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Patriot Cup founder Dan Rooney appeals to celebrities' sense of duty to give event star power The cast of characters at the fourth annual Patriot Cup should be major league.
JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer
Oxbow's Preakness win is 6th for Lukas Oxbow put D. Wayne Lukas in the record books again with an upset of Orb in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, ...
RICHARD ROSENBLATT Associated Press
Heisman needs magic moment BEING SURPRISED ON the night the Heisman Trophy winner is revealed might not be that big a deal to y ...
JOHN E. HOOVERWorld Sports Columnist
OU softball survives Arkansas in NCAA Tournament The sign on the Arkansas dugout wall read: 'Fight the good fight.'
GUERIN EMIG World Sports Writer
Derby winner Orb founders in Preakness Orb came up short in the Preakness, frustrating everyone who made the Kentucky Derby winner a 3-5 favorite ...
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Rules changed to keep wrestling in Olympics Wrestling's governing body hopes rule changes designed to make matches more exciting and easier to understand ...
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Bill Haisten's Thunder insider Only four days before the regular-season opener at San Antonio, Thunder fans - and Thunder players ...
BILL HAISTEN World Sports Writer
Kelly Bostian: Kayak fly fishing for bass on a perfect day Dripping Springs Lake spread out before us like a mirror reflecting a monotone gray-blue Thursday morning ...
KELLY BOSTIAN Outdoors
Thunder GM talks about future of Perkins, Martin During his news conference on Saturday, Oklahoma City general manager Sam Presti opened with a seven-minute ...
Pacers finish off Knicks in Game 6 Lance Stephenson scored nine of his playoff career-high 23 points during a late 11-2 run Saturday night, ...
Grizzlies, Spurs both eager to make next step On the best playoff run in their short history, the Memphis Grizzlies refuse to be satisfied with just ...
TERESA M. WALKER Associated Press
Preview: Shock (0-2) at Sparks (0-1) As a Sparks free agent, former Sapulpa High standout Alyssia Brewer had seven points and four rebounds ...
MIKE BROWN World Sports Writer
Switching away from full contact helping Comets avoid injuries Injuries have been a problem for Bishop Kelley football in recent years when the season opener rolled ...
MIKE MOGUIN World Correspondent
Former Dallas Cowboys All-Star Jay Novacek speaks in Broken Arrow Jay Novacek got used to sharing the spotlight during his days with the Dallas Cowboys, but the kids at ...
LARRY LEWIS World Correspondent
Fort Gibson looks to pass more next season Fort Gibson's offense may have a different look this season after the graduation of Jake Gandara, who ...
BARRY LEWIS World Sports Writer
St. Louis falls, 6-4 Jeff Bianchi drove in two runs with a 10th-inning single up the middle, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat ...
Drillers fall 11-4 to Northwest Arkansas Kiel Roling accounted for all of Tulsa's runs with an eighth-inning grand slam.
Oral Roberts to face Stephen F. Austin in Southland baseball tournament Third-seeded Oral Roberts will play Stephen F. Austin in the Southland Conference baseball tournament ...
ERIC BAILEY World Sports Writer
Bill increasing fine for game-animal waste signed into law A bill signed into law last week increases the minimum penalty for hunters who fail to salvage the meat ...
KELLY BOSTIAN World Outdoors Writer
OSU baseball rally falls short, Cowboys fail to sweep West Virginia Oklahoma State's ninth-inning rally fell short Saturday as the 16th-ranked Cowboys suffered a 5-4 loss ...
Outdoor Briefs: Noodling contest set The 2013 Red River Noodling Shoot Out is set for June 1 in Durant as part of the city's Magnolia Fes ...
Loss to Northern Iowa ends Hurricane season Disappointment rained all over No. 25 Tulsa on Saturday as its hopes of an NCAA regional softball championship ...
BILL HORD World Correspondent
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Outdoor Tips with Jack Morris Landowners and hunting property managers wanting to provide a good summer food plot or those wanting ...
McDowell rallies to make Match Play semis Graeme McDowell reached the Volvo World Match Play Championship semifinals in Kavarna, Bulgaria, on Saturday ...
Bradley keeps his lead at Nelson Keegan Bradley still hasn't gotten things right on the 18th hole at the Byron Nelson Championship, even ...
STEPHEN HAWKINS Associated Press
This Week's Best Times Solunar tables from U.S. Naval Observatory. Shows best times for fishing and/or hunting. Those with an ...
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Horse racing results: Remington Park Saturday's Track: Fast
Horse racing entries: Remington Park Sunday's Post: 1:30 p.m.
Horse racing results: Will Rogers Last Day of Meet
Outdoor calendar Oxley Nature Center: 1:30-3 p.m. Geology Walk at Redbud Valley. Ages 8 to adult. Free. Register in a ...
Sports FYI OU men advance to NCAA Championships: The No. 25 Oklahoma men's team tied for fifth place at the NCAA ...
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Q&A with Memorial's MikeQuan Deane MikeQuan Deane is a senior tight end-wideout-defensive end who last year helped lead Memorial to its ...
MLB notebook: Cardinals place LHP Garcia on DL The St. Louis Cardinals have placed left-hander Jaime Garcia on the 15-day disabled list with a left ...
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Oklahoma State won't release QB Wes Lunt to transfer to Big 12, SEC or Pac-12 Oklahoma State has confirmed that former Cowboy quarterback Wes Lunt will not be released to transfer ...
Coming Sunday: Get to know the Tulsa Shock's new star, Skylar Diggins She’s the new face of the franchise and it’s fair to say she’s become something of a celebrity during ...
Durant's parting comments show promising future for Thunder Sometimes Kevin Durant is simply remarkable.
JOHN E. HOOVER World Sports Columnist
Neph brothers team up to lead Owasso offense One things's certain as the Owasso Rams go through spring football drills.
John E. Hoover: Somehow, Gundy has created yet another PR mess with Lunt Telling the quarterback he may transfer, then telling him three of his five choices are forbidden, seems ...
TU starting kicker won't return for 2013 season The spring football practice period ended more than a month ago, but the University of Tulsa program ...
Oklahoma gets football commitment from 280-pound Ohio lineman Oklahoma doesn't just like its linemen big and strong. The Sooners like them agile and fairly athletic. ...
Top-ranked Sooners defeat Arkansas to take control of softball regional OU counter-punched enough to earn a 10-5 victory to land into Sunday's 1 p.m. regional final.
Sooners thrash Marist in NCAA softball tournament They promised fireworks immediately following Oklahoma's softball regional opener against Marist on Friday. ...
Jimmie Tramel: Cowboys losing public relations points by placing transfer restrictions on ex-QB? Former OSU quarterback Wes Lunt is being blocked from transferring to the SEC, Big 12, Pac-12, Southern ...
Oxbow upsets Orb in Preakness It was the sixth Preakness win for trainer D. Wayne Lukas.
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Sooners secure pair of commitments "He walks across the wrestling mat on his hands," Troy coach Scot Brewer told the Tulsa World.
Schwarz no longer at TU; walk-on kicker gets apparent promotion The university acknowledged that kicker Daniel Schwarz and wide receiver Adam Boyd – each of whom was ...
OU softball survives Arkansas in NCAA Tournament The sign on the Arkansas dugout wall read: "Fight the good fight."
Bob Stoops commits to Patriot Cup golf event A fictional college football coach - actor Craig T. Nelson of the television series "Coach" - participated ...
Tulsa Rugby Football Club happy to tackle Sweet Sixteen in Dallas As the Tulsa Rugby Football Club begins play in the National Sweet Sixteen (Division II) round in Dallas ...
JOHN D. FERGUSON World Correspondent
Cowboys shut out WVU 5-0 Tyler Nurdin tossed his second career shutout to lead No. 16 Oklahoma State to a series-clinching 5-0 ...
QB Wes Lunt asks for release to five schools, according to high school coach Former Oklahoma State quarterback Wes Lunt asked for a release to five schools rather than a blanket ...
Liz Cambage announces she will return to Tulsa Shock this season Attention, Tulsa Shock fans and WNBA watchers.
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OU quarterback Kendal Thompson arrested Oklahoma quarterback Kendal Thompson was arrested on charges of public intoxication and interfering with ...
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Jags' Blackmon blames problems on poor decisions Justin Blackmon pinned his problems on his decisions.
MARK LONG Associated Press
John E. Hoover: Bob Stoops skeptical of new college playoff committee There has been every indication so far that when college football's postseason goes to a four-team playoff ...
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The Picker: Who Messed Up the Thunder? We told you what was coming years ago.
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End game: Thunder falls in five games to Memphis The Memphis Grizzlies advanced to the Western Conference finals for the first time in franchise history ...
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Sooners salvage final game of Bedlam Series 5-4 Oklahoma's Sunny Golloway called Sunday's 5-4 triumph over rival Oklahoma State a "must-win" game.
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Overtime blues Tony Allen scored on a driving layup to open overtime and the Memphis Grizzlies held off the Oklahoma ...
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Dallas Cowboys sign former Oklahoma State RB Randle The Dallas Cowboys have signed running back Joseph Randle, their fifth-round pick, and shuffled the roster ...
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OU to face A&M, OSU takes on South Carolina in Big 12/SEC challenge OU, which faced the Aggies in Oklahoma City last year in the All-College Classic, will make the return ...
Woods fifth to win a second Players Championship Tiger Woods had the last word against Sergio Garcia by winning The Players Championship on Sunday.
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John E. Hoover: Blackmon needs to admit he has more than a decision-making problem After his third substance-abuse transgression in three years, the former Oklahoma State Cowboy's NFL ...
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John E. Hoover: Thunder lost this series inside The Thunder's end came Wednesday not because of Russell Westbrook's knee injury, or Kevin Durant's 5-of-21 ...
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Joseph Randle, Dallas Cowboys are 'perfect fit,' he says On one hand, Joseph Randle has every right to have a chip on his shoulder after not going until the fifth ...
STEVE HUNT World Correspondent
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By JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer
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Oxbow put D. Wayne Lukas in the record books again with an upset of Orb in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, giving the Hall of Fame trainer his 14th win in a Triple Crown race.
By GUERIN EMIG World Sports Writer
The sign on the Arkansas dugout wall read: "Fight the good fight."
BEING SURPRISED ON the night the Heisman Trophy winner is revealed might not be that big a deal to you.
Only four days before the regular-season opener at San Antonio, Thunder fans - and Thunder players - were jarred by the news that James Harden (above) had been traded to Houston.
By MIKE MOGUIN World Correspondent
Injuries have been a problem for Bishop Kelley football in recent years when the season opener rolled around. Such was the case last season when its starting quarterback and running back were out.
By BILL HAISTEN World Sports Writer
During his news conference on Saturday, Oklahoma City general manager Sam Presti opened with a seven-minute statement. His summary of 2012-13: "We feel like we had a great season with a disappointing ending."
Dripping Springs Lake spread out before us like a mirror reflecting a monotone gray-blue Thursday morning sky after a night of thunderstorms. Some storms still coughed and sputtered out around Oklahoma, but this lake was dead calm on a humid 70-degree morning that just felt like a bass fishing day.
By BARRY LEWIS World Sports Writer
MikeQuan Deane is a senior tight end-wideout-defensive end who last year helped lead Memorial to its first winning season and playoff berth since 1989.
Fort Gibson's offense may have a different look this season after the graduation of Jake Gandara, who rushed for 2,237 yards and 30 touchdowns in 2012.
By LARRY LEWIS World Correspondent
Jay Novacek got used to sharing the spotlight during his days with the Dallas Cowboys, but the kids at Immanuel Lutheran Christian Academy in Broken Arrow gave him a superstar's welcome.
By BILL HORD World Correspondent
Disappointment rained all over No. 25 Tulsa on Saturday as its hopes of an NCAA regional softball championship died in a losers bracket game against Northern Iowa, 2-1.
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Oklahoma State's ninth-inning rally fell short Saturday as the 16th-ranked Cowboys suffered a 5-4 loss to West Virginia in the regular-season finale at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium.
By KELLY BOSTIAN World Outdoors Writer
A bill signed into law last week increases the minimum penalty for hunters who fail to salvage the meat or furs from game animals.
By ERIC BAILEY World Sports Writer
Third-seeded Oral Roberts will play Stephen F. Austin in the Southland Conference baseball tournament which begins on Wednesday.
Kiel Roling accounted for all of Tulsa's runs with an eighth-inning grand slam.
The 2013 Red River Noodling Shoot Out is set for June 1 in Durant as part of the city's Magnolia Festival.
By KELLY BOSTIAN Outdoors
Landowners and hunting property managers wanting to provide a good summer food plot or those wanting to plant crops that will be available to wildlife next fall need to get busy.
By MIKE BROWN World Sports Writer
As a Sparks free agent, former Sapulpa High standout Alyssia Brewer had seven points and four rebounds in an exhibition loss to Seattle.
Oxley Nature Center: 1:30-3 p.m. Geology Walk at Redbud Valley. Ages 8 to adult. Free. Register in advance.
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They promised fireworks immediately following Oklahoma's softball regional opener against Marist on Friday. The Sooners were in no mood to wait.
Sometimes Kevin Durant is simply remarkable.
One things's certain as the Owasso Rams go through spring football drills.
Oklahoma State has confirmed that former Cowboy quarterback Wes Lunt will not be released to transfer to certain destinations.
A fictional college football coach - actor Craig T. Nelson of the television series "Coach" - participated in the Patriot Cup pro-am last season.
Sam Gottsch completed 135-of-256 passes for 1,800 yards and 17 touchdowns with 11 interceptions last season to lead the Chieftains to their first Class 6A playoff berth since 2005. He is the son of Sapulpa head coach Mike Gottsch.
AFTER WINNING THE Kentucky Derby, Orb returned to his home track in New York and worked out over a wet surface, following rains there.
By JOHN D. FERGUSON World Correspondent
As the Tulsa Rugby Football Club begins play in the National Sweet Sixteen (Division II) round in Dallas on Saturday and Sunday, coach Steve Ingram already is pleased.
Tulsa pitcher Tim Gustafson continued his turnaround as he helped the Drillers end a frustrating homestand on a winning note.
The Drillers' 2-1 victory over Springfield in 15 innings on Thursday was the second-longest game by innings in ONEOK Field's four-season history.
The spring football practice period ended more than a month ago, but the University of Tulsa program apparently had a significant position change on Friday.
Oklahoma doesn't just like its linemen big and strong. The Sooners like them agile and fairly athletic. It's why coaches remind people that defensive tackle Jordan Phillips can do a standing backflip.
The University of Tulsa fell to Stanford, 4-2, in the opening round of the NCAA Softball Tournament on Friday at Bowlin Stadium.
Tyler Nurdin tossed his second career shutout to lead No. 16 Oklahoma State to a series-clinching 5-0 win over West Virginia on Friday in Stillwater.
Scores, statistics, standings and information of local and national sports.
NEO eliminated by top seed: Sophomore Maggie Ham struck out 12 to lead top-seeded Butler (Kan.)
Okmulgee ended last season with two consecutive wins, matching its total over the previous 28 games.
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