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  • OSU softball preview

    For much of the season the pitching staff for the Oklahoma State softball squad has been the foundation for eclipsing 20 wins on the year — and already have the Cowgirls one win shy of last year’s 25 victories with 14 games remaining.

    But this past weekend, the pitching hit a rough patch which resulted in OSU suffering a series sweep against Iowa State — the first of the season for the Cowgirls.

    April 9, 2013

  • Rutgers must purge itself of Mike Rice

    Rutgers University took its first step forward on Monday when it chose former dean Carl Kirschner to take over as temporary athletic director following the resignation of Tim Pernetti. Kirschner will have to find a full-time AD, who will then have to find a men’s basketball coach to replace the disgraced Mike Rice.

    April 9, 2013

  • g000258000000000000b71764ce0e4b25e9c8bb11c22b96c588a0e0775b.jpg Special showing of '42' to include Robinson teammate

    Carl Erskine, a Brooklyn Dodgers teammate of Jackie Robinson, will attend an April 11 special advance public screening of the film "42" about Robinson's baseball life.

    March 27, 2013 1 Photo

  • Screen shot 2013-03-25 at 11.45.15 AM.png VIDEO: Golfer Sergio Garcia climbs tree to make one-handed shot

    The PGA Tour shared this video of golfer Sergio Garcia climbing a tree to hit his second shot in the final round of the 2013 Arnold Palmer Invitational.

    March 26, 2013 1 Photo

  • March_Madness_Live_screenshot_medium.jpg Ready for March Madness? If not, get an app

    In order to catch some of the action during this year’s March Madness, we picked out a few of the best apps to create your brackets and watch the tournament as it’s happening.

    March 20, 2013 1 Photo

  • g00025800000000000004a33edf6185049a3fd2101837793e14eb245e34.jpg Former OU quarterback Steve Davis died in Indiana plane crash

    Former Oklahoma quarterback Steve Davis was among two victims in a plane crash Sunday in South Bend, Ind.

    March 18, 2013 1 Photo

  • Wiffleball Wall Wiffleball

    Pictures from  a wiffleball game Friday afternoon in Krebs. The  Pittsburg County Little League will host a Wiffleball Tournament Saturday, March 23 at Little Fenway in Krebs. Entry fee will be $125 per a five man team. Prizes awarded to the top two team during the double elimination tournament. Sixty percent of the entries, up to and $750 go into the prize pool and 40 percent will be donated to the PCLL. All equipment provided. For more information conatact 918-421-0578.

    March 15, 2013 2 Photos

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    March 6, 2013

  • Screen shot 2013-03-01 at 2.00.20 PM.png VIDEO: NC State player makes one-handed somersault catch

    North Carolina State University Center Fielder Brett Williams was caught on camera making a one-handed catch before landing with an acrobatic midair cartwheel against the New Mexico State Aggies.

    March 4, 2013 1 Photo

  • OU Camper OU vs. Texas — Follow-up

    Spend four decades coaching college basketball and there will be indelible games. Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger conceded that Wednesday’s 92-86 overtime loss at Texas was one that will forever stick in his mind.
    “There’s a few that kinda linger and that one will linger as much as any,” he said Thursday after the Sooners’ practice.

    March 1, 2013 1 Photo

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