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It's that time of year again: March Mania. It's a sports fan's paradise, especially here in Oklahoma, where over the next 22 days, hockey, hoops, hardball, hooves and horsepower will be featured...

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In just a few days, the fast-paced world of Big 12 basketball will descend upon Oklahoma City. Two tournaments, 12 schools, 24 teams and thousands of rabid fans, anxious to see how it all plays ...

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Blake Griffin and his Oklahoma teammates have been the talk of college basketball over the last few weeks. And for good reason. WIN STREAK RECORD CROWD ...

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Remember just a few weeks ago when you were ready to trade in your Thunder tickets for a scratch-off lottery card and a couple of discount drink coupons for McNellie's Public House? Well, sha...

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Exactly one month from today, the encore comes to town. The Thunder heads west for a three-game road swing and leaves the Oklahoma City spotlight shining brightly for its basketball brethren (an...

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Calls at all times of the day and night. Text messages that pile up by the dozens. Letters from coaches, information packages from schools and e-mails from just about every scouting service know...

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Hubert Ausbie has traveled around the world, many times over. He has played to sold-out arenas in dozens of different countries on six different continents. Over the course of his career, he has earne...

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When Doug Sauter looks into the Ford Center stands on game nights lately, he sees a lot of familiar faces. After all, his Oklahoma City Blazers led the Central Hockey League in both average and overal...

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A funny thing happened while making my way back from Miami over the weekend: I kept running into Oklahoma fans who weren't as angry, frustrated or depressed as I might have expected. I've come to exp...

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You know that seemingly endless slate of college football bowl games that has kept you sequestered along with your big screen over the past few weeks? Well, lean forward in your recliner the next time...

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As a kid growing up in the football-crazy state of Texas, Rhett Bomar dreamed of making a name for himself in high-stakes January bowl games. As he played out various fictional postseason scenarios in...

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There is still a little over a week left in 2008, and all of the big stuff that can truly be defined as "big stuff" has already unfolded this year, at least where the world of sports is concerned. BE...

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Only eight days left until Christmas and I've finally taken time out of my hectic holiday season schedule to jot down a few items on my annual wish list. It's been a great 2008 so far, and while I pro...

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There is one longstanding fact everyone knows or needs to know about the University of Oklahoma and athletics: Football is king. Plain and simple. OU is a football school. Always has been, always w...

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Oklahoma has made its BCS case by being the hottest team in college football over the last month, and Sooner faithful everywhere have Sam Bradford to thank. OUT OF THIS WORLDTITLE TILT With all of t...