The University of Oklahoma was picked to win the Big 12 Conference football championship this year. No surprise there. It’s the eighth time in the past 10 years the media has selected the Sooners to w...

“Welcome back, Your dreams were your ticket out. Welcome back To that same old place that you laughed about Well the names have all changed since you hung around But those dreams have remained and the...

Home is important to Vian senior lineman Solomon Wright. It played a big role in his decision to switch college commitments Friday. On May 1, Wright verbally committed to go to Texas Tech and play for...

A dozen years ago, I wrote a column about my favorite fishing songs. It needs updating. The other day a friend of mine emailed me a video of Trace Adkins’ new fishing song, “Mind on Fishin’,” and I re...

Carl Albert State College (CASC) has released the President’s Honor Roll and the Vice President’s Honor Roll. Students on the President’s list earned a 4.0 GPA and students on the Vice President’s lis...

As the high school sports season begins to ramp up, questions remain on whether sports will go on this fall. The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association plans to play football and all fall sp...

Chadd Gehrke is happy to be back on the hardwood again. Thursday night, he opened the doors to the Sallisaw High School gym to let junior high and high school players on the court to shoot some hoops....

Former Vian High School pitcher Javier Ramos has made two appearances on the mound this season for the Tulsa Drillers in Texas Collegiate League action. Ramos was the starter in the July 2 game agains...

With coach Billy Donovan, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2), Steven Adams (12) and Chris Paul (3) leading the way, the Thunder will take a 40-24 record to the NBA “bubble” in Florida. Last Wednesday was the...

Mike Leach, left, and Mike Leach, left, and Mike Gundy shake hands Mike Gundy shake hands after the 2008 OSU-Texas after the 2008 OSU-Texas Tech game in Lubbock. Tech game in Lubbock. [CHRIS LANDSBERG...

The Gans’ school board approved hiring Josh Walker as a teacher-coach for the 2020-21 school year. Walker, who coached running backs at Sallisaw High School last season, will be the Grizzlies’ head fo...

Former Vian High School baseball standout Javier Ramos is on Tulsa Drillers’ 32-man roster which was announced Wednesday. The COVID-19 pandemic shut down Minor League Baseball this season. This year’s...

The world record for paddlefish taken with rod and reel will likely fall to a giant 146.7-pound Oklahoma monster snagged at Keystone Lake on June 28 by James Lukehart of Edmond. The massive fish was c...

Central High School athlete Kaylynn Mills is ready to write a new chapter in her comeback story. Mills has signed a scholarship offer to run cross country at Carl Albert State College in Poteau, and i...

The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association plans to move forward with fall activities, association Executive Director David Jackson said Thursday. The OSSAA Board of Directors held a special...

OKLAHOMA CITY - Back-to-back victories in Grade 1 events have secured the Horse of the Meeting title for Dexxter this spring at Remington Park. The 4-year-old gelding won both the Grade 1 Leo and Grad...

Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commissioners voted to reduce or alter wild turkey hunting bag limits in large areas of western Oklahoma during their regular June 17 meeting in Oklahoma City. Starting ...

A fisherman and his dog enjoy the day near the boat docks at Oklahoma City’s Lake Hefner last month. [CHRIS LANDSBERGER/THE OKLAHOMAN] Forty anglers completed Oklahoma’s Grand Slam during the first ye...

Vian High School football player Javyn Wright is receiving offers — lots of them — to play college ball. The senior quarter-back/cornerback helped led the Vian Wolverines to the Class 2A state champio...

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) announced that its COVID-19 data tracker, located at coronavirus. health.ok.gov, will continue reporting active and recovered COVID-19 cases by county on...