Jenni Carlson

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Thunder: Scott Brooks says Derek Fisher ‘definitely … will play’ February 26, 2013 | Comment on this article

Apparently, Derek Fisher wasn’t brought in to replace Eric Maynor. On Tuesday, Thunder coach Scott Brooks met with the media for the first time since the team signed Fisher. It was somewhat assumed that Fisher was being brought in to be the third-team point guard, and if he filled that role as Maynor did before... Read More

Power Lunch: Chat with Jenni Carlson February 14, 2013 Power Lunch: Chat with Jenni Carlson 2 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post Randall on Feb 19, 2013 @ 5:12 pm Read More

Sports still helping the healing in Newtown

January 31, 2013 Got an unexpected email yesterday from Tim Tallcouch. He is the boys basketball coach at Newtown High School in Newtown, Conn., and I connected with him about six weeks ago when I was working on a column about the sports world’s tributes to the school shooting victims in his town. You can read that column by... Read More

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Praise for Super Bowl local Billy Bajema January 28, 2013 I wrote for the Sunday Oklahoman about Baltimore Ravens tight end Billy Bajema, who went to Westmoore High and Oklahoma State. You can read that column by clicking here. Monday morning, I received a nice email from Mike Whaley. He’s now the director of officials at the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities... Read More

Thunder: Playing a dead team walking on Sunday? January 26, 2013 My gut says there’s no way the Lakers beat the Thunder on Sunday. Ditto for what it says about Los Angeles making the playoffs. The Lakers are a dead team walking. Or are they? Let’s take a dive into the numbers and the schedule and see what they have to say about the Lakers’ playoff chances. I mean,... Read More

Power Lunch: Chat with Jenni Carlson January 15, 2013 Power Lunch: Chat with Jenni Carlson 1 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post Randall on Jan 19, 2013 @ 2:25 am Read More

Bedlam: Cowboys and Sooners need a moment January 11, 2013 Bedlam basketball has returned to relevancy. Finally. These past few years have been boredom when it comes to Bedlam. No sizzle. No hype. Sure, any time Oklahoma and Oklahoma State meet for an athletic competition, there’s a little added juice. But for most fans, there hasn’t been much excitement about the... Read More

Thunder: Russell Westbrook’s efficient excellence January 10, 2013 Russell Westbrook doesn’t do anything quietly. Yet, his recent stretch of excellent play has flown largely under the radar. For example, the Thunder point guard scored 23 points on 7-for-14 shooting, grabbed eight rebounds, dished seven assists and committed just one turnover Wednesday night against Minnesota,... Read More

Brent Musburger: Did he cross the creepy-old-man line? January 08, 2013 There are plenty of you out there who’ve been ready to kick Brent Musburger to the curb for years. You say he’s biased. Grating. Senile. Or worst. I largely ignore such talk about broadcasters because usually fans find fault with every national broadcaster; they never have enough love for the team that you... Read More

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OSU Football: Comments from Mike Gundy would be nice December 05, 2012 It seems as though this episode of “As the Gundy Turns” has wound down. Apparently, Mike Gundy is staying put. So says our gal Gina Mizell. But after a whirlwind will-he, won’t-he days, it sure would be nice of the Oklahoma State coach to talk to Cowboy fans. They have been hanging on every report,... Read More

HS Football: I’m a proud fan of Scott Myers

November 07, 2012 Sometimes in this profession, you meet people who are interviewed, written about and soon forgotten. But sometimes, you meet those special individuals who stick with you for years, who you follow, who you cheer, who you feel honored to have met. Sometimes, you meet a Scott Myers. He is the football coach from... Read More

Thunder: Vote Early, Vote Often

November 06, 2012 Drew Hooper is at it again. I had the good fortune to introduce you to the Moore resident back in the spring during the NBA Playoffs. He is an artist and a painter, and motivated by the Thunder’s high playoff hopes, he decided to use those talents on his Suzuki X-90. He painted his car with images of Thunder... Read More

Big 12 Football: Halloween Spectacular!

October 31, 2012 Ran across a great bit on USA Today’s “Game On!” blog — babies dressed up for Halloween as college football coaches. Interestingly, there are several coaches who’ve inspired Halloween garb who are from the Big 12. And hey, these folks don’t even have any youngsters dressed up as Bob Stoops or Mike... Read More

OKC Thunder: Wanna see James Harden in a Rockets jersey?

October 29, 2012 Houston wasted no time in promoting its newest star. The above ad appears today not only on the Rockets’ website but also on the front page of the Houston Chronicle’s website. Someone in the Rockets’ promotion department did a nice job photoshopping that Rockets jersey on James, but the fine folks in... Read More

OU Football: Norman is all abuzz October 27, 2012 Had a chance to go on ESPN Radio’s late-night show with my friend Amy Lawrence. If you were in the Oklahoma City metro about a decade ago, you know that Amy worked in these parts, doing a show for KREF AM-1400 in Norman. Now, she mans — or should it be womans? — the overnight show for ESPN. I’m definitely... Read More

Power Lunch Chat with Jenni Carlson September 20, 2012 Power Lunch Chat with Jenni Carlson 2 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post Buzz Candler, OU Alum on Oct 27, 2012 @ 2:38 pm Read More

OU Football: Talking Sooners and Wildcats September 19, 2012 I had a chance to go on WIBW-AM 580 in Topeka earlier this week to talk about Saturday’s showdown between Oklahoma and Kansas State. It’s always interesting to me to hear what questions media from other places have for us here. In talking with Jake Lebahn and Mark Elliott, the question that was most... Read More

OU Football: The Collin Klein Dilemma

September 17, 2012 I’m working on a column for tomorrow’s edition of The Oklahoman about Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein and the dilemma that he will pose to Oklahoma on Saturday. If you think he’s just a running quarterback, be sure to check it out. But until you get your paper in the morning or you’re able to read... Read More

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