Oklahoma is the home of the Sooners; that’s no controversy. What is controversial, however, is that some Oklahoma fans have taken it upon themselves to add this line to the national anthem, shouting “Land of the free/And home of the SOONERS” instead of the true lyrics to the song. While this may at first seem like an innocent show of school spirit, some fans are outraged, according to reports by NewsOK.
“I just feel it’s disrespectful to the flag and to the nation. It bugs me,” says one Sooners fan, Dick Murphy, who served in the military before retiring to Norman. …read more

Sin City has begun laying the groundwork for an NBA team. I mean, if Oklahoma can have one, why can’t Las Vegas?
Mayor Oscar Goodman seems to agree since he has already moved forward with plans to build a 20,000-seat arena. According to SI.com, Goodman has fought long and hard to persuade NBA execs that Las Vegas would be the perfect city for an NBA team.
Like everything in Sin City, the move is a gamble. The Las Vegas City Council is already looking into a contract with a construction company for the arena. But what if Goodman can’t secure an NBA …read more

Last year, Sam Bradford might have been the number one pick in the NFL draft. With little quarterback competition and his shiny Heisman, he was a strong prospect. He decided, however, to come back for one more year with the Sooners, a decision also made by Tim Tebow of Florida and Colt McCoy of Texas.
Only Bradford isn’t having quite the same season as Tebow and McCoy are having. In fact, I’m beginning to wonder if he wasn’t REALLY naughty when he was a kid, and this is some kind of karmic joke. Bradford got hurt early in the season, and …read more

I’ll be traveling this weekend, so unfortunately, I’ll end up missing most games. Thank god for Sports Center, right? Yes, a chick really did just say that. (I get that a lot.) Here are the games I look forward to hearing about on Sunday morning:

#8 Oklahoma at #17 Miami: Word from Oklahoma is that Sam Bradford still isn’t ready to play, so he won’t be

Sam Bradford, Image: Newscomstarting against Miami. The team may not have a perfect record so far, but the Hurricanes have more than proven that they’re a solid group of players, not just lucky. Without Bradford, I …read more

Last weekend, Oklahoma fans everywhere gasped in terror as their pride and joy, Heisman winner Sam Bradford, was injured playing against #20 BYU. It’s not as bad as it could be, as he won’t need surgery, but his throwing shoulder is sprained and recent reports say that he’ll miss at least two weeks – and as many as four weeks.
Now, BYU isn’t a bad team by any stretch of the imagination, but the Sooners were highly favored and things fell apart during the second half, as Bradford stood on the sidelines. So that begs the question: Can Oklahoma win without …read more

Ah, my life is complete once again. College football, how I’ve missed you. Sure, we have the draft in the spring, but it just isn’t even to satiate my yearning for the clash of helmets on the field.
Week One is usually not very exciting, unfortunately. My favorite team, Penn State, plays Akron, so although this game means they’ll likely be able to keep a high rank, it won’t actually be that fun to watch. Actually, I don’t even think the game is being televised… Maybe I’m selling Akron short. *shrug*
In any case, despite all of the easy non-conference games we’re …read more

The semi-final match-up between (favorite-to-win) Oklahoma and (underdog) Louisville ended much differently than Courtney Paris could have ever imagined.
Up by 12 points at the half, Oklahoma was cruising to the championship game. But Louisville had other ideas. Angel McCoughtry came to life in the second half, scoring 14 of her 18 points and grabbing 11 rebounds to lead her team its first-ever national championship game.
Meanwhile, Paris wiped away the tears as ESPN pulled her aside for a post-game interview. Everyone knew the question was coming.
Would Paris make good on her promise to pay back the cost of her four-year scholarship …read more