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Bring on beef in draft, starting with OT Fisher
Short on glam, slim on glitter and no sign of Manti Te'o, the NFL draft was still a solid B-plus. As in Big, as in Brawn, as in Bulk, as in Beefy.
Rockets up intensity, but lose 105-102 to Thunder
Russell Westbrook slammed his hand on the scorer's table in anger. He had been slowing down to call a timeout when rookie Patrick Beverley came ...
Thunder respond to Houston rally, win 105-102
Russell Westbrook relishes the moments when an opponent challenges him and his Oklahoma City Thunder teammates and it becomes time to respond.
Lin draws tough playoff debut against Westbrook
Jeremy Lin's introduction to the playoffs couldn't be a much tougher one. After sparking the Linsanity craze last season while going from sleeping on ...
Search for Oklahoma teen turns to sightings in NW
Sheriff's deputies on Tuesday followed up on reported sightings around the Northwest of an Oklahoma teenager whose truck was found on a remote ...
Thunder blast Rockets 120-91 in Game 1
As awkward as he felt going up against his former teammate, Kevin Durant didn't have a problem quite literally standing in James Harden's way in the ...
Judge sides with sons about Jim Thorpe's remains
The two surviving children of sports great Jim Thorpe won a critical ruling Friday in federal court that could clear the way for his remains to be ...
Oklahoma City marks 18th anniversary of bombing
It's been 18 years since a truck bomb detonated outside Oklahoma City's federal building, but family members of the 168 people killed in the attack ...
From Rockies to Rust Belt, storm brings extremes
A powerful spring storm system stretching from southern Texas to northern Michigan unleashed a wave of weather extremes on the Midwest on Thursday and ...
Air search finds no trace of missing Okla. man
A short break in windy weather on Thursday allowed a rancher with a helicopter to search a rugged mountainside in southeastern Oregon for a young ...
Thunder clinch West's top seed, beat Kings 104-95
The Oklahoma City Thunder couldn't coast to the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook teamed up for 50 ...
Griner No. 1 pick by Phoenix Mercury in WNBA Draft
Brittney Griner left an indelible mark on women's college basketball. Now she's ready to take on the pros. The Phoenix Mercury took Baylor's star ...
Lakers win without Kobe, rallying past Spurs 91-86
An empty chair sat in front of Kobe Bryant's locker Sunday night, and the Los Angeles Lakers realized they would have to fill it together. With their ...
Kobe out for season with torn Achilles tendon
Kobe Bryant had surgery Saturday on his torn Achilles tendon, ending his season with two games left in the Los Angeles Lakers' playoff chase.
Durant fined $25,000 by NBA for 'menacing gesture'
The NBA fined Oklahoma City star Kevin Durant $25,000 on Friday for making a "menacing gesture," when he pretended to slice his throat after throwing ...
Flaming Lips tune pulled as Oklahoma's rock song
Oklahoma's governor has taken The Flaming Lips' "Do You Realize??" out of rotation, pulling the tune as the state's official rock song in a move her ...
2 killed, dozens injured in bus crash near Dallas
At least two people were killed and more than 40 were hospitalized Thursday after a charter bus careened off a North Texas highway and flipped onto ...
Rare Russian vases sell for $2.7M in private sale
Randy Buttram never gave much thought to the two 4½-foot tall ornate vases that graced the elegant main entrance of his grandparents' Oklahoma City ...
34 charged in probe of illegal sports betting
A federal indictment unsealed Wednesday accuses 34 people and 23 companies, many of them registered in Central America, of operating an illegal sports ...
Okla. bill: Check here, fund fight vs. fed laws
Oklahoma residents might soon be able to direct a portion of their state income tax refunds to defend its laws against federal constitutional ...
Knicks win 12th straight, 125-120 over Thunder
Driving to the basket in crunch time, Raymond Felton slipped to the floor and lost the basketball in the process. All he could do was lunge back at ...
Louisville women top Tennessee to reach Final Four
Jeff Walz sees no reason to pile on with all the pressure that naturally comes with the NCAA women's tournament. The Louisville coach wants his ...
Louisville women Final Four bound with 86-78 upset
Sponging up tales of Jim Valvano and Muhammad Ali, the Louisville Cardinals are embracing the role of the underdog in the most fearless of fashions.
Okla. board pushes for charges against dentist
Citing the scope of a public health scare involving thousands of patients of an Oklahoma oral surgeon, the head of the state's dentistry board said ...
Tulsa formally accepts invitation to join Big East
Tulsa officials say they've accepted an invitation to join the soon-to-be-renamed Big East Conference beginning in 2014. The Golden Hurricane, who ...