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Picker Brings Coach Stoops Up to Date

7/30/2010 4:20 PM

Going into the 2010 season, OU coach Stoops seems:
(a) Confident.
(b) Over-confident.
(c) Glad to see the press again.
(d) Relaxed.
(e) Defensive.

Answer: ... 

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Comments: 19

Crucial Year for State's Three

7/26/2010 4:54 PM

Has there ever been a more important season for the three to be named?

TU: No longer a coaching mill in any sport. Remember when all those coaches broke so many ... 

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Comments: 19

The Media Is Getting Very Sleepy

7/22/2010 3:35 PM

OU has been picked number one in the Big 12 South, making it the nation's most overrated team, dating back to that glorious time long, long ago when it defeated Florida ... 

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Comments: 6

The Spread is Dead: Reason #16

7/21/2010 3:21 PM

There are some 29 reasons why the spread offense has lost its gimmick appeal and has gone from surprising to cheesy.

We'll try to cover most of the reasons why you ... 

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Comments: 17

Is Tiger Finished?

7/19/2010 4:34 PM

Anybody want the USA in the Ryder Cup?

Thought not.

The update on Tiger is as follows.

He went from being a skinny kid to being an outside linebacker for ... 

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Comments: 16

Your Football Plans

7/12/2010 4:03 PM

First, we would like to take a second to celebrate the return of sanity to humanity.

The ratings for the LeBron James Pose Off were terrible. This exercise in journalistic ... 

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Comments: 14

ESPN Stinks It Up

7/9/2010 1:07 PM

Just when you think ESPN can't get any dopier with its cockeyed analysis usually made by failed coaches, any farther off with its incorrect picks, or any more embarrassing ... 

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Comments: 15

LeBron Celebrates Self

7/7/2010 3:11 PM

Russell? Magic? Michael? Larry? Kobe?

Could you see any of those proven greats -- stress PROVEN -- stage an hour long ego-feeding, grandstanding, publicity-crazed, ... 

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Comments: 17

Save the Shock

7/5/2010 3:16 PM

The new WNBA team is not doing well on or off the court, scoring four points in one quarter the other day, and putting only 3,000 and a few in the seats.

As coach ... 

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Comments: 25


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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
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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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