Saturday, April 20, 2024

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Elbert

I, conqueror: Mt. Elbert as metaphor

We’re a nation of conquerors. It’s built into our DNA. “Vini, Vidi, Vici” (“I came; I saw; I conquered”) was first uttered by a...
Energyvideo

A yellow card and a ball to the face: Energy goes out vs. Galaxy

Gareth Evans had a rough Sunday night. The OKC Energy midfielder was yellow-carded, berated by a referee and — along with his team — booted...
Sooner fans

Some Sooner fans leaving their marks at away games

Look out, Manhattan, Kan. Sooner fans are coming, and so far we have brought disrespectful carnage to the cities we have visited this season. In Knoxville, Tenn., someone spray-painted...
championship or bust

Thunder: Championship or bust a false narrative

Here’s what we really know about Oklahoma Thunder forward Kevin Durant’s pending 2016 free agency decision: Nothing. We can report on Durant’s financial incentive to...
Cubs

Cubs group: 144 days until Opening Day

Sure, the World Series just ended, but it's never too early to think about next season for die-hard fans of any sports team. I am...
OKC radio

Dead air: World Series finale absent from OKC radio

While trying not to text in my car Sunday evening, I furiously scanned local FM and AM radio stations. To my dismay, Game 5 of the 2015 World...
Tiger loses

Roundup: Tiger loses, Fallin pushes, patriotism bought

It was a busy week and weekend as far as news and sports were concerned. (And we're not even talking about how both the...
Rayo OKC

Facing challenges, Rayo OKC is city’s second soccer team

YUKON — The North American Soccer League (NASL) announced its 14th franchise Tuesday afternoon at a press event in Yukon. The team is a partnership...
Grantland

Grantland’s end deals blow to traditional sports writing

Good sports writing didn’t die on Oct. 30, but it surely took a heartrending blow. ESPN shuttered its Grantland website just weeks ago, ending a...
small sample size

Thunder: Small sample size stats can be fun

While the OKC metro hunkers down under its mattresses for a long winter without Thunder Forward Kevin Durant — seriously people, relax, it’s just a...

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