KHC's SPORTS PHOTOS

SAMSUNG 300

2009-04-18T16:06:00.008-05:00

Saturday, April 11, 2009: First, final practice for the Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday and then the Nationwide Series Samsung 300 race, which was won by # 18 Kyle Busch.

NASCAR PRACTICE - QUALIFYING

2009-04-13T21:37:00.008-05:00

Friday, April 3, 2009: Practice and qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Samsung 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway.

Photos of cars: Jeff Gordon (24) and Jimmie Johnson (48)
Tony Stewart (14) and Kyle Busch (18)
Carl Edwards (99) and Michael Waltrip (55)
Photos of drivers: Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson
Kyle Busch and Kasey Kahne
Bill Elliot and Juan Pablo Montoya

OKLAHOMA 2A BASKETBALL SEMI-FINALS

2009-03-20T16:38:00.007-05:00

On Friday, March 13th, we attended the Oklahoma Class 2A basketball semi-finals at Southern Nazerene University in Bethany OK. In the first semi, Talihina defeated Fairview and in the second semi, Pawnee downed Oktaha. Pawnee went on to beat Talihina in overtime on Saturday for consecutive state championships. Congratulations to Coach David Page (father of Oklahoma State's outstanding freshman guard Keiton Page) on his 500th victory and 5th state championship.

2008 ALL COLLEGE BASKETBALL

2008-12-20T23:37:00.008-06:00

The 2008 All College Classic basketball tournament featured Oklahoma State University defeating Rhode Island 86-82 and the University of Oklahoma beating Virginia Commonwealth University 81-70.

OKC THUNDER PRACTICE

2008-10-20T21:44:00.001-05:00

On the evening of October 20, 2008, OKC's new pro basketball team held an open practice at the Ford Center prior to the beginning of the 08-09 season. Photos include Coach Carlisimo, OSU's Desmond Mason (34) and John Lucas III (15), KU's Nick Collison (4) and Georgetown's Jeff Green (22).

OLYMPICS - SHANNON MILLER

2008-08-21T19:21:00.011-05:00

Shannon Miller, the most decorated gymnast, male or female, in US history, lived and trained in Edmond Oklahoma. In the 1992 and 1996 Olympics, Shannon won a total of 2 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals, in addition to 9 World Championship medals.

In 2001, a statue was dedicated in Shannon Miller Park in Edmond.

Shannon's gold medal winning balance beam routine at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics:

OLYMPICS - JOHN SMITH

2008-08-14T19:23:00.000-05:00

John Smith, two-time Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medalist (1988 and 1992), attended high school in Del City OK and was twice NCAA wrestling champion at Oklahoma State University, where he is currently the head wrestling coach with five additional NCAA championships.

The fieldhouse at Del City High School is named after John and Oklahoma State's "Heritage Hall" athletic museum includes an OSU Olympian exhibit with John as the centerpiece.

OLYMPICS - 1989 OLYMPIC FESTIVAL STATUE

2008-08-12T09:31:00.000-05:00

This statue was created for the 1989 Olympic Festival, which was held in Oklahoma City. The statue was originally installed across the street at the Myriad, now the Cox Convention Center, but has since been moved to the Ford Center.

OLYMPICS - JIM THORPE

2008-08-10T20:52:00.004-05:00

Jim Thorpe, whose Indian name of Wa-Tho-Huk, roughly translates as "Bright Path," was born in 1888 in Indian Territory, near what is now Prague Oklahoma. In the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Thorpe won a gold medal in the Pentathlon, finished fourth in the long jump and seventh in the high jump, and then won the Decathlon. King Gustav of Sweden told him, "Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world," to which Thorpe replied, "Thanks, King."

After it was discovered Thorpe had accepted small amounts of money to play minor league baseball before the Olympics, his medals were ordered returned. Thereafter, he played professional baseball, football and basketball. Thorpe's gold medals were finally returned to his family in 1983. In 1998, the medals were stolen from the Oklahoma State Capitol, but were soon returned. In 1999, the US House of Representatives declared him the greatest athlete of the 20th Century.

Jim Thorpe's home is now a museum in Yale OK. A large portrait hangs in the Oklahoma State Capitol building in Oklahoma City, depicting Thorpe at the Olympics. The Jim Thorpe Award is given annually to the best defensive back in college football and the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and Jim Thorpe Museum is scheduled to open in September 2008 in Oklahoma City.

BEIJING OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY

2008-08-08T20:08:00.001-05:00

Tonight is the Opening Ceremonies of the Beijing Summer Olympic Games. These postcards from my collection show the Olympic stadiums in Los Angeles (1932 and 1984) and Atlanta (1996).

ALL STATE BASKETBALL - KEITON PAGE - ROTNEI CLARKE

2008-08-02T07:49:00.036-05:00

Another last minute idea this Thursday: let's go to the Oklahoma All State Basketball Game at Carl Albert High School in Midwest City OK and see the final high school game of Pawnee's Keiton Page and Verdigris' Rotnei Clarke, playing together on the Small East team. Keiton will play this season for Oklahoma State University, Rotnei for the University of Arkansas. Rotnei finished high school as the Oklahoma career scoring leader; Keiton finished as the single season scoring leader, second in career scoring and first in state championship scoring. Keiton and Rotnei played together in middle school.

The Daily Oklahoman reported that 2,000 fans attended the small school game, but that only 1,000 remained for the large school game. I wonder who the fans were there to see play?

As I've gotten older, I've discovered I would rather watch "the kids" play an NAIA soccer game, JV volleyball game, girls' softball game, high school basketball game, or minor league baseball game than watch a bunch of arrogant millionaires who have lost touch with the game and the fans (Manny Ramirez, Brett Favre, Pacman Jones, steriod cheaters).

I think one reason I have followed Keiton's career in the local newspaper and on-line is that he is from small-town Oklahoma, the experts have questioned his ability to play Division I basketball due to his size, it appears he's a respectful young man, and he has chosen to stay home and play for my school.

Then one day when I had to make a business trip northeast of Oklahoma City, on the way home we drove through Pawnee (I like to photograph courthouses, high school athletic facilities and historical sites). As we drove by the high school, we saw Keiton and his father and high school coach, David Page, outside the gym. Coach Page was very kind to speak with us for quite awhile about Keiton and his future at OSU. We told Coach Page that we had seen him lead Pawnee to the Oklahoma State Championship when Keiton scored 54 points in the state final at the Big House in OKC.

After the All State game, KAN and I spoke briefly with Rotnei, Keiton and David Page. Keiton and Rotnei are very polite and humble young men, despite their accomplishments to date. It is very refreshing to speak with such genuine young men. And after speaking with Coach Page, you realize where these values originate. Coach Page even said he had read the earlier posts about Keiton on this blog!!

I am confident that whether Keiton scores 2 points a game or 40 points for OK State, he will not embarrass his family, his home town, his fans or his university and alums, as another college athlete recently did. I have a feeling we will be proud to have him wear the orange and black. I hope Coach Page knows how proud we all are of him and his family.

Oh, by the way, Coach Page was named the Oklahoma basketball Coach of the Year, and Keiton was named the Player of the Year.

OPEN HOUSE AT THE FORD CENTER

2008-07-19T21:55:00.003-05:00

The Ford Center in Oklahoma City held an open house today. The arena bowl was set up for all three sports which are played in the arena: ice for Blazers hockey, wood for the OKC NBA basketball team and artificial turf for YardDawgz indoor football. The locker rooms were also open for the tour. The final photo shows a reflection of the Ford Center in the glass of the Cox Convention Center (formerly the Myriad).

MLB ALL STAR GAME AT YANKEE STADIUM

2008-07-15T22:02:00.001-05:00

The 2008 Major League Baseball All Star Game was held today at Yankee Stadium for the final time, as the old stadium is being replaced by a new stadium next year. These are old postcards of Yankee Stadium from my collection of sports and stadium postcards.

OKLAHOMA'S FAMOUS ATHLETES & COACHES MURAL AT BRICKTOWN

2008-07-14T06:38:00.000-05:00

On July 12th, I took these photos of Oklahoma's famous athletes and coaches who are depicted on a mural near Bricktown in downtown Oklahoma City. For photos of musicians, actors and other persons on the mural, see my post for July 13th on my other blog: Oklahoma . . . and Beyond!

Top to bottom, right to left, are:

Johnny Bench - Wayman Tisdale
Troy Aikman - Joe Carter
Barry Switzer - Eddie Sutton
Jason White - Steve Owens
Shannon Miller - Sean O'Grady/Bart Conner

BOBBY MURCER: 5/20/46-7/12/08

2008-07-12T17:41:00.021-05:00

I just received a "breaking news" e-mail alert that Oklahoma City's Bobby Murcer has passed away. This morning I was in downtown OKC and took this photo of Bobby that is part of a mural of famous Oklahomans near Bricktown. There is also a bust of Bobby outside the Bricktown Ballpark.

Bobby Murcer replaced fellow Oklahoman Mickey Mantle (who had replaced Joe DiMaggio) as centerfielder for the New York Yankeees. Both started their careers as shortstops, but were quickly moved to center, and both replaced legends.

For a few seasons, Bobby Murcer played for the San Franciso Giants and the Chicago Cubs, before returning to the Yankees. I saw Bobby play for the Cubs in July 1978 when my father and I rode the Amtrak train to Chicago to see a game.

Some interesting Bobby Murcer facts:

* Only Yankee to play with Mickey Mantle and Don Mattingly
* Went to same high school as Darrell Porter and Mickey Tettleton
* Once traded for Bonds (Bobby that is, Barry's father)
* Gave the euolgy at Thurman Munson's funeral, then knocked in all five runs in Yankees victory that evening
* Inducted into Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and Oklahoma Hall of Fame
* Youngest American Leaguer to earn $100,000 annual salary

At Thurman Munson's funeral he quoted the poet and philosopher Angelo Patri:

The life of a soul on earth lasts longer than his departure. He
lives on in your life and the life of all others who knew him.

Local coverage of Bobby Murcer's life and baseball career can be found on Newsok.com at http://newsok.com/article/3269488/

NBA BASKETBALL COMES TO OKC

2008-07-03T18:46:00.011-05:00

The NBA has approved the move of the Seattle Supersonics franchise to Oklahoma City beginning with the 2008-2009 season, following settlement of a lawsuit by the city of Seattle against the team owners. This is Oklahoma City's first full-time major league sports franchise.

Previously, the New Orleans Hornets had temporarily relocated to OKC, following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, until returning to New Orleans last year.

These photos are from the Denver Nuggets, featuring Allen Iverson, (Carmelo Anthony was suspended) vs. NO/OKC Hornets at the Ford Center in December 2006.

This photo of Cuca and RKC was taken at the Cleveland Cavaliers (LeBron James) vs. NO/OKC Hornets game on Christmas Break 2006.

The following photos were taken at the Big XII Conference basketball tournament in OKC in March 2007. Texas Longhorn player # 35 is Kevin Durant, who played one year for the Sonics in Seattle and will now be playing in OKC for our team.

SPAIN WINS EURO CUP 2008

2008-06-29T19:18:00.001-05:00

Congratulations to Spain for winning Euro 2008. These are photos I took at the FIFA World Cup 1994 game between Spain and South Korea at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas TX.

TULSA ROUGHNECKS - NY COSMOS

2008-06-27T17:44:00.009-05:00

I found and scanned these photos of a NY Cosmos vs. Tulsa Roughnecks NASL soccer game at Skelly Stadium in Tulsa. I think the game was in the late 1970's. I don't know all the players' names, but Cosmos # 9 is Georgio Chinaglia and # 5 is Carlos Alberto.

In addition to this game, I also saw Johan Cruyff play in Tulsa and a playoff game in which Tulsa beat NY 3-0 in front of the largest attendance for a non-football sporting event in Oklahoma.

NCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES BASEBALL

2008-06-24T19:38:00.009-05:00

The NCAA College World Series is currently taking place at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha NE. I have not been to a baseball game there. However, I drove to Omaha in November 2006 for my son's NAIA regional soccer game (Sterling College of KS vs. Park University of MO) and took these photos before we left town. The last two photos are of the Omaha Zoo entrance and Desert Dome, which are across the street behind right field and can be seen on telecasts of the baseball games.

HARRAH OK

2008-06-23T21:10:00.007-05:00

Baseball Hall of Famers Paul and Lloyd Waner were born in Harrah. They are the only brothers enshrined in the Hall of Fame. Pictured are Harrah High School and Evans Field, home of the Harrah Panthers.

Paul Waner was known as "Big Poison;" Lloyd Waner was "Little Poison." They are included in the statues of famous Oklahoma ballplayers at Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City. Look at my blog entry for 3/22/08.

FATHER'S DAY

2008-06-15T08:44:00.002-05:00

Some of my best memories of my father revolve around sports. He came to nearly every baseball game I played in and many years later came to a lot of the soccer games where I coached my son.

He took me to Municipal Stadium in Kansas City in 1961 to see the New York Yankees in a doubleheader: Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Elston Howard.

Because his father annually got free tickets, we went several times to the Indy 500, where I saw AJ Foyt win following the fiery crash in 1964.

Through the years, we also saw games at old Comiskey Park and Wrigley Field in Chicago, the Astrodome in Houston and the Texas Rangers' old stadium.

We even went to the football "Game of the Century" when Nebraska beat Oklahoma University on Thanksgiving Day 1971 and football, basketball and baseball games at Oklahoma State University.

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NCAA TRACK

2008-06-14T16:18:00.004-05:00

The NCAA Men's and Women's Track and Field Championships are being held this weekend at Drake University in Des Moines Iowa. Here is an old postcard of the stadium.

BARRY SANDERS

2008-06-10T20:25:00.005-05:00

I recently found this ticket from Barry Sanders' Heisman trophy-winning season in 1988. Oklahoma State University defeated Texas A&M 52-15, in what was then a non-conference game. Barry rushed 20 times for "only" 157 yards (his next to lowest total in a game that season), with 2 TDs rushing, including a 58 yard score, and a 61-yard punt return for TD.

REMINGTON PARK

2008-06-07T21:32:00.003-05:00

As I do not have any photos or postcards of Belmont Park, here are some photos of Oklahoma City's horse track, Remington Park. The first two were taken in December 2000, the third was shot from the ticket line for the WCWS at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium on June 3, 2008.

2008 WOMEN'S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES SOFTBALL

2008-06-03T22:54:00.023-05:00

We decided to finally go to the NCAA Women's College World Series, and saw the 2008 final game, won by Arizona State over Texas A&M, 11-0. The evening began hot and windy and ended with a nice sunset and Arizona State celebrating their first softball championship.

The USA National team took batting practice before the game as they are in town for games this weekend against the NPF All Stars, Canada and China. Photos include pitchers Jennie Finch and Cat Osterman.

Autographs on the program include winning pitcher "Katie Burkhart # 7" in the lower right corner and "Michele Smith # 32 USA Gold X2" below Official Program in upper right corner.

WOMEN'S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES

2008-06-01T12:45:00.012-05:00

The NCAA Women's College World Series (WCWS) is currently taking place in Oklahoma City. I only have one photograph of "ASA Hall of Fame Stadium," taken in December 2000 from the Oklahoma City Zoo.

One of the announcers on the television broadcast of the WCWS is Michele Smith, former star pitcher at OSU who also currently pitches professionally in Japan. Here is a photo of OSU's softball stadium.

NCAA BASEBALL REGIONAL

2008-05-31T22:31:00.009-05:00

Oklahoma State University is hosting an NCAA baseball regional for the first time in several years. Other teams at the regional are Western Kentucky, Texas Christian University and Wichita State University. I was often at the Indy 500 when OSU hosted regionals, but I got to go to a couple of them in the late 80's. Here are some photos of Allie P. Reynolds Stadium on the OSU campus in Stillwater.

WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY

2008-05-30T23:27:00.006-05:00

Photos of Wichita State University's Cessna Stadium, Charles Koch Arena and Eck Stadium-Home of Tyler Field.

AMERICA3 - WICHITA KS

2008-05-29T22:29:00.009-05:00

In 1992, the America3 ("America Cubed") racing syndicate, operated by Bill Koch of Wichita KS and Buddy Melges, won the America's Cup, defeating Italian challenger Il Moro di Venezia. One of the America3 team's four boats (the "Jayhawk USA-9") is on display outside the Wichita Boathouse.

Link to 1992 America's Cup:
http://www.americascup.com/en/acclopaedia/boatdestiny/index.php?idIndex=0&idContent=5212

LAWRENCE-DUMONT STADIUM - WICHITA KS

2008-05-28T20:52:00.011-05:00

This past weekend, we went to Wichita KS to meet my son, his girlfriend and a friend/teammate for lunch at Old Town. After lunch, we visited several sports venues, including Lawrence-Dumont Stadium which was built in 1934.

When we were at the stadium, there was a Kansas state high school playoff game. The stadium currently is the home of the independent Wichita Wingnuts and also the National Baseball Congress World Series. The stadium formerly was the home of the Wichita Wranglers, which were a AA affiliate of the Kansas City Royals and, at one time, the Wichita State University Shockers until WSU built a stadium on campus.

The stadium is known for the combination of a natural grass outfield with an artificial turf infield. But probably the greatest landmark is the green scoreboard in left field. There is a big dent in the scoreboard where Joe Carter (of Millwood HS in OKC, Wichita State University and the Toronto Blue Jays) hit a home run off my brother, who was pitching for Oklahoma City University. I hope he enjoys the photos!

INDIANAPOLIS 500

2008-05-26T21:24:00.004-05:00

Congratulations to Indy 500 winner Scott Dixon. I, along with various family and friends, have been to Indy several times in the "old days." The last time I went to Indy in 1992, Al Unser Jr. won his first of two races.

This year was the 25th anniversary of Tom Sneva's only win in 1983. Here are scans of two postcards: the start of the '83 race and Sneva and his car.

THE PREAKNESS

2008-05-17T14:06:00.004-05:00

Today is the Preakness race at Pimlico Race Track in Baltimore MD. These are three old postcards of Pimlico which are included in my "Sports Postcards" collection.

HUTCHINSON AZZURRI U-11 SOCCER

2008-05-14T21:26:00.008-05:00

More photos of the Hutchinson Kansas U-11 Club Azzurri Hurricanes boys soccer team, who played in the Enid Sport Fest tournament on May 9-10.
Link to Club Azzurri: http://www.clubazzurrishootout.com/

MOTHER'S DAY SOCCER TOURNAMENT

2008-05-11T09:32:00.008-05:00

This weekend, my son is coaching the Under-11 Hutchinson (KS) Azzurri Hurricanes boys soccer team in the 19th annual Enid Sports Festival Mother's Day Soccer Tournament. On Saturday, Hutch beat a team from Yukon OK and lost to a team from Enid OK.

Today is Mother's Day. Ryan is going to have a little ceremony before today's first game where his boys each give their mother a rose we bought yesterday at the mall in Enid. All athletes, whether youth soccer players in Enid or professionals in the big leagues, should realize and respect that they can't have gotten whereever they are without the love and dedication of a mother that drove them to practice, washed their uniforms, rearranged dinners and vacations and cheered them at their games.

Happy Mother's Day to all mothers and especially mine, who provided me the opportunity to play baseball through high school and later coach my son's soccer team while she often took care of my daughter. Thank you!

KENTUCKY DERBY

2008-05-03T17:42:00.007-05:00

Big Brown has just won the 2008 Kentucky Derby. Here are some postcards of Churchill Downs, in Louisville KY, from my sports postcard collection.

GEORGE W COVEY 1927-2003

2008-04-23T22:24:00.013-05:00

Today would have been my father's 81st birthday. In 1986, I won tickets to the MLB All Star Game at the Astrodome in Houston TX. We went to the team hotel before the game and got lots of autographs, including Lefty Gomez. Here are photographs of Dad outside the Dome before the game and the roof of the Dome from the inside.

DANICA PATRICK

2008-04-21T09:09:00.005-05:00

In recognition of Danica Patrick's first victory, here are photos of Danica and me at the IRL race at the Texas Motor Speedway in July 2007 and Danica's car after the race.

OSU BASKETBALL IN THE NEWS

2008-04-18T20:43:00.042-05:00

It has been an interesting week to be a fan of the Oklahoma State University basketball team. First, on April 17, we got our new coach, Travis Ford. He played at Missouri for 1 year and then finished his playing career at Kentucky. He began his coaching career at Campbellsville University (NAIA), moved to Eastern Kentucky University and most recently has been at the University of Massachusetts. Here is a link to the official announcement at the okstate.com website:

http://www.okstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=1463&SPID=145&DB_OEM_ID=200&ATCLID=1441900

Then today, I was driving through Pawnee Oklahoma, the home of Keiton Page of the Oklahoma State Champion Pawnee Black Bears. Keiton has signed to play for OSU next year. As I drove by the high school gym, there was Keiton and his father/coach. I pulled over and Coach Page very graciously and enthusiastically spoke with Kelly and me for quite some time about his son's future at OSU playing for our new coach. Coach Page said that Coach Ford had talked to Keiton and was very encouraging regarding his future at OSU! Apparently, Coach Ford sees a lot of similarities between himself and Keiton. They are both small, played at small-town schools, were/are great shooters, got scholarships to big-time schools, met with a lot of scepticism as to whether they can play big-time basketball, but most importantly, they both made their teams better. It will be a lot of fun to watch our new coach and new recruit next season.

Coach Page told us that the school basketball team does not play at the high school gym, but rather at the Pawnee Nation fitness center, so we made the short drive there and took these photos.

Finally, we went to a really good place, "Pawnee Prints," and bought a couple of t-shirts of the state champion Black Bears basketball team.

To read my earlier entry about Keiton Page and see some interesting photos, videos and scans, go to my post for March 17, 2008, or click this link to the post. http://khcsportsphotos.blogspot.com/2008/03/keiton-page.html

OKC DOUGLASS HIGH SCHOOL

2008-04-13T11:29:00.024-05:00

OKLAHOMA CITY'S "MAPS" PROJECTS HAVE BUILT OUR BRICKTOWN BALLPARK AND FORD CENTER (FUTURE HOME OF THE NBA'S SONICS?). MAPS HAS ALSO RENOVATED AND BUILT NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND STADIUMS. PICTURED HERE ARE DOUGLASS HIGH SCHOOL'S OLD AND NEW MOSES F MILLER STADIUM.

2002 WINTER OLYMPICS TORCH RUN

2008-04-10T14:05:00.004-05:00

BECAUSE THE "TORCH RUN" FOR THE 2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS IN CHINA HAS GOTTEN SO MUCH PUBLICITY, I HAVE POSTED PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE TORCH RUN FOR THE 2002 WINTER OLYMPICS IN SALT LAKE CITY, AS IT PASSED THROUGH OKLAHOMA CITY AT THE WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUM/COWBOY HALL OF FAME. THE MAN ON THE HORSE IS DOUG SAUTER, COACH OF THE OKC BLAZERS HOCKEY TEAM.

EL RENO OK HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SITES

2008-04-07T20:17:00.007-05:00

I HAD A CASE IN EL RENO OKLAHOMA TODAY, SO I POSTED THESE PHOTOS I HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN OF THE EL RENO INDIANS FOOTBALL STADIUM, BASEBALL STADIUM AND BASKETBALL FIELDHOUSE.

EL RENO OKLAHOMA: http://www.elreno.org/default.asp

1st NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

2008-04-05T18:26:00.022-05:00

ON THE LEFT IS IS A POSTCARD OF PATTEN GYMNASIUM AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY IN EVANSTON ILLINOIS. THE GYM WAS TORN DOWN IN 1940. WIKIPEDIA STATES THAT THIS WAS THE HOME OF THE FIRST NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1939. OREGON BEAT OHIO STATE 46-33. ON THE RIGHT IS A PHOTO FROM WIKIPEDIA OF SAN ANTONIO'S ALAMODOME, HOME OF THE 2008 NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.

LINK TO WIKIPEDIA: 1939 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament

SEAN SUTTON

2008-04-04T17:45:00.019-05:00

ON APRIL 1, 2008, SEAN SUTTON "RESIGNED" AS HEAD BASKETBALL COACH AT OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY. COACH SEAN PLAYED AT OSU FOR HIS FATHER, EDDIE SUTTON, WAS AN ASSISTANT COACH AT OSU AND THEN WAS HEAD COACH FOR 2 YEARS. THESE ARE SOME PHOTOS I TOOK IN RECENT YEARS.

OSU'S OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.okstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=1463&SPID=145&DB_OEM_ID=200&ATCLID=1430759

NEWSOK.COM: http://newsok.com/article/3224045/1207150440

VIDEO OF PRESS CONFERENCE: http://www.newsok.tv/?titleID=1483902005

2008 SATURN CUP - NORMAN OKLAHOMA

2008-03-24T22:06:00.013-05:00

THE 3rd ANNUAL SATURN CUP WAS PLAYED IN NORMAN OK ON MARCH 22, 2008. KANSAS CITY WIZARDS BEAT REAL SALT LAKE 1-0 ON A JIMMY CONRAD HEADER.

Web articles:

http://hillcrestroad.blogspot.com/2008/03/kcw-vs-rsl-saturn-cup.html

http://www.wibw.com/sports/headlines/16939456.html

BRICKTOWN MURAL - OKLAHOMA CITY

2008-03-22T14:54:00.011-05:00

(left to right) OSU basketball coach Eddie Sutton, Yukon's Garth Brooks, Oklahoma City's The Flaming Lips, Stillwater's The All American Rejects and OU football coach Barry Switzer.

OKLAHOMA'S GREAT BASEBALL PLAYERS

2008-03-22T14:43:00.008-05:00

BUSTS OF GREAT OKLAHOMA BALL PLAYERS OUTSIDE BRICKTOWN BALLPARK IN OKLAHOMA CITY.

BRICKTOWN BALLPARK:

http://oklahoma.redhawks.milb.com/ballpark/page.jsp?ymd=20070407&content_id=203603&vkey=ballpark_t238&fext=.jsp&sid=t238

SEATING MAP:

http://oklahoma.redhawks.milb.com/ballpark/page.jsp?ymd=20070307&content_id=188583&vkey=ballpark_t238&fext=.jsp&sid=t238

OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY STARS SPORTS SITES

2008-03-22T12:57:00.013-05:00

PICTURED ARE THE NEW ENTRANCE TO THE BASEBALL STADIUM, THE SOCCER FIELD, THE BASKETBALL ARENA, THE SOFTBALL STADIUM AND THE SITE OF THE FORMER BASKEBALL ARENA, FREDRICKSON FIELDHOUSE.

BRICKTOWN BALLPARK STATUES - OKLAHOMA CITY OK

2008-03-21T08:39:00.037-05:00

BRICKTOWN BALL PARK IN OKLAHOMA CITY FEATURES STATUES OF PITCHER WARREN SPAHN (HARTSHORNE OK), CENTERFIELDER MICKEY MANTLE (COMMERCE OK) AND CATCHER JOHNNY BENCH (BINGER OK)

THIS LINK TO THE STADIUM SEATING CHART INDICATES THE LOCATION OF THE THREE STATUES.

http://oklahoma.redhawks.milb.com/ballpark/page.jsp?ymd=20070307&content_id=188583&vkey=ballpark_t238&fext=.jsp&sid=t238

NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT 2003

2008-03-20T21:33:00.029-05:00

ON MARCH 20, 2003, MY SON AND I WENT TO NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND GAMES AT THE FORD CENTER IN OKLAHOMA CITY. WE SAW CAL PLAY NORTH CAROLINA STATE, OKLAHOMA PLAY SOUTH CAROLINA STATE AND MEMPHIS TIGERS PLAY ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS.

KEITON PAGE

2008-03-17T22:00:00.023-05:00

Future Oklahoma State University Cowboy basketball player Keiton Page of Pawnee, Oklahoma. Keiton scored 54 points (!) in the Oklahoma 2A State Championships on March 8, 2008. He has signed to play with OSU beginning with the 2008-2009 season.

LINKS:

KEITON'S STORY: http://newsok.com/article/3222840

2008 OKLAHOMAN'S BOYS SUPER 5: http://newsok.com/article/3222866

VIDEO INTERVIEW: http://www.newsok.tv/?titleID=1476789186

OHSSE'S HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 54 POINT STATE FINAL:

IS KEITON STILL GOING TO OSU AFTER SEAN SUTTON "RESIGNS"? http://newsok.com/article/3224085/1207116200

RELIANT STADIUM - HOUSTON TEXAS

2007-12-27T22:35:00.003-06:00

FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY, MY SON AND I FOLLOWED OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY TO THE 2002 HOUSTON BOWL AT RELIANT STADIUM IN HOUSTON TEXAS. OSU WON OF COURSE. THE ASTRODOME IS IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE EXTERIOR PHOTOS.

GAME RECAP:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/college/recaps/2002/12/27/20193_recap.html

BEDLAM FOOTBALL

2007-11-24T21:03:00.002-06:00

Friends forced me to attend the Bedlam football game in Norman this year. OU 49 - OSU 17 :(

COACH PAT JONES

2007-08-18T20:51:00.004-05:00

Former Oklahoma State University football coach Pat Jones has written a book ("Tales From Oklahoma State Football") about his five years as an assistant under Jimmy Johnson and five years as head coach of the Cowboys, including Barry Sanders' Heisman trophy-winning season.

On August 18, 2007, Coach Jones signed copies of his book at Borders in Oklahoma City and talked Cowboy football with everyone there. He also signed my OSU football next to the autograph of current coach Mike Gundy ("Come after me! I'm a man! I'm 40!"), who played for Coach Jones from 86-89).

TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

2007-06-09T21:37:00.004-05:00

We actually won tickets to the IRL "Bombadier Lear Jet 500" at the Texas Motor Speedway near Ft. Worth TX. Sam Hornish won the race; Danica Patrick finished 3rd, her best performance to date.

ALBUQUERQUE NM

2006-11-01T18:21:00.000-06:00

In Albuquerque NM, several sport venues are within walking distance of each other. On the southeast corner of the intersection of Avenida Cesar Chavez and University Boulevard are the University of New Mexico Lobo's football stadium and soccer stadium (NCAA finalists in 2006). The southwest corner has the basketball arena, "The Pit," home of the NCAA Final Four in 1983 when Jim Valvano's North Carolina State beat Phi Slamma Jamma of Houston University. On the northeast corner is Isotopes Park, home of the UNM Lobos and the Albuquerque Isotopes, AAA affiliate of the Florida Marlins.

2006 SR PGA TOURNAMENT - OAK TREE

2006-05-24T19:29:00.001-05:00

THE 2006 SENIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP WAS HELD AT OAK TREE GOLF CLUB IN EDMOND OKLAHOMA. PICTURED ARE GARY PLAYER AND FUZZY ZOELLER.

OAK TREE: http://www.oaktreegolfclub.com/

http://www.oaktreegolfclub.com/srpga06.php

2006 SR PGA: http://www.pga.com/seniorpga/2006/index.html

USA v GUATEMALA 2006

2006-02-19T15:15:00.000-06:00

ON FEBRUARY 19, 2006, THE NATIONAL TEAMS OF GUATEMALA AND THE US PLAYED A "FRIENDLY" AT PIZZA HUT PARK IN FRISCO TEXAS, HOME OF FC DALLAS. IT WAS A VERY COLD DAY WITH LIGHT SNOW. THE US WON 4 - 0.

EDDIE JOHNSON SCORED FOR THE US.

A REVIEW OF THE GAME CAN BE FOUND AT THIS LINK:
http://ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_280737.html

CHICAGO MAY 2005

2005-05-28T21:17:00.001-05:00

In May 2005, some soccer playing kids and I went to Chicago to see England play the US at Soldier Field. We also went to Wrigley Field, the Cubby Bear and Sears Tower.

Sam's Army

Wrigley Field from the Cubby Bear.

Sears Tower

NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT 2005 - 2ND ROUND

2005-03-20T21:30:00.000-06:00

WE ALSO WENT TO THE SECOND ROUND GAMES AT THE FORD CENTER, WHERE OKLAHOMA STATE BEAT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AND WISCONSIN BEAT BUCKNELL. IVAN McFARLAND HAD A BIG GAME FOR OSU AND TALKED TO FORMER GEORGETOWN COACH JOHN THOMPSON AFTER THE GAME.

NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT 2005 - 1ST ROUND

2005-03-18T19:28:00.000-06:00

IN MARCH 2005, MY SON AND I WENT TO THE NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND GAMES AT THE FORD CENTER IN OKLAHOMA CITY. WE SAW OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY BEAT NORTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND BUCKNELL BEAT KANSAS IN ONE OF THE BIGGEST UPSETS OF ALL TIME. WE ALSO SAW LOTS OF WEIRD CRITTERS.

BUCKNELL BEATS KANSAS

http://sports-att.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=254000024

http://www.bucknell.edu/x11697.xml

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/7236719/

USA v MEXICO 2004

2004-04-28T19:30:00.003-05:00

IN APRIL 2004, FOUR HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER PLAYERS AND I TRAVELLED TO THE COTTON BOWL IN DALLAS TX TO WATCH A "FRIENDLY" MATCH BETWEEN THE USA AND MEXICO NATIONAL TEAMS. THE US SCORED IN EXTRA TIME FOR A 1-0 WIN. THERE IS A REVIEW OF THE MATCH AT: http://ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_59109.html