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Lighten Up, Cuz

3/31/2008 5:38 PM

While thrilled with the response to the re-name the Sonics bit, the testy reaction from certain OKC readers is somewhat surprising. Some things are obvious. One is ... 

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Picker Names NBA Team for OKC

3/27/2008 2:24 PM

Take your pick of names for the new Oklahoma City Whatevers of the National Basketball Association: The Oklahoma City Preachers. The Oklahoma City Heartlanders. The ... 

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Comments: 60

Ice-Coaled

3/26/2008 2:12 PM

TiVo, or the cable company equivalent, was made for women's basketball, 80 percent of which is like rugby. When the basketball goes under the basket, it looks like a ... 

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OU Hoopsters Free Stoops!

3/24/2008 3:30 PM

And so concludes arguably the worst in-state college basketball season in history. Picker's Note: TU is still playing in something like the CSI post-post-post season ... 

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The Picker Apologizes

3/21/2008 4:54 PM

Somebody e-mailed in to say that OSU broadcast team member/slash/KOTV sports anchor John Hokum (sp?) had cast aspersions on The Picker's sports acumen. Somebody else ... 

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Dime a Dance

3/19/2008 12:20 PM

Here's what you need to attend a post-season TU basketball game. Tickets. A sense of humor. TU plays in a post-season basketball tournament featuring teams that can't ... 

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Dunk City

3/17/2008 4:36 PM

Help yourself to the following hoop tourney pearls. The dumbest suggestion of the year was made Bob Knight, who hasn't done anything in what, 15 years? He wants to add ... 

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Does Channel 6 Like TU Enough?

3/14/2008 2:20 PM

Here's the way TV works. You lead with the story that you consider to be the most important. Thursday, Oklahoma State beat Texas Tech in a ho-hum basketball game, and ... 

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Bruce Howard Scores

3/13/2008 4:37 PM

With all the TV, sometimes we forget just how good some sports announcers are on the radio. TU's Bruce Howard is far and away the best play-by-play announcer in the ... 

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No Country For Pansies

3/12/2008 2:36 PM

It's time to get tougher. 1. Local sports fans owe the nation an explanation. This city couldn't sell out a high school gym, with ORU playing for an NCAA tournament ... 

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Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

3/10/2008 5:22 PM

Stop that crying this second! What's with all the athletes weeping on camera? Healthy athletes have started crying more than six-year olds with skinned knees. The ... 

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Sports Talk Hilarity

3/7/2008 1:11 PM

You can tell who is listening to sports talk radio in a car. The driver is laughing. I laughed out loud twice yesterday. First, some local sports talk radio guys working ... 

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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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From Teams 3 through 30, the NBA Is the Worst Ever. My full report. http://t.co/4rwNEndX via @tulsaworld
1 day ago
Stoops finally gets the message. His legacy will rest primarily with Mike, who hasn't stopped anybody in years. http://t.co/ygpimWWg
3 days ago
Why would Tony "Turnover" Romo playing world-class great golf upset anybody? Cowboy fans are upset year-round. http://t.co/KQ4DsKxP
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A suggestion before all those fishermen end up at the #Bassmaster Classic: Think like a crook. http://t.co/3sQI4leC via @tulsaworld
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Landry might get sacked again at NFL Draft. Maybe it's not best for great players to return for another year at #OU. http://t.co/ybV2RTya
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None of the real greats -- Magic, Michael, Bird, LeBron, Durant, Duncan -- is mad all the time. Hear me, Westbrook? http://t.co/qxqt4jq6
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