The crowd erupted with cheers and applause as Kufahl became only the fourth fan in Thunder history to execute the MidFirst Bank Half-Court Shot. A teacher and coach at Christian Heritage Academy in Del City, Kufahl held MidFirst’s oversized $20,000 check in the air, hardly able to contain his excitement. “It felt good from the […]
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Something Fishy
Credit: Brad Gregg Unless you’re the Dallas Mavericks, of course. The poor little Mavs have had kind of a rough season (or two). And when things seemed like they couldn’t possibly be worse, Fisher — whom the team signed with the wild expectation of keeping him for more than nine games — wasted no time […]
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Junk ball
It evidently wasn’t enough that eight people were shot in Bricktown shortly after the May 21 NBA game in which the Oklahoma City Thunder eliminated the Los Angeles Lakers from the Western Conference playoffs. Now, a sports columnist for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune has told his readers that, while the Minnesota Timberwolves aren’t in the playoffs, […]
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L.A. not-so-confidential
They’ll help Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook represent the Western Conference in their annual tussle with the east this year, but it looks like things might be a little awkward in the All-Star locker room, as Bryant exchanged a lot of words with James Harden (who out-shot Bryant while defending him) and Durant. Watch for […]
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Breeding Ground
The latest star in the making looks to be Noah Crawford, a 17-year-old Oklahoma City resident who just landed a leading role on a new Nickelodeon series, “How to Rock.” Crawford will play a techie keyboardist, a role that will allow him to show his physical-comedy chops. “[Noah] started [acting] when he was 6 and […]
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Red Hot Chili Peppers — I’m with You
And it almost didn’t happen. The band went on hiatus after its “Stadium Arcadium” tour wrapped up in 2007. Bassist Flea hit the books, studying music theory at the University of Southern California;, singer Anthony Kiedis was a new father; and drummer Chad Smith began playing with other bands. It looked like the Peppers might […]
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Downtown gets down
More small-business owners flock to renovated buildings along Main and Gray as the area gains a reputation as one of Central Oklahoma’s most vibrant and eccentric districts, defined by locally owned boutiques, galleries, pubs and diners celebrating a progressive arts scene. The unique sense of community convinced Corey and Julia Gingerich to leave Los Angeles […]
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Due Date
Practically anything Phillips did would be seen as disappointing. Here’s the thing, however: Don’t expect another “Hangover,” and “Due Date” is just fine. It may not be as funny as that film, despite sharing Zach Galifianakis, but it’s plenty funny enough. It still has more laughs than most of what passes for studio comedies — […]
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‘Paper Flower’ debuts with free public screening
Toy Gun Films’ “Paper Flower” will be shown at 5 p.m. tomorrow at Harkins Bricktown Cinemas, 150 E. Reno, on a first-come, first-served basis. The film looks at Japan’s practice of enj?-kosai — or “compensated dating” — in which teenage girls from well-to-do families accept money and gifts to go on dates with men that […]