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Rocketplane, the aerospace company that claimed it would bring jobs and millions of dollars to Oklahoma, is facing more challenges. The past few weeks have brought a string of bad news for Rocketplane, beginning with Rocketplane Kistler, an orbital subsidiary of the Oklahoma City-based company, was informed its multimillion-dollar contract with NASA is in jeopardy […]

On Aug. 28, two Oklahomans fought for a piece of history in Brazilian jujitsu’s biggest tournament, the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Long Beach, Calif. Rafael Lovato Jr. was trying to become only the second non-Brazilian in history to win a championship as a black belt. He wasn’t alone, either: His training partner, Norman’s Justin Rader, […]

The Federal Communications Commission famously imposed heavy fines for “indecency” against CBS for the brief, inadvertent glimpse it offered of Janet Jackson’s right breast during the 2004 Super Bowl. The same “indecency”-concerned agency, however, issued a routine official notice in July listing call letters of TV stations it had recently approved, including, for a proposed […]

During the 2003 season with the Tulsa Drillers, Matt Holliday found himself struggling against Double-A pitching. The usual pop in his bat was missing, and over one span of 52 games, he managed to hit but one home run. By all accounts, it looked like the Stillwater product was destined to spend a few more […]

The Oklahoma City chapter of the NAACP will host a rally Thursday at the Oklahoma State Capitol to protest the treatment of Jena, La. high-school students.   Along with other National Association for the Advancement of Colored People chapters across the nation, the 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oklahoma City event seeks to rally behind […]

Facing an oh-fer-the-season Utah State team, the Oklahoma Sooners may be able to name their score today. Sass will keep you posted on the compelling storylines from the game if there are any to be shared. Maybe the number of duplicate-number players who hit the field? Or maybe even which linemen line up at fullback? […]

The Oklahoma Sooner football team beat Utah State 54-3 on Owen Field today. The Sooner offense racked up more than 600 yards (623 to be exact) while limiting the visiting Aggies to just 153. Freshman quarterback Sam Bradford began the game hitting 11 of 11 passes en route to a 19 of 26, 255-yard and […]

With the Hornets returning to New Orleans, there is currently talk about how Seattle’s National Basketball Association franchise may end up here. But there are still a number of hurdles involved in getting that deal finalized. And honestly, does OKC really want a team known as the SuperSonics? Then again, if they were based out […]

Former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell spoke to a capacity crowd at the University of Oklahoma Wednesday and answered some submitted student questions. Powell spoke to students and others for about a half hour at Catlett Music Center’s Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall. Overflow attendees were able […]

Having served as an Army general, the United States secretary of state, the national security adviser and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, one would expect Colin Powell to know a little something about “The Challenges Facing America.” Powell will share his thoughts on that topic in a 4 p.m. address today at the […]