TODAY’S TOP TV PICKS 5 hr ago | Add a comment →"The Rape of Europa,” 8 p.m., OETA-13. This new documentary chronicles efforts to locate the millions of pieces of art stolen by the Nazis. →"One Tree Hill,” 8...

Sneak peak 5 hr ago | Add a comment Back-to-backs After having back-to-back days off (Sunday, Monday) for the first time in three weeks, the Thunder plays two back-to-backs this week, highlighted by a home game against the Suns...

By the numbers 5 hr ago | Add a comment 4,964Number of free throws Shaquille O’Neal has missed. Last week O’Neal moved into 10th place all time in scoring with 26,395 points. "I should’ve been there a long time...

BIG BUCKS 5 hr ago | Add a comment Garnett, others cash in Nine players will earn at least $20 million this season. The one name noticeably absent from the top 30 salary list is Steve Nash ($12.25 million). Stars from the 2002 class...

Inside scoop 5 hr ago | Add a comment Suns sputtering →The Suns are struggling with their identity. New coach Terry Porter says he still wants Steve Nash and company to run but the offense is sputtering. →The Cavaliers...

The East becomes a beast 5 hr ago | Add a comment It was inevitable the Eastern Conference would someday close the gap. The West couldn’t stay on top forever. The sample size is small. But one month into the NBA season, the Eastern...

Temperature gauge 5 hr ago | Add a comment Who’s hot Denver. The Nuggets are 7-1 since acquiring Chauncey Billups in a trade, including road wins over the Celtics and Spurs, the past two NBA champions. Meanwhile, the Pistons are 4-3...

Star search 5 hr ago | Add a comment Yao Ming Houston Rockets 7-foot-6 center (Being tall at a young age) I was worried that I wouldn’t find a girlfriend. I also worried about how tall my kids would be, since kids are usually...

Bright idea 5 hr ago | Add a comment Realigning the West Art Garcia suggests in a column on NBA.com that the league needs to realign divisions next season. He points out Oklahoma City is 1,488 miles from Portland but only 185 miles...

Another blowout loss 8 min ago | Add a comment Things have become so bad for Thunder forward Nick Collison over the past three weeks that even his good days are now forgettable. Collison strung together his best performance of the season Friday...

Thunder notebook 8 min ago | Add a comment Turnover trouble Turnovers remain the biggest concern on a lengthy list of problem areas. Oklahoma City compiled the same number of turnovers (26) as field goals (26). "You have to give...

Record night for Courtney 11 min ago | Add a comment NORMAN — Friday was a big night for Courtney Paris. Oklahoma’s senior center broke the school record for career points scored and recorded her 100th career double-double in a 70-57 win...

Ex-star John Paul Merritt faces harsh reality 1 hr ago | Add a comment Long before he was a reality television star on "The Bachelorette,” John Paul Merritt was winning over potential business partners as he pursued the life of an entrepreneur. At the age...

NBA notebook 2 hr ago | Add a comment Knicks go on trading spree The New York Knicks traded Zach Randolph and Jamal Crawford in separate deals Friday, parting with their top two scorers to free up coveted salary-cap space for the...

OU women upends No. 18 ASU 1 hr ago | Add a comment NORMAN — The second-ranked Oklahoma women’s basketball team beat 18th-ranked Arizona State, 70-57, Friday night in the semifinals of the Preseason Women’s NIT. Senior center...

Thunder notebook 2 hr ago | Add a comment Elite player Thunder coach P.J. Carlesimo said Chris Paul is one of the most difficult defensive match-ups in the league because he can shoot 3-pointers, penetrate and score or penetrate and dish....

Hornets no longer own this crowd 8 min ago | Comments 7 A minute-by-minute blow of the Hornets’ return to Oklahoma City on Friday night: 6:37 p.m. — Roughly two hours before tipoff, the first Hornets player to step on the court is Chris...

Hornets thump Thunder in return to Oklahoma City 1 hr ago | Comments 6 David West scored 19 points, Chris Paul added 17 in the city where his NBA career began and the New Orleans Hornets had a triumphant return to Oklahoma City on Friday night with a 105-80 victory...

Paris has 100th double-double in Oklahoma's win 3 hr ago | Comments 1 Courtney Paris had 20 rebounds and 19 points for the 100th double-double of her career and set Oklahoma's scoring record in the No. 2 Sooners' 70-57 win over Arizona State in the semifinals of the...

Thunder's Swift out for tonight's game 4 hr ago | Comments 2 Oklahoma City Thunder center Robert Swift, suffering from back spasms, will not suit out for Friday night's game against the New Orleans Hornets. The injury occurred sometime Friday. Swift,...