READ TODAY'S STORIES AND E-EDITION SUBSCRIBE |  CONTACT US |  SIGN IN
Sports Extra!



SPORTS EXTRA BLOGS

FOR THE RECORD
LOCAL PROS

ALL SPORTS

PHOTOS & VIDEOS

OUTDOORS

FIND A STORY

EMAIL ALERTS

SOCIAL MEDIA

RSS FEEDS

CONTACT US
BUY PHOTOS & PAGES

ADVERTISE ON SPORTS EXTRA


 

Romney by 2

6/28/2012 3:59 PM

Here's how we come up with some of our best picks.

We study what the mouthiest of the national analysts have to say, then we go the other way.

Everybody said ... 

Full Story


Comments: 0

What About College Football Now?

6/27/2012 9:48 AM

Here's what the world is saying about the BCS: You stink. You're unfair. You're biased. You reward the rich and penalize the others. You're a SEC toy. You're pathetic. ... 

Full Story


Comments: 9

College Football: Man Up Or Chicken Out

6/25/2012 4:17 PM

The key element in the new and improved and almost fair version of college football set to kick off in a couple of years is: STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE!

It will be much ... 

Full Story


Comments: 6

Floppy or Blocky?

6/22/2012 3:39 PM

Well, that was a fun diversion from OU football wasn't it.

The Thunder needs a lot to compete successfully for an NBA title. OKC is said by the cheerleaders to be ... 

Full Story


Comments: 17

Scott Brooks: The Cooler

6/20/2012 2:08 PM

Game four of the NBA finals had some historical importance beyond Russell Westbrook's masterpiece performance: That was as lousy a coaching job as you're ever apt to ... 

Full Story


Comments: 8

Free Throws Costly

6/18/2012 3:43 PM

This phrase best describes the Thunder situation: Two and through.

Losing the home wood advantage was a disaster.

Everybody says oh well, they're young, they'll ... 

Full Story


Comments: 8

Bad Miami Moon Rising

6/15/2012 12:50 PM

The worst of the NBA was on display in game two in OKC.

The refereeing was horrific. NBA refereeing is so consistently bad that incompetence is accepted as simply ... 

Full Story


Comments: 10

Game Two Tells the Tale

6/13/2012 2:04 PM

Sometimes it's this simple: The best team wins.

Forget the excuses, forget the alibis, forget the conjecture, forget the idiotic electronic media, forget the hypotheticals, ... 

Full Story


Comments: 13

Oppressive Heat

6/11/2012 4:15 PM

The Thunder and Heat are opposites when it comes to demeanor.

The Thunder shows off in the spirit of youthful exuberance, in the pure joy of having fun, grinning, ... 

Full Story


Comments: 7

Thunder No Longer Favored

6/8/2012 3:21 PM

So much for the Thunder euphoria.

LeBron scored with his right hand. He scored with his left hand. He threw in long jumpers and short hooks. He played like a video ... 

Full Story


Comments: 1

OU Versus Thunder

6/7/2012 4:01 PM

As if getting clubbed by OSU wasn't enough, numerous OU fans are irate over the possibility of being shuffled back in historical importance by the emergence of the OKC ... 

Full Story


Comments: 18

San Antonio Flounders

6/5/2012 4:42 PM

That basketball team flops around like a bunch of fish. Ginobili and Parker look like European soccer players.

As for the Thunder, fate has intervened: A reserve ... 

Full Story


Comments: 13


Out Pick The Picker

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.

Follow The Picker on Twitter


Subscribe to this blog


Archive

Past Articles By The Picker

1/31/2013
     The Picker: Super Bowl merely a distraction from OU woes
 
The Picker's Blog Archive:

2/2013  1/2013  12/2012  11/2012  10/2012  9/2012  
8/2012  7/2012  6/2012  5/2012  4/2012  3/2012  
2/2012  1/2012  12/2011  11/2011  10/2011  9/2011  
8/2011  7/2011  6/2011  5/2011  4/2011  3/2011  
2/2011  1/2011  12/2010  11/2010  10/2010  9/2010  
8/2010  7/2010  6/2010  5/2010  4/2010  3/2010  
2/2010  1/2010  12/2009  11/2009  10/2009  9/2009  
8/2009  7/2009  6/2009  5/2009  4/2009  3/2009  
2/2009  1/2009  12/2008  11/2008  10/2008  9/2008  
8/2008  7/2008  6/2008  5/2008  4/2008  3/2008  
2/2008  1/2008  12/2007  11/2007  10/2007  9/2007  
8/2007  7/2007  6/2007  5/2007  4/2007  3/2007  
2/2007  1/2007  12/2006  11/2006  10/2006  9/2006  
8/2006  

Tulsa World Picker
thepicker
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
last week
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




Home | Contact Us | Search | Subscribe | Customer Service | About | Advertise
Copyright © 2013, World Publishing Co. All rights reserved.