Jenni Carlson

Opinions from The Oklahoman sports columnist

The King is still a prince May 24, 2007 | Comment on this article

LeBron James is still learning. For the second time in as many games, James and his Cleveland Cavaliers gave away a victory in Detroit. They had a chance to win both road games in the Eastern Conference Finals. Great chances, in fact. Donyell Marshall had a wide-open look at a game-winning three in Game 1. James... Read More

Pinging and ponging May 23, 2007 The NBA has once again captured the imagination of Oklahomans. The bouncing ping pong balls bounced in favor of the Seattle-soon-to-be-Oklahoma-City Sonics, and now, they have a chance to snag Kevin Durant or Greg Oden. Whichever player is left after the Portland Trail Blazers draft will be scooped up by the... Read More

Home of Super Bowl XLV May 22, 2007 So, the Dallas Cowboys’ new stadium has been awarded Super Bowl XLV. That’s Super Bowl 45 for those of you who are Roman numeral challenged. Even though the game is four years away — 2011 — the announcement that it is coming to the Dallas area should excite folks in Oklahoma. No doubt few of us will... Read More

See DeMarco run. Run DeMarco, run. May 22, 2007 Just in case you need a little football fix, here’s a little highlight video of Oklahoma tailback DeMarco Murray. On it are clips from his high school days at Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas. Most of them are impressive, but I particularly like the flip into the endzone only a few seconds into the highlights.... Read More

Jenni Carlson

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