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By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY, OK TheHarlem Globetrottersrecently held their 13th annual player draft, selecting talented prospects including three standout collegiate players as well as a two-time Oscar-winning actor and a first-round pick in both the NFL and Major League Baseball drafts. This year, the Globetrotters selected five players, led

By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY, OK Over 800 Oklahoma coaches from 238 communities teamed up with mentoring organizations across the state to participate in the fourth annual Oklahoma Coaches Mentoring Challenge, a campaign to encourage Oklahomans to mentor young people in their communities. The 2017-18 campaign was spearheaded by OSU Coach

By Darla Shelden City Sentinel Reporter OKLAHOMA CITY, OK-The campus of Oklahoma State University willwelcomemore than 5,000 Special Olympics Oklahoma athletes May 16-18 during the 49thannual Special Olympics Summer Games. Oklahoma staff and thousands of volunteers are preparing for three full days of competitions, Olympic-style ceremonies, Olympic Village, food, housing and more. On Wednesday morning,

OKLAHOMA CITY Former Oklahoma City Thunder player Russell Westbrook is honoring the state he says he has zero regrets in On Monday, Westbrook launched the Zero Regrets collection under his clothing line, Honor The Gift. Together we built 11 years of dedication, self belief, growth, gratitude, and family. I have Zero Regrets. Thank you Oklahoma, reads a statement on the collections website. The collection currently features two t-shirts one in tie-dye and the other in white with Zero Regrets

NORMAN, Okla. University of Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley has announced who will take the starting quarterback position during the season opener. On Monday, Riley named Jalen Hurts as the starting quarterback for the Sooners season opener on September 1 against Houston. Back in January, the former Alabama quarterback announced he would be transferring to OU. Now Im Bama for LIFE and that right there will never change Hurts said. But now its also time for me to

The University of Central Oklahoma is looking for a breakout season in 2019. That after going 8-4 in each of the last two seasons. Both of those seasons produced bowl wins for the Bronchos. On offense, UCO has a wealth of talent. Especially with the quarterbacks. The Bronchos could theoretically play four quarterbacks this fall. And the coaching staff would be ok with each and every one of them taking snaps. Chandler Garrett, Keats Calhoon, Will Collins and newcomer Brandon

Bears set to battle difficult District 5A-1 Entering the 2018 season, the Noble Bears looked to weather a difficult schedule and make the playoffs for a third straight year, but the Bears fell short of the playoffs with a 4-6 record, 2-5 in a difficult District 1 in Class 5A.The biggest thing for us last

CCS relying on new faces after first-ever OSSAA playoff berth Community Christian is looking to become a perennial playoff contender. Fresh off a 6-5 campaign that earned the program their first-ever playoff berth since joining the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association OSSAA, CCS will need to grow up quickly in order to grab back-to-back trips

T-Wolves searching for consistency in second season of Justin Jones era Character. Chemistry. Culture. Those are the three words Norman North dons upon its summer pride shirts. The T-Wolves are also looking for consistency as they turn the page on a 2-8 finish to the 2018 season and embark on year two of the Justin

NORMAN Lincoln Riley has announced that Alabama transfer-quarterback Jalen Hurts has been named the starting quarterback. The news came a little past noon on Monday. This was following Sundays scrimmage, the Sooners second in the last week. The Houston native heads into the season following in the footsteps of Heisman Trophy winners and number The post Jalen Hurts Named Starting Quarterback for Oklahoma appeared first on The Franchise.

College football season is now tantalizingly close with meaningful games less than a week away. Despite that, Oklahoma Head Coach, Lincoln Riley, has still not named a starting quarterback. Im not super experienced, but Im experienced enough to know Im darn sure not nailing it down right now. Well see how it unfolds, Riley said The post So, What if Jalen Hurts Isnt the Starter appeared first on The Franchise.

WHATS GOOD FANTASY GOONS AND GALS Nothing is harder than spending hours and hour building rankings and then coming to the realization that you will have to do it all again in a week. With new news comes adjust. Many people have fallen on this list, others have risen. Biggest climbers this week James Conner The post Fantasy Draft Guide: 2.0 appeared first on The Franchise.

PHOENIX AP Carson Kelly is looking more and more like the big-hitting catcher the Arizona Diamondbacks have sought for some time.Kellys tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning was part of a three-run rally that sent the Diamondbacks to a 5-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.When you get an offensive catcher as capable as Carson, it adds a whole new dimension and some thickness to your lineup, Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said.Read more on NewsOK.com

ARLINGTON, Texas AP Andrew Heaney struggled to describe his emotions with the Los Angeles Angels back in Texas for the first time since pitcher Tyler Skaggs was found dead in his hotel room before the start of a series against the Rangers last month.Standing next to the No.Read more on NewsOK.com

MINNEAPOLIS AP Kyle Gibson made a mistake, and Jos Abreu was ready.Abreu hit a towering three-run homer in Chicagos four-run second inning, helping Ivn Nova and the White Sox beat the Twins 6-4 on Monday night.Minnesota returned home after a 5-1 road trip helped re-establish its control of the AL Central.Read more on NewsOK.com

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I hear about it everywhere I go. Partly because its what I want to hear, but also because its what everybody is talking about. Can you believe Kawhi held the league up like that He changed the course of, like, three franchises Or, Paul George isnt catching nearly enough flack for screwing the Thunder

By Michael Doutey The Oklahoma City Thunder have unveiled the new uniforms for the 2019-2020 season on Tuesday morning. There have been some subtle changes to the Association white and Icon blue uniforms. The Association now have Oklahoma City written across the chest while the Icon now has Thunder. But