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It’s Buffalo Wild Wings Thursday March 03, 2011 | Comment on this article

It’s Thursday, so that means Buffalo Wild Wings on Northwest Expressway. I’ll be doing my online chat from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., then I’ll stick around and talk sports with anyone who wants to drop by. Join me for lunch. Lots to talk about. The last time I was at Buffalo Wild Wings, the Thunder had yet to... Read More

OSU basketball: Cowboys still on bubble

March 03, 2011 I know you don’t want to hear it. I know you think it’s absurd. But it’s the truth. Oklahoma State remains in contention for an NCAA Tournament berth. And you’re right. It is absurd. But Jerry Palm, who projects the NCAA bracket for cbssportsline.com, has OSU one of the last four teams out of the... Read More

Power Lunch Chat Recap: Berry Tramel March 03, 2011 Chat with sports columnist Berry Tramel at 11 a.m. Read More

Thunder: Does Jeff Green regret not signing?

March 02, 2011 Kendrick Perkins signed a contract extension with the Thunder before the smoke cleared on his trade from Boston. That’s close to a literal statement. Traded at mid-day Thursday, signed Monday night. I didn’t even know contract negotiations could be consummated that quickly anymore. Meanwhile, Jeff Green looks... Read More

Iowa State football: Ranking the NFL careers March 02, 2011 I love Iowa State. Always have. Love going up there. Love going to games. Love driving through the state. Love eating at the Iowa Beef House. Love looking at the Des Moines River. But Iowa State’s football tradition is meager. We’ve been ranking each school’s Big 12 alums, and the Cyclones’ is not... Read More

Basketball Hall of Fame: Time for NBA to start its own March 01, 2011 After the College Basketball Hall of Fame announced Monday that Eddie Sutton would be one of its 2011 inductees, someone asked me when Sutton would make the “real” Basketball Hall of Fame. I’m proud of my answer. I’m not so sure that he didn’t. Oh, the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield,... Read More

Texas Tech football: Ranking the Red Raider NFL careers March 01, 2011 Today we’ll check out the best NFL careers by former Texas Tech players, using profootball-reference.com’s career approximate value method. We’ll go only 10 deep with the Red Raiders, because frankly, it’s a meager list. 1. Zach Thomas 115: This one stumps me more than any name we’ve discussed, not... Read More

Big 12 basketball: Standings now clear

February 28, 2011 Big 12 basketball is down to its final week, so the rankings based on home/road scheduling success have played out. Every school has one road game and one home game left, so the standings are what they are. Our final rankings will be based on expected finish: 1. Texas 12-2, 24-5: The Longhorns have the tiebreaker... Read More

Missouri football: Ranking the Mizzou NFL careers February 28, 2011 Continuing our series of ranking the NFL careers of alums from a variety of schools, today’s let’s do Missouri. Remember, we’re using profootball-reference.com’s career approximate value method. A 100 score is a really good player. Likely Hall of Famer. A 120 is an epic player. An 80 is still really good.... Read More

Thunder: Seattle wants its retired numbers back February 28, 2011 All kinds of Seattle NBA fans got fired up over my Saturday blog about the retired numbers. Kendrick Perkins, newly acquired from Boston, can’t wear the No. 43 he had with the Celtics, because 43 was retired by the Seattle SuperSonics, in honor of Jack Sikma. Seattle radio station KJR had me on today to talk... Read More

Texas A&M football: Ranking the NFL Aggies February 27, 2011 OU has only two Pro Football Hall of Famers, if you don’t count Troy Aikman, which you shouldn’t. That seems a very low number, considering Notre Dame and Southern Cal have 11 each, Pitt and Alabama seven each, and Oregon, Michigan and Ohio State six each. Heck, Minnesota and Illinois have five each. But... Read More

Thunder: Why keep Jack Sikma number retired?

February 27, 2011 The Thunder’s Kendrick Perkins can’t wear the No. 43 he wore with the Boston Celtics. Jack Sikma wore No. 43 with the Seattle SuperSonics, who retired the number for the franchise. But how is that relevant to Oklahoma City? Why did retired numbers come with the franchise to OKC? Jack Sikma’s legacy belongs... Read More

Bedlam basketball: Fighting for ninth place February 26, 2011 We’re down to three games left in this horrid, horrid college basketball season in Oklahoma. OSU, OU and Texas Tech are in a three-way tie for ninth place in the Big 12, each at 4-9. What an awful season. We knew it was coming for the Sooners, but no one saw it coming for the Cowboys. There isn’t a lot to... Read More

Kansas football: Ranking the Jayhawks in the NFL February 26, 2011 Today we’ll list the top NFL careers of Kansas Jayhawks — and this is a fun list, because for all of its non-tradition in football, KU has turned out way more than its share of great players. Remember, we’re using the career value ranking set by profootball-reference.com. For comparison, an all-time great... Read More

Texas football: Ranking the pros February 25, 2011 Today, let’s talk the Longhorns’ top NFL careers. Using profootball-reference.com’s career rating method, here are the top 20 pro careers of University of Texas players. The number with each player is the career value total; for reference, Emmitt Smith’s number was 129. 1. Bobby Layne 128: Sooner... Read More

Thunder: Bob Ryan writes about Perkins February 25, 2011 Bob Ryan is Mr. Boston Basketball. You might know him from his work on ESPN’s “The Sports Reporters,” but he’s been a New England journalism mainstay since 1969, when at the age of 23 he took over the Celtics beat for the Boston Globe. Ryan has been writing general columns since the mid-’80s... Read More

Thunder: Kendrick Perkins makes OKC a little less unique February 25, 2011 The Thunder has been playing basketball in Oklahoma City with an unorthodox lineup. Its leading rebounder is its small forward. Its center likes to shoot 18-foot jumpers. Its power forward is a small forward. Its shooting guard doesn’t shoot. The Thunder played small inside but big outside. It mixed and matched... Read More

OU football: Don’t throw stones at Alabama

February 24, 2011 It’s become fashionable in recent weeks to bash Alabama coach Nick Saban for skirting recruiting rules. Showing up at Heritage Hall and accidentally bumping into Barry Sanders Jr. Finding himself on the Bama basketball video board, with Sanders sitting next to him, which incited the Crimson Tide crowd to chant... Read More

Tulsa football: Ranking the NFL alums February 24, 2011 Let’s continue our series of ranking the NFL careers of players from various schools. Today, Tulsa. Remember, we’re using profootball-reference.com’s career value average. 1. Steve Largent 103: Hall of Fame receiver; 819 career catches. 2. Bob St. Clair 80: Hall of Fame tackle for the 49ers, 1953-63.... Read More

Power Lunch Chat Recap: Berry Tramel February 24, 2011 Chat with sports columnist Berry Tramel at 11 a.m. Read More