CHRISTMAS IDEAS 22 hr ago | Add a comment Deluxe Indie Craft Bazaar set for holiday shopping What if holiday shopping didn’t have to entail a stressful trip to the mall or a big-box store? What if your hard-earned dollars could go...

Utah city set to be nation’s top snowkiting destination 22 hr ago | Add a comment It’s a cross between skiing and paragliding, and it requires a kite and a frozen lake or smooth field of powder. It’s called snowkiting, and the December issue of Men’s Journal...

TODAY’S TOP TV PICKS 22 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...

Girl’s memory inspires drive 16 hr ago | Add a comment The family of a young girl who died of liver cancer will host a blood drive in her honor from 2 to 7 p.m. Monday. The blood drive at Northwest Baptist Church, 3030 NW 23, honors the memory of Anna...

Sneak peak 21 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...

Cowboys, 49ers remember the Rams 21 hr ago | Add a comment IRVING, Texas — As the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers prepare to meet Sunday, folks in both locker rooms might be saying, "Remember the Rams.” OK, so it’s not the...

By the numbers 21 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...

Time for NFL coaches to get tougher 21 hr ago | Add a comment It started quietly enough, with new coach John Harbaugh trying to establish that he was, in fact, the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens and not a Howdy Doody for his players to toy with. So he put...

BIG BUCKS 21 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 21 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 21 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 21 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 21 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 21 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...

Johnson makes NASCAR history 10 min ago | Add a comment Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards opened the 2008 season intent on knocking Jimmie Johnson from the top of NASCAR. They chased him all year, but never quite caught him. Despite a combined 17 Sprint Cup...

Busch’s season ends too quietly 10 min ago | Add a comment A season that started off with so much promise ended a little too quietly for 23-year-old Kyle Busch. On the final weekend of the 2008 NASCAR season, Busch went 0-for-3 at Homestead-Miami Speedway,...

Collected Wisdom: Sean O' Grady 11 min ago | Add a comment One name that is synonymous with Oklahoma and boxing is Sean O’Grady. It’s been 27 years since he won the WBA lightweight title, but his name is still fresh. O’Grady was recently...

How do you motivate pros? 9 min ago | Add a comment SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Knute Rockne implored his Notre Dame squad to win one for the Gipper. Jackie Sherrill had a live bull castrated during practice at Mississippi State. Jimmy Johnson...

The Chase doesn’t live up to name 21 hr ago | Add a comment For a fourth consecutive year, the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway shaped up to be more of a coronation than a drama-filled race to the championship. Jimmie Johnson needed only to finish 36th...

Cowboys need sense of urgency 16 min ago | Add a comment IRVING, Texas — Sometimes the short, simple answers are the best. Wade Phillips was asked about how the Cowboys are staring at an 8-4 record with upcoming games against San Francisco and...