University of Oklahoma Vice President and Director of Athletics Roger Denny and OU Head Football Coach Brent Venables announced that OU’s 2026 season-opening football game against UTEP in Norman has been moved to Sept. 4, one day earlier than originally scheduled.
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Local & Regional: Enjoying the Dead Period on the Water
It remains completely quiet on the high school sports front across Oklahoma. We are right in the middle of the mandatory OSSAA Summer Dead Period, which runs through July 5. With all area gymnasiums and athletic facilities locked down, local coaches and student-athletes from Heavener, Poteau, and surrounding LeFlore County towns are taking a well-earned breather.
Sooners move opener; Hartenstein Re-Signs With Thunder
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Isaiah Hartenstein is finalizing a three-year, $75 million deal to remain with the Oklahoma City Thunder, the team confirmed this week. Oklahoma City also exercised its 2026-27 contract option on guard Lu Dort, locking in another piece of its roster heading into the offseason.
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