President Barack Obama is raising funds for his re-election campaign by hosting an all-star basketball game that will feature the likes of Oklahoma City Thunder star players Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. Courtside tickets are fetching as much as $5,000. Evidently, the stalemate between NBA owners and players extends to politics. While KD and Westbrook […]
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War games
“Yeah, those little BBs can really hurt,” Marine Corps veteran Carl Lostracco said as he watched the teenager wipe the blood away. Seconds later, Lostracco caught a small, plastic BB in the cheek and winced back into cover as his men continued to defend their position during an AirWolf E.A.S. simulation mission. The teams used […]
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‘Curse’ words
Well, perhaps not universally. Adam Mowery made his own stage of doom in “Curse of the Crescent Isle.” Except in his version, if you stand on the single block too long, it breaks. And you die. “I grew up playing on NES. I thought, ‘No one’s ever done anything since, like, Mario 2.’ So I […]
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No sloppy seconds for Sooners
University of Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops isn’t interested in sloppy seconds. After all, USC thrashed the Sooners 55-19 in the Orange Bowl in the title game. “I don’t have any thoughts (on USC’s situation), and we’re not claiming any championships,” Stoops told The Associated Press. Can you blame him? Sooner fans want to forget […]
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Video Game Reviews
Mortal Kombat WB Games Xbox 360, Playstation 3 “Mortal Kombat” is a throwback to the early/mid- ’90s when people flooded into arcades to fight as their favorite characters. All of the established characters appear in this new version, and the player controls them similarly to their classic versions. As a fighting game, “Kombat” is easy […]
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Homer on the range
If an antonym exists for this brand of broadcasting boosterism, that word could be used to describe what certain Oklahoma City Thunder followers think of ESPN/ ABC’s No. 1 broadcasting team. Pompon shakers in Loud City are obviously disappointed that the Cinderella season came up a bit short, leading some to even accuse announcer Mike […]
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Crysis 2 / Dragon Age II / Yakuza 4
Crysis 2EA Games (PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox 360) The “Crysis” franchise is renowned for its visuals, and that certainly rings true with “Crysis 2,” which covers an invasion of New York by squid-like aliens. The vistas of the smoldering city are quite a sight. Although the game looks good on all platforms, the PC version […]
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Video Game Reviews
Bulletstorm Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 / PC “Bulletstorm” is a first-person shooter for people who are tired of first-person shooters. The plot follows space pirate Grayson as he tries to avenge a wrong and escape the crazy planet on which he’s crashed. The story is surprisingly good, and most of the characters (especially Grayson) […]
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Thunder up!
That is to say, the Thunder changed the city. Now, instead of Charles Barkley not knowing where Oklahoma City is, he lampoons it weekly on TNT. Progress! The NBA’s arrival has energized the city, and no sector feels that energy more than the metro’s hospitality industry. Sure, one can snag a couple tickets from the […]
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Everything matters when it comes to charity stripe
Did the player wait the right amount of time before running off his screener? Was the pump fake convincing enough? Could the Thunder Girls’ outfits distract the defender for a split second? Everything matters. When it comes to the outcome of a game, the margin of error is even smaller. In games where teams regularly […]