http://www.tulsaworld.comThe latest news and information from the Tulsa World.5Copyright 2013, World Publishing Co. All rights reserved.Tulsa 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 CDTOklahoma was picked seventh in the 10-team Big 12 Conference in preseason voting by media and coaches./article.aspx/John_Klein_OU_basketball_team_finds_motivation_in_outsiders/20130322_203_B1_PHILAD30058?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistFri, 22 Mar 2013 07:39:48 CDTThe NCAA Tournament Selection Committee didn't do Oklahoma State and Oklahoma any favors in the bracket./article.aspx/John_Klein_Cowboys_Sooners_face_uphill_NCAA_tasks/20130320_203_B1_THENCA461652?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistWed, 20 Mar 2013 19:37:57 CDTOklahoma's late-season collapse did not prove lethal to its hopes of reaching the NCAA Tournament./article.aspx/John_Klein_OU_hopes_late_season_skid_doesnt_continue/20130318_203_MM6_CUTLIN330186?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistTue, 19 Mar 2013 17:13:12 CDTSix Oklahoma teams will be put in the NCAA Tournament brackets on Sunday and Monday./article.aspx/John_Klein_TU_women_finish_title_run_as_unlikeliest/20130317_203_B1_SxOlhm323535?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 17 Mar 2013 07:06:07 CDTTULSA LOOKED like Memphis 10 years ago. Big. Athletic. Tough./article.aspx/John_Klein_TU_still_remains_no_match_for_Memphis/20130316_203_B1_TULSAL472968?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSat, 16 Mar 2013 07:27:53 CDTDanny Manning's first season as Tulsa's coach figured to be a challenge./article.aspx/John_Klein_Late_run_spurs_TU_into_C_USA_semifinals/20130315_203_B1_DnyMni453927?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistFri, 15 Mar 2013 07:55:34 CDTMemphis will be in the NCAA Tournament, likely favored to reach at least the round of 32 and considered by some a good longshot bet to reach the second weekend of the NCAAs./article.aspx/John_Klein_Memphis_will_be_tough_foe_in_C_USA_tournament/20130314_203_B1_Mmhswl487315?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistThu, 14 Mar 2013 08:14:14 CDTIt is an uncomfortable alliance that brings together 12 schools for the Conference USA Basketball Tournament in Tulsa this week./article.aspx/John_Klein_Conference_USA_realignment_a_puzzling_mess/20130313_203_B1_ITISAN567879?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistWed, 13 Mar 2013 07:50:54 CDTWhen Conference USA was rebuilt, with the addition of schools like Tulsa and UTEP, the potential for the league to be a significant national player in college basketball appeared certain./article.aspx/John_Klein_C_USAs_promise_unfulfilled/20130311_203_B1_WHENCO705826?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistMon, 11 Mar 2013 07:49:14 CDTOklahoma State opened and closed the Big 12 Conference with Kansas State./article.aspx/John_Klein_Oklahoma_State_poised_for_postseason_run/20130310_203_B1_STILLW226923?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 10 Mar 2013 07:39:25 CDTTULSA'S EARLY SUCCESSES gave the Golden Hurricane a chance to be one of the big surprises of the college basketball season./article.aspx/John_Klein_TU_sliding_headlong_into_C_USA_tournament/20130307_203_B1_TULSAS330833?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistThu, 07 Mar 2013 07:59:55 CDTIt is a week of risk and reward for Oklahoma State./article.aspx/John_Klein_Cowboys_have_two_pivotal_games_this_week/20130304_203_B1_ISAwef34280?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistMon, 04 Mar 2013 07:48:52 CDTMany believe Oklahoma's Saturday game with Iowa State was all about the NCAA Tournament bubble./article.aspx/John_Klein_OUs_bounce_back_effort_against_Iowa_State/20130303_203_B5_NRAayb50770?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 03 Mar 2013 06:42:26 CDTTHERE SEEMED to be no fear that wrestling was even threatened by a International Olympic Committee decision to drop one sport./article.aspx/John_Klein_Wrestling_battles_for_IOC_slot/20130301_203_B1_THERES684960?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistFri, 01 Mar 2013 07:08:54 CDTThe Oklahoma City Thunder made a few changes, in hopes of fortifying for a playoff run, and now it is about putting it all together./article.aspx/John_Klein_Thunder_looks_to_its_new_additions_for_a/20130228_203_B1_ULNSka46345?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistThu, 28 Feb 2013 08:51:14 CDTThree Oklahomans were on the water the final day of the Bassmaster Classic, but once again an elusive home state advantage did not come into play./article.aspx/John_Klein_No_advantage_for_local_anglers_at_Bassmaster/20130225_203_B1_CUTLIN463465?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistMon, 25 Feb 2013 07:47:02 CDTIF YOU LIVE in Nacogdoches, Texas, and your plumber is Albert Collins, you better hope you don't spring a leak this weekend./article.aspx/John_Klein_Bassmaster_Classic_underdogs_relish_opportunity/20130224_203_B6_CUTLIN167813?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSun, 24 Feb 2013 06:23:23 CDTSeldom does retired Bixby High School athletic director Bobby Stites see anyone as he drinks his morning coffee on his dock./article.aspx/John_Klein_Grand_Lake_locals_feel_an_unfamiliar_stir/20130223_203_B1_CLEORA398214?rss_lnk=203JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports ColumnistSat, 23 Feb 2013 07:12:48 CDT