mixon received a parking ticket this morning, then “tore the ticket up in front of the pa...

Deadspin 25: Baker Mayfield Is A Gift, And The Sooners Are Going To Be Really Good

Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...

Assault Victim Files Lawsuit Against Oklahoma RB Joe Mixon 

Amelia Molitor, the victim of a 2014 assault by Joe Mixon, filed a complaint against the Oklahoma running back in San Francisco’s U.S. District Court Friday....

With ACC Network Deal Looming, The Big 12 Is Expanding

While its coaches, administrators, and league commissioner had a tough time grasping institutional responsibility at media days, the Big 12 did indeed manage to make a splash with the league’s latest reveal: the conference is expanding....

Woman Punched By Joe Mixon: "Almost Immediately, I Was Made To Feel Like It Was My Fault"

Amelia Molitor was just another college student at Oklahoma—until Sooners running back Joe Mixon punched her in the face at sub shop Pickleman’s Gourmet Café*, fracturing multiple bones in her face and requiring surgery that left her jaw wired shut. Afterward, she told the Oklahoman that she worried...

Villanova-Oklahoma Highlights, As Called By Jim Ross Clips From Wrestlemania

Wrestlemania is tomorrow in Dallas, but it was elsewhere in Texas that saw the slobberknockers tonight as Villanova smoked Oklahoma in the first Final Four semifinal. Here are some highlights of the game, as called by “J.R.” Jim Ross’s commentary in Wrestlemanias of the past....

Buddy Hield Is As Fun As College Basketball Gets

The wildest aspect of the NCAA Tournament is its proclivity for upsets. Unless you have an allegiance to Michigan State, West Virginia, or Cal, or you really care about the health of your bracket, those teams all losing to lower seeds was the most thrilling part of the opening weekend. Chaos is the ...

Buddy Hield Buzzer-Beater Heroics Overturned On Video Replay

West Virginia defeated Oklahoma in tonight’s Big 12 semifinal after player of the year candidate Buddy Hield’s half-court buzzer-beater attempt was judged on video review to have failed to beat the buzzer....

Court Rules Video Of Joe Mixon's Assault Should Be Public Record

The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals ruled today that surveillance video which shows Sooners running back Joe Mixon punching a woman in the face is considered part of the public record and must be released when requested, because the recording is part of the court file on Mixon’s case. However, it wi...

Jay Bilas Jinxes Buddy Hield, Kansas Takes Down Oklahoma Again

If you’re not a superstitious person, or you don’t believe in the basketball gods, this here’s a good argument for conversion. ...

Isaiah Cousins Hits Late Jumper To Push Oklahoma Past LSU

Sooners superstar Buddy Hield scored 32, but it was teammate Isaiah Cousins who proved to be the Oklahoma hero as his jumper with four seconds left capped a 14-point comeback in Baton Rouge and downed the Tigers in the spotlight matchup of two of college basketball’s top players....

Oklahoma Is On Fire

Here’s the kind of team Oklahoma is: This afternoon, their leader Buddy Hield was struggling with foul trouble and putting forth an uncharacteristically loose performance against Baylor. The Bears were beginning to turn the corner on the Sooners, and had just tied it up at 41 with 17 minutes left. R...

#1 Kansas Knocks Off #2 Oklahoma In 3OT Thriller

Monday night saw an exciting-as-hell throwback to a different time for college basketball: the two best teams in the country facing off, each led by a senior. In the end, Perry Ellis (27 points, 13 rebounds) and #1 Kansas topped Buddy Hield (46 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists) and #2 Oklahoma, 109-106...

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Joe Mixon's First Meeting With Reporters Was A Joke

Oklahoma Sooners running back Joe Mixon met with reporters today, marking the first time he’s spoken to the media since being suspended for one year after allegedly punching a woman in the face. From the outset, the university tried to prevent reporters from asking about the alleged assault....