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The man, the myth, the mascot

Jake Alsko January 21, 2014

It's Saturday afternoon, Jan. 18. The Oakland University women's basketball team is trailing University of Illinois at Chicago late. We all have opinions on how to mount a comeback run, but some are funnier...

Hall of Honor inductees share their story

Matt Saulino January 21, 2014

Oakland University is inducting five new members to their Hall of Honor during their homecoming weekend on Friday, Jan. 24.OU recognizes student-athlete alums every year, with the class of 2014 including...

Women’s basketball’s Nash is humble, hungry

By David Cesefske January 21, 2014

Approximately 400 miles away from Oakland University, with a population approaching 13,000, lies the city of Escanaba, the home of Golden Grizzly women’s basketball star Olivia Nash. Growing up in Escanaba,...

Women’s basketball adjusting well to new coach, conference

By Adam Kujawski January 20, 2014

The Oakland University women’s basketball team has an entirely different feel to it than in years past. They’ve graduated to a more competitive conference – the Horizon League – and hired a new...

OU comeback against UIC falls short, 78-65

David Cesefske January 18, 2014

The Oakland University women’s basketball team fell to 7-10 (2-2 Horizon) on the season to conference opponent UIC (13-4, 2-2), losing by a final score was 78-65. The game was much closer than the final...

Late collapse dooms OU

By Jackson Gilbert January 17, 2014

The Oakland University men’s basketball team (7-13, 2-3 Horizon) fell to Cleveland State (11-8, 3-2) on the road Thursday night, 86-76, in an early Horizon League showdown that came down to the wire.OU...

Senior guard Victoria Lipscomb leads a Golden Grizzly fast break. Lipscomb finished with two points, five assists, four steals and a block. 

OU crushes Valpo, 88-55

By Adam Kujawski January 15, 2014

The Oakland University women's basketball team (7-9, 2-1 Horizon) extended their home winning streak to five games on Wednesday night with an 88-55 victory over conference opponent Valparaiso University...

Travis Bader fires up a Bader Bomb. The guard finished with 14 points.

Bader 16 3-pointers short of all-time NCAA record

Matt Saulino January 13, 2014

In his Oakland career Travis Bader has accumulated some noteworthy statistics as a Golden Grizzly, but is on the brink of his most impressive accomplishment yet. Bader is currently on pace to break the...

Golden Grizzly fans traveled well to Calihan Hall, trading cheers and jeers with Titan fans.

Rivalry revived between Oakland University and University of Detroit Mercy

Marko Polovina & Jake Alsko January 13, 2014

It didn't take long for the Oakland Golden Grizzlies’ rivalry with Detroit Mercy to rear its head once again. The two schools hadn’t played each other in men’s basketball since 2003, and including...

Women’s basketball earns first-ever Horizon League win

Adam Kujawski January 12, 2014

The Oakland University Golden Grizzlies (6-9, 1-1) defeated their newfound rival, the University of Detroit Mercy Titans (3-13, 0-3), 78-63 at Calihan Hall on Saturday afternoon. Four Grizzlies scored...

Travis Bader fires up a Bader Bomb. The guard finished with 14 points.

Oakland silences Detroit Mercy with 77-69 win

Matt Saulino January 12, 2014

Fueled by hot second-half 3-point shooting, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (7-12, 2-2) rallied from 12 down to defeat the University of Detroit Mercy Titans (8-10, 1-2) 77-69 at Calihan Hall in Detroit  Jan....

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