Rehydrating during and after exercise is important. But what should choose — water or a sports drink According to everydayhealth.com before you reach for one or the other consider these facts: Water works. Proper hydration is one of the most...

Now that he has the hardware, Tracy Gandy knows what comes next.The defense.Just months after a dominant postseason performance that propelled Ringling to its fourth state title in program history, the Blue Devils have now taken the first step in the post-Jackson Dillon era after going through a week of spring practice that concluded on Wednesday."Sometimes you have players that redefine their position, and Jackson was one of those,"...

The following information is provided by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. Arbuckle: May 12. Elevation 7 ft. below normal, water 70. Crappie spawning in coves at 5-7 ft. off bluff banks and good off docks. White bass being caught on shad crankbaits and wiggle-tailed grubs; spawning and along windblown banks. Largemouth bass being caught on bass jigs while spawning and on crankbaits, shaky...

The Chickasaw Nation Chokka’ Kilimpi’ (Strong Family) Family Resource Center, Norman, will host the Chikashshaat Imanokfila’ Ilokchina’ "Chickasaw Healthy Minds" 5K Run/Walk Saturday, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday The course will begin at Wheeler Park, 1120 S. Western Avenue in Oklahoma City. There is no entry fee and the route is a USA Track &...

The Dallas Cowboys released guard D.J. Hall. The team signed defensive end Anthony Hargrove to a one-year contract today. Hargrove was originally drafted in the third round (91st overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams out of Georgia Tech. For his career, he has started 25-of-102 games recording 323 tackles, 19.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries. Hargrove played his...

After a year that will be remembered as one of the best in Plainview athletic history, athletic director Johnni Bell decided it would be her last.Bell, who served as athletic director for two years and presided over numerous state championships in that span, was announced to be resigning from her post in a school board meeting on Wednesday."I can not and will not take credit for it, but it is awesome to end my career getting to watch what these teams achieved...

Whether it’s his high-intensity, acrobatic play on the basketball court or his signature fashion sense off it, Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Russell Westbrook as never been shy about showing off his game. And although he’s sidelined for the remainder of the NBA Playoffs following knee surgery, Champs Sports and the Jordan brand are standing behind Westbrook by featuring him in a new advertising campaign. 

After winning its 10th Big 12 title last weekend, the No. 1 Oklahoma softball team took home even more hardware on Tuesday with the announcement of the Big 12 postseason awards.Patty Gasso was named Coach of the Year for the second year in a row, while senior Keilani Ricketts took home Pitcher of the Year honors and sophomore Shelby Pendley was chosen as Player of the Year. It's just the second time since 2002 that one team has swept all three...

A record number of University of Oklahoma student-athletes received their diplomas Saturday as members of the Class of 2013. In all, 151 graduates, the most in program history, became OU alumni. The group included 20 master’s degree candidates and 15 former OU student-athletes who returned to finish bachelor’s degrees. Former Sooner also earned a record six professional degrees this weekend,...

With a 4-0 victory over Oklahoma State Saturday afternoon, the top-ranked Oklahoma Sooners claimed their sixth regular-season Big 12 softball title. It was Oklahoma’s 10th overall Big 12 crown, which includes four postseason titles (1996, 2001, ‘07, ‘10), all of which have occurred under head coach Patty Gasso. She is the league’s winningest coach with 1,078 victories in her...

YUKON — On the eve of the Class 5A state meet, coach Steve Wright and runner Kevi Davis stared up at the track and field records in the Ardmore Fieldhouse.The girls 4x800-meter time read 9 minutes, 58 seconds."I told everyone that that was impossible to beat," Davis said.Well, Davis and the team of Zoe Booker, Celia Caro and Destinee Howell surprised themselves on Friday, shattering the school record with a 9:48.05 to place second in the...

SHAWNEE — In a season that was routinely magical and at times miraculous, the Plainview baseball team was unable to come away with one final trick, falling 3-1 to Berryhill in the Class 4A state championship Saturday at Shawnee High School.The loss was a sour end to an incredible run by Plainview (33-7), who entered the title game on a 17-game winning streak, capped by two extraordinary wins in the quarterfinals and semifinals."I hate it for these boys,...

The following information is provided by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Arbuckle: May 4. Elevation 7 ft. below normal, water 63-70 in afternoons and in upper creek arms. Crappie good on chartreuse/white small 1/16 oz. jigs at 6-7 ft. and around the dock early and late. White bass being caught on small crankbaits and small wiggle-tailed grubs along most rocky banks; they are spawning.

Sherri Coale will have a familiar face on the court when World University Games team tryouts begin. Oklahoma senior-to-be Aaryn Ellenberg has received an invitation to attend the USA Basketball Women’s World University Games Team trials, the organization announced today. Ellenberg was among 31 athletes selected by the USA...

The University of Oklahoma has placed a nation’s best three players among the 10 finalists for the 2013 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America and USA Softball announced Wednesday. Senior pitchers Keilani Ricketts and Michelle Gascoigne and sophomore infielder Lauren Chamberlain were all chosen as finalists for the award, which is considered the...

Do you swim? Bike? Run? Put them together and take the sports challenge this summer during the 19th annual Oklahoma City Community College (SuperSprint Triathlon set for 7:30 a.m. June 8.This USA triathlon-sanctioned event is great for both first-time and seasoned athletes who can complete the event alone or cross the finish line as a team. Athletes will swim 500 meters in the OCCC Aquatic Center pool; ride a two-loop, 12 mile course around the...

A warning for those prognosticators looking to break down the baseball postseason: Pick against Plainview at your peril.Even before Chase Brooks crushed a seventh-inning fastball off Blanchard to finish an impressive regional performance, one in which the Indians routed Newcastle and Blanchard by double digits before beating Blanchard again to punch a ticket to the 4A state tournament, the Indians had already shown themselves to be a formidable...

KINGSTON — The last time Kingston was in the state baseball tournament, even the seniors weren't even close to being born.It's been 25 years since the Redskins made it to the Big Show, and coach Darron Henson doesn't necessarily think the lack of tournament experience is a bad thing. His team will face Marlow in the first round of the Class 3A state tournament today at Deer Creek High School in Edmond. When they take they field, the...

DAVIS — After battling just to make it to Monday, Davis was playing with house money. The Wolves had nothing to lose.In a deciding game against Stroud — with the winner off to the Class 3A state tournament — Davis' offense posted a monster inning and pitcher Alec Hethrington escaped jam after jam. With two outs to go and a four-run lead, the Wolves were in good shape.And just like that, Stroud stole the...

The following information is provided by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation: Arbuckle: April 27. Elevation 7 ft. below normal, water 63. Crappie being caught on small chartreuse/white jigs at 4-6 ft. in back of coves and around docks early and late. White bass being caught on rattletraps and small wiggle-tail grubs along the south bank and riprap along the dam. Bass being caught on shaky...

Sooners Jonathan Gray and Matt Oberste were listed among 60 college baseball players on USA Baseball’s Golden Spike Award midseason list, released by the organization Thursday. The award is annually given to the top amateur baseball player in the country. Gray (8-1, 1.10 ERA) ranks third nationally with 98 strikeouts and...

Get ready for a rollercoaster.In a wide-open 3A, with teams across Southern Oklahoma contributing qualifiers in a variety of events, it really may be anyone’s game at Noble Stadium this weekend for the state meet."It’s there for the taking," Sulphur coach Terry Neal said of the state title. "There’s half a dozen teams with a chance as long as they step up."I hope we’re one of the ones who...

Due to expected rain in the forecast in the Lawrence, Kan., area, Oklahoma softball’s three-game series at Kansas, originally scheduled for Friday and Saturday, has been pushed back to Saturday and Sunday. The series will begin with a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 2 p.m., and it will conclude on Sunday with a noon contest. 

OKLAHOMA CITY — On a day when Davis was hoping to break through to new ground, history found a way to repeat itself.In a semifinal rematch with Dale, the Wolves once again were bounced from the Class 4A slowpitch state tournament by the Pirates, falling 19-6 on Wednesday at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium.The game was tied 6-6 heading into the fifth inning, when Dale went on a mammoth 13-run frame, 11 of which came with two outs, to effectively end any chance...

Dornick Hills got the best of plenty of girls golfers on Wednesday, but not Durant’s Sydney Youngblood.The freshman tamed the prestigious course with a 1-under 71 first round at the Class 5A girls state tournament, giving her a five-stroke advantage over Caroline Goodin of Deer Creek (76) for top individual honors.Defending state champion Duncan had five players shoot 95 or lower to take the team lead into the clubhouse after Day 1. Duncan leads Deer...

Murray State women's basketball coach Crystal Robinson has accepted a job as an assistant women’s basketball coach at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. She will be the first assistant coach underneath Jerry Finkbeiner, who coached collegiate ball in Oklahoma at Southern Nazarene and Oral Roberts University for a total of 22 years. Robinson says it was the opportunity to work with Finkbeiner was...

The first Moneka Trail Run 5K race will be May 11 at 9 a.m. at Waurika Lake, with net proceeds going to the national Wounded Warrior Program. Although the pre-registration period in which participants were guaranteed an event T-shirt has ended, early registration is still possible. Participants can also register on race day.