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USC's Latest GPA Accomplishment Under Lincoln Riley Turns Heads
Yahoo Sports
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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...
What they said about Alabama at 2025 SEC Media Days: Day 3
On3
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July 16, 2025
ATLANTA – Alabama made the rounds at SEC Media Days on Wednesday, July 16, and there was plenty said about the Crimson Tide on Day 3 inside the Atlanta Omni Hotel. To keep things rolling on Wednesday, Florida, Mississippi State and Oklahoma also...
How social media is reacting to design of OKC's $1 billion NBA arena
The Oklahoman
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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,...
Sold-out crowd gets first glimpse of OKC Thunder's new arena: See the renderings
The Oklahoman
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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...
Oklahoma Sooners come in at No. 6 in SEC Power Rankings from USA TODAY Sports
Yahoo Sports
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Would a sixth-place finish in the Southeastern Conference be enough to earn Brent Venables a fourth year coaching the Oklahoma football team? The SEC Media Days projected order-of-finish will be released at the conclusion of the week, but USA...
The Open Championship 2025: Best Outright Bets, Long Shot Picks at Royal Portrush
Yardbarker
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July 16, 2025
The 153rd edition of The Open Championship, the world's oldest professional golf tournament, begins on Thursday, July 17th, at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Royal Portrush's Dunluce Links course, an iconic...
Alabama collects receipts and displays accountability at SEC Media Days 2025
AL.com - Alabama
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July 17, 2025
The kickoff to the upcoming SEC season begins where it will end in December, though the SEC Championship Game will be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Before toe meets leather to kick off the 2025 slate of football game, players and coaches meet...
NBA Summer League Best Bets, Moneyline Parlay & Predictions: Jazz Sneak Past Wizards
Covers
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Photo By - Imagn Images. Utah Jazz forward John Tonje (17) celebrates with guard Isaiah Collier (8) after scoring. The heat is on in Las Vegas as the NBA 2K26 Summer League has been underway this month, showcasing some of the youngest and...
SEC Media Day 3 Notebook: teams issue thoughts on potential 9-game slate
Bloomer Advance - Wisconsin
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ATLANTA — When Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey first took the stage of SEC Media Days on Monday, a myriad of different topics were brought up regarding the ever-shifting future of college football. The possibility of the...
Fresh off NBA title, OKC gets a first look at the Thunder’s new arena
NonDoc - Oklahoma
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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...
What we know about Oklahoma City's new arena
News9 - Oklahoma
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Renderings for the new $900 million downtown Oklahoma City arena, which will host the Oklahoma City Thunder and events of all types, were unveiled Wednesday at the State of the City address hosted by OKC Mayor David Holt. Oklahoma City New Arena...
‘Found a way to win’: Brent Venables on Oklahoma’s comeback victory at Auburn last season
AL.com - Alabama
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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,...
Brent Venables shares injury update on Oklahoma WR Javonnie Gibson
Daily Comet - Louisiana
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The Oklahoma Sooners are hoping for much better fortune on the injury front in 2025, especially at wide receiver. One of OU's big portal additions, Javonnie Gibson, suffered an injury in spring ball, breaking his leg during practice. By all...
Jeff Lebby a believer in Brent Venables, Oklahoma
Daily Comet - Louisiana
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The Oklahoma Sooners are banking on a bounce-back season from their head coach and the program in 2025. On the whole, 2024 was more of an aberration than anything. It's hard to truly take anything away from the offensive side of the ball due to...
"I am not gassing it up": Brent Venables spills beans on Oklahoma's offseason achievements as Sooners aim for playoff in 2025
Sportskeeda
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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...
John Mateer expected to guide Oklahoma back to winning ways
WKZO - Michigan
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July 17, 2025
In the summer of 2021, John Mateer committed to FCS program Central Arkansas since nobody anywhere viewed him as a major-college quarterback. A decommitment five months later and an eventual signing with Washington State paved the road of...
DeBoer believes Alabama taking advantage of first-year ‘failures’
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tennessee
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July 16, 2025
Following the greatest coach in college football history was never going to be easy. National championships and Southeastern Conference titles weren't always a given during Nick Saban's 17-year reign at Alabama, though it often seemed that way....
Rivalry game with Texas may be another indicator of how Oklahoma fares under coach Brent Venables
Sporting News
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July 16, 2025
Without a doubt, a measuring stick game for any Oklahoma football coach happens to be the annual October rivalry matchup against Texas in Dallas. The current Sooners’ coach, Brent Venables, knows full well about the magnitude of the game commonly...
2025 SEC Media Days: Can Oklahoma Shine as a CFP Contender?
BVM Sports
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July 16, 2025
SEC Media Days highlights the pressure facing coaches from Oklahoma, Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi State as all missed the College Football Playoff last season. Each team is in a pivotal position to improve in 2025, with coaches needing to...
"Turned the money down to be here": Brent Venables shows massive admiration for Oklahoma QB John Mateer at 2025 SEC media days
Sportskeeda
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July 16, 2025
Brent Venables will be entering his fourth year as Oklahoma's coach in the 2025 season. At the Sooners' Southeastern Conference media days on Wednesday, Venables heaped praise on quarterback John Mateer, who will be the team's QB1 for the upcoming...