No. 3 Oklahoma softball blasted seven home runs in a 21-3 run-rule win against No. 18 Arizona to even the weekend series at a game apiece. Six different OU players went yard, with the seven home runs the program's most in a game since 2022.

Breaking: Tragedy at the Winter Olympics

Oklahoma avoided a Daily Double of dubious distinctions Saturday. OU defeated No. 15 Vanderbilt, 92-91, to snap a nine-game skid. The Sooners avoid tying the longest losing streak in program history. They also avoided an all-time collapse after leading by 19 with 3:38 to play in Nashville.

Ser Duncan the Tall put together quite the pickup team on short notice. Real hooper.

No. 3 Oklahoma softball unraveled in the sixth inning of its series opener at No. 18 Arizona. An error, two illegal pitches, four walks and one big swing -- a grand slam -- turned a one-run lead into an 11-6 loss for the Sooners.

The two correct answers are Daniel Day Lewis and Daniel Craig.

A player in massive trade rumors owning part of a prediction market where people can bet on whether he gets traded is a MASSIVE conflict of interest. This is so far beyond players doing sportsbook ads.

Oh hell yeah QUAD BOX OLYMPIC CURLING

Patty Gasso warned everyone before the season that freshman catcher Kendall Wells was someone fans were "going to remember from the first game.” Wells delivered in her first college game, lifting No. 3 Oklahoma to a 2-1 win at Arizona State with a go-ahead two-run home run in the sixth.

Oklahoma and Texas got $13.7 million each for their first year in the SEC, as previously reported. Just a partial share for both teams after their early entry into the league.

ME IN PERFECT HEALTH: [groans and whimpers for four minutes every morning when i wake up] LINDSEY VONN ON A TORN ACL:

Jessie Diggins, Olympic cross-country skiing gold medalist, from the Twin Cities: “I want to make sure you know who I’m racing for…”

Oklahoma softball opens its 2026 season tonight against Arizona State out in Tempe. After falling short of a Women's College World Series last season for the first time since 2019, Patty Gasso believes last year's experience has made this OU team the "most prepared" one she has had in a while.

i am once again in spain without the s

The Atlanta Hawks once again have a former Oklahoma player on their roster. After trading away Trae Young earlier this season, they now add Buddy Hield (whose jersey will be raised to the rafters in Norman in a couple weeks)

Oklahoma basketball dropped its ninth straight game, this one 94-78 at Kentucky. Former OU guard Otega Oweh had 24 points (but no buzzer beater this time), while Oklahoma native Brandon Garrison had 20 and 11 against the Sooners. Longest losing streak for Oklahoma since 2009-10. OU now below .500

Me on the death of the Washington Post sports section. This isn't a day to be nostalgic. It's a day to be angry. www.theringer.com/2026/02/04/m...

how am i supposed to keep up with all the persisting horrors in the world when the heat are trying to land giannis at the deadline

About time we got some good news this year: 60 Songs is BACK

Absolutely immaculate vibes coming from the USA mixed doubles curling team

If I had limitless money I would buy things and then make them noticeably better, mainly so people would praise me for it. I think it would be really easy to avoid making things noticeably worse, if I had limitless money

the sports desk drives the money for the rest of the operation and killing it is a move done by people who have no clue what they’re doing or how their own business works

Among all the other terrible news (and ideas) here, *shuttering* the WaPo sports section is unconscionable

“How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful” (Florence + The Machine)

Almost TWO FULL WEEKS between quarterfinals and semifinals, this sport has no idea what it's doing.

It was an awful lot to put on one man’s shoulders

Oklahoma’s planned entertainment district and new arena in Norman will move forward as planned, following considerable delays, after the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that “the gist of the petition (opposing the project) was insufficient.”

Oklahoma softball heads into the 2026 season without a certified ace, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. After relying heavily on Sam Landry last season, Patty Gasso believes the Sooners have a more well-rounded staff -- with more arms that can shoulder the workload in big spots.

Oklahoma softball was 2nd in the nation in HRs last year but power dropped off on the big stage. Patty Gasso believes OU will have more power up/down the lineup this year. "The strength of this team and their swings — I would not want to be an OU pitcher having to face this lineup over and over."

Who could Oklahoma turn to for its next cornerbacks coach? Some names to know following Jay Valai’s departure for the NFL with the Buffalo Bills.

The Buffalo Bills are indeed hiring Oklahoma cornerbacks coach/co-DC Jay Valai as their new defensive backs coach. Valai, like new Bills DC Jim Leonhard, is a Wisconsin alum. The Sooners made an effort to retain Valai but were ultimately unable to. Now Brent Venables has a staff spot to fill.

The Dunk and Egg show should be more than 30 minutes. This is good tv.

A reminder that Bad Bunny performs in front of the biggest audience on earth in seven days

SHABOOZEY: “Immigrants built this country.”

A note from our editors:

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

We are so cooked

Per @mzenitz.bsky.social, the Bills are targeting Oklahoma cornerbacks coach Jay Valai for their DBs coach opening. Valai just received an extension through the 2026 season with Oklahoma on Friday.

Hairpiece instinctively made me think of the @edsbs.bsky.social steak thread

lol tough but fair

"Sometimes, not knowing how to win becomes contagious, and that starts with me." -- Porter Moser Oklahoma dropped its eighth straight game, a 79-69 loss to rival Texas, which shot 75% in the second half. It's the Sooners' longest losing streak since the end of Jeff Capel's final season.

Porter Moser on new Oklahoma AD Roger Denny: “In this industry, with the industry disruption of everything, he knows he wants to fix it. I want to fix it. You’re not fixing it in February….I want to be in a different spot in the standings. He’s competitive as hell, and I love that.”

Oklahoma has added another transfer this offseason: Eastern Kentucky offensive lineman Fred Hinton.

The 🐐 is in the house

Oklahoma is hosting Texas at the LNC, looking to snap its seven-game slide. The Sooners lead 13-4 at the first timeout, with 15:26 to go in the first half, and are 3-of-4 from beyond the arc. Nijel Pack already 2-of-2 from deep.

For The Ringer, I wrote about how amazing it was that the brilliant Catherine O'Hara finally became a superstar in her 60s, and how sad it is that she was taken from us just when we had all finally begun to appreciate her:

Ah man, Phillip was a sports writing legend in Alabama. Was fortunate to share a press box — and a beat — with him for several years during my time in Auburn. Enjoyed my last time catching up with him at the SEC basketball tournament in Nashville last March. He’ll be sorely missed.

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Put together an All-Senior Bowl team from practices this week

TL cleanse, as the dogs enjoy the last remnants of the winter snow storm