Former Oklahoma pitcher David Purcey has learned plenty in his two big league starts this season, including when to push himself and when to throttle back. He was back at Triple-A Syracuse by the following morning but with a lesson learned. For each spot start, Toronto made it clear he wasn’t going to stay, a…
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Kids take home some ‘Adrian moments’ after a day at Norman camp
NORMAN — No way was Adrian Peterson going to let this happen. He spotted the boy across the field, sitting cross-legged by himself, his head pointed toward the grass. “What are you doing over here by yourself?” Peterson asked. The 7-year-old raised his knee and unveiled a solid brown bruise. Peterson bent down, put his…
The New Class Checks In
NORMAN, Okla. — Two additions to the University of Oklahoma women’s basketball program arrived on campus this week. Freshmen Whitney Hand and Jasmine Hartman enrolled in June intersession and began classes Monday, allowing them to participate in upcoming preseason workouts with the team. Hand, a 6-1 shooting guard from Fort Worth, Texas, and Hartman, a…
Former Sooner standout dies at 76
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — — Tom Catlin, a standout football player at the University of Oklahoma in the 1950s and former defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks, has died. Catlin was 76. Catlin died Saturday at a hospice facility in Seattle, Wash., from complications stemming from a recent surgery, said his brother, Charles Catlin of…
Board of Regents to review Budke’s contact
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — — Oklahoma State women’s basketball coach Kurt Budke could receive another raise after guiding the Cowgirls to the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament for only the second time in school history. Meeting in Oklahoma City on Friday, the Oklahoma A&M Board of Regents approved an agenda item allowing university…
Line newcomers could provide big boost for McLoud
SHAWNEE, Okla. — After watching his youthful offensive line perform at a recent University of Central Oklahoma football team camp, McLoud head coach Eric Cardin discovered three new reasons to be excited. “I thought we did pretty well at the camp,” Cardin said. “We have three new offensive line starters and they held their own….
Mullins is Women’s Tennis Coach
NORMAN, Okla. – David Mullins, the 2008 Intercollegiate Tennis Association Assistant Coach of the Year, has been named the head women’s tennis coach at the University of Oklahoma. OU Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics programs and Director of Athletics Joe Castiglione made the announcement Friday. Mullins just completed his third season as the assistant coach…
OU Ranked 7th in Preseason Top 25
NORMAN, Okla. – Due to the return of several key veterans — including first-team All-Big 12 selection Blake Griffin — and a highly touted crop of newcomers that features high school All-American Willie Warren, the OU men’s basketball team has caught the attention of preseason prognosticators at Rivals.com. Jeff Capel’s Sooners are ranked No. 7…