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Oakland women’s tennis wins both meets on senior weekend

Evan Blanchard, Sports Reporter April 9, 2025

Last weekend, Oakland University women’s tennis played Northern Kentucky (NKU) and IU Indy on Friday and Saturday, respectively. The team dominated both matches, bringing its overall record to 7-8 and...

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The Post predicts who the Detroit Lions will draft in the first-round of the 2025 NFL draft

Kurt Szymanski and Evan Blanchard April 9, 2025

Kurt Szymanski: James Pearce Jr. | DE | Tennessee One of the Lions' biggest needs heading into this draft is a defensive lineman to pair with Aidan Hutchinson. So, in the best-case scenario, should...

Oakland basketball roster in flux as Mukeba and Gelow depart

Oakland basketball roster in flux as Mukeba and Gelow depart

Kurt Szymanski, Sports Editor April 9, 2025

Following the departure of four Golden Grizzlies through the transfer portal last week, the Oakland men's basketball team is set to lose two more players before next season. At the time of this writing,...

Oakland baseball drops series 2-1 to Youngstown State

Oakland baseball drops series 2-1 to Youngstown State

Kurt Szymanski, Sports Editor April 9, 2025

In a three-game series that started on Friday, April 4 and ended on Sunday, April 6, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies baseball team dropped two games to the Youngstown State Penguins before ending the series...

OU softball earns doubleheader sweep at home over Cleary University

OU softball earns doubleheader sweep at home over Cleary University

Evan Blanchard, Sports Reporter April 9, 2025

It's been a rough last few weeks for the Oakland women's softball team. After a strong 4-2 start to the season, the team went 2-16 in their next 19 games, with losing streaks of five, four and seven....

Boston Halloran walk-off lifts Golden Grizzlies above Cleary

Boston Halloran walk-off lifts Golden Grizzlies above Cleary

Kurt Szymanski, Sports Editor April 2, 2025

On March 26, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies baseball team faced the Cleary University Cougars and came away with an exhilarating 10-9 comeback win, marking their seventh win on the season. Taylor Tomlin...

Four Golden Grizzlies hit the transfer portal

Four Golden Grizzlies hit the transfer portal

Kurt Szymanski, Sports Editor April 2, 2025

Although the Oakland men's basketball team's season ended just over three weeks ago, the off-season is already well underway in the college basketball world. As of this writing, four Golden Grizzlies,...

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The Post predicts where the Detroit Tigers will finish in the American League Central

Evan Blanchard and Kurt Szymanski April 2, 2025

Evan Blanchard:  I'll be the first to tell you how excited I was at the Tigers' improbable playoff run last year. But last season's improbable run was just that. Improbable. Detroit went on a crazy...

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Oakland introduces new women’s basketball head coach Keisha Newell

Evan Blanchard, Sports Reporter April 2, 2025

Last Friday, at a press conference in the OU Credit Union O'Rena, athletic director Steve Waterfield introduced Keisha Newell as the new women's head basketball coach. "I'm honored to lead the Oakland...

OU baseball gets back in the win column against Akron Zips

OU baseball gets back in the win column against Akron Zips

Evan Blanchard, Sports Reporter April 2, 2025

Last Tuesday, March 25, the Oakland University men's baseball team continued its strong homestand with a dominant win over the University of Akron Zips. The Golden Grizzlies took the lead early on and...

Golden Grizzlies baseball snaps losing streak to earn first conference win of the season

Golden Grizzlies baseball snaps losing streak to earn first conference win of the season

Kurt Szymanski, Sports Editor March 26, 2025

In the Oakland baseball team’s first homestand of the season, the Golden Grizzlies came away victorious, winning two games against the Northern Kentucky Norse in a three-game series that started on Friday,...

Late comeback falls short as Oakland baseball loses to Michigan State

Evan Blanchard, Sports Reporter March 26, 2025

The Golden Grizzlies men’s baseball team couldn’t replicate their upset victory from last year over the Michigan State (MSU) Spartans. OU fell 8-5 last Wednesday night at McLane Baseball Stadium in...

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