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Gov. Hochul, Sec. Clinton lead push for screen-free New York schools

Mashable SE Asia · July 23, 2025

The 2025-26 school year is going to look different for the 2 million students and 200,000 teachers that make up New York's K-12 classrooms. None of them, by law, will have their phones on them. In May, Governor Kathy Hochul passed the Distraction...

Gordo: Mizzou’s Dennis Gates reminds everyone that he’s an elite recruiter

St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri ·

Missouri basketball coach Dennis Gates created some buzz on the national scene by swooping in to secure a commitment from high-scoring guard Jason Crowe Jr., a top 10 recruit in the Class of 2026. That was just Dennis being Dennis again, drawing...

‘Alabama fans are as good as it gets’: Oklahoma HC speaks on traveling to Tuscaloosa this fall

WBRC 6 News - Alabama · July 16, 2025

ATLANTA, Georgia. (WBRC) - The Oklahoma Sooners are coming off of a 6-6 season in 2024, and one of those 6 wins was an upset victory over Alabama in Norman. This year, the Sooners will come to Tuscaloosa looking for a second consecutive upset...

‘Found a way to win’: Brent Venables on Oklahoma’s comeback victory at Auburn last season

AL.com - Alabama · July 16, 2025

Auburn football’s matchup against Oklahoma last season was a game tiger fans want to forget forever. However, for Oklahoma it was its first conference victory of the season and planted the seed for the roster they have put together in 2025. “Well,...

Canada’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins best male athlete at ESPYS

Sportsnet · July 16, 2025

The Oklahoma City Thunder point guard brought home another award on Wednesday night after he was named best athlete - men's sports at the ESPYS — ESPN's annual award show. “It's a dream come true and for dreams to come true it takes a village,”...

John Mateer dishes on the Baker Mayfield of it all at Oklahoma

Yardbarker · July 17, 2025

Fans of the Oklahoma Sooners are dreaming about the way things used to be in Norman, but life in the SEC is no joke. The Sooners went 6-7 last season in their first SEC campaign and Brent Venables is 22-17 over his three seasons as head coach....

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Tooele Transcript Bulletin - Utah · July 23, 2025

It was in 1912 that the Girl Scouts were founded, just two years after the Boy Scouts themselves, and it was in 1917 that the Girl Scouts started selling cookies in order to fund their activities they wanted to do. The first known account of...

2025 ESPY Awards: Full Recap of Shane Gillis' Controversial Monologue, Simone Biles' Big Wins and the Best-Dressed Athletes By Anna Lazarus Caplan

People - New York ·

Philadelphia Eagles Close Out the Night With Best Team Win 17 hr 17 min ago Copy The Link To This Blog Post The tush push may have put them over! The Philadelphia Eagles won best team at the 2025 ESPY Awards, beating out an impressive list of...

How NFL first-overall pick Cam Ward instilled confidence into new Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer

The Norman Transcript - Oklahoma ·

John Mateer arrived at Washington State as an under-recruited quarterback and arrives in Norman as the expected savior of Oklahoma’s offense. Mateer, Oklahoma football’s newest quarterback, enters the 2025 season with expectations that stem from a...

How social media is reacting to design of OKC's $1 billion NBA arena

The Oklahoman ·

Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt, along with the architect behind designing the city's new $1 billion arena, unveiled conceptual images depicting a glass-encased future home for the OKC Thunder. The design of the new arena was revealed Wednesday,...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander wins best male athlete award at ESPYS

News9 - Oklahoma ·

NBA Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles won as best male and female athletes at the ESPYS on Wednesday night. Gilgeous-Alexander led the Oklahoma City Thunder to the NBA championship last month while piling...

Sold-out crowd gets first glimpse of OKC Thunder's new arena: See the renderings

The Oklahoman ·

Oklahoma City's new $1 billion arena will feature a 360-degree glass curtain wall and extensive landscaping. The arena is designed specifically for NBA games, with improved seating and sight lines compared to the current Paycom Center. Demolition...

Fresh off NBA title, OKC gets a first look at the Thunder’s new arena

NonDoc - Oklahoma · July 16, 2025

Mayor David Holt spent much of this year’s State of the City address noting progress the city has made when it comes to things like housing its homeless population, improving its streets and developing its upcoming bond package. Still, Wednesday’s...

"I am not gassing it up": Brent Venables spills beans on Oklahoma's offseason achievements as Sooners aim for playoff in 2025

Sportskeeda · July 16, 2025

Oklahoma coach Brent Venables spoke at the Southeastern Conference media days on Wednesday and discussed OU's offseason work, including the areas his team needs to work on. Venables is entering his fourth year as the Sooners' coach and is hoping...

‘Labor of love’: Northeastern State University gets $2.3 million to train social work grad students

Oklahoma Voice · July 16, 2025

A new effort to strengthen behavioral health services in rural Oklahoma is underway, thanks to a $2.3 million grant awarded to Northeastern State University’s School of Social Work by the Health Resources and Services Administration. Over the...

Midtown's first Summer Splash Festival to make a splash this Saturday at local dog park

KOKH - Oklahoma ·

The first ever Summer Splash Festival is coming to Midtown. It's this Saturday, July 19th, from 11am until 5pm at the Midtown Mutts Dog Park. That's located at 301 NW 10th St. in Midtown. Helen Han and Roshelle Anderson join Living Oklahoma live...

A latter-day exercise in Dada: Nature Theater of Oklahoma reviewed

The Spectator · July 16, 2025

What to make of the Nature Theater of Oklahoma, which this week made its British debut at the Queen Elizabeth Hall? The bare facts indicate that it’s a ‘crazy shit’ performance group of some repute, the brainchild of Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper,...

OU Quarterback John Mateer embraces SEC Media Days

News9 - Oklahoma ·

Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer met with the media during SEC Media Days and offered a glimpse into what’s driving his emergence as the Sooners’ offensive leader heading into the 2025 season. Mateer praised the dynamic addition of running back...

The All-American Rejects are having the summer of their lives: ‘We are going to savor every bit of it’

KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri · July 23, 2025

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Emo band All-American Rejects are giving us one hell of a summer. The group, who has been playing together for more than twenty years, is on a so-called House Party Tour, popping up in backyards and other...

USC's Latest GPA Accomplishment Under Lincoln Riley Turns Heads

Yahoo Sports ·

USC's Latest GPA Accomplishment Under Lincoln Riley Turns Heads originally appeared on Athlon Sports. In one of the biggest surprises in college football history, Lincoln Riley opted to leave a perennial contender in the Oklahoma Sooners to revive...