• Kansas at Oklahoma on Saturday

    Kansas at Oklahoma on Saturday - October 28, 2016

    Oklahoma, having won four straight games after starting out 1-2, can't afford a slip-up against lowly Kansas Saturday. The Jayhawks have another chance to snap some miserable losing streaks, includ...

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  • Big 12 still has playoff hopes with Baylor, WVU undefeated

    Big 12 still has playoff hopes with Baylor, WVU undefeated - October 27, 2016

    With Baylor and West Virginia both undefeated halfway through the season, there could still be playoff hopes for the Big 12 Conference. The eighth-ranked Bears and 10th-ranked Mountaineers have to ...

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  • Oklahoma looks to reload without Buddy Hield

    Oklahoma looks to reload without Buddy Hield - October 27, 2016

    NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Last season, Oklahoma reached the Final Four. This season, the coaches have picked the Sooners to finish sixth in the Big 12. The reasons are many. The core of the team, Buddy ...

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  • New coach Underwood, guards Evans, Forte lead Oklahoma State

    New coach Underwood, guards Evans, Forte lead Oklahoma State - October 27, 2016

    STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - A year ago, accomplished Oklahoma State guard Phil Forte called then-incoming freshman Jawun Evans the best player on the team. It took a while, but Evans proved him right....

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  • Westbrook, Thunder spoil Embiid’s debut for 76ers

    Westbrook, Thunder spoil Embiid’s debut for 76ers - October 27, 2016

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Russell Westbrook had 32 points, 12 rebounds and took over late to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 103-97 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night. Westbrook s...

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  • Former Po-Hi Graduate and Olympic Gold Medalist Visits High School and Shares His Medal - October 26, 2016

    Ponca City Senior High School had the honor of a visit from 1955 Po-Hi graduate Shelby Wilson. Wilson won the 1960 Olympic Gold Medal in Rome in the freestyle lightweight division. He loaned his...

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  • Bowlsby disagrees with Iowa State AD’s synopsis of Big 12

    Bowlsby disagrees with Iowa State AD’s synopsis of Big 12 - October 26, 2016

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby bristled at the suggestion that without Oklahoma and Texas the league is akin to the Mountain West. Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollar...

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  • Old faces depart, fresh new look awaits Big 12 hoops season

    Old faces depart, fresh new look awaits Big 12 hoops season - October 26, 2016

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Oklahoma's wild ride to the Final Four last spring was fueled by Buddy Hield's shooting, Isaiah Cousins' court vision and Ryan Spangler's power in the post. All of them are ...

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  • It’s time: Westbrook looks to fill void after Durant’s exit

    It’s time: Westbrook looks to fill void after Durant’s exit - October 26, 2016

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - There were few indications before August that Russell Westbrook would be so willing to be the hero downtrodden Thunder fans needed. For years, the sometimes combustible Westbro...

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  • Jets honor Dennis Byrd

    Jets honor Dennis Byrd - October 24, 2016

    EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - The New York Jets honored the late Dennis Byrd with a pregame video tribute after he was killed last weekend in a car accident in Oklahoma. A moment of silence was also...

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