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Rescue Strasburg (And Sam!)

6/29/2010 3:06 PM

It is the semi-noble intent of pro sports to level the playing fields by letting the worst teams pick up the best prospects.

Too bad it doesn't work. Teams improve ... 

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Cloudy Golloway

6/25/2010 12:11 PM

Did you see that?

Has anybody seen, in any sport, in any country, on any level, a worse coaching decision than the one OU's Cloudy Golloway dumped on a stunned viewing ... 

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OU Versus Texas

6/23/2010 4:04 PM

Question: Dear Pick, which team would you rather have in your conference, OU or Texas?
Answer: Let's see.
One point one billion TV sets in the state of Texas, a tiny ... 

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Comments: 13

Important Info

6/21/2010 5:24 PM

So what happened at Pebble Beach?

The chokers did their things.

Tiger has never won from behind in a major, can't overcome that kind of pressure. Big Ernie ... 

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Comments: 12

Bad Week for Basketball

6/16/2010 3:15 PM

The NBA playoffs started exactly two months ago. And there hasn't been a great final round game yet.

In the recent college athletics greed-fest, Kansas basketball ... 

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Winners and Losers

6/15/2010 2:25 PM

From the Big 12 Insanity:

Winners:

Texas. Sure to be the most hated team in America after scaring Nebraska to the North Pole, and after teasing then dumping ... 

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OU the Foot Soldier; Lose the Hang Ten Conference

6/14/2010 1:08 PM

To recap:

Weeks ago we wrote of three things:

3. Nebraska held the key to realignment.

Have fun recruiting in upper Wisconsin, kids.

2. Texas rules ... 

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Sherri Coale and Us

6/11/2010 12:05 PM

Let's get one thing straight.

The Pac Ten is a joke. Sherri Coale, coach of the female basketball team at OU, as much as wondered this in our newspaper today: What ... 

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Texas Owns OU and OSU

6/10/2010 1:22 PM

Hey Nebraska, don't let an icicle hit you in the backside.

As everybody else was saying that Super Joe the OU AD, or Mighty Boren the OU pres, would save the Big ... 

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Anything for Money

6/7/2010 5:34 PM

Here's where we are, kids.

Nebraska has the future of college football in its cold hands.

By choosing to go to the Big Ten, Nebraska would change the face of ... 

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