Conference Notes, Newswire

Oklahoma: Sooner Teams Give More Money to Academics

The Oklahoma athletic department will assist academic programs at the school with an extra $3 million, according to an ESPN.com report.

The department was already giving academic programs $1 million a year. Oklahoma also adds to the total through income from affinity cards and soft drink sales contracts. This move boosts the amount of support that the athletic department provides the school — $7 million-plus a year — officials said.

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