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The idea of having Grand Prix racing in Oklahoma City isn’t dead yet, despite an earlier setback that scrapped plans for such a race to be held in downtown. Oklahoma City Motorsports is in the process of securing a sanctioning body and a 2012 date for a race in the city’s Adventure District. The company […]

Can’t make it to the Ford Center? NBA fans can follow the Oklahoma City Thunder’s third season on television, as the team has announced the schedule for its 2010-11 games, which begin at home Oct. 27 against the Chicago Bulls. FOX Sports Oklahoma will broadcast 77 games total ” including one preseason match-up with the […]

Former Dallas Cowboys running back and National Football League Hall of Fame inductee Emmitt Smith will serve as keynote speaker of the 2010 Champions of Health awards 6 p.m., Oct. 18, at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. The awards honor individuals and organizations making a difference in the health of Oklahomans. Five winners […]

There’s more than one way to join the Thunder on the Ford Center floor. Those with strong voice boxes instead of strong fadeaway jumpers are invited to audition for a spot as a pre-game national anthem vocalist. Applicants should submit a performance résumé and a recording of the anthem to the Thunder. Electronic MP3s or […]

Bob Barry Sr., radio play-by-play voice of the Oklahoma Sooners, announced Aug. 31 that his 50th year announcing Division I sports will be his last. The 79-year-old Barry plans to retire after these current football and men’s basketball seasons. “It’s time,” he said. “I had been thinking about it for a couple years and kind […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder has begun negotiating with potential naming rights partners for the Ford Center arena, team officials announced Aug. 26. The Thunder officially has terminated the existing naming rights agreement with the Oklahoma Ford Dealers, as a new agreement could not be reached. The original contract allowed the team to terminate the existing […]

Thunder storms are predicted for exactly 22 weekend days from fall to spring, as Oklahoma City’s NBA team announced its 2010-2011 schedule. With its third season to kick off Oct. 27 against the Chicago Bulls at the Ford Center, the Oklahoma City Thunder will play 22 weekend home games, with 11 of them on Sundays. […]