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All rights reserved.THE BIGGEST SPORTS event in America, the Super Bowl, will be played in the neighborhood next year.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100208_203_B1_THEBIG141272&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistMon, 08 Feb 2010 04:55:00 CSTOklahoma State's Andrea Riley has been grabbing all of the attention, but Danielle Robinson made her case on Saturday.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100207_203_B5_Daniel735437&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 07 Feb 2010 06:19:30 CSTIT IS ONE thing to get down 15 at home.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100205_203_B1_ISOEti67741&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistFri, 05 Feb 2010 07:12:30 CSTROBERT MEACHEM, a product of Tulsa Public Schools football, will be playing for the New Orleans Saints in Sunday's Super Bowl.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100204_203_B3_Saints765997&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistThu, 04 Feb 2010 07:06:30 CSTIT WAS NO mystery to Kurt Budke what happened to the Oklahoma State women's basketball team last year.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100201_203_B1_KurtBu176345&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistMon, 01 Feb 2010 04:22:26 CSTGarrett Hartley isn't likely to face a more pressured kick than the 40-yarder in overtime to win last week's game unless he is called upon to do the same thing for the New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl ...http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100131_203_B1_Garret279702&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 31 Jan 2010 10:58:15 CSTTHERE WAS a road trip earlier this year when the Oral Roberts men's basketball team walked out of its hotel to go to the arena and the wind chill outside was minus 33.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100129_203_B1_THEREW932971&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistFri, 29 Jan 2010 05:18:57 CSTOklahoma State, fresh off a road victory over a top 10 team, needed to hold serve at home.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100128_203_B1_STILLW539226&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistThu, 28 Jan 2010 11:18:40 CSTNo. 4 Oklahoma State has shown signs of returning to the top of college wrestling.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100125_203_B1_STILLW559934&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistMon, 25 Jan 2010 05:47:24 CSTTulsa is unlikely to land one of the two big names in the WNBA draft.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100124_203_B1_Tulsai289240&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 24 Jan 2010 05:38:57 CSTTHE PGA TOUR is always looking for the next Tiger.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100122_203_B1_Rickie429811&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistFri, 22 Jan 2010 04:44:31 CSTAny doubt about the importance of Jerome Jordan was put to rest against Oral Roberts on Wednesday night.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100121_203_B1_Anydou759824&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistThu, 21 Jan 2010 04:39:40 CSTThe Golden Hurricane center takes control late when Tulsa needs him the mosthttp://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100120_203_0_Anydou967285&rss_lnk=203John Klein World Sports ColumnistWed, 20 Jan 2010 22:22:04 CSTThe odds were stacked against the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals surviving 25 years.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100118_203_B1_THEODD283513&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistMon, 18 Jan 2010 04:43:59 CSTTULSA HAS proven to be unbeatable at home, rolling at full speed to its 12th victory this season at the Reynolds Center on Saturday night.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100117_203_B8_TULSAH203611&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 17 Jan 2010 07:15:50 CSTSammy Swindell's five Chili Bowl championships are a staggering accomplishment in an event that has no other dominant drivers.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100115_203_B1_SmySid263363&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistFri, 15 Jan 2010 04:30:36 CSTMANY BELIEVE Jimmie Johnson being named the Associated Press athlete of the year, the first race car driver to be given the award in the 78-year history of the honor, is long overdue.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100113_203_B1_MNEIVi13853&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistWed, 13 Jan 2010 06:28:12 CSTIt is not as simple as you think to build an indoor auto track.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100111_203_B1_ITISNO213445&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistMon, 11 Jan 2010 04:48:18 CSTAndrea Riley set the table for a big doubleheader party at Oklahoma State on Saturday.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100110_203_B1_SILAEm972414&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 10 Jan 2010 07:21:20 CSTIT IS A NEW DECADE, and Oakland appears ready to make it a new era in the Summit League.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100108_203_B1_ORUsDo801566&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistFri, 08 Jan 2010 05:55:19 CSTTulsa had no room for error when it opened the Conference USA season on Wednesday night at the Reynolds Center.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100107_203_B1_Tulsah183633&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistThu, 07 Jan 2010 10:35:44 CSTSome might consider this season a missed opportunity for Oklahoma State.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100104_203_B1_SOMEMI25693&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistMon, 04 Jan 2010 11:06:43 CSTOklahoma State played enough defense to easily win the Cotton Bowl on Saturday.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100103_203_B7_OSUdef355517&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 03 Jan 2010 07:01:07 CSTThe Cotton Bowl, embarking on a three-year push that could result in it being one of the coveted BCS bowls, got the 'perfect storm for us' when Oklahoma State and Ole Miss landed in Saturday's game.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100102_203_B1_OSUpre28597&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSat, 02 Jan 2010 05:23:04 CSTHouston Nutt coached a triple-overtime victory over eventual national champion LSU in his last game as the Arkansas coach.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100101_203_B1_IRVING281980&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistFri, 01 Jan 2010 05:34:20 CSTMike Gundy was the third-team quarterback, just barely a month into his college football career in 1986, when Oklahoma State coach Pat Jones made a monumental decision.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091231_203_B5_IRVING303564&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistThu, 31 Dec 2009 06:40:57 CSTA LOT OF KIDS dream of college football glory, playing for national championships and winning Big 12 titles.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091227_203_B1_ALOTOF759411&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 27 Dec 2009 07:49:45 CSTTIGER WOODS WAS talking about his personal life and how he could have a private life out of the public eye as far back as 2001, when he was preparing for the U.S. Open at Southern Hills Country Club.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091225_203_B1_TgrWos179013&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistFri, 25 Dec 2009 04:58:03 CSTORAL ROBERTS barely has enough players to practice.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091224_203_B1_Itwasa424948&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistThu, 24 Dec 2009 06:35:31 CSTUTEP made a statement on national television for Conference USA on Monday night.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091222_203_B1_OLHMIY43290&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistTue, 22 Dec 2009 04:34:18 CSTIF MISSOURI became the 12th team in the Big Ten, as rumored in many corners, it would have a ripple effect that could impact Tulsa and Oklahoma State.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091220_203_B1_IFMISS255641&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 20 Dec 2009 05:54:37 CSTBecky Dixon said all of the Oklahoma sports celebrities she has talked to over the last 20 years seemed to have a couple of traits in common — they were driven and humble.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091208_203_B1_BeckyD264416&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistTue, 08 Dec 2009 04:36:00 CSTBill Hancock was the director of the NCAA Basketball Tournament for more than a decade, and people were always asking him if there was any other job he'd love as much.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091206_203_B1_BillHa251289&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 06 Dec 2009 04:08:25 CSTLET'S START with the bad news.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091204_203_B1_LTSSAT818017&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistFri, 04 Dec 2009 11:39:07 CSTIt has been a long time since Tulsa had such a significant victory.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091203_203_B1_Tulsas490819&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistThu, 03 Dec 2009 07:44:01 CSTNEBRASKA SHOULD BE encouraged by the history of the Big 12 Championship game.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091201_203_B5_NBAKHU890368&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistTue, 01 Dec 2009 07:26:26 CSTNEBRASKA SHOULD BE encouraged by the history of the Big 12 Championship game.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091201_203_B5_NBAKHU967039&rss_lnk=203Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:22:38 CSTIT'S NEVER AS BAD or as good as it seems on any given Saturday in college football.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091130_203_B1_ITSNEV618086&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistMon, 30 Nov 2009 11:03:47 CSTAll of the things Oklahoma State needed in order to win did not happen.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091129_203_B11_Landry492193&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 29 Nov 2009 04:41:52 CSTThere were times this year when Tulsa got into tight games and played not to lose.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091128_203_B1_Tulsad253316&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSat, 28 Nov 2009 04:18:00 CSTTULSA HAD an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter at UTEP and was within 10 minutes of grabbing control of the Conference USA West Division.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091127_203_B7_TLAHDa481235&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistFri, 27 Nov 2009 06:41:49 CSTOKLAHOMA COACH Bob Stoops knows things are different this season.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091124_203_B5_OLHMOC834259&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistTue, 24 Nov 2009 07:24:14 CSTSOMETIMES THERE isn't much mystery to Bedlam football.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091123_203_B1_SOMETI845104&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistMon, 23 Nov 2009 10:13:07 CSTThe incentives for Southern Miss were a bowl invitation and staying alive for the Conference USA championship game.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091122_203_B10_HATTIE362587&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 22 Nov 2009 06:52:40 CSTOklahoma State's season has been full of players stepping up and finding ways to win games.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091120_203_B1_OSUsKe926283&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistFri, 20 Nov 2009 04:21:15 CSTWHEN BILL SNYDER arrived at Kansas State, the Wildcats had plenty of good programs in the Big Eight to copy.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091117_203_B5_WHENBI328127&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistTue, 17 Nov 2009 06:42:40 CSTTULSA HAS FOUND some creative ways to stumble during a losing streak that grew to five games on Sunday night.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091116_203_B1_TULSAH32223&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistMon, 16 Nov 2009 03:59:59 CSTOklahoma State's season has been about persistence and toughness.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091115_203_B11_STILLW249658&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 15 Nov 2009 07:02:05 CSTTCU WILL PLAY Utah on Saturday, a game that is the envy of every Conference USA, WAC and Mountain West team out there.http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20091113_203_B1_TCUWIL57542&rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistFri, 13 Nov 2009 05:47:11 CST