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Pouty OSU Fans, for Shame!

2/26/2009 2:05 PM

Who is the Big 12 hoop coach of the year? OU's Capel? Close. The man can recruit. And at hoops, recruiting seems to be approximately 93.4 percent of the deal. But ... 

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Homage Due

2/23/2009 4:18 PM

Can you believe that you get this blog free of charge? It's one of the biggest sports stories of this or any other year. At no other site in this galaxy can you get ... 

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45-35? At the half?

2/18/2009 2:28 PM

Dear Picker: To get right to the point. After you hit the BCS Championship game and the Super Bowl with eerie aplomb and accuracy, and after you correctly predicted ... 

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Basketball Answers

2/16/2009 5:10 PM

Question: Does OU have a better chance to win a national championship at hoops than it did at football? Answer: Maybe. Actually, probably. North Carolina plays little ... 

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Long Bong Ball

2/13/2009 1:25 PM

Look here, kids, it's some important baseball news! Pitchers and pushers report Monday. Catchers and crack show up Tuesday. Hitters and hash are on deck Wednesday. ... 

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Attention TU Fans

2/12/2009 1:41 PM

There's one good thing to come from the TU basketball team scoring 37 points. Hopefully. Surely. No, the game was not halted at the half due to electrical trouble. ... 

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Now Playing First Base, Mickey Rourke

2/10/2009 2:49 PM

What's all the outrage about? What are they trying to do, ruin baseball? What do you want, opposite-field singles? What's next, dextrous fielders in left and right, ... 

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Jumping Through Hoops

2/9/2009 5:19 PM

Here's an interesting proposition. Which would you take in a national champion question: North Carolina and Ucon, or the Field? Two against 63. But this is a sneaky ... 

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Wilkinson Over Switzer

2/6/2009 12:23 PM

ESPN.com is running an interesting angle whereby states are asked to list the four most important sports figures, ever. Check out Alabama for power. \ In a piece in ... 

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Playing the Percentages

2/5/2009 3:41 PM

FOOTBALL While many agonize over what they feel to be OU's worst recruiting class in a decade, keep in mind just who awards the stars to recruits: your basic pinheads. ... 

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Recruiting Yawn

2/4/2009 3:05 PM

Half the big-shot recruits won't be able to play a lick. Half of them will flunk out. Half of those will wander off. How many does that leave worth agonizing over, ... 

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Picker Dominates Industry

2/2/2009 12:29 PM

Did you know that one day last year, the Blitz on Oklahoma City and Tulsa CBS TV outlets stopped its live show to talk about the World Picks? And did you know that this ... 

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The Picker began entertaining – and infuriating – sports fans in 1993. Each week during football season, he writes about his picks of college and NFL games in his Thursday Sports column. He's never afraid of sharing his opinions about the game and the personalities who play it. Readers have a chance to go against him each season in the Outpick the Picker contest. He welcomes the competition.

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