READ TODAY'S STORIES AND E-EDITION SUBSCRIBE |  CONTACT US |  SIGN IN
Sports Extra!



SPORTS EXTRA BLOGS

FOR THE RECORD
LOCAL PROS

ALL SPORTS

PHOTOS & VIDEOS

OUTDOORS

FIND A STORY

EMAIL ALERTS

SOCIAL MEDIA

RSS FEEDS

CONTACT US
BUY PHOTOS & PAGES

ADVERTISE ON SPORTS EXTRA


 

Finding Help for Landry

7/28/2012 8:31 AM

Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops has remained pretty consistent in defending Landry Jones and demanding improvement from those around him in the wake of last season’s late slump.
The ... 

Full Story


Comments: 0

C-USA Once Again in Transition

7/25/2012 3:57 PM

Conference USA has only two experienced quarterbacks and five new coaches.
This is a transition season for Conference USA, a year ahead of a major transition, as C-USA ... 

Full Story


Comments: 0

USC Different Than PSU

7/24/2012 9:09 AM

USC is coming off a two-year bowl ban and NCAA sanctions this fall in the wake of the Reggie Bush scandal.
The Trojans are perhaps the nation’s most-talented team and ... 

Full Story


Comments: 0

Penn State's "Near-Death" Penalty

7/23/2012 9:13 AM

Penn State did not get the so-called “death penalty” but the NCAA sanctions handed down to the Nittany Lions should cripple the program for at least a decade.
The penalties ... 

Full Story


Comments: 6

A Few Arguments with Big 12 Predictions

7/21/2012 11:54 AM

Oklahoma and Oklahoma State are in fairly appropriate spots in the Big 12 Conference preseason polls.
The Sooners are picked first and OSU fourth in the preseason poll. ... 

Full Story


Comments: 1

Landry Has the Season to Prove He's all-Big 12

7/19/2012 9:58 AM

Three of the top 22 picks in the NFL draft this spring were from the Big 12 Conference.
To say there might be a dropoff is expected.
However, the cupboard is not ... 

Full Story


Comments: 0

Selection Committee or BCS Formula?

7/14/2012 10:38 AM

The ranking formula for the BCS championship has undergone a handful of tweaks over the past 14 years to the point that many believe it is now a decent way to pick the ... 

Full Story


Comments: 2

Savannah State, Florida A&M Are Okay Late Adds

7/7/2012 1:27 PM

There is no need to criticize Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, or any other Big 12 schools, for the late additions to the non-conference schedule.
Big 12 teams were put ... 

Full Story


Comments: 4

The Bowls and C-USA

7/5/2012 2:22 PM

The bowl system may have survived the switch to the four-team college football playoff.
However, there’s little question there are major changes coming to the bowls.
There ... 

Full Story


Comments: 0

Van Pelt Having Big Year on Tour

7/2/2012 4:07 PM

Bo Van Pelt is quietly having a terrific season on the PGA Tour.

Van Pelt finished second in the AT&T National in Washington, D.C. on Sunday. He lost what turned ... 

Full Story


Comments: 1


Klein's Korner

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.

Follow John Klein on Twitter

Subscribe to this blog



Archive

 
John Klein's Blog Archive:

2/2013  1/2013  12/2012  11/2012  10/2012  9/2012  
8/2012  7/2012  6/2012  5/2012  4/2012  3/2012  
2/2012  1/2012  12/2011  11/2011  10/2011  9/2011  
8/2011  7/2011  6/2011  5/2011  4/2011  3/2011  
2/2011  1/2011  12/2010  11/2010  10/2010  9/2010  
8/2010  7/2010  6/2010  5/2010  4/2010  3/2010  
2/2010  1/2010  12/2009  11/2009  10/2009  9/2009  
8/2009  7/2009  6/2009  5/2009  4/2009  3/2009  
2/2009  1/2009  12/2008  11/2008  10/2008  9/2008  
8/2008  7/2008  6/2008  5/2008  4/2008  3/2008  
2/2008  1/2008  12/2007  11/2007  10/2007  9/2007  
8/2007  7/2007  6/2007  5/2007  4/2007  3/2007  
2/2007  1/2007  12/2006  11/2006  10/2006  9/2006  
8/2006  





Home | Contact Us | Search | Subscribe | Customer Service | About | Advertise
Copyright © 2013, World Publishing Co. All rights reserved.