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Oklahoma State football: Limiting Wes Lunt's transfer options makes Mike Gundy look bad May 19, 2013 The guy who flirted with job openings at Tennessee and Arkansas last December now won't allow his former quarterback, Wes Lunt, to accept an immediate scholarship to certain schools. Including, irony of ironies, Tennessee. Read More
Oklahoma State football: Cowboys offense, kickers get average marks in spring scrimmage April 20, 2013 The OSU defense shined Saturday in the Orange-White scrimmage, and the grades reflect it. Ball security: C. The quarterbacks combined for three interceptions, though one was thrown by sixth-teamer Cody Peterson, and the teams did combine for 95 passes. But more troubling were the five fumbles. Turnovers can kill... Read More
Oklahoma football: The Sooner quarterback who could have been king April 16, 2013 KERRY JACKSON — What's it like to have your dreams snatched away just as they're coming true? Ask the former OU quarterback, who 40 years ago on Thursday saw the course of his life — and Sooner football — changed by an NCAA ruling. His answer will surprise you. Read More
Oklahoma football: It may not be official, but Blake Bell is the Sooners' quarterback April 13, 2013 BERRY TRAMEL COMMENTARY — OU coaches may say the Sooners' quarterback derby is going to race into the fall. But after Saturday's spring game, it's quite evident Blake Bell will be the Sooners' quarterback in 2013. Read More
Oklahoma football: Bob Stoops has the right idea, but his delivery needs work April 11, 2013 The Oklahoma football coach went all Marie Antoinette the other day, but his primary point is valid: A college scholarship is no small reward. Stoops does say he's all for giving players stipends. Read More
Oklahoma football: Chuck Fairbanks made a game-changing move April 02, 2013 COMMENTARY — The former Sooner coach, who died Tuesday at age 79, made a bold decision in 1970 that changed the face of college football: Installing the wishbone offense. Read More
Joanna McFarland finishes a chapter in life after OU loss to Tennessee March 31, 2013 “It's always sad at the end of something,” McFarland said, explaining her emotions. “This is just the end of a part of my life. This team means so much to me that it was really sad. But I'm looking forward to the future.” Read More
How did the Big 12 Conference let Louisville get away? March 30, 2013 COMMENTARY — Cardinals' multisport success shows once again the Big 12 missed the boat by not adding them to the league. Read More
Oklahoma football: Part quarterback hero, part preacher — Steve Davis' impact comes to light after his death March 25, 2013 From football fans who remember gridiron glory to aging baby boomers who remember how a mop-haired preacher/quarterback touched their soul, former Oklahoma quarterback Steve Davis' impact has resurged in the week since his March 17 death in a South Bend, Ind., plane crash. Read More
NCAA Tournament: College hoops full of mid-majors masquerading as major schools March 23, 2013 College basketball is not six major conferences, trying to be brought down by giant-killers. College basketball's class system is about six, eight, 10 blue-blood schools, with anywhere from 80 to 140 schools belonging in the mid-major category. Read More
Grading OU's performance against San Diego State: Crunchtime offense gets an 'F' March 22, 2013 The Sooners played San Diego State tough early and even had a halftime lead. But the Aztecs won going away, and the grades reflect that. Read More
Oklahoma State basketball: The Marcus Smart era likely ended as emphatically as it began March 21, 2013 COMMENTARY — After their 68-55 loss to Oregon, the Oklahoma State is left to wonder whether Marcus Smart's Cowboy career will follow the same pattern as their NCAA experience: One and done. Read More
Grading Oklahoma State's loss to Oregon: Cowboys struggle with defensive rebounding, transition defense March 21, 2013 The Cowboys were in a funk from the start in a 68-55 loss to Oregon in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, and never really emerged. And the grades reflect that. Read More
Oklahoma State basketball: Player development is an important component of OSU's success March 20, 2013 Marcus Smart clearly triggered OSU's breakout season. But the maturation of the holdovers gave Smart a band to lead that was capable of success. Read More
Former Oklahoma quarterback Steve Davis led an Oklahoma life March 18, 2013 COMMENTARY — Steve Davis led an impressive life as a quarterback, Baptist preacher and ABC analyst. Later, he experienced redemption. Read More
NCAA Tournament: 68 people who will impact the 68-team tournament March 18, 2013 Here is a look at 68 people who will impact the 68-team NCAA Tournament: 1. Shane Larkin: High times for the Larkin family. Barry Larkin went into the Baseball Hall of Fame last July. Now his son could lead Miami U. to the Final Four. Shane Larkin, a sophomore, has ignited the Hurricanes' rise to college hoops'... Read More
Oklahoma basketball: How Joe Castiglione lured Lon Kruger to Oklahoma March 16, 2013 The Oklahoma brass convinced Lon Kruger to coach the Sooners, and now he's on the verge of NCAA history. Kruger will likely become the first coach ever to take five schools to the NCAA Tournament. Read More
Oklahoma State basketball: Kansas State puts a defensive whipping on OSU March 15, 2013 This kind of offense will not do next week when the NCAA Tournament convenes. The Cowboys didn't just miss shots. They failed to find good shots. Read More
Oklahoma State basketball: Le'Bryan Nash's teammates call him 'Mr. Clutch' March 14, 2013 Nash comes through when the Cowboys need him the most; he's the only OSU player to score a field goal in the second half. Read More
Sooners' loss puts them in the waiting game March 14, 2013 Iowa State came back to beat Oklahoma 73-66 in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals at the Sprint Center, a verdict that lifts the burden of the NCAA Tournament uncertainty off the Cyclones' shoulders and squarely onto the Sooners'. Read More
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