Amadi, who is 6-foot-7, was sidelined with a lower-body injury all of last season as James Madison went 32-4 and reached the NCAA Tournament's second round.
ESPN's Michele Smith discusses success of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State softball, Coach Patty Gasso's leadership, and importance of Bedlam rivalry.
🎧 The hosts discuss whether legalized gambling, the reliance on TV revenue and costly taxpayer-funded stadiums make sports less appealing.
While watching OSU last year was certainly thrilling for Wang, what happened after with Ivy Rosenberry was probably more impactful on the catcher’s decision to come to Stillwater.
The Sooners had to overcome the Seminoles in the Women’s College World Series championship series in 2021 and 2023 to win two of their three-straight national championships.
The Sooners clinched a win its Big 12 Tournament opener for the third consecutive year. It will face seventh-seeded Kansas on Thursday for a spot in the semifinals.
"I’m joining the Tulsa World, a pillar of Oklahoma journalism. Grateful to the World, but even more grateful to the readers who have been my teammates all these years."
Oklahoma will need to get through a familiar opponent to earn a shot at a record fourth straight national softball title. The second-seeded Sooners will host Florida State in a best-of-three super regional series. Oklahoma beat Florida State in the national championship series last year and in 2021. Florida State has its own championship history, winning the national title in 2018 and playing in three of the last five championship series. Super regional play starts this week, with winners advancing to the Women's College World Series.
OU and OSU will both host a softball Super Regional this weekend.
FIFA has been urged by international lawyers to uphold its own policy and scrutinize Saudi Arabia's human rights record before picking the kingdom to host the men's 2034 World Cup.
Graham Rahal felt better about the direction Rahal Letterman Lanigan was headed this year after failing to qualify his own car for the Indianapolis 500 last May. Then he nearly missed the race again. The son of team co-owner Bobby Rahal barely squeaked into the last spot on the 33-car grid for Sunday. But with Takuma Sato making the Fast 12 in qualifying and starting near the front, an argument can be made that some of the investments the team made after an "embarrassing" performance at the Brickyard a year ago have paid off, even if that hasn't been the case for everyone on the team.
Cricket is heading back to the United States. The so-called "gentlemen's game" with complex rules, funnily worded fielding positions and matches that go on for five days is hardly high up in America's national consciousness but it wasn't always this way. Cricket was regarded in the mid-19th century as something of a popular pastime in the United States after it was brought over by immigrants. Baseball became the dominant bat-and-ball game in America by the time of the Civil War in the 1860s and cricket tailed off. Now it's making a comeback of sorts. The Twenty20 World Cup being co-hosted by the U.S. as cricket seeks to expand to a new market.
Associated Press photographers were there when the Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark made her WNBA debut against the Connecticut Sun. There was also boxing, golf and baseball.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has been fined $75,000 by NASCAR for fighting with Kyle Busch after the All-Star race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Stenhouse's father, who joined the fracas, was suspended indefinitely. The $75,000 fine was the largest ever handed down by NASCAR for fighting. Busch was not penalized for his action in the Sunday night race. The two tangled on the first lap and then Busch seemed to deliberately wreck Stenhouse on the second lap. Stenhouse parked his damaged Chevrolet in Busch's pit stall, where it had to be towed away by NASCAR.
"I’m joining the Tulsa World, a pillar of Oklahoma journalism. Grateful to the World, but even more grateful to the readers who have been my teammates all these years."
The Collinsville Cardinals returned to football practice under head coach Kevin Jones this month.
Sports Editor Barry Lewis continues his round during spring practice. He visits Collinsville, a team searching for 'vocal leaders' as its young stars rise to prominence.
The Tulsa World's All-World Awards, presented by Bill Knight Automotive, honors the best in high school sports.
Amadi, who is 6-foot-7, was sidelined with a lower-body injury all of last season as James Madison went 32-4 and reached the NCAA Tournament's second round.
ESPN's Michele Smith discusses success of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State softball, Coach Patty Gasso's leadership, and importance of Bedlam rivalry.
While watching OSU last year was certainly thrilling for Wang, what happened after with Ivy Rosenberry was probably more impactful on the catcher’s decision to come to Stillwater.
The Sooners had to overcome the Seminoles in the Women’s College World Series championship series in 2021 and 2023 to win two of their three-straight national championships.
"I’m joining the Tulsa World, a pillar of Oklahoma journalism. Grateful to the World, but even more grateful to the readers who have been my teammates all these years."
FIFA has been urged by international lawyers to uphold its own policy and scrutinize Saudi Arabia's human rights record before picking the kingdom to host the men's 2034 World Cup.
Graham Rahal felt better about the direction Rahal Letterman Lanigan was headed this year after failing to qualify his own car for the Indianapolis 500 last May. Then he nearly missed the race again. The son of team co-owner Bobby Rahal barely squeaked into the last spot on the 33-car grid for Sunday. But with Takuma Sato making the Fast 12 in qualifying and starting near the front, an argument can be made that some of the investments the team made after an "embarrassing" performance at the Brickyard a year ago have paid off, even if that hasn't been the case for everyone on the team.
Associated Press photographers were there when the Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark made her WNBA debut against the Connecticut Sun. There was also boxing, golf and baseball.