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All rights reserved.When Miami won at Oklahoma City in Game 2 of the 2012 NBA Finals there seemed to be a tiny bit of panic and doubt settling in on the Thunder./article.aspx/John_Klein_NBA_Finals_veterans_know_its_about_the_next/20130617_203_B1_WHENMI674967?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistMon, 17 Jun 2013 02:59:03 CDTEVERY PLAYER IS different and all of the variables in the future career of Oklahoma star Jonathan Gray were considered before the Colorado Rockies sent their No. 1 pick to Grand Junction, Colo., in the .../article.aspx/Rockies_place_Jonathan_Gray_where_he_belongs/20130616_203_B1_EVERYP45955?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 16 Jun 2013 04:30:50 CDTBob Tway's shot from the greenside bunker of the 18th hole to win the 1986 PGA Championship remains one of the most memorable winning shots in major golf history./article.aspx/List_of_Oklahomas_major_golf_champions_not_all_that/20130614_203_B1_BobTwa337531?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistFri, 14 Jun 2013 02:21:25 CDTTIGER WOODS PLAYED two majors in Tulsa and was at the top of his remarkable game for both visits to Southern Hills Country Club./article.aspx/Tiger_Woods_can_quiet_skeptics_with_US_Open_win/20130613_203_B1_CUTLIN449693?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistThu, 13 Jun 2013 07:32:41 CDTKRISTIN TREAGER RACES from law school to dance class to kickboxing./article.aspx/Renaissance_woman_happiest_in_a_race_car/20130610_203_B1_KRISTI169871?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistMon, 10 Jun 2013 08:15:11 CDTTULSA'S DOWNTOWN REBIRTH, which spans a wide range of options from cutting-edge music festivals to women's basketball, all started because of two sports venues./article.aspx/Sports_a_large_part_of_downtown_Tulsas_revival/20130609_203_B1_TULSAS982397?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 09 Jun 2013 07:53:10 CDTDrillers Stadium is not an ideal home for the Tulsa Athletics, the latest soccer franchise trying to carve out a fan base in the city./article.aspx/Tulsa_Athletics_looking_to_lead_rebirth_in_soccer/20130607_203_B1_Drille777503?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistFri, 07 Jun 2013 08:07:13 CDTWhen you are the favorite, and in the case of Oklahoma's softball team, the prohibitive favorite, there can be crushing pressure./article.aspx/Patty_Gasso_OU_softball_team_embraced_challenge_of/20130606_203_B1_WEORha974811?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistThu, 06 Jun 2013 08:51:23 CDTWrestling was still a pretty big deal when Melvin Douglas was winning two national titles for Oklahoma in the mid-1980s./article.aspx/John_Klein_Wrestling_could_be_seeing_renaissance_after/20130603_203_B1_WRESTL567417?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistMon, 03 Jun 2013 03:36:20 CDTWrestling inched ever closer to being reinstated for the 2020 Olympics last week, winning a vote to be considered by the full assembly of the International Olympic Committee./article.aspx/Wrestling_still_looking_to_maintain_its_spot_in_Olympics/20130602_203_B1_STILLW126992?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 02 Jun 2013 08:34:07 CDTThe American Athletic Conference, soon to be Tulsa's new league home, has the potential to be a step up in football from Conference USA./article.aspx/John_Klein_Tulsa_football_can_help_take_new_league/20130531_203_B1_TheAme299813?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistFri, 31 May 2013 07:08:41 CDTOklahoma softball appeared to be a lock to win the national championship last year when it won the opening game of the best-of-three finals./article.aspx/Softball_title_not_in_the_bag_for_OU_yet/20130530_203_B1_OKLAHO817038?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistThu, 30 May 2013 09:20:45 CDTIt isn't usually a good thing when you lose more than half your team./article.aspx/Shock_is_new_and_better_team/20130527_203_B1_ITISNT627788?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistMon, 27 May 2013 07:42:45 CDTRickie Fowler knew when it was time to leave Oklahoma State./article.aspx/John_Klein_Rickie_Fowler_has_talent_to_back_up_bright/20130526_203_B1_Rickie163754?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 26 May 2013 04:41:53 CDTFormer Oklahoma State quarterback Wes Lunt, just like any college athlete, should not be free to transfer at any moment and to any school./article.aspx/John_Klein_College_transfer_rule_that_limited_Wes_Lunt/20130524_203_B1_FORMER639737?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistFri, 24 May 2013 16:54:41 CDTTulsa coach Gary Kloppenburg believes the NBA trend toward smaller lineups loaded with shooters is a perfect fit for the Shock./article.aspx/John_Klein_Tulsa_Shock_appears_built_for_excitement/20130513_203_B1_Tulsac549152?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistMon, 13 May 2013 07:36:13 CDTSTANFORD GRADUATES are in high demand in every corner of corporate America./article.aspx/John_Klein_Stanford_graduates_bolster_Shock_roster/20130512_203_B10_SAFRRD671152?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 12 May 2013 06:40:35 CDTSHERRI COALE SAYS the WNBA is kind of like that tree she planted in her front yard./article.aspx/John_Klein_OUs_Sherri_Coale_optimistic_about_WNBAs/20130510_203_B2_CUTLIN733100?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistFri, 10 May 2013 03:43:18 CDTThe International Olympic Committee probably won't notice, or even care, that Oklahoma legislators and the State Capitol in Oklahoma City held a rally on Wednesday to support Olympic wrestling./article.aspx/John_Klein_Oklahoma_takes_stance_to_support_Olympic/20130509_203_B1_CUTLIN657238?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistThu, 09 May 2013 07:36:45 CDTOklahoma City did a lot of 'the little things' it took to slip past Memphis on Sunday./article.aspx/John_Klein_KD_came_through_in_a_big_way_for_Thunder/20130506_203_B1_OKLAHO849661?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistMon, 06 May 2013 07:55:09 CDTLive horse racing is scheduled to return to Fair Meadows on June 8, but the future beyond this summer remains in doubt./article.aspx/John_Klein_Fair_Meadows_future_unclear/20130505_203_B8_LIVEHO115103?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 05 May 2013 06:21:03 CDTLEBRON JAMES CARRIED Cleveland to the 2007 NBA Finals./article.aspx/John_Klein_Thunder_needs_superstar_performance_from/20130503_203_B1_LEBRON950731?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistFri, 03 May 2013 07:11:49 CDTWent Hubbard's formula to revitalize minor league baseball for Tulsa still works today, 30 years after he breathed life into a franchise that had gone stale with age./article.aspx/John_Klein_Hubbards_polish_fan_experience_at_the_park/20130429_203_B1_WENTHU576065?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistMon, 29 Apr 2013 07:59:48 CDTThe Big 12 Conference and the Cotton Bowl are the two primary examples of why you should never write off anything until it becomes official./article.aspx/John_Klein_Cotton_Bowls_prominence_in_new_college_playoff/20130428_203_B1_TheBig214817?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 28 Apr 2013 07:59:38 CDTJUST THREE players with ties to the state of Oklahoma in the past 37 years have been taken in the NFL Draft and went on to become Pro Football Hall of Famers./article.aspx/John_Klein_State_of_Oklahoma_has_Hall_of_Fame_gap/20130426_203_B1_JSHEly516826?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistFri, 26 Apr 2013 06:57:02 CDTHouston's James Harden said the blowout loss to Oklahoma City in Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs was good for the Rockets./article.aspx/John_Klein_Durant_Westbrook_bail_out_Thunder/20130425_203_B1_OKLAHO787420?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistThu, 25 Apr 2013 08:38:33 CDTJust days before the start of this season the Oklahoma City Thunder sent James Harden to Houston./article.aspx/John_Klein_Thunder_shakes_off_rust_to_stomp_Rockets/20130422_203_B1_OKLAHO985739?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistMon, 22 Apr 2013 06:55:26 CDTOklahoma State coach Mike Gundy has hinted that Clint Chelf is the starting quarterback./article.aspx/John_Klein_No_sure_thing_under_center_in_Stillwater/20130421_203_B1_CUTLIN872222?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 21 Apr 2013 07:47:32 CDTIT HAS BEEN nearly 30 years since Wayman Tisdale's decision to pass on the NBA draft led to perhaps the most successful era in Oklahoma basketball history./article.aspx/John_Klein_Smarts_move_to_return_evokes_Tisdale_Weeden/20130418_203_B1_ITHASB600114?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistThu, 18 Apr 2013 02:34:07 CDTEVERY ARENA Baylor's Brittney Griner played in this year the attendance in the building went up an average of about 4,000 fans, it has been reported./article.aspx/John_Klein_Superstars_headline_WNBA_draft/20130415_203_B1_EVERYA61337?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistMon, 15 Apr 2013 07:40:57 CDTTHE LONG-TERM success of Oklahoma City's NBA franchise may be tied to the Turner Turnpike by several factors./article.aspx/John_Klein_Thunder_66ers_relationship_mutually_beneficial/20130414_203_B5_TELNEM906349?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 14 Apr 2013 05:07:43 CDTThe Colorado Rockies, like all of major league baseball, are always looking for an edge./article.aspx/John_Klein_Colorado_Rockies_new_player_development/20130412_203_B1_TeClrd896320?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistFri, 12 Apr 2013 07:04:21 CDTDALE 'APOLLO' Cook said the Mabee Red Shield Boys & Girls Club in Tulsa was a good alternative to fighting on the streets./article.aspx/John_Klein_For_Apollo_Cook_local_Boys_Girls_Club_helped/20130411_203_B1_DLAOLC421202?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistThu, 11 Apr 2013 08:12:17 CDTNew York's Carmelo Anthony came to Oklahoma City hoping to push past Kevin Durant for the NBA scoring lead./article.aspx/John_Klein_Knicks_Anthony_have_point_of_emphasis/20130408_203_B1_CUTLIN590005?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistMon, 08 Apr 2013 09:14:18 CDTIt could be argued Dr. Derrick Gragg inherits a Tulsa athletic department that hasn't been this flush in success and potential since Glenn Dobbs ushered in a glorious era in the early 1960s./article.aspx/John_Klein_New_TU_athletic_director_riding_wave_of/20130407_203_B5_Itcoul406734?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 07 Apr 2013 06:18:42 CDTIt is a long season, but even in game 75 the Oklahoma City Thunder knows there are expectations and challenges./article.aspx/John_Klein_Thunder_has_fun_with_challenge_of_being/20130405_203_B1_CUTLIN783593?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistFri, 05 Apr 2013 08:10:42 CDTColt McCoy won 45 games in four years as the starting quarterback at Texas./article.aspx/John_Klein_Colt_McCoy_talks_Texas_downfall_Brandon/20130404_203_B1_CUTLIN310765?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistThu, 04 Apr 2013 10:28:29 CDTTULSA'S LAST basketball game in the Missouri Valley Conference, after 61 years as a member, came 17 years ago this month./article.aspx/John_Klein_TU_hopes_success_continues_it_in_new_conference/20130331_203_B7_TULSAS42690?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 31 Mar 2013 05:49:07 CDTBAYLOR'S BRITTNEY GRINER will be gone by the time Tulsa picks third in the WNBA Draft, but the Shock is going to get a franchise player regardless./article.aspx/John_Klein_Draft_choice_could_help_Tulsa_Shocks_resurgence/20130329_203_B1_BYORTN996976?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistFri, 29 Mar 2013 07:38:43 CDTTulsa's move to the no-name league should have little impact on TU athletics but an Oral Roberts jump to the Missouri Valley Conference is a different matter./article.aspx/John_Klein_ORU_needs_to_push_for_Missouri_Valley_invitation/20130328_203_B1_Tulsas39837?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistThu, 28 Mar 2013 08:08:17 CDTThe NCAA Tournament has proven to be as balanced and thrilling as many predicted./article.aspx/John_Klein_Upsets_no_longer_shocking_in_NCAA_Tournament/20130326_203_B5_THENCA637171?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistTue, 26 Mar 2013 05:52:53 CDTThere's no guarantee that after losing five seniors Oklahoma will be any better or even as good, when the Sooners continue to rebuild the program under coach Lon Kruger next season./article.aspx/John_Klein_Replacing_senior_will_be_vital_for_OU_next/20130324_203_B1_PHILAD682980?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 24 Mar 2013 07:51:01 CDTOklahoma ran into a familiar problem against San Diego State./article.aspx/John_Klein_Late_drought_dooms_Sooners_against_San_Diego/20130323_203_B1_CUTLIN774240?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSat, 23 Mar 2013 07:37:00 CDT