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  Friday, February 3

Clay Horning of the Norman Transcript: "After surviving Kansas, Sooner coach Sherri Coale was beside herself with pride. "To sit here and say I'm really proud of our kids would be the ultimate understatement," she said. "To do what we did tonight against a very good KU team, who played well, without (Ellenberg) being..."

Sooners' Success Depends on Perception - Norman Transcript
 
OU BASKETBALL HEADLINES
M Basketball Eyes Strong Finish - The OU Daily
Whitney Hand Honored for Academics - The Oklahoman
W Basketball Seeks Bedlam Victory - The OU Daily
Notebook: Oklahoma Women's Basketball - Tulsa World
 
OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES
Influx of JuCo Players: Quicker Results? - Norman Transcript
Mike Stoops Expects Few Changes to OU Defense - AP
Top Recruiter in the Big 12? OU's Jay Norvell - CBS Sports
Player You'll See Next Year: WR Courtney Gardner - ESPN
Stoops Not Concerned About Lack of DTs - Tulsa World
Dallas Finds Pick: DeMarco Murray - Dallas Morning News
Oklahoma Quietly Put Together Solid Class - NBC Sports
 
MORE OU HEADLINES
Sooner Gymnasts Relish Reunions - The OU Daily
Baseball Team Prepares to Start Season - The OU Daily
Track to Compete in New York City - The OU Daily
Oklahoma Tennis to Host Nebraska - The OU Daily
 
AROUND THE BIG 12
Big 12 Schedule Finished But Under Wraps - ESPN
WVU Wins a Round in Court - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 
  Thursday, February 2

Brandon Chatmon of ESPN: "...as excited as head coach Bob Stoops was about his program's haul of 25 signees, OU's head coach is just as excited about the potential of this year's class to impact future recruiting classes. "I love to recruit the whole country and we'll have so many more opportunities moving forward..."

OU's National Class Will Have Long-Term Impact - ESPN
 
OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES
Darlington Makes Mom Happy with OU - Orlando Sentinel
Big 12 Signing Day Winners and Losers - CBS Sports
Video: Durron Neal Inks With Oklahoma - KSDK St. Louis
Video: Jenks RB Alex Ross a Sooner - KTUL Tulsa
McNamara, TEs Have Become Big-Time - Sports Illustrated
Gary Simon Heads for Oklahoma - Tampa Bay Times
Weekend Changed Charles Tapper's Life - ESPN
O-Lineman Edge Goes to Ty Darlington - Orlando Sentinel
Safety Eric Striker Stumbled Onto Sooners - ESPN
Video: Gardner Spurns Arkansas for Oklahoma - KOLO
Sooners Close Class With Flurry of Talent - The Oklahoman
Sooners Have Big Day in San Antonio - WOAI
Happy Ending for Gibbs' Will Latu - Tampa Bay Times
Too Early to Tell Biggest Impact Signees - Norman Transcript
Video: Oklahoma Closes Strong on Signing Day - ESPN
Rockdale's Brooks Signs With OU - Temple Daily Telegram
Apopka's Darlington Signs With OU - Central Florida News
Latu Never Expected to End Up a Sooner - The Oklahoman
Keller's Sanchez Switches to OU - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
OU Recruits Use Social Media to Break the Ice - ESPN
OU Lands Another Top-10 Class - Austin American-Statesman
A Look at Oklahoma's 2012 Signing Class - Tulsa World
For Shepard, It Was All About the Sooners - The Oklahoman
Durron Neal Stays Loyal to Oklahoma - FS Midwest
Stoops: OU Filled Needs on Signing Day - Norman Transcript
Everett Expects Tough Love From Stoops - The Oklahoman
WR Neal Signs With Oklahoma - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Metoyer Could be Top Performer - Dallas Morning News
Sooner Offense Gets Big Boost - Tulsa World
OU Recruits Beyond Stomping Grounds - Norman Transcript
Santa Fe DE Onuoha Chooses Sooners - The Oklahoman
Shepard Leads Historic Day at Heritage Hall - ESPN
Summing Up Sooners' 2012 Signing Day - The Oklahoman
Q&A With OU Signee, RB Alex Ross - Tulsa World
Sooners Swipe Big Target From Hogs - ESPN
Football Recruits Bring Strong Skills for Future - The OU Daily
Shepard Poised to Carry on OU Lineage - The Oklahoman
Stoops: OU Answers Its Needs - Muskogee Daily Phoenix
Kyle Marrs Was OU's First '12 Commitment - The Oklahoman
OU Signs 26 New Sooners to Football Team - The OU Daily
Oklahoma Spring Game Tickets on Sale - Tulsa World
Sooners' 2012 Class Delivered - Norman Transcript
Stoops Brothers Tag-Teamed in Florida - The Oklahoman
Will OU's Class be Undone by Homesickness? - Tulsa World
 
OU BASKETBALL HEADLINES
Jayhawks Run Past OU Men, 84-62 - The Oklahoman
Kansas Sinks OU With Second Half Spurt - Tulsa World
Notes: Osby Scores Career-High 19 Points - The Oklahoman
Kruger Speaks After Kansas Ambush - Tulsa World
Oklahoma Men's Basketball Notebook - Tulsa World
 
  Tuesday, January 31

From ESPN: "Sort out the running backs. Dominique Whaley will be healthy next year, and a slew of transfers has thinned the corps, but Brennan Clay and Roy Finch are more than serviceable. Finch emerged as the team's top back late when Whaley was sidelined with a fractured ankle, but Alex Ross should join the team, too. Will..."

Offseason To-Do List for Oklahoma Football - ESPN
 
OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES
Stoops' Efforts Earn Trip to Pebble Beach - Tulsa World
OU's Jones, Habern Listed as Top Returning Seniors - ESPN
Habern to Miss Spring After Surgery - The Oklahoman
Two OU-Texas Games? - Austin American-Statesman
Jamell Fleming Has Big Day in Senior Bowl Game - ESPN
 
OU BASKETBALL HEADLINES
Sooners Struggle With Shooting Woes - Norman Transcript
Injuries Force OU to Adapt Midseason - The OU Daily
Women's Basketball Heads for Kansas - Tulsa World
Jayhawks Ready for Visit From Sooners - The Daily Kansan
Oklahoma's Steven Pledger at Home on the Road - ESPN
Pledger Named Player of the Week - Norman Transcript
 
MORE OU HEADLINES
Game Changer for Tennis' Abbi Melrose - The OU Daily
Baseball's Capra Promoted by White Sox - The Oklahoman
 
AROUND THE BIG 12
Big 12 Hunts for New Commissioner - Dallas Morning News
Big 12's Neinas Talks Expansion, West Virginia - ESPN
 
  Monday, January 30

Brandon Chatmon of ESPN: "Oklahoma's 63-60 win over Kansas State on Saturday was a terrific win for the Sooners for multiple reasons. One of the biggest is Steven Pledger's explosion after a slow start in Big 12 play. Pledger finished with 30 points on 11 of 17 shooting from the field after entering the game shooting 36.3..."

Video: Behind Steven Pledger's Turnaround - ESPN
 
OU BASKETBALL HEADLINES
Three Questions With Andrew Fitzgerald - Tulsa World
Shock of the Day? OU's Win at K-State - Kansas City Star
Sooners Thinking One Game at a Time - Norman Transcript
OU Gives Kruger Win in K-State Homecoming - Tulsa World
OU's Late-Game Strategy a Success - The Oklahoman
Kruger Has K-State's Number as OU Wins - Kansas City Star
Analysis: Oklahoma 63, No. 22 Kansas State 60 - ESPN
Postseason Hopes Get a Little Bit Better - The Oklahoman
Pledger's Resurgence Leads to Upset Win - Norman Transcript
Don't Let Kruger Fool You, Win Was Big - Tulsa World
Oklahoma Men's Basketball Notebook - The Oklahoman
 
MORE OU HEADLINES
Wrestling Rallies, Tops Lehigh, 22-16 - Tulsa World
Sooners Rally to Win Wrestling Dual - Norman Transcript
Down 16-0, Wrestling Rallies for Win - The OU Daily
Sooner Thrower Tia Brooks Gains Status - The OU Daily
 
OU FOOTBALL HEADLINES
Fans Too Quick to Judge Class, Kish - The Oklahoman
Video: QB Landry Jones on College Football Live - ESPN
Stoops' Phone Call Changed McCoy's Mind - Tulsa World
Defensive Talent Not on Decline at Oklahoma - ESPN
Q&A With New Linebackers Coach Tim Kish - Tulsa World
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