Good morning, Norman.

A new exhibition, “Barter and Appreciation: The Tony A.

Tiger Collection,” is on display now and will run through Dec. 15 at the University of Oklahoma's Charles M. Russell Center for the Study of Art of the American West, 409 W. Boyd Street.

Norman arts leader Norman Hammon will not return as director of Jazz in June when his contract expires in December (he has been part of the local arts scene for more than 40 years), and the board says it is seeking a new direction and may cut costs.

The Thunder played the Rockets at Toyota Center on Saturday, Oct.

31 (7:30 p.m. CT), missing starters Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams, Cason Wallace and Alex Caruso; the game aired on KSBI/KWTV and NBA TV.

Oklahoma (4-4) head coach Brent Venables called the Sooners’ 42-25 loss to South Carolina embarrassing, said his team was outplayed and outcoached, and said the squad will return to work Monday to fix penalties, missed tackles, and inconsistent execution in Norman.

The Thunder lost 119-98 at Houston on Saturday night, falling to 4-2 after several starters were sidelined by injury; Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 26 points while the team struggled to force turnovers (Caruso, Holmgren, Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace were among the injured).

State high school cross country meets were held Saturday at Edmond Santa Fe; Deer Creek won the Class (6A) boys title with Norman North second and Norman 13th, Edmond Memorial won the Class (6A) girls title with Norman seventh, and Tulsa Bishop Kelley won the Class (5A) boys team title.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have reversed plans to sign guard Ochai Agbaji and will re-evaluate their open roster spot after injuries sidelined Chet Holmgren, who will miss eight to 10 weeks, and other key players, the team said (announced Friday).

Oklahoma lost to South Carolina 42-25 at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Oct.

31 after fans chanted for offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle and the Sooners were outgained 521-359, and they will travel to face Florida at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville on Saturday, Nov. 7 (6:30 p.m. CT).