No. 11 Sooner women fall 82-59 in sweet 16 to No. 3 UConn

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports WriterSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored a career-high 40 points, rescuing UConn from its first-half doldrums and single-handedly turning a tight game against Oklahoma into an 82-59 rout on Saturday that sent the Huskies to the Elite Eight of the women's NCAA Tournament.Bueckers had 29 points after... Read More.

Sooner women take on UConn Huskies in Sweet 16

By The Associated PressThe No. 11 Oklahoma Sooners (27-7, 13-6 SEC) will play against the No. 3 UConn Huskies (33-3, 21-0 Big East) in Spokane, Washington today at 5:30 p.m. EDT in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament.The BETMGM SPORTSBOOK line has the Huskies at -15.5 and the over/under is 153.5.The Sooners... Read More.

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,... Read More.

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... Read More.

‘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... Read More.

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... Read More.

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... Read More.

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,... Read More.