The pair charge at the goal of success in this market and nationally. It’s a competition neither league really asked for, but it’s also not one that either is willing to back away from. Two well-known local sports operators — Prodigal and Sold Out Strategies — find themselves on opposite sides. Prodigal, led by owner […]
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The sporting life
Credit: Brad Gregg He retired in 1999, a few years after undergoing quintuple heart-bypass surgery. At the time of his departure, Park told The Oklahoman that surviving a heart attack had prompted a review of priorities. “After the heart attack, those things that were seemingly important to me were no longer important at all […]
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Joint celebration
Many of us take our arms and legs for granted until we injure one. We ache and moan — inconvenienced and frustrated — until it heals, and then we promptly forget again how much we rely on our extremities. Amputees don’t have that luxury. Life without a limb requires effort and equipment and, not infrequently, […]
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Boo-rant
Credit: Brad Gregg Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant recently attended an L.A. Dodger home game with his new agent, Jay-Z, when the crowd broke into a chorus of boos. A stadium cameraman had spotted Durant and slapped his mug on the jumbotron, prompting the cacophony of jeers. Poor Laker fans. Evidently they’re still feeling […]
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Going up
Chloe Massenat Credit: Mark Hancock Chloe’s climbing ability became visible through gymnastics, which she did at an early age. She eventually took a summer climbing camp, and her dad, Laurent Massenat, said it was pretty obvious she had a special skill. “She’s a remarkable athlete with lots of flexibility and strength and the ability to […]
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The Olympic spirit?
Credit: Brad Gregg Granted, the city up the turnpike would be the smallest to host the ancient games in the modern era. Its BOK Center and new baseball stadium are certainly nifty, but the infrastructure and hotel accommodations seem mighty limited for an international event as huge as the Summer Olympics. But, hey, Tulsa […]
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Hoops love
Apparently, the pair — both 24 years old — have been friends since high school. But the situation got hot and heavy a few months ago when the two basketball elites hooked up and eventually elevated their relationship from friends to fiancé status. Wright, a member of the Minnesota Lynx and an All-Rookie selection in 2010, […]
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Can you hear me now?
Lopez, director of the Norman-based company, said that his love of TV helped inspire the idea for Audivero. “I’m very much a TV-oriented person,” Lopez said. “I thought it would be cool if there was some kind of app that allowed you to stream TV to your phone.” The app lets users hear what they […]
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Hey, bulldog
Credit: Brad Gregg The OKC Thunder big man took to the popular social-networking site last week to unload his pup — a rather adorable English bulldog — for the negotiable price of $1,500. “Hey I have a English bulldog and he to big to be around my youngest child he 10 months got his papers […]
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KD to the Izzo
Credit: Brad Gregg Not impressed yet? OK, how about a sports-management agency on the cusp of signing one of the NBA’s elite superstars? Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant is leaving Landmark Sports, his representation for the last year or so, to join Mr. Z’s Roc Nation Sports. The move would come as quite the […]