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Field of Nightmares?

2/28/2007 4:47 PM

Will this be the worst field in NCAA basketball tournament history? Let's hope so. That would also make for the most exciting tournament ever, as Nobodys would be seeded ... 

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Fan This

2/27/2007 3:29 PM

We here at The Picks have defended OU basketball fans for as long as we can remember. Turn on any sports talk show, take two aspirin, and you're apt to hear about how ... 

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World's Best Bet

2/26/2007 4:31 PM

Please remember this for next year. The number one sure-fire bet in all of legal wagering is best supporting actor at the Oscars. Oldest person wins, pay up. Those ... 

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Hoop and Holler

2/21/2007 4:07 PM

There has never been a more wide-open college basketball situation. Florida is a bit cumbersome, and everybody knows how tough it is to repeat. Duke is not athletic, ... 

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We Do It Again, Again

2/19/2007 2:08 PM

Here's something fun for you to do between interesting sporting events: scroll back through the archives and see the last time we were wrong about anything. We said ... 

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Stop the Race -- Again

2/16/2007 1:31 PM

We're going to try Daytona one more time. Here's the problem with car racing: During a time out, drivers gain huge advantages. When a caution flag is waved, cars get ... 

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It's Almost Croquet Season

2/15/2007 4:50 PM

Is this the worst college basketball season in state history? Odds on Tulsa reaching the NCAA tournament: 100,000 to 1, against. Odds on Tulsa reaching the NIT: 6-5 ... 

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Basketball's Dumbest Play

2/14/2007 4:32 PM

Many smart sports visit this site regularly. Let's see how many scholars have seen the most feared play in hoops. A team is down by three points with ten seconds left ... 

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Monday Brainstorming

2/12/2007 4:48 PM


You see things on this blog site that you will see nowhere else -- questions about the possible collapse of two OU athletic programs, for example. 1. What's up with ... 

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Other Planets to Cover Big 12 Hoop Tournament?

2/9/2007 4:09 PM

Somebody from a sports commission was quoted in the newspaper in Oklahoma City as saying that the upcoming Big 12 basketball tournament was the biggest sporting event ... 

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We Rate The Hoop Coaches

2/8/2007 5:30 PM

At the moment, the best basketball coach in the state is: 1 -- Jeff Capel, OU. It's not a stretch to say that not one of OU's first five could start for any of the ... 

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Sports Blabber Radio

2/7/2007 1:33 PM

Name one reason to listen to sports talk radio on a regular reason. Exactly: It's a cry for help. We listen to it driving here and there for a good laugh -- for material. ... 

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