Jenni Carlson

Spring football makes its return this week. Yawn. Sort of. Watch my latest video commentary or read below: It’s heresy to say in this state, but I could do without spring football. Oh, I know. It’s football. What’s not to love? But so often the heroes of spring are never heard...

A friend who happened to be there when this happened Thursday night reports that this coach has been known to have these sorts of tirades. He’s broken glasses. He’s busted clipboards. He’s overturned podiums. Enjoy the show.

The 2008 Olympics are less than six months away. Time to start beefing up on the American hopefuls. The AT&T Blue Room has launched something totally cool for those of you who catch Olympic fever every few years. They have a behind-the-scenes look at several of the athletes and teams as...

Oklahoma State is suddenly surging. What could it mean?  Watch my latest video commentary or read below: The Oklahoma State men’s basketball team in the NCAA Tournament? It’s not as crazy as it seemed even two weeks ago. At that point, the Cowboys were coming off a blowout...

Kelvin Sampson is a confusing man. Watch my latest video commentary or read below: Lots of things in this world, I don’t understand. Why chocolate can taste so good but be so bad. Why my speedometer goes over a hundred but I’m not supposed to. But nothing confounds me as much as...

In Monday’s Oklahoman, several sports staffers made known our bucket lists. You know, the sports-type things we’d like to see before we kick the bucket. My list – which included a visit to John Wooden’s apartment, a trip to see the British Open at St. Andrews and an...

USA Today made Chris Paul the cover boy for its All-Star Game special section. Their story of the Hornet guard’s efforts to help in New Orleans recovery just backs up what folks in Oklahoma City already knew. CP3 is a good guy. He is helping raise funds and awareness for the work that...

The argument over who’s toughest in sports is as old as sport itself. There’s a guy in Oklahoma who ranks near the top. Watch my latest video commentary or read below: Start talking about tough guys in sports, and the debate rages. Who are the toughest of them all? Some say...

Eddie Sutton reached a coaching milestone on Saturday. Or did he? Watch my latest video commentary or read here: Eddie Sutton tallied the 800th victory of his career over the weekend. So say the record books anyway. Two years ago, a drunk driving charge sidelined Sutton for the last 10...

Wes Welker and Randy Moss have caught dozens of touchdowns together this season for New England. They also caught a couple fish together. Fish? Yep. The mild-mannered Oklahoma City native and the flamboyant NFL veteran have gone fishing together. “That’ probably the one thing...

About a week ago, we put out the all-call for Boston sports fans living among us in Oklahoma. I profiled Dick Murphy on Saturday’s Page 2, but the Bostonian-turned-Normanite isn’t the only Boston-area sports fan who calls our fair state home. I heard from several others who are relishing...

A couple of Oklahoma icons made headlines Monday. ESPN.com profiled Oklahoma City native Wes Welker. Elizabeth Merrill traveled to Oklahoma City to talk to the former Heritage Hall standout’s family. Welker and his New England Patriots teammates will play New York in the Super Bowl on...

Happy new year, sports fans. No one needs a good ’08 more than Oklahoma State football. Watch my latest video commentary or read below: How will we look back on the Oklahoma State Cowboys in 2007? There’s one more game to come, of course. The Insight Bowl kicks off only a few...

This video speaks for itself.

Are we really talking about Eddie Sutton getting a coaching job in December? You bet. Watch my latest video commentary or read below: Eddie Sutton could not have scripted a better scenario had he pulled out an Olympia typewriter and pounded it himself. The Oklahoma State great is back in...

This is Christmas week, not April fools. I’m beginning to think, though, that’s what college sports’ brass take us for — fools.  Check out my latest video commentary or read below: Stop me if you’ve heard this one. A college sports bigwig tells us, “It’s all about the...

Got to thinking about the New England Patriots and their assault on perfection the other day. Which, of course, got me thinking about college football. Eh? Watch my latest video commentary or read here: The New England Patriots are on the verge of something historic — an undefeated...

Early this morning, I received an e-mail from Chris Wall. Perhaps you read the Sunday story about his book honoring Justin Sullivan, the Yukon High School baseball player who died tragically five years ago. The minister at Council Road Baptist Church sent along some good news Wednesday morning...

Oklahoma’s opponent in the Fiesta Bowl lost its coach over the weekend. Why did Rich Rodriguez bolt from West Virginia? Watch my latest video commentary or read here: It’s hard to blame Rich Rodriguez for leaving West Virginia for Michigan. No doubt you heard the news over the...

Looks like Larry Fedora is going to be the new head coach at Southern Miss. But it took some finagling. The reason might have something to do with Les Miles. Watch my latest video commentary about it or read here: I know this is going to be difficult to stomach, Oklahoma State fans, but Les...