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Sources – Oklahoma State fires head coach Mike Gundy

Sources – Oklahoma State fires head coach Mike Gundy

Sep 23, 2025, 12:59 PM ET Oklahoma State has fired veteran coach Mike Gundy, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Tuesday. The move comes one day after Gundy, 58, told reporters that he “100 percent” intended on remaining at Oklahoma State after the 2025 season. “I’m under contract, here, for I think 3½ years,” Gundy said Monday. “When I was …

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Animal handler killed by tiger was performing in front of onlookers and family, Oklahoma sheriff reveals

Animal handler killed by tiger was performing in front of onlookers and family, Oklahoma sheriff reveals

New details are emerging after a large tiger fatally attacked an animal handler during the end of a big cat show at a preserve in southeastern Oklahoma. Ryan Easley, 37, was dead when deputies arrived Saturday at the Growler Pines Tiger Preserve near Hugo, not far from the Texas border, just minutes after dispatchers received an emergency call, said Choctaw …

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Tiger kills animal handler at wildlife preserve in Oklahoma

Animal handler killed by tiger was performing in front of onlookers and family, Oklahoma sheriff reveals

An animal handler was killed by a tiger under his care at a preserve for big cats in southeastern Oklahoma, the organization said Sunday. Growler Pines Tiger Preserve said in a statement that Ryan Easley died Saturday in “an accident” involving a tiger at the property near Hugo, not far from the Texas border. Easley was not breathing when deputies …

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Tiger fatally attacks handler at Oklahoma preserve, officials say | Oklahoma

Tiger fatally attacks handler at Oklahoma preserve, officials say | Oklahoma

A tiger fatally mauled its handler at a preserve in Oklahoma, officials at the facility say. Ryan Easley, the operator of the Growler Pines Tiger Preserve near Hugo, Oklahoma, was mauled to death on Saturday in what the site portrayed as an “accident” with a tiger under his care. Easley – who once had conducted business with Joseph Maldonado, better …

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Miami jumps to No. 2 behind Ohio State in AP Top 25, Oklahoma into top 10

Miami jumps to No. 2 behind Ohio State in AP Top 25, Oklahoma into top 10

Miami jumped LSU and Penn State into the No. 2 spot behind Ohio State in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday while Oklahoma climbed into the top 10 for the first time in two years and Indiana and Texas Tech made big moves after lopsided wins over Top 25 opponents. The Hurricanes have beaten two ranked opponents, and …

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Caretaker killed by tiger at wildlife preserve in southeastern Oklahoma

Caretaker killed by tiger at wildlife preserve in southeastern Oklahoma

HUGO, Okla. — An animal handler was killed by a tiger under his care at a preserve for big cats in southeastern Oklahoma, the organization said Sunday. Growler Pines Tiger Preserve said in a statement that Ryan Easley died Saturday in “an accident” involving a tiger at the property near Hugo, not far from the Texas border. “This tragedy is …

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Caretaker killed by tiger at wildlife preserve in southeastern Oklahoma

Caretaker killed by tiger at wildlife preserve in southeastern Oklahoma

HUGO, Okla. (AP) — An animal handler was killed by a tiger under his care at a preserve for big cats in southeastern Oklahoma, the organization said Sunday. Growler Pines Tiger Preserve said in a statement that Ryan Easley died Saturday in “an accident” involving a tiger at the property near Hugo, not far from the Texas border. “This tragedy …

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