The Oklahoma Sooners needed someone on the pitching staff to step up. Kierston Deal provided just what the doctor ordered on Saturday in the Oklahoma Sooners' win over Tennessee. Deal threw a complete game, allowing just one earned run on four hits and a walk. She struckout five Volunteers to lead the Sooners to a pivotal game two win.

ESPN college football analyst Bill Connelly, the architect behind SP+, believes that Oklahoma might have what it takes to strike back this year. In an article where ESPN's college football writers gave their picks for teams poised to rise this season, Connelly was high on the changes OU made this offseason.

The No. 9 Oklahoma Sooners scored two runs in the ninth and held off Alabama in Tuscaloosa to tie their weekend series.

The Oklahoma Sooners are trending favorably in the recruitment of one of the most dynamic wide receivers in the 2026 recruiting class.

For Those Who Like Nice Things" is on view through April 13, 2025, at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art in Norman.

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The Sooners still just have a single loss after knocking off Wichita State, 19-16, in a wild one. OU never trailed, but things were never comfortable, either, despite Oklahoma knocking in eight runs in the top of the first inning and chasing WSU starter Alex Aguilar before she finished the frame.