Ex-coach Phil Ball dies at age 83 Wed, Nov 19, 2008 EDMOND — Former Central Oklahoma football coach Gary Howard remembers Phil Ball as the man who had an immeasurable impact on his own coaching career with the Bronchos. Ball, 83, passed away...

Dallas 14, Redskins 10: Romo’s back, and so are Cowboys Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Add a comment LANDOVER, Md. — Tony Romo celebrated the go-ahead touchdown pass by bouncing up and down like a little kid and patting teammates on the back with his left hand, carefully avoiding any further...

OU’s prospects bright Thu, Oct 30, 2008 | Comments 16 In a three-month span of 2009, the WNBA, the NFL and the NBA will stage drafts. All three overall No. 1 picks could come from the same campus: Oklahoma’s. Courtney Paris. Sam Bradford. Blake...

Sam, stay in school: expectations can be too high for young QBs Wed, Oct 29, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN -- At the moment, Todd McShay rates Oklahoma sophomore quarterback Sam Bradford as the top prospect for the 2009 NFL Draft. But the ESPN draft analyst has a surprising suggestion for...

Duckett leads Seahawks over Raiders 23-16 Fri, Sep 1, 2006 SEATTLE (AP) -- The second- and third-string Seattle Seahawks were just like their starters: better than the Oakland Raiders. T.J. Duckett showed he may be more than just the...

Pennington moving on after time with Jets Fri, Jun 16, 2006 NEW YORK (AP) -- Ever optimistic and always classy, Chad Pennington is ready to move on. Released by the New York Jets after they acquired Brett Favre from Green Bay late Wednesday...

NFL draft a swap meet with a record 33 trades Sat, Apr 28, 2007 NEW YORK (AP) -- One thing about an NFL draft with this many trades: There were that many players that teams just simply had to have. This year, more than ever, teams were willing to...

West Helps Hornets Rally Past Celtics Mon, Mar 19, 2007 NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- David West scored 37 points and the New Orleans Hornets overcame an early 15-point deficit to defeat the Boston Celtics 113-106 on Saturday night. Chris Paul,...

Sims sits atop the list, but it could be Peterson after this season Sun, Jul 9, 2006 We had a little fun last week. The Oklahoman polled five OU football historians, plus your trusty scribe here, on the top 10 running backs in Sooner history. Expert panel No running back...

Peterson handles the tough questions Thu, Jun 29, 2006 Adrian Peterson ran up against a series of progressive high-stakes Heisman Trophy questions Thursday. Two, during a national teleconference designed to relieve what has been a media crush of...

Stoops answers questions Thu, Jun 29, 2006 Do you feel that might have matured him coming back this season, what he had to go through? I don’t know that a guy has to experience those kind of difficulties to mature and grow through...

Transcript: Peterson teleconference Thu, Jun 29, 2006 A transcript of Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson’s teleconference Thursday with members of the local and national media: At times, it seems everything has come easy for you on the...

5P-supertease Tue, Jun 13, 2006 The following is a script from a News9 broadcast ((AMY)) An N-F-L star is caught up in a nasty motorcycle accident this morning.. --VTR ESS/VO-- Coming up, a look at what happened and the...

FBI Probes Firm That Recruited Reggie Bush Thu, Jun 1, 2006 SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The FBI has opened an investigation into a fledgling San Diego sports marketing firm that tried to recruit Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush, the attorney for the football...

Ranking causes fan optimism Wed, May 31, 2006 Athlon magazine has been with us for many years. Its chief contribution to college football culture has been the honey-watching photos, usually from SEC locales, that predate the cheesecake craze...

Dvoracek talks about new life Thu, May 18, 2006 One year ago he was humiliated and uncertain. Dusty Dvoracek had been kicked off the OU football team for problems stemming from alchol and anger. Now, Dvoracek doesn't drink, an honor student, a...

OU's Dvoracek drawing praise Thu, May 18, 2006 A year ago, Dusty Dvoracek had been kicked off the OU team and could only watch his friends on TV as they whipped Baylor and went on to enjoy a dream season until the USC nightmare. Now,...

Fantasy football newcomers' pointers Thu, May 18, 2006 Here are a couple of rules if you're playing fantasy football for the first time: Know your league rules and points system. If passing yards earn more points than rushing yards, then you'll want...

Wilson says offensive line can be good again Thu, May 18, 2006 NORMAN -- Losing three guys who were practically career starters on Oklahoma's offensive line isn't causing Kevin Wilson much grief. Sure, Jammal Brown was an All-American, an Outland Trophy...

Casillas joins Hall of Fame Thu, May 18, 2006 South Bend, Indiana the College Football Hall of Fame. Former Sooner great Tony Casillas 1 of 20 to be inducted this weekend. He and the other inductees participating in a flag football game...