Students saw an NBA superstar, the superintendent saw 1,200 new books for an underprivileged school and the principal was in tears.
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Russell Westbrook of the Thunder hosts Why Not? Bowl
It runs 6-9 p.m. at AMF Boulevard Lanes, 3501 South Blvd., Edmond, and promises open bowling, contests, music and more. Proceeds benefit the Russell Westbrook Why Not? Foundation, founded in 2012 and dedicated to supporting community based education and family service programs. The 2014 Why Not? Bowl is presented by Edmond Hyundai and sponsored by […]
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Quote of the week
“You don’t earn nicknames like Wild Wild Westbrook and the Kate Moss of the NBA without dressing up like a Floral Samurai Nerd every now and then. Even when Russ is bad, he’s always kind of amazing.” — GQ magazine, March 2014 issue.
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Back to the future
Fallin offends everyone,straight and gayOklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin put the state in the national spotlight in 2013, but not in a positive way. Fallin, in her infinite wisdom, decided unilaterally that a federal mandate directing spousal benefits to same-sex couples in the military would not take place in Oklahoma. As a result, Fallin pulled spousal […]
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Back on attack
She had an Oklahoma City shirt, Thunder-blue boots and a vibrant smile that was the perfect accessory to her bedazzled Oklahoma City Thunder handbag. So what if the bag was more fashion than function; it was opening night, and that means celebrating. Talk to any Thunder fan for the past five seasons — every game […]
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Home cookin’ for oklahoma sports
The original prognosis was that he’d miss the first 4-6 weeks of the regular season, but because he may or may not be a human being, Westbrook is back from an injury and returned Sunday to the game. This is great news for Thunder fans (Like you, right? Right?!) hoping to avenge the disappointment of […]
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Stay positive
Though the three-time All-NBA second team point guard’s injury has cast uncertainty on the start of the fifth Oklahoma City Thunder season, Westbrook was unfettered while addressing those concerns. “My state of mind? Positive, always positive for me,” Westbrook said during Thunder media day on Sept. 27. “I think through the process of rehab, you […]
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Fashion, turn to the left!
His thick-framed glasses caught glasses caught our attention initially. In fact, it was such a craze that people went straight out and bought prescription-less frames just to be part of the fad. Now, just like any fashion savant who has topped the judge-y mountain that is high fashion, clout comes to the true sartorialist who […]
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Speculation on the Durant/ Westbrook situation in OKC
It ran five largely unwatched seasons while critics chastised the television-watching public for wasting their time with “Desperate Housewives” instead. Based on a popular Internet meme relating to the Oklahoma City Thunder, however, you would think it was the most popular program ever on television. Thanks to ESPN.com’s Bill Simmons, the dynamic Thunder duo […]