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Ron Norick used to be the most overqualified ice carrier around. If you don’t know what an ice carrier does, well, neither did Norick when someone from the All Sports Association asked the then-Mayor of Oklahoma City if he wanted to volunteer at the Women’s College World Series.

Keilani Ricketts and Jocelyn Alo, two Sooner legends and icons of their sport, were among the OU softball alums who congregated behind the third-base dugout Wednesday night at Hall of Fame Stadium.  “Every chance we get to come out here to the world series, we just see how much bigger the game’s gotten,”...

Kaley Mudge was already a legend at the Women's College World Series, but after the catch she made against Oklahoma Wednesday night, she's going need a statue outside the USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium. Florida State was down 5-0 in the bottom of the sixth inning in Game 1...

OKLAHOMA CITY — OU athletic director Joe Castiglione, country music star Toby Keith and OU President Joseph Harroz joined the 12,195 fans on their feet inside USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium, holding onto every last pitch during the seventh inning on Thursday night. Once No. 1 Oklahoma’s (61-1)...

The end of the Women's College World Series is in sight. But we've enjoyed another great week of softball in Oklahoma City. We've had spectacular games, exciting players, amazing plays and packed stands. It would be hard to argue how grand the whole thing has been. Except that some people...

Shawnee High School's Piper McNeil was named the Girls Athlete of the Year during the 2023 OKC Metro High School Sports Awards, presented by BancFirst. The show was held June 8 at the OKC Convention Center. The Girls Athlete of the Year is sponsored by BancFirst. Edmond Santa Fe's Emmanuella Njenje and...

Dari Nowkhah grew up in Tulsa and graduated from OU, but it wasn’t until this week that the SEC Network anchor attended his first Women’s College World Series.  “Over the years, I’ve gone from not really paying any attention to it, to becoming a legitimate fan of it,” Nowkhah told The Oklahoman on Friday during the Alabama-Stanford game.  ...

David Rudkin considered the possibility he brought a walking, tail-wagging lucky charm to a few teams in Oklahoma City. It’s a clear trend: whenever Ripley, his six-and-a-half-year old Rottweiler, meets a college softball squad, that program wins its next game in the Women’s College World Series. First, the...

Single-game tickets for the Oklahoma City Dodgers' July through September home dates will go on sale on June 6. The team will celebrate Independence Day on July 4 with a special patriotic celebration and postgame fireworks, and the first 1,000 fans through the gates on July 22 will receive an OKC Dodgers bobblehead. Other promotions include Tyler's Amazing Balancing Act on August 26, Cielo Azul de Oklahoma City for games on August 22-24 and September 15-17, and $2 Tuesdays featuring $2 select beer, soda and bottled water. Friday night games will feature fireworks and Sunday games will allow kids to run the bases.

OKLAHOMA CITY — On a warm, partly cloudy day in Oklahoma City, Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” blasted over the speakers at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium. Stanford had just earned a leadoff hit against Oklahoma in the sixth inning in Monday’s Women’s College World Series semifinal. But once that song played, everyone knew who was about to march to the pitcher's circle.

OKLAHOMA CITY — After months of silence, shoes were squeaking at a gym after broken pipes flooded the floor last year at Oklahoma City University. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here. Coaches in their university's athletics department told KOCO 5's Morgan Martin that they're happy...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Could some of the Olympic Games be coming to Oklahoma City?. A media outlet called OKCTalk created a buzz with a new report that Oklahoma is listed as a possible host venue for canoeing events for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The report was put together a few months ago by the International Canoe Federation, listing Riversport Rapids as a possible venue to host the major global event.

LaDainian Fields returned a pair of interceptions for touchdowns in 2022.

EDMOND, Okla. — The Endeavor Games at the University of Central Oklahoma are underway, welcoming world-class athletes with disabilities to compete in a number of sports. Two athletes who came from Louisiana are part of the Cajun Crushers, a sitting volleyball team. They said this opportunity to compete isn't just about finding ways to do what they love. It is also a family.

Late last week, the AllSooners crew was in Moore to check in on one of the Sooners' primary defensive targets in the 2024 class.

The Los Angeles 2028 Organizing Committee is in close negotiations with another city to host its Canoe Slalom event. A report from the International Canoe Federation suggests that location might be Oklahoma City. While the venue selection has not officially been made, the prospect of another chance to highlight Oklahoma...

Tennessee’s Mackenzie Donihoo stood on the base path between second and third at the shortstop position, which she usually plays when playing in the infield, Saturday at the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City. Nothing was ordinary about this game, however. Not only did Donihoo’s Volunteers have...

The Los Angeles 2028 Organizing Committee is considering moving the Games' canoe slalom events to the Riversport Rapids Whitewater Center in Oklahoma City. Riversport Rapids was built south of downtown along the Oklahoma River as part of the sales-tax-funded MAPS 3 initiative and has seen several improvements since opening in 2019. It is an established site for the sport and is selected as the host for the International Canoe Federation (ICF) World Canoe Slalom Championships in 2026. It has also hosted the ICF Canoe Sprint Super Cup in 2021 and 2022.

Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame officially announces the 2022-23 All Sports and Scholar Athlete Award Recipients. The Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame receives annual feedback from local organizations like the Oklahoma Chapter of Former NFL Players Association, Oklahoma Chapter of the National Football Foundation, Oklahoma Coaches Association and Oklahoma Soccer Coaches Association, to distinguish talented and scholastic student athletes and exceptional coaches to honor.

Oklahoma is searching for its third straight national championship in softball beginning on Wednesday, as the Sooners face Florida State in game one of a best-of-three championship round of the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City. OU has rolled through the past several months of the season. The...