Credit: Brad Gregg It might make sense for Republicans to be pondering a change in light of the party’s unpopularity among African- Americans and Hispanics. In the Nov. 6 election, President Barack Obama won 93 percent of the African-American vote and more than 70 percent of the Hispanic vote. Watts, who is African-American and long […]
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Sooner scoop
Jake Trotter Credit: Mark Hancock Now, you can just hit “Refresh” on your browser. News these days includes far more than the paper, TV, radio and magazines. There are dedicated Internet sites, chat rooms and blogs making University of Oklahoma Sooners coverage a near-saturated market. And with the popularity of Oklahoma football, the industry of […]
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In the ’zona
No, it’s not a disaster of biblical proportions. It’s a New Year’s miracle. The BCS-bound Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Insight Bowl-relegated University of Oklahoma Sooners play just four days apart in Arizona suburbs, and on a holiday weekend, no less! With the sting of Bedlam behind us (I tip my cap in congratulations to […]
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Surfing stalk-arazzi
The Oklahoma City native and former University of Oklahoma star revealed as much during an interview from his car in the Sooner State, according to ESPN.com. The NBA’s Rookie of the Year revealed that he’s not opposed to playing in China or Europe, and the dunking maestro also disclosed that California has some choice waves. […]
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CFN Quote of the Week
“Shut your mouth! Learn how to play f**king football, period! Everybody understand that? That’s everybody in this f**king group! Take care of the f**king ball!” —Josh Heupel, co-offensive coordinator at the University of Oklahoma, quoted on “Training Days with the Oklahoma Sooners” on ESPN.
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Cause for alarm
UPDATE: Spencer Tillman issued the following statement to Oklahoma Gazette: “I exchanged messages with Austin’s father. I consider the matter over. They’ve lost a son. Please let the family and the matter rest. It matters little at this point what anyone, official or otherwise, communicated to me. I take full responsibility for what I said. […]
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Game on
It is game day in Norman. Whether it’s a beautiful fall afternoon, with green leaves turning red, or a cold winter day, with temperatures dropping into the teens, fans show up in force every time the Sooners take the field. While people pack into the stadium, hundreds more head to Campus Corner to watch the […]
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Shirt happens
On the field, the Pokes are sporting nifty new Nike football uniforms this season. OSU’s All-America receiver Justin Blackmon said he’s looking forward to the cool Cowboys unis. “We’ve been an explosive team the last several years, and now we have a look that goes along with that reputation,” Blackmon said in a press release. […]
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Bitter pills
The one-page report listed five painkillers — oxymorphone, morphine, hydrocodone, hydromorphone and oxycodone — and the anti-anxiety medication alprazolam as causing “probable mixed drug toxicity,” which led to central nervous system depression, pulmonary edema and aspiration pneumonia. “The chemicals found in his system were not those that had been prescribed by a physician, and we […]
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A fan’s guide to Twitter
But players shouldn’t be the only ones held accountable for what they tweet. As high-profile Twitter transgressions continue to pop up in our collective timeline, an important question should resurface like a Charlie Sheen-inspired hashtag: What role do fans play in the space student-athletes occupy online? Conventional wisdom, Bob Stoops and a decent attorney might […]