On May 6, 1989, a thoroughbred named Clever Trevor became the first and only Oklahoma-bred horse to ever run in the Kentucky Derby. He finished 13th, but became the first accredited Oklahoma-bred to win more than $1 million in career earnings. Now 21, Trevor grazes on the prairie grass at a farm near […]
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Despite injuries, Oklahoma’s Peterson too good to pass up in NFL draft
If one believes the so-called experts, University of Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson is the third-best prospect available heading into Saturday’s 2007 National Football League draft. The reason Peterson is not the top prospect centers around his well-documented history of injuries, including this past season with the Sooners when he missed seven games with a […]
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Former baseball commissioner should be removed from hall of fame
Kenesaw Mountain Landis, Major League Baseball’s first commissioner, gave baseball a black eye in his 24-year run in that office. “For 24 years, Judge Landis wouldn’t let a black man play. I had his records, and I read them, and for 24 years Landis consistently blocked any attempts to put blacks and whites together on […]
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Former OU, NFL player traded football for ministry
Willie Franklin was thrilled with the opportunity to play football at the University of Oklahoma and for the Baltimore Colts in the Seventies, but something was still missing from his life. “I found myself hungry to learn about the Bible and Christianity,” explained Franklin, who became a Christian at age 23. When Franklin returned to […]
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OKC 1955 high school football game paved way for integrated schools
On Nov. 3, 1955, with a crowd of more than 8,000, Douglass faced off against Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City’s first integrated high school sporting event. The long-awaited matchup served to bridge the chasm that had widened due to segregation laws that were a product of the time. Black athletes had made substantial strides on […]
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Genre-hopping Webber among OKC’s best vocalists
Carrie Webber is part rock, pop, folk, blues, funk and country. Even if she’s hard to label, one well-respected local music source said she’s the real deal. “Whatever Carrie decides to sing ” no matter what type of music ” she has the versatility and the voice to do it and do it well,” […]
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OKC’s The Stringents rock out with classical instruments
While artists such as Elvis Costello and Sting recently have dabbled in classical music, four classically trained Oklahoma City musicians have joined forces to form what they call a “rock string quartet.” The brainchild of longtime friends Sarah Wilhite and Jenn Mills, The Stringents came to life in 2006 and quickly began winning over […]