Best of 2008

1. Dog sex tapes lead to arrests

News | Mon, Dec 22, 2008

This story became a viral favorite, hitting the web just about everywhere, including places like liveleak.com, digg.com and even the message board at TerrellOwens.com. Though first published in June, it cropped up with big numbers throughout the year.

2. BLACK IS BACK: Fans favor black and gold colors

Sports | Mon, May 12, 2008 | Comments 136

Before it had a name and uniforms, the Oklahoma City NBA team spurred interested. But black and gold, much like the real Thunder, lost big time.

3. 8 twisters: big storms, small toll

Nothing like a "large, violent, multiple-vortex tornado" to get everyone's attention. Well, everyone except for those pigs in Lacey.

4. Two girls, 11 and 13, found shot on roadside

This double-murder in Weleetka is still unsolved.

5. OKC Thunder agree to deal with 7-foot-1 Swift
Center has been with team for four years

Sports | Fri, Sep 12, 2008 | Comments 12

Still excited about the new contract for the multi-tattooed, red-headed giant? He's played in seven games, averaging 3.7 points.

6. Sky blue will be the color

News | Thu, Sep 4, 2008 | Comments 248

The continuing saga of the Thunder's fashion choices was another hit. So far, the Thunder has more colors in its uniform than it has wins.

7. A Harris Interactive poll head-scratcher

Sports | Sun, Nov 30, 2008 | Comments 55

Pat Quinn is still waiting to hear how that Alabama vs. Penn State national title turns out.

8. Kern vows not to apologize for remarks about homosexuals

News | Mon, Mar 10, 2008 | Comments 290

Sally Kern became a YouTube star after her speech hit the web (1.1 million views) and got a call from Ellen DeGeneres.

9. Toddler found wandering OKC parking lot with beer in his bottle

This sad story hit the web and found its way linked from sites like Strangenewstoday.com and beerstart.com

10. Stoops runs out of magic again, and Sooners' BCS struggles continue

News | Thu, Jan 3, 2008 | Comments 630

It wouldn't be a New Year's roundup without a column about a disappointing BCS bowl game for the Sooners, right?

11. OKC waives Donyell Marshall

News | Wed, Aug 20, 2008 | Comments 21

Donyell has played in seven games for the Sixers, averaging 5.4 points. (Hey, that's more than Robert Swift!)

12. MySpace bragging brings $320,000 tax bill to former, current UCO students

News | Sun, Sep 21, 2008 | Comments 159

Ah, the KegHeadz. Apparently some Wall Street banks based their financial projects on this MySpace page, too.

13. Big 12 assistant coaches' pay by job

Sports | Sat, Jul 19, 2008 | Comments 0

You think you have it rough? Texas A&M offensive line coach Jim Turner has to scrape by on $165,000.

14. Notebook: OKC waiting on team name before introducing new players

Sports | Sun, Aug 17, 2008 | Comments 4

OK, you can stop waiting now.

15. Attorneys arrested in Warr Acres on disorderly complaints

I think he wants to be taken to county.

16. Owner jumps into moving truck, prevents possible theft in Tulsa

Lesson here, you don't have to be a hero if you just turn your truck off.

17. Story about OU QBs' drug busts a hoax

News | Wed, Jul 9, 2008 | Comments 87

No comment.

18. Having bad times: Stoops says Kelly's words are unfair

Sports | Thu, Apr 10, 2008 | Comments 123

Malcolm Kelly's bad 40-time excuses: the weather, the turf, his shoes, Jerry Schmidt, global warming, the tides, Daylight Savings Time, the butterfly ballot, Bigfoot...

19. Ex-husband of gymnast vanishes in Washington

News | Thu, Apr 3, 2008 | Comments 36

Shannon Miller is remarried and her ex was found - in bankruptcy court. The End

20. Najera is now a lot less trusting
Ex-Sooner says he wants to protect others after losing $232,763.

Former OU star got scammed out fo 230K, but he's still played in as many games as Robert Swift!

21. OU point guard Jenna Plumley arrested

She landed at Lamar, where the Lady Cards also have more wins than the Thunder.

22. In trouble because of his name
DHS paternity goof is haunting this man

News | Sat, Aug 9, 2008 | Comments 135

Nobody should have to live out a real-life episode of the Maury Povich show.

23. Metro plane crash proves fatal

Five people ended up dying in crash five miles southwest of Wiley Post.

24. Another brick in the OU-Texas wall

Sports | Wed, Dec 3, 2008 | Comments 404

Mack Brown just called, he thinks this story should be ranked second.

25. For OSU, Sutton 'wasn't working'

News | Wed, Apr 2, 2008 | Comments 72

Unfortunately for him, Sean Sutton isn't working even more this season.