OU quarterback General Booty to give percentage of NIL earnings to children's hospital

OU quarterback Booty pledges donations to children's hospital

OU quarterback General Booty is donating a percentage of his name, image and likeness earnings to Oklahoma Children's Hospital, OU Health announced Wednesday.

“My family has been a really good example to me my whole life, and we talked about the importance of giving back,” said Booty, who played last season at Tyler Community College in Texas. “I have a special place in my heart for kids, so after my visit there, I knew Oklahoma Children’s Hospital would be where my support would go.”

Booty, who is projected to back up starter Dillon Gabriel this season, is unveiling a website (mtjn.org) where fans can purchase shirts, hats and other memorabilia featuring his name, number and his brand “MTJN,” which stands for More Than Just a Name.

“I have a unique name, but I’m also a good player,” Booty said. “That’s the connection … Oklahoma Children’s Hospital is more than a name. They are the best at what they do."

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OU basketball player Bamisile gets NCAA waiver

The OU men's basketball team confirmed Wednesday that junior guard Joe Bamisile has been granted a waiver from the NCAA and is eligible for the 2022-23 season.

Bamisile is a 6-foot-4 guard who transferred from George Washington. He averaged 16.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game last season.

Bamisile is a two-time transfer who required an NCAA waiver to play at OU. He began his career at Virginia Tech before transferring to George Washington in 2021.

OU is expected to start Bamisile in the backcourt alongside Grant Sherfield, a Nevada transfer who received a waiver to become immediately eligible in July.

Friday Night Rivals telecasts start Sept. 2

Ortho Central Friday Night Rivals high school football telecasts begin 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 2, with a matchup between Midwest City and Carl Albert on Gary Rose Field. All scheduled games will be shown on CW 34 and start at 7.

Each game will also feature a scholar-athlete from both schools. At the end of the season, McIntyre Law will award a $5,000 scholarship to one of the scholar-athletes.

Here is the telecast schedule: Sept. 2, Midwest City at Carl Albert; Sept. 9, Clinton at Heritage Hall; Sept. 16, Putnam North at Midwest City; Sept. 23, Mustang at Yukon; Sept. 30, Newcastle at Blanchard; Oct. 7, Edmond Memorial at Yukon; Oct. 14, Jenks at Moore; Oct. 21, Putnam City at Putnam North; Oct. 28, Blanchard at Bethany; and Nov. 4, Carl Albert at Piedmont.

OKC Spark softball team names Flores as head coach

The Oklahoma City Spark professional softball team has named former OU standout Amber Flores as its first head coach. Flores is currently the head coach at Seminole State, where she led the Trojans to the Junior College World Series five times in nine seasons.

The Spark will play its inaugural season in June 2023.

Flores was a three-time All-American at OU and a first two-time Big 12 Player of the Year.

Extra points

OKC DODGERS: Sugar Land rallied for four runs in the bottom of the 10th inning Tuesday night and stunned the Oklahoma City Dodgers 8-7 at Constellation Field. Oklahoma City (64-48) took a 7-4 lead in the top of the 10th on Michael Busch's three-run homer. But that wasn't enough to beat a last-place Sugar Land (52-60) club, which rallied back behind a bases loaded walk, sacrifice fly and Justin Dirden's two-run double.

MLB: Oakland has released veteran shortstop Elvis Andrus and called up former Oklahoma standout Sheldon Neuse from Triple-A Las Vegas. Andrus, who played most of his career with Texas, hit .237 with eight homers and 30 RBIs in 106 games in his second season with the A’s.

NBA: LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension through the 2024-25 season with the Los Angeles Lakers. The maximum deal includes a player option for the 2024-25 season that would keep the second-leading scorer in NBA history with the Lakers past his 40th birthday. James was headed into the final year of his most recent deal with the Lakers, who signed the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player and four-time league champion in July 2018. Barring injury, James is likely to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s career scoring king this winter.

TENNIS: Venus Williams will be back in the U.S. Open this year after being given a wild card. Williams won back-to-back U.S. Opens in 2000 and 2001. Williams did not play in the U.S. Open last year because of injury but recently returned to tour after missing nearly a year.

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Oklahoma State will begin its 2023 softball season as one of 17 teams to compete in the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge in February. The Cowgirls are slated to compete in the first of two sessions in the tournament ­from Feb. 9-12. They will compete in a field that includes BYU, Cal Baptist, Maryland, North Carolina, North Dakota State, Ole Miss, Oregon and Wisconsin.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Mike Zimmer, the Minnesota Vikings' head coach from 2014 to 2021, accepted a position as analyst on Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders' staff, according to a report Tuesday from HBCU Gameday's Steven J. Gaither.

GOLF: Trae Wilkins of Ardmore set a men’s record at Lake Murray State Park Golf Course on Sunday. Wilkins shot a 62, which was one stroke better than the previous record set in 2019 by Bryce Newton. Wilkins played for Plainview High School in 2013, when he won the Class 3A state individual state championship.

Staff and wire reports

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