Tim McLaughlin is a supporter of local schools and founded the Fields & Futures Program in 2012. McLaughlin’s passion for OKC dovetailed this week with Prodigal owner Bob Funk Jr.’s own vision of good Oklahoma sportsmanship. McLaughlin was the primary backer for a plan to bring a North American Soccer League (NASL) league to OKC, […]
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Energy FC open soccer tryouts this weekend
Head soccer coach Jimmy Nielson and his coaching staff will oversee the tryouts, a media statement said. Applications are now being accepted at energyfc.com. Walk-ups are welcome during open tryout days, as well. Registration is $200, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Feb. 15. Saturday will include two training sessions from 10 a.m.-noon and 3-5 p.m. Sunday scrimmage will […]
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Women’s football league tryouts are Sunday
Open tryouts will be Sunday at Soccer City, 4520 Old Farm Road. Registration begins 7 a.m., with tryouts immediately after. Fee is $25 per person. Must be age 18 or older. The league is based in San Antonio, Texas, and now has 11 teams in three states: Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. For more information, […]
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Buddy system
During an American Hockey League meeting in which teams shared ideas and best practices, Stacie Rathbun, sales support coordinator for the Barons, learned about San Antonio Rampage’s similar project at a local childrens’ treatment center. “It was just like, we have to do this,” said Rathbun. The Barons and Rathbun (who championed the project) felt […]
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Serious play
The rules were simple: kick the ball and run fast. Games ended when the recess bell rang, and final scores were often debated with little, if any, resolution. Many of those same kids have grown up and are reliving their youth in Oklahoma City’s World Adult Kickball Association (WAKA). With competitive and social leagues, there’s […]
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42
And that’s fine with me. 42 — the number Robinson wore on his uniform — tells an important story that, almost inconceivably, has eluded big-screen treatment since Robinson himself starred in 1950’s The Jackie Robinson Story. Relative unknown Chadwick Boseman (TV’s Persons Unknown) gives a stirring, if uncomplicated, performance as the supremely gifted ballplayer who […]
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The reverend returns
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of that historic achievement, Greason will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Thursday’s Oklahoma City RedHawks game against the Albuquerque Isotopes at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. It will mark a different kind of delivery for the pastor and ex-pitcher, who for more than 40 years has delivered the Sunday sermon […]
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A real sports animal
Photo: Mark Hancock • he’s thin-skinned;• he’s a big tipper; • he’s hard to work with; • he’s morally sound; • he’s loyal; • he is not a misogynist (“just ridiculous,” he said of that accusation); • he doesn’t care if people like him, only if he’s doing a good job;• he’s emotional and passionate; […]