http://www.mail.com/locations/13044-oklahoma.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/13044-oklahoma.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/1761492-ex-megachurch-worker-55-years-sex-crimes.html TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A former janitor at a Tulsa megachurch who admitted to sex crimes against three girls told his victims Wednesday that "no one's perfect" in an statement in which he pointed to Scripture just before a judge sentenced him to 55 years in prison. A 13-year-old girl who was raped by Chris Denman sobbed in the first row of the courtroom as t... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1761492-ex-megachurch-worker-55-years-sex-crimes.html 2012-12-12T23:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1756420-fiscal-cliff-stalemate-spurs-anxiety.html JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A plunge over the federal "fiscal cliff" may sound like a terrifying risk for many state officials anxiously watching as Washington struggles to avert automatic tax hikes and spending cuts set to start with the new year. Yet their greatest angst may stem not from the potential loss of billions of dollars, but the confusion surrounding it all. ... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1756420-fiscal-cliff-stalemate-spurs-anxiety.html 2012-12-10T19:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1752474-thunder-hold-lakers-late-charge-win-114-108.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — In a reversal of roles, Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers know they're the predators trying to track down Kevin Durant's Oklahoma City Thunder. They have some work to do. Durant had 36 points, Russell Westbrook scored 27 of his 33 in the first half to stake Oklahoma City to a commanding lead and the Thunder beat the short-handed ... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 05:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1752474-thunder-hold-lakers-late-charge-win-114-108.html 2012-12-08T05:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1751610-pau-gasol-expected-to-lakers-game-thunder.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol is expected to miss his third straight game with tendinitis in his knees. Coach Mike D'Antoni said at the Lakers' shootaround that he hadn't received an official update from team doctors, but he took that to mean that Gasol is "not ready yet" for Friday night's game at Oklahoma City. D'Antoni says ... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1751610-pau-gasol-expected-to-lakers-game-thunder.html 2012-12-07T19:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1743596-oklahoma-executes-inmate-1993-shooting-deaths.html McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma death row inmate whose attorneys had claimed he was mentally unfit to be executed was put to death Tuesday for the 1993 shooting deaths of a couple during a home invasion. In the final moments before he was injected with lethal drugs, George Ochoa maintained he was wrongfully convicted of first-degree murder in the shoo... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1743596-oklahoma-executes-inmate-1993-shooting-deaths.html 2012-12-05T00:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738860-oregon-k-state-to-meet-fiesta-bowl.html SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Oregon and Kansas State were atop the BCS standings just two weeks ago, each needing two wins for a likely trip to the BCS championship. Those plans were derailed quickly with a loss on the same day, but they ended up with a nice consolation prize: A trip to the desert to face each other in the Fiesta Bowl. And it should be a dooz... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 03:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738860-oregon-k-state-to-meet-fiesta-bowl.html 2012-12-03T03:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738782-la-tech-9-3-going-to-bowl-game.html Louisiana Tech, with a 9-3 record and the highest scoring team in the country, isn't going to a bowl game. La Tech athletic director Bruce Van De Velde told The Associated Press that Independence Bowl organizers offered a spot in their game on Saturday afternoon, but the Bulldogs had other possible options still available to them. Van De Velde said he ask... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 03:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738782-la-tech-9-3-going-to-bowl-game.html 2012-12-03T03:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737254-no-12-oklahoma-24-17-win-tcu-big-12-share.html FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Landry Jones and Oklahoma treated their regular-season finale like a championship game — and finished wearing caps and T-shirts declaring the 12th-ranked Sooners the Big 12 champions. The Sooners have to share their eighth Big 12 title since they didn't get any help later from archrival Texas. "Sharing it or not sharing it, winnin... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 03:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737254-no-12-oklahoma-24-17-win-tcu-big-12-share.html 2012-12-02T03:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737298-seastrunk-baylor-hold-no-24-oklahoma.html WACO, Texas (AP) — Nick Florence and other Baylor seniors have told Lache Seastrunk over the past few months to finish strong on his runs. The sophomore running back took that advice to heart Saturday. Seastrunk rushed for 178 yards, including diving in to complete a 76-yard touchdown run after cramping up, and Florence passed for 296 yards to lead Baylor... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 21:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737298-seastrunk-baylor-hold-no-24-oklahoma.html 2012-12-01T21:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1730024-tulsa-notifies-ncaa-launches-probe-ad.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Gambling-related allegations against the University of Tulsa's athletic director have drawn the attention of the NCAA, which has taken a hard stand against wagering it says could undermine the integrity of the sports it governs. Officials at the private university said Wednesday they notified the NCAA immediately after learning on Tue... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1730024-tulsa-notifies-ncaa-launches-probe-ad.html 2012-11-28T22:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1727366-gambling-investigation-prompts-tulsa-ad-leave.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tulsa athletic director Ross Parmley was placed on paid leave Tuesday as the university investigates allegations that he may have been involved with an alleged bookie in Oklahoma City. University President Steadman Upham issued a brief statement saying Parmley will be on paid administrative leave during the investigation. Upham didn't... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 23:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1727366-gambling-investigation-prompts-tulsa-ad-leave.html 2012-11-27T23:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1725266-thunder-dominate-half-rout-bobcats-114-69.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook tipped away a pass, got into the open court all by himself and then braced for a big take-off and a signature throwdown dunk. Instead, he meekly flipped the ball into the basket and grinned sheepishly at the Oklahoma City Thunder bench after the miscue. "I really thought he was going to do something a little better t... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 03:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1725266-thunder-dominate-half-rout-bobcats-114-69.html 2012-11-27T03:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1724714-no-12-sooners-schedule-big-12-title.html NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Casey Walker looked squarely into a television camera, clapped his hands and uttered words no Oklahoma player is accustomed to saying: "Let's go Texas!" Archrivals for decades, the No. 12 Sooners (9-2, 7-1 Big 12) are pulling for the 23rd-ranked Longhorns to upset No. 7 Kansas State this week with their only chance to win an outright ... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1724714-no-12-sooners-schedule-big-12-title.html 2012-11-26T20:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1721986-clays-td-lifts-no-14-sooners-to-51-48-bedlam-win.html NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — After the first overtime game in the Bedlam rivalry, a wild celebration on Owen Field and yet another 500-yard passing game, it all settled in for Landry Jones. His last home game with Oklahoma was over, and what a way to go out. Jones threw three touchdown passes and Brennan Clay scored on an 18-yard run in overtime to lift the 14th-... Sun, 25 Nov 2012 01:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1721986-clays-td-lifts-no-14-sooners-to-51-48-bedlam-win.html 2012-11-25T01:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1717840-thunder-edge-clippers-117-111-overtime.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kendrick Perkins challenged his Oklahoma City Thunder teammates before a showdown of division leaders with the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. The Thunder had lost their first two games this season against other top teams in the Western Conference, and Perkins wanted that trend to stop immediately. It wasn't easy, but Oklahom... Thu, 22 Nov 2012 03:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1717840-thunder-edge-clippers-117-111-overtime.html 2012-11-22T03:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1712428-judge-hobby-lobby-offer-morning-after-pill.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge Monday rejected Hobby Lobby Stores Inc.'s request to block part of the federal health care overhaul that requires the arts and craft supply company to provide insurance coverage for the morning-after and week-after birth control pills. In a 28-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton denied a request by Hobby Lobby ... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1712428-judge-hobby-lobby-offer-morning-after-pill.html 2012-11-20T00:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1711982-powerful-supermajorities-elected-to-statehouses.html JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — There's a new superpower growing in the Great Plains and the South, where bulging Republican majorities in state capitols could dramatically cut taxes and change public education with barely a whimper of resistance from Democrats. Contrast that with California, where voters have given Democrats a new dominance that could allow t... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1711982-powerful-supermajorities-elected-to-statehouses.html 2012-11-19T20:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1710384-oklahoma-routs-no-6-nc-76-56.html BAYAMON, Puerto Rico (AP) — Le'Bryan Nash has 23 points and Marcus Smart added 20 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and Oklahoma State earned a 76-56 win over No. 6 N.C. State in the title game of the Puerto Rico Tipoff on Sunday. Phil Forte had 17 points for the Cowboys (4-0), who outrebounded the Wolfpack 45-34. Rodney Purvis had 16 points and T.J. ... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 02:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1710384-oklahoma-routs-no-6-nc-76-56.html 2012-11-19T02:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1708780-notre-dame-stays-unbeaten-then-good-news.html No. 3 Notre Dame stayed undefeated with an uncharacteristically easy victory at home and then had the rest of the night to watch as the teams in front of it in the national championship race lost. The Fighting Irish hammered Wake Forest 38-0 on senior day in South Bend, Ind., on Saturday. Then things got really good for the Irish — and Alabama, Georgia, F... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 07:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1708780-notre-dame-stays-unbeaten-then-good-news.html 2012-11-18T07:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1708814-no-13-oklahoma-beats-west-virginia-50-49.html MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia couldn't stop Oklahoma's Landry Jones. Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey ran circles around the Sooners' defense. In a wild finish, Jones got the last laugh. Jones' 5-yard touchdown pass to Kenny Stills with 24 seconds left lifted No. 13 Oklahoma to a 50-49 win over West Virginia on Saturday night. Jones finished with ... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 04:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1708814-no-13-oklahoma-beats-west-virginia-50-49.html 2012-11-18T04:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1702894-diabetes-rates-rocket-oklahoma-south.html NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's diabetes problem is getting worse, and the biggest jump over 15 years was in Oklahoma, according to a new federal report issued Thursday. The diabetes rate in Oklahoma more than tripled, and Kentucky, Georgia and Alabama also saw dramatic increases since 1995, the study showed. The South's growing weight problem is the main ex... Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1702894-diabetes-rates-rocket-oklahoma-south.html 2012-11-15T19:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1700284-despite-what-they-say-voters-favor-local-taxes.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When it comes to new taxes, voters tend to say government should ask for money from somebody else, like the rich. But that doesn't always hold true, especially on the local level. During last week's elections, voters across the country opted to raise taxes to help their cities, counties and school districts. "I'm OK with being ta... Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1700284-despite-what-they-say-voters-favor-local-taxes.html 2012-11-14T17:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1696680-bcs-election-why-campaign.html Imagine having an election where candidates were criticized for campaigning. Strange, right? Unless it's the Bowl Championship Series. Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly, who was an aspiring politician before settling into a very successful coaching career, is currently in the unenviable position of being the third-wheel in the race to the BCS title game. ... Tue, 13 Nov 2012 07:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1696680-bcs-election-why-campaign.html 2012-11-13T07:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1695938-tulsa-dad-arrested-toddler-cage.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A Tulsa man was arrested after police found his 18-month-old daughter locked in a metal dog cage, his naked 4-year old daughter outside on a cold afternoon and him asleep in a drug or alcohol "induced stupor," police said Monday. A neighbor called police after finding the older child outside the family's home and getting no response w... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1695938-tulsa-dad-arrested-toddler-cage.html 2012-11-12T22:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1695816-bowl-bids-up-grabs-big-12.html CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Big 12's attention is on Kansas State's national championship dreams, yet there is plenty left to be decided in the conference over the final weeks. Six teams are bowl eligible, with Iowa State, West Virginia and Baylor still battling for chances to fill out the league's bowl slots. Kansas State (10-0, 7-0 Big 12) can clinch a... Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1695816-bowl-bids-up-grabs-big-12.html 2012-11-12T21:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1684316-texas-coach-royal-dies-age-88.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A son of Depression-era Oklahoma, Darrell Royal came to Texas to take over a sleeping giant of a football program. Over 20 years, his folksy approach to sports and life, his inventive wishbone offense and a victory in the "Game of the Century" — where a U.S. president declared his team national champion — made him an icon of college football. ... Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1684316-texas-coach-royal-dies-age-88.html 2012-11-08T01:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1683456-westbrook-leads-thunder-raptors-108-88.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Thunder coach Scott Brooks was happy to see his team get off to a fast start that made his job easy at the end. Russell Westbrook shrugged off a sore shoulder to score 19 points and Oklahoma City cruised past the Toronto Raptors 108-88 on Tuesday night. Serge Ibaka added 17 points for the Thunder, who led by as many as 29 before a sel... Wed, 07 Nov 2012 04:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1683456-westbrook-leads-thunder-raptors-108-88.html 2012-11-07T04:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1676650-klein-hurt-while-leading-no-3-k-state-to-win.html MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Third-ranked Kansas State's perfect season remained intact Saturday night. So did its national title hopes. The future of both may be in jeopardy, though, after Heisman Trophy front-runner Collin Klein left in the third quarter of a 44-30 victory very Oklahoma State with an undisclosed injury. ... Sun, 04 Nov 2012 04:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1676650-klein-hurt-while-leading-no-3-k-state-to-win.html 2012-11-04T04:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1671986-horses-tied-to-mexican-drug-cartel-auctioned-us.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — More than 300 horses that the U.S. government says were purchased as part of a Mexican drug cartel's money-laundering operation were put up for auction Thursday in Oklahoma City. Some of the 340 quarter horses auctioned at the Heritage Place Fall Mixed Sale were bred from some of America's top racehorses, and the government's most pri... Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1671986-horses-tied-to-mexican-drug-cartel-auctioned-us.html 2012-11-01T21:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1672114-hobby-lobby-asks-judge-to-block-health-care-law.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An arts and craft supply company owned by a Christian family asked a judge Thursday to block a portion of the new federal health care law, claiming that mandated coverage for certain birth control violates its religious freedom rights. Hobby Lobby Stores Inc.'s owners believe the use of morning-after and week-after birth control pills... Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1672114-hobby-lobby-asks-judge-to-block-health-care-law.html 2012-11-01T20:10:00Z