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Nyeshia Got Sooners Rolling

3/30/2010 11:03 PM

To reach the Final Four most coaches believe you need some future pros, All-Americans who can play at the highest level.
Nyeshia Stevenson may not be an All-American ... 

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Olajuwon Is the Big Difference

3/29/2010 1:56 PM

Abi Olawjuwon came out of high school one of the most highly-recruited players in the country.
Then, she kind of disappeared on the bench at Oklahoma as a backup to ... 

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OU Is Playing More Relaxed, Winning

3/28/2010 9:59 PM

Courtney Paris was certainly a superstar but Oklahoma always carried the favorite label with her in the middle.
When Paris and her sister Ashley graduated, it was expected ... 

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A Life Lived Well on Sunny Slope Farm

3/27/2010 10:18 AM

John Steichen was born in a small house on Sunny Slope Farm in 1920. He died in the same house 89 years later.
In between, he was raised as one of four children, went ... 

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Baylor, KSU Prove Coaching Still Matters

3/22/2010 10:37 AM

It wasn't very long ago that Baylor, because of legal and NCAA matters, was pretty much non-existent in men's college basketball.
Kansas State had suffered so many ... 

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No Letdown for the Wildcats

3/18/2010 5:28 PM

Coaches love to say win and advance.
This time of year that’s all that matters. You win and keep playing. Lose and go home.
But, sometimes, how you play is just ... 

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Jayhawks Love the Prez

3/17/2010 5:17 PM

President Barack Obama did his NCAA bracket on ESPN on Wednesday and picked Kansas to win it all.
'The President is a very wise man,' said KU coach Bill Self.
Self ... 

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Cowboys Have a Shot at Sweet 16

3/14/2010 5:57 PM

It certainly would be an upset but Oklahoma State is good enough to win a game or two.
The Cowboys are also shaky enough to lose to Georgia Tech in the first round.
If ... 

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Tulsans Missed a Big Dance

3/13/2010 2:37 PM

A year from now Tulsans will get to see the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament downtown at the BOK Center.
They could have seen a great preview on Saturday.
Few ... 

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Jordan Is Good Enough to Carry TU

3/11/2010 10:11 PM

When Jerome Jordan is good, and he was very good against Marshall, he makes Tulsa the kind of team we all expected.
When he dominates on the inside, Tulsa's shooters ... 

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Jones Signing a Win for Shock

3/11/2010 10:45 AM

There would appear to be no downside to the Tulsa Shock signing Marion Jones to a WNBA contractg this week.
The worst thing that could happen is that Jones no longer ... 

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UTEP, Memphis Lead the Way at C-USA

3/9/2010 10:14 AM

UTEP has the No. 1 seed and the best team but may not have the motivation at the Conference USA Tournament at the BOK Center.
The Miners would appear to be the only ... 

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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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