McAlester News-Capital, McAlester, OK Sports

Globetrotters stop into McAlester for World Championship game

2012-02-07T00:33:53-06:00

On Monday, the Harlem Globetrotters chose McAlester as a stop on their World Championship Tour.

NFL works to protect copyright, as Brady admits illegal viewing

2012-02-03T15:47:15-06:00

NFL Super Bowl officials were hoping to score some major media attention with the arrest of a "web pirate" accused of illegally streaming sporting events over the Internet. They ended up with news stories that led with Super Bowl-bound quarterback Tom Brady admitting he watched last year’s NFL championship game on an illegal website.

POTAC: Is the Ada rivalry over?

2012-02-03T12:41:09-06:00

Opportunities to watch the tradition of POTAC, or Pounce On The Ada Cougars, will be more scarce for McAlester fans for at least the next two years, but current interest in the rivalry didn’t seem overwhelming this week.

Buff gridiron standouts sign for college play

2012-02-03T12:36:05-06:00

Three McAlester High School seniors took steps Wednesday to take their football playing days past high school and on the collegiate level.

NFL Play 60 Kids Day gets them moving

2012-02-02T14:29:03-06:00

It was kids, kids and more kids Wednesday at the Indiana Convention Center, as 38 classrooms of fifth- and sixth-graders enjoyed a morning at the NFL Experience, courtesy of the NFL’s Play 60 Challenge.

Giants' Manning emerging from brother's shadow

2012-01-31T20:34:18-06:00

Giants quarterback Eli Manning has a chance to outshine his more famous brother in Sunday's Super Bowl.

Viral video: Announcer goes nuts after full-court shot wins game

2012-01-18T18:10:55-06:00

One college basketball play-by-play radio host likely needed some throat lozenges when he woke up Sunday morning, a day after his shocked, screaming reaction to a game-winning basket.

Kiowa ropes in pair of wins

2012-01-14T15:47:15-06:00

The Pittsburg County Expo Center will be the stage for the Pittsburg Eight Conference Tournament Monday through Saturday in McAlester. The small-school conference will feature boys and girls teams from 2A schools Savanna, Canadian and Crowder, Class A schools Stuart, Indianola and Haileyville and Class B Kiowa and Pittsburg.

Viral video: Top recruit picks Alabama; mom rolls eyes

2012-01-06T21:40:17-06:00

A top recruit made his verbal commitment to the University of Alabama during a live television announcement Thursday night, but it’s his mother’s reaction to the news that’s getting attention.

Viral video: Elderly former football stars get into fight

2011-11-30T01:05:18-06:00

Two elderly legends of the Canadian Football League got into a fistfight during a recent luncheon to honor the men in Vancouver, proving that some grudges just won’t die.