Oklahoma head football coach Lincoln Riley’s current contract is worth $5 million per year and runs through the 2023 season. It was a five-year deal that equals $25 million. He earned $4.8 million thi...

Checotah junior forward Olivia Clayton is a hot commodity on the recruiting trail for several universities. The 6’4” athlete has already received offers from Oral Roberts University and the University...

The Checotah Wildcats (7-3) led from start to finish in a tough road victory over the Poteau Pirates 69-55 Friday night. The Wildcats started out quick with Jacob Barrett scoring eight of 18 points in...

The Eufaula basketball program has had its fair share of great coaches like Perry Anderson, Lamar Armstrong, Bradley Campbell and a series of other fantastic coaches and it continues to have one today...

University of Oklahoma’s leading receiver Marquise Brown, who finished with 1,318 yards and 10 touchdowns on 75 receptions this season, has announced that he will declare for the National Football Lea...

Sweden has been granted the opportunity to host Special Olympics’ flagship sporting event, the World Winter Games in 2021. “We are proud that Sweden will host the Special Olympics World Winter Games 2...

Ohio State announced Wednesday that former Oklahoma State’s offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich had been hired to be its passing game coordinator/quarterbacks coach. Yurcich, 41, will make $950,000, an...

Eufaula:Elevation above average, water turbid. White bass good on jigs, live bait, live shad and shad. Crappie good on jigs and minnows below the dam, in coves and in main lake. Spotted bass fair on c...

1. Perry 2-1 2. Comanche 2-0 3. Marlow 1-0 4. Bridge Creek 11-1 5. Vinita 9-5 6. Sperry 0-0 7. Jay 10-1 8. Geary 1-1 9. Blackwell 1-2 10. Vian 0-0 14. Checotah 1-1

Eufaula’s Kole Poindexter helped to lead the South team to a 33-14 victory in the National Underclassmen All-American game. Poindexter was instrumental in the win as he finished with nine tackles with...

Eufaula Indian Journal and McIntosh County Democrat Sports Editor Rodney Haltom poses for a picture at the 2018 Capital One Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. (Staff photo)

The No.14 ranked Checotah Wrestling team continued its dominating performance in Class 3A as they placed second overall at the McAlester open. Senior and defending state champ Cade Shropshire won firs...

Checotah’s Vanessa Henson drives up court against a tough Poteau defensive front. Henson led Checotah with 11-points. (Staff photo by Rodney Haltom)

The University of Oklahoma and head football coach Lincoln Riley will hire Ohio State’s Alex Grinch as his next defensive coordinator, according to multiple reports. Grinch spent a year at Ohio State ...

Ahead of PBR’s (Professional Bull Riders) 2019 WinStar World Casino and Resort Global Cup USA, three riders have qualified for Team Canada, headlined by three-time PBR Canada Champion Aaron Roy (Yello...

Sports Editor The Alabama Tide (14-0) rolled over the Oklahoma Sooners (12-2) 45-34 Saturday in Miami in the Capital One Orange Bowl. The win proved true that Big 12 defenses win Big 12 Championships ...

The University of Oklahoma should not limit themselves with just big name coaches for their defensive coordinator or defensive staff openings. One name that stands out is that of Washington State defe...

Washington State (11-2) and new defensive backs coach Kendrick Shaver (a Eufaula, Ok. native) earned a huge victory as the Cougars held off a Iowa State rally to win the 2018 Alamo Bowl 28-26. Quarter...

• Capital One Orange Bowl Earns More than 19 Million Viewers and Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic Nearly 17 Million; Both Games Draw Biggest Audiences in First Half as Alabama and Clemson Start Strong • ...