Sooners and Hawkeyes to meet in women’s NCAA Tournament second round

By The Associated PressThe Oklahoma Sooners (26-7, 13-6 SEC) will host the Iowa Hawkeyes (23-10, 12-9 Big Ten) in Norman on Monday at 4 p.m. EDT in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.The BETMGM SPORTSBOOK line has the Sooners at -4.5, and the over/under is 158.5.The Sooners have gone 13-6 against SEC opponents,...

Raegan Beers has 25 points, 18 rebounds to lead Oklahoma past FGCU 81-58 in March Madness

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports WriterNORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Raegan Beers had 25 points and 18 rebounds, and No. 3 seed Oklahoma dominated the fourth quarter to beat 14th-seeded Florida Gulf Coast 81-58 in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament on Saturday.The Sooners led 55-48 entering the fourth, then outscored the Eagles...

Sooners fall 67-59 to UConn in NCAA Tournament opener

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball WriterRALEIGH, N,C. (AP) — Alex Karaban came through with a critical 3-pointer and a floater in the lane during a late run that helped the Huskies hold off Oklahoma 67-59 on Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.“Somebody's going to have to put us down in...

Goodine leads six in double figures as OU ends 8-game losing streak against Texas, 76-72

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Brycen Goodine scored 14 points and led six players into double-figures scoring as Oklahoma beat Texas 76-72 to end its eight-game losing streak against the Longhorns in Saturday's regular-season finale.The Sooners closed out their regular season with a 96-84 win over No. 15 Missouri followed by their first win in...

‘Beers! Beers! Beers!’ chants well deserved for Oklahoma center after strong start to SEC tourney

By STEVE REED AP Sports WriterGREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Oklahoma’s starting center was serenaded with chants of “Beers! Beers! Beers!” from the school’s pep band on Friday as she left the floor following the 10th-ranked Sooners’ 69-65 win over No. 12 Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinals.Raegan Beers had 20 points and 11...

Sooners fall 87-84 to Mississippi

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Sean Pedulla scored 26 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 18.3 seconds left, and Oklahoma fell to 87-84 on Saturday.Sooners freshman Dayton Forsythe scored 23 of his career-high 25 points in the second half, but in driving the baseline after Pedulla's 3 he threw the ball over the backside of...

Verhulst, Beers help No. 13 OU women beat Florida 89-65, win 6th straight

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Payton Verhulst scored 17 points, Raegan Beers added 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting, and No. 13 Oklahoma beat Florida 89-65 on Thursday night for its sixth win in a row.Skylar Vann scored 13 points, Sahara Williams had 11 points with nine rebounds, and Liz Scott also scored 11 points for...

Fears scores 27 as OU knocks off No. 21 Mississippi State 93-87 to snap a 5-game skid

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports WriterNORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Jeremiah Fears had 27 points and a career-high 10 assists, and Oklahoma defeated No. 21 Mississippi State 93-87 on Saturday to snap a five-game losing skid and revive its NCAA Tournament hopes.Fears, an 18-year-old freshman, made 7 of 12 field goals and 11 of 14...

Eddie Fisher, ’65 White Sox All-Star reliever and former OU player, dies at age 88

ALTUS, Okla. (AP) — Eddie Fisher, the right-hander whose 15-year major league career included an All-Star selection for the Chicago White Sox and a World Series title with Baltimore, has died. He was 88.The Lowell-Tims Funeral Home & Crematory in Altus says Fisher died Monday after a brief illness.Born July 16, 1936, in Shreveport,...

Beers posts career-high 30 points in No. 16 OU women’s 101-81 win over Vanderbilt

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Raegan Beers scored a career-high 30 points shooting 11 for 13 and grabbed 14 rebounds as 16th-ranked Oklahoma beat Vanderbilt 101-81 on Thursday night for the Sooners' fourth straight win.Payton Verhulst and reserve Zya Vann scored 16 points each for the Sooners (20-6, 8-5 Big 12), who shot 52.2% (36...

OU suffers narrow loss to LSU in final 20 seconds

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Cam Carter had a four-point play and a three-point play in the final 20 seconds to rally LSU, leading to an 82-79 outcome on Saturday night, helping the Tigers end a seven-game losing streak by handing the Sooners a fourth straight defeat.Carter scored 24 of his career-high 29 points in...