Daily Oklahoman: Sports
- Does Chris Paul trade to Houston hurt the Thunder?
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 12:38 PMBerry Tramel
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Chris Paul and James Harden, both Oklahoma City heroes at one point in OKC’s now-12-year NBA odyssey, are together in Houston.Read more on NewsOK.com - Trump welcomes World Series champion Cubs to White House
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 02:41 PMWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has welcomed the manager and several players from the World Series champion Chicago Cubs to the White House.
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Trump met with manager Joe Maddon and some Cubs on Wednesday, and he calls the Cubs a "great team.Read more on NewsOK.com - Hawks sell power forward Ryan Kelly to Rockets
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 03:31 PMATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks have traded power forward Ryan Kelly to the Houston Rockets for cash considerations.
Kelly averaged 1.6 points and 1.1 rebounds in 16 games in two stints with the Hawks last season.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Four OKC Dodgers named All-Stars
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 03:56 PMJacob UnruhOklahoma City will be well represented in the Triple-A All-Star Game next month.
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Four Dodgers were selected Wednesday for the Pacific Coast League All-Stars to play at 8 p.m.Read more on NewsOK.com - Why it was OK for Durant & LeBron to miss the NBA Awards Show
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 11:10 AMBerry Tramel
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My online chat Tuesday was excellent – lots of good questions; I think I answered 42 – but we ran out of time, so I saved the remaining questions and am ready to post them today.Read more on NewsOK.com - AP Source: Rockets to acquire Chris Paul from Clippers
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 01:33 PMHOUSTON (AP) — Chris Paul is heading to Houston to join James Harden, and the Rockets will soon have two All-Stars in the backcourt to lead their chase for a championship.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Earl Hudson, trainer of Vols' 'Smokey' mascot, dies at 91
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 01:53 PMKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Earl Hudson, who owned and trained Tennessee's live canine "Smokey" mascots for over two decades, has died. Read more on NewsOK.com
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Raptors promote Bobby Webster to general manager
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 11:33 AMTORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Raptors have promoted Bobby Webster to general manager, making the 32-year-old assistant the youngest GM in the NBA.
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Webster will report to team president Masai Ujiri.Read more on NewsOK.com - UCO athletics receives record $13.5 million donation
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 10:14 AMFrom Staff ReportsThe University of Central Oklahoma athletic department received a record-setting donation of $13.5 million to construct a new baseball stadium and fund athletic scholarships.Read more on NewsOK.com
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Britain Trump Golf
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 08:15 AMEric Trump, son of U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks during the opening ceremony for the new golf course at Trump Turnberry in Ayrshire, Scotland, Wednesday June 28, 2017.Read more on NewsOK.com
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- Duke adds former interim Purdue coach to staff
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 02:34 PMDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke has added former Purdue interim coach Gerad Parker to its football staff as an operations assistant.
Coach David Cutcliffe announced Parker's hiring Wednesday and says he will work with the Blue Devils' offense.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mariners lose lefty Drew Smyly to Tommy John surgery
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 02:57 PMSEATTLE (AP) — Drew Smyly was the centerpiece to one of Seattle's many offseason moves by general manager Jerry Dipoto.Read more on NewsOK.com
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Chillin': Ice Cube, Cavs still waiting on Billups' decision
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 03:41 PMCLEVELAND (AP) — Ice Cube is chilling as he waits for Chauncey Billups to make a move.
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The rapper-turned-basketball mogul said Wednesday that he doesn't know if Billups will join Cleveland's front office and lead the Cavaliers' basketball operations.Read more on NewsOK.com - LeBron teaming with Showtime on NBA documentary
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 03:57 PMCLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James will help tell a story he's still shaping.
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The Cavaliers superstar is teaming with Showtime on a documentary that will examine the modern NBA and the league's impact on popular culture.Read more on NewsOK.com - Womens PGA Championship Golf
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 01:14 PMAnna Nordqvist of Sweden watches her approach shot on the ninth fairway during a practice round for the 2017 Women's PGA Championship golf tournament at the Olympia Fields Country Club Wednesday, June 28, 2017, in Olympia Fields, Ill.Read more on NewsOK.com
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Blues' Berglund out until December with dislocated shoulder
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 01:42 PMST. LOUIS (AP) — Blues center Patrik Berglund is expected to be out until December after having surgery to repair a dislocated left shoulder.
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The Blues say Berglund was injured during an offseason conditioning program in Sweden and flew to St.Read more on NewsOK.com - Former Louisville player shot in Tennessee hometown
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 11:04 AMMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Former Louisville basketball player Chris Jones says he has been shot in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee.
Jones told The Courier-Journal that he was shot twice in the leg Tuesday night and was in the hospital.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Report: Clippers agree to trade Chris Paul to Rockets
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 12:29 PMThe Los Angeles Clippers have reached agreement on a trade to send All-Star point guard Chris Paul to the Houston Rockets, league sources told The Vertical.
Paul, 32, agreed to opt in to the final year of his $24.2 million contract, clearing the way for the Clippers to execute a trade with the Rockets and bring back assets for Paul, league sources said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lincoln Riley: 'I'm ready' | The Players' Tribune
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 11:17 AMWriting for The Players' Tribune in an article published Wednesday morning, new OU football coach Lincoln Riley addressed his relative youth as head coach of a major college program, his approach to his new role and his priorities within it.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Power Lunch Chat with OSU writer Kyle Fredrickson
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 08:38 AMFrom Staff ReportsType your questions below for Kyle:Read more on NewsOK.com
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- FIA to examine Vettel collision with Hamilton
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 02:18 PMPARIS (AP) — Formula One's governing body says it will take another look at Sebastian Vettel's deliberate collision with Lewis Hamilton at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after the German driver escaped with only a time penalty.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Michigan WR Perry pleads guilty in assault case
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 03:28 PMLANSING, Mich. (AP) — A University of Michigan receiver has pleaded guilty to resisting a police officer and misdemeanor assault and battery in connection with a confrontation outside an East Lansing bar.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- OSU football: Punter Zach Sinor debuts Heisman campaign with hilarious video
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 03:35 PMKyle Fredrickson
STILLWATER — The punter love is real.
The Oklahoma State football account tweeted out a video Wednesday to debut the "Heisman campaign" for Zach Sinor, turning a long-running #Sinor4Heisman gag on social media into reality.//
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Rays give Brendan McKay $7,005,000 signing bonus
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 03:57 PMST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays and first-round draft pick Brendan McKay have agreed to a minor league contract that includes a signing bonus of $7,005,000, the highest since constraints on draft spending began in 2012.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Northwestern to host Notre Dame in '18
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 12:45 PMEVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern will host Notre Dame next season for the first time in over 40 years.
The Wildcats announced Wednesday that the Fighting Irish will play at Ryan Field on Nov.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Montero says goodbye to Cubs hours after blasting Arrieta
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 01:48 PMWASHINGTON (AP) — Catcher Miguel Montero is saying his goodbyes to the Cubs and city of Chicago.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - What Chris Paul to the Rockets means for Blake Griffin (potentially) to the Thunder
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 02:04 PMErik Horne
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Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul is off to the Houston Rockets. What does it mean for Blake Griffin? - Knicks, Phil Jackson part ways after dismal 3-year run
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 09:48 AMNEW YORK (AP) — Phil Jackson and the New York Knicks are parting ways after he oversaw one of the worst eras in team history and feuded with star Carmelo Anthony.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Knicks' Phil Jackson experiment fails
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 10:19 AMBerry Tramel
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Phil Jackson is out as the general manager of the New York Knickerbockers, according to an ESPN report, and we again are reminded that just because you’re a plumber doesn’t mean you can be a carpenter.Read more on NewsOK.com - Small College Basketball Hall of Fame to induct Don Meyer
Wednesday - 06/28/2017 - 09:29 AMABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — Legendary men's basketball coach Don Meyer is being inducted into the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Meyer was one of the winningest coaches in college basketball history.Read more on NewsOK.com