A Houston-based CBS Sports Radio blogger called Claire Crawford — since identified as Anna-Megan Raley, a digital content manager for the network — has learned that lesson the hard way. CBS reportedly has fired Raley/Crawford after an April 22 blog post suggested that Oklahoma City Thunder Girl Kelsey Williams was “too chunky” to be an […]
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Thunder crazy
Haviland is hardly the only Thunder fanatic who dresses in bizarre outfits, paints his body and shouts himself silly. Actually, the faithful fan base includes a group of self-described superheroes who will do and say almost anything to help the home team win. They usually sit together and can be seen behind the basket at […]
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Lil’ Wayne wants back in the ‘Peake
The oft-troubled rapper announced a slew of dates that includes an August 21 stint in Oklahoma City – a place in which he claimed he felt “unwelcome” and “unwanted.” In case you forgot, here’s a refresher: Wayne had requested courtside seats to an OKC Thunder-San Antonio Spurs playoff game last year but was denied entry […]
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Kevin Durant reacts to Jason Collins’ coming out: ‘It’s cool with me’
Add Thunder superstar Kevin Durant to that chorus of voices. “If he’s happy, that’s cool. Nobody has the right to judge,” Durant said earlier today in Houston, where the Thunder is preparing for tonight’s Game 4 first-round playoff game against the Rockets. “He’s his own man. He makes his own decisions. As NBA players, it’s […]
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Miles to go
courtesy: OKC National Memorial & Museum Unimaginable tragedy struck Oklahoma City the morning of April 19, 1995, when the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building killed 168 people and injured more than 500 others. Eighteen years later, more than 24,000 people from across the globe are rising up in the wake of fear […]
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All Dolled up
Credit: Brad Gregg Made for television, the 1981 film finally made its home-video debut — no Betamax, no VHS — last month from Sony Pictures via burned-on-demand DVDs. It’s based on an actual women-only OKC football team of the late 1970s, but the similarities ended there. Some of the female footballers are played by Susan […]
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Safe runnings
Police Chief Bill Citty Credit: Shannon Cornman OKC Police Chief Bill Citty called the April 15 bombings at the Boston Marathon a “reminder that we need to be as vigilant as possible all the time. I think the increased law enforcement presence will make everyone a little more relaxed.” Multiple law enforcement agencies will comprise […]
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Stick it
Photo: Shannon Cornman That was lacrosse. While relatively new to Oklahoma, it is perhaps the most ancient sport in the Western Hemisphere. Charles, a former high school baseball coach, knew very little about lacrosse, a game dominated on the collegiate level by East Coast schools. Around the same time, however, Edmond’s Parks and Recreation Department […]
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The elite ate
The Brewhouse By: Mark Hancock Seriously, what do you think they are, nerds or something? They’ve got to be around their people. They’ve got to be around their comrades, wearing matching colors and drinking brewskies and hugging each other way too long whenever their team scores. This is the exact reason the sports bar was […]
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Fish takes the bait
Credit: Brad Gregg But there are two cheeks to every ass, right? What about Fish’s side of the story? “I was being open and honest at the time and I’m being open and honest now,” he said in response. “At the time, I felt strong about the decision on a personal level. It wasn’t anything […]