RJ Young

The OU athletic department has attempted to entice students to attend basketball games through discounted or free tickets, giveaways and more — but the student section still struggles to fill up. READ MORE

Sophomore Jonathan Gray started the Sooners’ first mid-week game of the season Wednesday night, but he still remains winless. Coach Sunny Golloway said the bullpen didn’t do a good job Wednesday night. READ MORE

Former OU student and wrestler Ronnie Balfour lost his yearlong bout with acute myelogenous leukemia Tuesday morning at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He was 20. READ MORE

Kendric Maple’s rise to the top of college wrestling might have been predicted by wrestling’s most vigilant statisticians with a résumé like his: an overall record of 154-9, two state championships and one national title before he ever left high school. READ MORE

On the anniversary of the 1929 St. Valentine’s Day massacre, a shootout occurred in Lloyd Noble Center — the Red River Shootout. Al Capone could’ve saved his shots, because the Sooners and Longhorns were taking plenty. But Texas’s were on target. READ MORE

Losing is never fun. Nor is being left out of the NCAA tournament. Oklahoma (13-10, 3-8) should know if the tournament started this day, it would not receive an invitation. READ MORE

There were 2.5 seconds remaining on the clock when junior forward Romero Osby stepped toward the free-throw line. Oklahoma trailed No. 4 Missouri, 71-68, Monday night in Lloyd Noble Center, and Osby needed to hit at least one of his two shots. READ MORE

The Sooners were down, 73-70, with 43 seconds left to play in the game as Sam Grooms brought the ball up the floor. The opportunity looked to be the last one Oklahoma would have to tie Iowa State and force the game into overtime. READ MORE

enior outfielder Cody Reine stood ready at home plate. His bat wiggled between his hands. His coach fired the ball toward home plate from an abbreviated distance to the pitcher’s mound. Reine’s eyes followed the ball until it made contact with his bat while his left hand rolled over top his right. READ MORE

The Sooners have lost two of five games that will serve to underscore Oklahoma’s fate when tournament time arrives in mid-March. Among their foes in what is the most brutal stretch of their schedule are three top-10 teams and five likely NCAA tournament invitees. READ MORE