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NFL Or Bust?

5/27/2009 4:10 PM

Which quarterback will make the best NFL player: (a) Sam Bradford. (b) Tim Tebow. (c) Colt McCoy. Talk about three Joe Colleges -- these guys are perfect for university ... 

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College Football Sinks Lower

5/27/2009 3:29 PM

Because of the BCS, which picks the two biggest bullies to play in a final national exhibition game, college football has become something of a joke. The champion isn't ... 

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The Most Boring 41 Minutes In Sports

5/25/2009 3:34 PM

Here's the way you watch an NBA playoff game, live. You turn the set on with seven minutes to go in regulation. Nothing that happens in the first 41 minutes matters ... 

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Picker Versus Homers

5/20/2009 3:42 PM

A homer is biased. Bias is unfair. What's worse in sport? Bias in these-here parts usually has to do with OU: Anything connected with the Sooners is beloved. Some ... 

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Gridiron Preview

5/18/2009 4:15 PM

USA Today published the official college football schedule today, which makes it official, football season has started. All the schedules are very revealing. Here are ... 

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Battle of the Sexes

5/14/2009 2:20 PM

Many people believe the great filly Rachel Alexandra will win the Preakness Saturday, defeating 12 males. This just in: males and females are different. The filly drew ... 

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World Class Blog

5/11/2009 3:57 PM

Here are the two best blog subjects you could ever hope to find to go with your can of beer. 1. Is Tiger the greatest golfer ever? 1. (a) Is Tiger closer to finished ... 

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College Football Mess Solved Here

5/8/2009 12:56 PM

Please see the Picker's solution at the end of the previous blog.  

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The Big Story

5/5/2009 4:22 PM

Today's story is about ice hockey. Just kidding. It is about the demise of college football. Sorry OU hangers-on. College football is no longer the national pastime. ... 

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The Dumb Season

5/4/2009 3:40 PM

The NBA contains some of the dumbest elements in all of sports. That doesn't mean that it isn't exciting to watch the last seven minutes of a playoff game. It is. ... 

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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
4 days ago
A suggestion before all those fishermen end up at the #Bassmaster Classic: Think like a crook. http://t.co/3sQI4leC via @tulsaworld
last week
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
2 weeks ago




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