On June 6, 1944, Operation Overlord, commonly known as D-Day, begins in Normandy, France, during the predawn hours, the US 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions are dropped inland from the right flank bea...

Major League Baseball (MLB) Hall of Fame player Ted Williams’ military career began during World War II. Just a few months after hitting .406, Pearl Harbor was attacked, and the U.S. was drawn into Wo...

Defensive standout Pat Tillman was deeply affected in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks and felt a calling to serve his country. He left a multimillion-dollar contract from the Arizona Cardinals on the...

This article was published in November 1946 in Sooner Magazine, published every month by the University of Oklahoma Association. It is reprinted in its entirety and with permission by OU. The gold tha...

Mount Vernon superintendent Jason McCullough announced Friday the board of trustees had approved a two-year contract with Art Briles, who was 65-37 in eight seasons with Baylor. Before coaching in col...

After a long distinguished military career, Lowell Jones was inducted in the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame in 2016. First Lieutenant Lowell E. Jones was born 8 February 1919 in Ada, Oklahoma. He enli...

Forty-two years ago, the Vietnam War ended with the fall of Saigon to the North Vietnamese, and for many veterans across the United States, the date represents a time for reflection upon one of the mo...

Former Oklahoma, Oral Roberts and Auburn head baseball coach Sunny Gollaway was hired as the new coach at Moore High School, according to the agenda for a particular school board meeting. Auburn Unive...

The World Champions Rodeo Alliance (WCRA) closed out their second $1,000,000 major of 2019 offering $111,000 per discipline in Green Bay Wisconsin at the Titletown Stampede in front of a sold-out crow...

On June 6, 1813 – The U.S. invasion of Canada was halted at Stoney Creek, Ontario. 1833 – In Ellicott’s Mills, Maryland, President Andrew Jackson boards a Baltimore & Ohio Railroad train for a pleasur...

The Wildlife Department will open its Selman Bat Cave Wildlife Management Area to nearly 600 preregistered visitors this July as part of the annual Selman Bat Watches. Individual watches occur Friday ...

The Muscogee Creek Nation is sponsoring its 9th annual Spirit of Oklahoma Football Camp. This year, they have planned five one-day camps at five different locations. Each camp will be held at a differ...

Michael James Simonetti of Eufaula set five new powerlifting records at the Natural Athlete Strength Association (NASA)Oklahoma State Powerlifting event. It’s a combination of Strict Curl, Bench Press...

Active and retired military, veterans and first responders to receive special pricing on all VICIS tech, apparel and gear. VICIS, a global leader in head protection technology and headgear, announced ...

Melissa Eldredge, Natalie Gough and Lauryn Pritchard of Oklahoma City University collected NAIA women’s golf all-American accolades. Eldredge grabbed first-team honors. Gough was selected to the secon...

Muskogee Public Schools announced that Roughers boys basketball coach Josh Berry will not be retained in his coaching duties. He will remain in his teacher role. Berry has been head coach of the Rough...

More than $500,000 was paid out to rodeo athletes today as the World Champions Rodeo Alliance (WCRA) concluded their $500,000 semi-finals rounds in Guthrie at the Lazy E Arena. The five-day event paid...

The Sooners and Georgia Bulldogs will face each other in a home-and-home starting on Sept. 9, 2023, at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Georgia has a 819-423-54 (.653) overall record with two...

The National Football League (NFL) has asked teams to stop using the Oklahoma drill, Bull in the Ring, and several other drills that emphasize impactful collision’s. The league convened a committee of...

The Checotah Wildcats wrapped up spring football practice on Wednesday. The Wildcats were under the watchful eye of University of Oklahoma Special teams coordinator and running backs coach Jay Boulwar...