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OSU's Offense Creates Fresh Air

10/31/2011 11:15 AM

Baylor coach Art Briles said Oklahoma State’s’ offense is a huge challenge for any team to defend.
“You can’t let them have breathing room,” said Briles. “We gave them ... 

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Bob Proved Nice Guys Finish First

10/30/2011 4:11 PM

Bob Barry was a legend from the first time I met him 39 years ago.
He was legend because Barry took the time to be interviewed by an 18-year-old aspiring sports writer.
When ... 

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Finally, a Seventh Game After the Greatest

10/28/2011 10:48 AM

The 10-9 victory by the St. Louis Cardinals over the Texas Rangers in game six of the World Series on Thursday night is being called “the greatest game ever played”.
My ... 

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Another Fine Mess by Big 12

10/27/2011 5:48 PM

We’re guessing the U.S. Senate has better things to do than get involved in conference realignment.
The reports that some senators, and perhaps one former senator, ... 

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No Perfect Fits for Big 12

10/26/2011 3:42 PM

The Big 12 seems to be the salvation for teams desperate to get out of the Big East.
Certainly, anything is better than staying in the Big East these days - even the ... 

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Quarterbacks Lead Big 12

10/24/2011 10:48 AM

There might be many reasons for the Big 12’s depth of talented teams this season but fabulous offenses are probably at the top.
There are at least three quarterbacks ... 

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The Paper Beat Me Home Again

10/23/2011 11:58 AM

For the record, I’ved now sat through four hours, 50 minutes of rain delays this season.
Plus, my Tulsa World was in my driveway waiting for me when I got home on Sunday ... 

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No Fluke. Tech Was Better Than OU

10/23/2011 12:39 AM

This was no fluke. Texas Tech deserved to win.
If anything, Oklahoma had to play like crazy just to make it close.
Oklahoma’s big dream of a national championship ... 

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Memphis Schedules Challenges Before C-USA

10/20/2011 1:49 PM

Memphis has a lot to prove after it picked up the No. 9 ranking in the first ESPN/USA Today Coaches basketball poll released on Thursday.
That would seem to be way ... 

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Coaches Handshake Can Lead to Trouble

10/17/2011 11:52 AM


Post-game incidents after the Detroit-San Francisco NFL game and in a college game between Georgia and Vanderbilt has raised the issue of post-game coaches handshakes.

It ... 

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Coaches Like Adding TCU

10/10/2011 11:06 AM

Big 12 coaches talking on the league’s coaches media teleconference on Monday seem to be excited about TCU joining the Big 12 Conference.
“I think it is great for the ... 

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OU Made a Case for No. 1

10/8/2011 4:09 PM

Oklahoma played like the No. 1 team in the country.
Whether Texas deserved to be No. 11 is up for debate. The Longhorns certainly didn’t play like a nationally-ranked ... 

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Tulsa World senior sports columnist John Klein is in his fourth decade of covering sports. He started his newspaper career at The Daily Ardmoreite in 1977 and moved to the Tulsa World in 1978. He served 10 years as sports editor for the Tulsa World before being named to his current position in 2005. He also spent five years as the Southwest Conference beat writer for the Houston Post. He has won many writing awards and is a former Oklahoma Sports Writer of the Year.

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