Nate Robinson not returning to Thunder Updated: Thu, Dec 8, 2011 Thunder guard Nate Robinson will not report to training camp and is expected to soon part ways with the team. Robinson’s agent, Aaron Goodwin, said Thursday night that Robinson will remain in his native Seattle while the two sides search for a solution. “They don’t plan on using him in their rotation,... Read More

Grin and bear it: Griffin takes it all off Updated: Fri, Oct 7, 2011 MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — There's no panic in Blake Griffin, whether it's holding out with his fellow NBA players for a better labor deal or posing nearly nude in a national magazine. Griffin doesn't think the players will flinch even as the league's lockout threatens the start of the season next month. He didn't... Read More

Bradford is more at ease and more of a leader Published: Mon, Aug 22, 2011 A year ago, Sam Bradford chafed at the notion of being the face of the St. Louis Rams franchise. "That's ridiculous," he said at the time. Bradford still might not like that designation, but he's now embracing the leadership role that's part and parcel of being an NFL starting quarterback. Read More

NBA lockout sneaks up on Kevin Durant Published: Wed, Jun 29, 2011 Durant said at his youth basketball camp Wednesday that he didn't realize the collective bargaining agreement expires at the end of the day Thursday. Despite being Oklahoma City's union representative, Durant says he hasn't been able to attend players association meetings because of other obligations this summer. Read More

Denver Broncos draft Sooners' Jeremy Beal, Quinton Carter; Rams select Jonathan Nelson Updated: Sat, Apr 30, 2011 The NFL Draft almost came and went without one of the most prolific sack artists in Oklahoma history getting selected. Read More

San Francisco 49ers select OSU's Kendall Hunter Updated: Sat, Apr 30, 2011 Kendall Hunter is headed to the Bay Area. The former Oklahoma State standout was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft on Saturday. Read More

CHL players lift strike Published: Sun, Oct 5, 2008 The Professional Hockey Players' Association has lifted its strike against the Central Hockey League on Sunday afternoon after the league and the union agreed to meet Wednesday and Thursday in Denver. CHL players went on strike last Tuesday to protest stalled talks on a new collective bargaining agreement. It... Read More

League: No NHL Player Fails Drug Test Updated: Wed, Jun 14, 2006 All drug tests given to NHL players were clean during the first season of the league's anti-doping program, adopted last year in the labor agreement that ended the yearlong lockout. "I suppose it's safe to say that the results confirmed what we knew already, which is the use of performance-enhancing drugs is not... Read More