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Main Playoff Gripe Makes No Sense

4/30/2012 5:21 PM

Numerous people have long stated that the chief drawback to a playoff system in college football, even a mini-playoff involving four teams, would be the way the regular ... 

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Draft Winners and Losers

4/27/2012 2:07 PM

The biggest winner in the NFL draft?

That's an easy one. The public. The NFL Channel went head-to-head with the uppity self-proclaimed experts of ESPN on the draft ... 

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The Landry Jones Debate

4/26/2012 5:17 PM

This year, Landry Jones would have been the second or third quarterback taken in the draft, perhaps even the second or third pick.

Here's a great question: Why did ... 

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Metta Concealed Piece

4/25/2012 3:03 PM

The concealed weapon in this case being the elbow.

Old man Stern, the NBA commissioner, choked, giving the Laker bum Artest a light sentence, one of the penalty ... 

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Thunderation

4/23/2012 4:59 PM

Let's get one thing straight. The Lakers stink. There's no point guard worth a hoot. Kobe is wheezing. the coach and the center are fighting/pouting.

So: What's ... 

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NFL Draft

4/20/2012 3:26 PM

Griffin will turn out to be better than Luck.

Weeden is a risky first-round pick because of his age and lack of mobility. He has to go to a team where he can play ... 

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Basketball News

4/18/2012 2:25 PM

Tired of the hype? The tripe?

Here are the reasons why the OKC Thunder is in danger of losing the West to San Antonio.

1. Not enough inside scoring.

A ... 

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Time for Stoops to Step Up

4/16/2012 5:19 PM

There are 15-year old young people who have no idea that Bob Stoops won a national championship at OU.

Kids don't start remembering until they're around four.

But ... 

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Thunder Homers

4/12/2012 5:19 PM

On the pro circuit, being a homer is in the contract.

If you're to announce a game, or sell beer, or analyze a game, or do an interview, you're a team member or ... 

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Spur Coach: Nut or Genius?

4/10/2012 3:23 PM


Last night for a game at Utah, San Antonio coach Pop sat his three biggest stars! They didn't even travel with the team!

This, in the midst of an OKC nervous breakdown ... 

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Tiger Who?

4/9/2012 4:25 PM


The Masters golf tournament is a tradition unlike any other for the following reasons.

Women aren't allowed to become members. Hey AT&T, you're a big sponsor, you ... 

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Pig Sty or Hog Heaven?

4/6/2012 12:46 PM


It appears to some that the Arkansas football coach has been caught with his guard down.

Wild rumor has it that the coach was discovered in the Arkansas outback ... 

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From Teams 3 through 30, the NBA Is the Worst Ever. My full report. http://t.co/4rwNEndX via @tulsaworld
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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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