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By dismissing Kittle, Stoops addresses cronyism tag

2/12/2013 8:09 PM

What’s going on in Norman right now is not a shakeup of the coaching staff.

It’s a purge.

Minutes after the Tulsa World confirmed that Bob Stoops had fired ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

Comments: 5

First Patton, now Shipp: Stoops never believed things were 'pretty good'

2/12/2013 6:33 PM

By now, it’s clear that Bob Stoops wasn’t entirely serious last month when he sat on a stool in front of a handful of local print reporters and patted his program on ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

Comments: 2

James Patton will be missed at OU by future and current Sooners (media, too)

2/11/2013 12:01 PM

It’s an ugly business, college football recruiting.

Less than a week after getting all the binding signatures he needed to built Oklahoma’s 2013 class, OU coach ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

Comments: 2

Collison not happy about KU struggles, but at least his Jayhawks no longer "worst" KU team ever

2/8/2013 7:00 PM

OKLAHOMA CITY — Nick Collison feels Bill Self’s pain.

On Wednesday, after Self’s Kansas Jayhawks were beaten at hapless (and winless in the Big 12 Conference) TCU, ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Hey OSSAA: How about a Jenks-Union district and an everyone else district?

2/7/2013 2:46 PM

Here’s a suggestion for the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association:

Instead of splitting Class 6A into two 16-school divisions — one of two possible scenarios ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

Comments: 8

Durant fine for Mavs; OKC wants another bounce-back victory

2/4/2013 6:04 PM

OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant is good to go.

After sustaining a slight injury in Saturday’s loss at Cleveland, Durant participated in shootaround at Chesapeake Arena ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Bringing back Big 12 title game comes with risks, but ultimately would be wise

1/31/2013 5:13 PM

Maybe the Big 12 Conference is getting ahead of itself.

But maybe it’s not.

The Big 12, so often maligned for pandering to Texas and for lacking strong leadership ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

Comments: 1

Tillman: Despite dynasty, Alabama's Saban 'scared to death' of A&M

1/27/2013 10:44 AM

Speaking with former OU running back Spencer Tillman the other night at the Tulsa Public Schools Athletics Hall of Fame ceremony, he had a lot to say about his old school ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

Comments: 10

Still angry about Lance Armstrong's deceit and tyranny? Then check out this reader's story

1/16/2013 5:16 PM

I need to share an email I received after my Tuesday column on Lance Armstrong.

Although I tried, I probably fell short in portraying my feelings about Armstrong’s ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

Comments: 5

Watching Peterson, Stoops could barely hold his water

1/14/2013 3:54 PM

NORMAN — Remember where you were a couple Sundays ago when Adrian Peterson almost chased down Eric Dickerson?

Bob Stoops certainly does.

“I was at the Beef ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

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Bob Stoops: OU needs 'a better press box'

1/13/2013 5:11 PM

NORMAN — Although Bob Stoops was the one sitting on the high stool and it was a handful of writers who were plopped comfortably in the theater chairs of Oklahoma’s Adrian ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

Comments: 7

Mike Stoops regrets controversial comments on Manziel

1/11/2013 10:37 PM

NORMAN — Oklahoma defensive coordinator Mike Stoops regrets the controversial remarks he made Friday about Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel on an Oklahoma City radio ... 

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John E. Hoover
Sports Columnist

Comments: 23


Game Point

Tulsa World Sports Columnist John E. Hoover has been a newspaperman since 1985 and has worked at the Tulsa World since 1992. Among other things, he's covered the Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Arkansas Razorbacks, Oral Roberts Golden Eagles, Oklahoma State Cowboys and Oklahoma Sooners.

Covering the Sooners in 2011, Hoover was named National Beat Writer of the Year by the Associated Press Sports Editors, and has won numerous writing and reporting awards at the World and other newspapers. He was sports editor in Tahlequah, Okmulgee and Waynesville, Mo., and assistant sports editor in Ada.

Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School and received a journalism degree from East Central University in 1989. He lives in Broken Arrow with his wife and two kids.

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