Oh how the dog days of summer have taken hold. While Major League Baseball takes hold of the American sports scene and most get ready to head to the lake for Fourth of July festivities, let’s take a look at what has become of the Summer of 2009.
Oklahoma’s new men’s golf head coach has a last name that is all too familiar in this town. Just as his brother, former OU quarterback Nate Hybl, had done in 1999, Ryan Hybl is now a Sooner by way of Georgia. Hybl, labeled as one of the most decorated golfers in University of Georgia history, brings professional playing experience to a Sooner golf program that could be described as on life support.
Even though Adrian Peterson made a trip to his old stomping grounds this past weekend to coach children in the fundamentals of football, he said that coming to Norman brought back memories of his days as a Sooner.
The dream became a reality Thursday night at New York City's Madison Square Garden. Unlike most of his counterparts, Blake Griffin didn't have to wait too long to hear his name called.
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Veronique Drouin has been named the new head women's golf coach at OU, Athletics Director Joe Castiglione announced yesterday.
When NBA commissioner David Stern walks to the podium Thursday night at New York’s Madison Square Garden, former OU all-everything big man Blake Griffin will continue to do what he has done all year — make history. Griffin will become the school’s and the state’s first basketball No. 1 overall draft selection.
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The world will surely take notice of this. The U.S. soccer team is in the final of the Confederations Cup, beating mighty Spain 2-0. Even more stunning, the Americans were on the verge of elimination and ready to head home last weekend before a reversal of fortune. On Wednesday, goals by Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey led to an upset of the planet’s top-ranked team.
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Brother of former Sooner QB to take the reins.
Junior guard Danielle Robinson has been selected as a member of the U.S. World University Games women’s basketball team. After being named one of 14 finalists, Robinson and Sooner teammate Whitney Hand traveled last week to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., for a week-long training camp in which the roster was cut to 12 on Wednesday.
