Sports

Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren lead Thunder to 102-87 win over Nuggets in season opener

Saturday, October 26 by Ponca City Now

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports WriterDENVER (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points, Chet Holmgren added 25 as part of a stellar all-around performance, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 102-87 on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams.Holmgren proved to be a handful on both ends of the... Read More.

Oklahoma QB situation becomes murkier as Sooners struggle to score

Sunday, October 20 by Ponca City Now

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports WriterNORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma’s volatile quarterback situation just became much more complicated.Michael Hawkins Jr., the true freshman who replaced the highly touted Jackson Arnold earlier this season, was benched Saturday after committing three early turnovers in the Sooners’ 35-9 loss to South Carolina. That move by Oklahoma coach... Read More.

South Carolina’s 2 early defensive scores fuel 35-9 rout of Oklahoma

Sunday, October 20 by Ponca City Now

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports WriterNORMAN, Okla. (AP) — LaNorris Sellers passed for 175 yards and South Carolina scored two defensive touchdowns in the first quarter to set the tone in a 35-9 rout of Oklahoma on Saturday.South Carolina had nine sacks and 13 tackles for loss and held the Sooners to 291 total... Read More.

OSU falls in narrow 38-35 loss in last 10 seconds to No. 13 BYU

Saturday, October 19 by Ponca City Now

By JOHN COON Associated PressPROVO, Utah (AP) — Jake Retzlaff threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Darius Lassiter with 10 seconds left and No. 13 BYU remained undefeated, outlasting Oklahoma State 38-35 on Friday night.Retzlaff kept the drive alive with an 8-yard pass to Chase Roberts on fourth-and-7, and set up the deciding play... Read More.

Thunder center Hartenstein out at least a month with broken bone in left hand

Saturday, October 19 by Ponca City Now

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein will miss at least a month after sustaining a small, non-displaced fracture in his left hand during a preseason game in Denver.The Thunder said on Thursday that Hartenstein, who was hurt in Tuesday’s game, will be re-evaluated in five to six weeks.The Thunder added... Read More.

No. 18 OU falls 34-3 to No. 1 Texas in 1st Red River Rivalry game as SEC members

Sunday, October 13 by Ponca City Now

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports WriterDALLAS (AP) — Quinn Ewers came back again for No. 1 Texas with another romp over Red River rival Oklahoma, this time in the Southeastern Conference.Ewers returned four weeks after an abdomen strain to throw for 199 yards with the go-ahead touchdown and ran for another score as the... Read More.

Oklahoma and Texas, one of college football’s most storied rivalries, opens new chapter in the SEC

Saturday, October 12 by Ponca City Now

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports WriterNORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Perhaps the only way the Oklahoma-Texas rivalry could have become even more intense happened when both joined the powerful Southeastern Conference in July.The series that began in 1900 immediately will rank with the best of the SEC’s older ones — Alabama vs. Georgia, the Iron... Read More.

Thursday’s and Friday’s Scores

Saturday, October 12 by Ponca City Now

Thursday’s and Friday’s Scores The Associated PressPREP FOOTBALL=Adair 35, Kansas 21Altus 41, John Marshall 20Anadarko 45, Purcell 42Antlers 36, Morris 14Apache 34, Thomas Fay Custer 33Ardmore 42, Madill 6Arkoma 38, Gans 6Balko Forgan 46, Beaver 0Berryhill 50, Jay 30Bixby 85, Edmond North 24Blanchard 34, Tecumseh 7Bluejacket 50, Billings 30Boise City 53, Canton 8Booker T. Washington... Read More.

OSU falls 38-14 to West Virginia

Sunday, October 6 by Ponca City Now

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports WriterSTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Jahiem White ran for 158 yards and a touchdown, and West Virginia rolled past Oklahoma State 38-14 on Saturday afternoon.Garrett Greene passed for 159 yards and rushed for 86 and CJ Donaldson Jr. added 77 yards rushing and two scores for the Mountaineers (3-2, 2-0... Read More.

No. 21 OU rallies late, stuns Auburn for first-ever Southeastern Conference win

Sunday, September 29 by Ponca City Now

By JUSTIN FERGUSON Associated PressAUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Kip Lewis returned an interception 61 yards for the game-winning touchdown, and No. 21 Oklahoma rallied from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Auburn, 27-21 on Saturday for its first-ever Southeastern Conference win.“That was my first experience with Sooner magic as a head coach,” Oklahoma coach... Read More.

No. 20 OSU falls 42-20 to No. 23 K-State

Sunday, September 29 by Ponca City Now

By DAVID SMALE Associated PressMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Avery Johnson passed for three touchdowns and ran for two as No. 23 Kansas State routed No. 20 Oklahoma State 42-20 Saturday.Johnson passed for 259 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 60 yards and two scores. After his lone interception of the game, he was... Read More.

No. 20 OSU heads to No. 23 K-State with Big 12 title game hopes already on the line

Saturday, September 28 by Ponca City Now

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports WriterMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Oklahoma State and Kansas State have long considered themselves similar Big 12 programs. They are both land-grant schools, and their football teams have been built upon well-earned reputations for blue-collar toughness and physical play.Turns out their teams this season are strikingly similar, too.The No. 20... Read More.