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Media Foul

4/28/2011 4:11 PM

Here's an example of the harm that can come from trying to know it all.

Russell Westbrook of your OKC Thunder has been one of the best players in the NBA this year, ... 

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Comments: 12

If You Can't Stand the Heat

4/25/2011 4:10 PM

In September, we picked Miami and the Lakers to play for it all in the NBA.

And we will admit that strong recent defensive showings by Boston have given us moments ... 

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Comments: 10

Why Is Venables Still at OU?

4/21/2011 2:30 PM

Almost every time a head coaching job opens around here, OU's Venables is thought to have a chance.

But even K-State picked somebody else two coaches back.

Perhaps ... 

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OU, Baby: We're Numbers One, Two and Three!

4/19/2011 3:01 PM

Perhaps you have heard by now that in the opinion of the OU football coaches one and all, the Sooners are going to be one of the best teams ever unleashed on a quaking ... 

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Comments: 14

Boys of Summer, Winter, Spring and Fall

4/18/2011 11:40 AM

Somebody make them stop.

Or at least hurry.

The NBA season is what, all but the Fourth of July weekend?

Couldn't they at least handle the best of seven ... 

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Comments: 10

Tulsa Loves the Thunder

4/15/2011 3:24 PM

According to a note in USA Today today, the NBA ratings in Tulsa are up almost 200 percent!

This was the second highest increase in the country.

And the ratings ... 

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Comments: 4

OU or OSU on the Gridiron in 2011/12?

4/13/2011 3:34 PM

It's third down and 12 yards to go, in Stillwater.
OU has the football, late, leading OSU, hanging on, some might say.
Boone Pickens reaches for his checkbook.
Mike ... 

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Whew!

4/11/2011 1:35 PM

The mainstream media is short-sighted and overreacts to the obvious, which makes for great Mondays.

So it's time for another round of: What Story Did They Miss ... 

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Thunder Blunder?

4/5/2011 2:40 PM

When the Thunder traded two pretty nice players to Boston for inside man Perkins, Hee Haw Radio in Oklahoma City, and others, sang glory be, a dynasty was born, the missing ... 

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Texas Plus ESPN Equals: Nothing Much

4/4/2011 5:34 PM

ESPN, a partial owner of Texas, put on the spring game over the weekend.

ESPN owns the Longhorn Network.

There is good news for OU and OSU on several levels. ... 

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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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