After years of finishing in the top ranks of the Summit League, the Golden Grizzlies were picked to finish fourth this season — and they're not happy about it. With key players returning from injuries and a strong freshmen class arriving, OU is looking to get back on top of the Summit League.
Senior Editor Dan Fenner cautions that the success of the Lions' preseason does not guarantee those results will translate into regular season wins.
Both Johnathon Jones and Derick Nelson recently signed contracts to play professionally in Europe. Jones signed with a pro team in Slovakia while Nelson will be playing in Finland. The two former OU standouts took the basketball program to new heights at leave behind a legacy for the Golden Grizzlies to continue.
Former University of Michigan guard Laval Lucas-Perry is transferring to Oakland after being dismissed from the Wolverines basketball team this summer. Lucas-Perry will have to sit out this season before becoming eligible to join the Golden Grizzlies in 2010-2011.
After getting bounced out of the Summit League Tournament a year ago, the Oakland University volleyball team is reloaded and prepared to make another run at the conference championship this season.
The OU soccer team prepares for a grueling stretch with six of its first seven games being played on the road. Yet, the Golden Grizzlies appear ready for the challenge after winning two exhibition matches.
Former OU standout Melissa Jeltema signed a contract to play with the Chemnitz Chemcats in Germany. The Chemcats play in the highest league of German basketball.
Dan Sabin and his fiancee have plenty of familiarity with the sport of wrestling, as they were both All-American wrestlers in high school and continued their careers into college. That mutual love of the sport has evolved into much more for Sabin, and Oakland University’s female students are receiving a unique athletic opportunity because of [...]
Corey Petros, from Utica Eisenhower High School (Shelby Township, Mich.), and Kyle Sikora, of Florida Christian School (Olympia Heights, Fla.), both signed national letters of intent to play for Oakland in the 2010-11 season.
After eight years of clinging to life, the Pontiac Silverdome is returning to the sporting world. On August 6, the long-vacant sporting venue will host “Match of the Titans,” an exhibition match between European soccer powerhouses AC Milan and Panathinaikos.
