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Durant scores 52 as Thunder top Mavs 117-114 in OT
Kevin Durant's miserable fourth quarter ended with a final miss that gave Dallas a chance to finish a rally in overtime Friday night. The Oklahoma ...
Durant scores 52, Thunder top Mavs 117-114 in OT
Kevin Durant hardly seemed bothered by O.J. Mayo's tying 3-pointer in the final seconds of regulation. It just gave the Oklahoma City star a chance ...
Championship hunger rumbles for Stoops, Sooners
After 14 seasons at Oklahoma, Bob Stoops understands the all-or-nothing culture that surrounds his Sooners. Anything less than a national championship ...
Ex-Okla. teacher pleads no contest to child porn
A retired college professor pleaded guilty to child exploitation charges Wednesday and a former third-grade teacher pleaded no contest to exploitation ...
Miss SC, Oklahoma top at 1st night of Miss America
Miss Oklahoma and Miss South Carolina have racked up prizes in the first day of preliminary Miss America competition in Las Vegas. Miss Oklahoma ...
Suspect in Tulsa shooting spree pleads not guilty
An Oklahoma man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder charges in an April shooting rampage that killed three black people and wounded two others in ...
Mom: Slain daughter was trying to reclaim life
One of four women found fatally shot inside a Tulsa apartment was staying at the crime-plagued building with a friend as she tried to get her life ...
State tax-cut plans tempered by caution in 2013
Emboldened by big majorities and eager to lure businesses, Republican legislators and governors across the Midwest and South are planning to pursue ...
Manziel leads A&M to Cotton Bowl rout of Sooners
At one point early in the Cotton Bowl, with "Johnny B. Goode" blaring through the stadium speakers, Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel peeked up at ...
Manziel, Texas A&M beat Oklahoma 41-13 in Cotton
Johnny Manziel stretched out both of his arms and ran off the field as if he was flying. With the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback known as Johnny ...
Texas A&M renews Oklahoma rivalry in Cotton Bowl
Spencer Nealy and some of his Texas A&M teammates were discussing potential bowl games even before their first SEC season began. "We were like, how ...
'Tennessee Waltz' singer Patti Page dies at 85
Unforgettable songs like "Tennessee Waltz" and "(How Much Is That) Doggie in the Window?" made Patti Page the best-selling female singer of the 1950s ...
Cotton coaches Sumlin, Stoops know each other well
Before Kevin Sumlin became a successful head coach at Houston and Texas A&M, he learned plenty during five seasons and two national championship game ...
Bowl Capsules
Aaron Murray threw five touchdown passes to set a Georgia bowl record, including two in the fourth quarter, and the sixth-ranked Bulldogs beat No.
Oklahoma St rolls Purdue in Heart of Dallas Bowl
So much for the idea that Oklahoma State didn't care about playing in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. Clint Chelf threw three of his team's five touchdown ...
Westbrook rallies Thunder past Mavericks 111-105
Here's a new twist on the Oklahoma City Thunder's budding rivalry with the Dallas Mavericks: With a game coming down to crunch time, Dirk Nowitzki ...
Emails show OSU officials fretted over coverage
Oklahoma State University officials fretted about the school's public image as details emerged about the sexual assaults of several male students on ...
Oklahoma City house fire kills mother, 4 children
A fire that ripped through a home in Oklahoma City before dawn Wednesday killed a woman and her four children and left one man in critical condition ...
In polarized nation, Iowa finds itself oddly split
Republicans and Democrats in state capitals across the country are talking ambitiously about what they'll do next year with the unchecked power they ...
James leads Heat over Thunder in Finals rematch
Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook combined to score 54 points, more than any set of teammates had managed in a game against Miami all season.
Judge: Oklahoma can end Planned Parenthood deals
A federal judge on Monday denied a request by Planned Parenthood to temporarily block Oklahoma from terminating a contract with the agency to provide ...
Mom: Okla. teen didn't seriously plan violence
An Oklahoma teen accused of plotting to attack his high school showed symptoms of possible mental illnesses and had been seeing a therapist, but did ...
Durant scores 41 as streaking Thunder top Hawks
Oklahoma City's biggest stars displayed a unique version of balanced scoring against Atlanta: Russell Westbrook led the Thunder in the first half and ...
Durant, Westbrook sharing load in Thunder offense
From the NBA Finals to the All-Star Game to the Olympics, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook have proven themselves to be one of basketball's most ...
No. 1 Notre Dame has underdog in its DNA
The rankings say Notre Dame is No. 1 going into the BCS championship against Alabama. Plenty of folks aren't buying it, starting with the oddsmakers ...