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Can Stoops Still Bring It?

4/29/2009 2:50 PM

Mack Brown has beaten OU three of the last four in Dallas. OU has lost all those BCS games in a row. Has Stoops lost anything? Clearly, his best coaching move was ... 

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Oops

4/27/2009 4:56 PM

This was the greatest NFL draft ever. Know why? Because Mel Kiper was the highlight in a low-light sort of way. He couldn't hit anything. After hitting pick number ... 

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Two Local TV Stations Demote TU

4/20/2009 5:36 PM

From time to time, we like to check in with local TV sports operations. That can be a distressing endeavor. Take Saturday night; take Saturday night and explain or ... 

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Media Says: OU to Be Greater Than Greatest

4/13/2009 4:53 PM

Before we issue the following prediction, here's this update on how we're doing. Last August in a special football section of this paper, we predicted that Florida would ... 

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Golf?

4/8/2009 4:18 PM

Here's an interesting Masters question: How long does it take to find five non-white people in the enormous galleries? Answer: Two days, six hours, fifteen minutes. ... 

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Big Yeast

4/6/2009 3:56 PM

Guess what story you're not seeing on ESPN? That's right, the full and outright collapse of the Big East conference in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. It is possibly ... 

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ESPN HITS A GRAND-SLAM HOMER!

4/3/2009 2:50 PM

As correctly called by the Picks for years, ESPN has needed to get its uppity anchor jokers out of Connecticut and have a look around. Well, our hopes and wishes and ... 

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Boring

4/2/2009 10:53 AM

March Madness has turned into April Abeyance. Concerning the Final Fours, who west of the east really cares? The eastern and southeastern parts of the country so dominate ... 

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What A Crock

4/1/2009 4:26 PM

If a basketball coach takes a job at a school that is not as good as where he is, the brilliant philosophy of Groucho or Will Rogers, or both, comes to mind: Who would ... 

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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
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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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