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This week’s SI – The Failure and Shame of Penn State

  Sometimes pictures speak just as loud – or even louder – than words. This week’s Sports Illustrated Special Edition cover does just that. Personally, I still can’t believe everything that has changed about what the outside world knew of State College

This week’s SI – The Failure and Shame of Penn State

  Sometimes pictures speak just as loud – or even louder – than words. This week’s Sports Illustrated Special Edition cover does just that. Personally, I still can’t believe everything that has changed about what the outside world knew of State College

Marion Jones, the ambassador, in Europe

Marion Jones is in Europe – and not to play ball with some of her friends from the WNBA, where she played a season and a half. Rather, she is there on official business from the United States State Department.

Marion Jones, the ambassador, in Europe

Marion Jones is in Europe – and not to play ball with some of her friends from the WNBA, where she played a season and a half. Rather, she is there on official business from the United States State Department.

Big 12 in the AP Top 25 – How did the region vote?

Today, the AP Top 25 preseason football poll was released and in it, Oklahoma received the No. 1 overall ranking in the nation. Texas A&M came in at No. 8 with Oklahoma State right behind in ninth and Missouri rounding

Big 12 in the AP Top 25 – How did the region vote?

Today, the AP Top 25 preseason football poll was released and in it, Oklahoma received the No. 1 overall ranking in the nation. Texas A&M came in at No. 8 with Oklahoma State right behind in ninth and Missouri rounding

Stars favor Phil Jackson as finest coach of all time

Oklahoma City University student-athletes know a thing or two about coaches. They look to their own coaches for support, guidance and instruction both on and off the court or field. Some aspire to enter the profession after their collegiate days

Stars favor Phil Jackson as finest coach of all time

Oklahoma City University student-athletes know a thing or two about coaches. They look to their own coaches for support, guidance and instruction both on and off the court or field. Some aspire to enter the profession after their collegiate days

We need the Thunder – tonight is the night

It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. – Frederick Douglass

We need the Thunder – tonight is the night

It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. – Frederick Douglass

OCU competitive cheer and dance earns national acclaim

DAYTONA, Fla. – The Oklahoma City University competitive cheer and dance teams earned the first-ever NAIA national titles at the NCA/NDA National Championships. The Stars competed in seven events, and finished the competition with two national championships and top 10

OCU competitive cheer and dance earns national acclaim

DAYTONA, Fla. – The Oklahoma City University competitive cheer and dance teams earned the first-ever NAIA national titles at the NCA/NDA National Championships. The Stars competed in seven events, and finished the competition with two national championships and top 10

From Swish Appeal: Bikini Basketball – no really.

Last summer I wrote a piece that fell to the cutting room floor. Basically, I lamented the consistent objectification of women and the diatribe was initiated by the dance team brackets in the NBA in March 2010. This week it

From Swish Appeal: Bikini Basketball – no really.

Last summer I wrote a piece that fell to the cutting room floor. Basically, I lamented the consistent objectification of women and the diatribe was initiated by the dance team brackets in the NBA in March 2010. This week it

Remembering – 10 years later

As a happy-go-lucky college student, I had a feeling of invincibility. Life, while sacred and special, was something that I didn’t think about and death, while very real, wasn’t in my thoughts much either. So when January 27, 2001 came

Remembering – 10 years later

As a happy-go-lucky college student, I had a feeling of invincibility. Life, while sacred and special, was something that I didn’t think about and death, while very real, wasn’t in my thoughts much either. So when January 27, 2001 came