YesButNoButYes (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
From the Sports Desk... The NBA has filed for trademark rights to six potential nicknames for the league's new, stolen Oklahoma City franchise. Now, here's what's funny. All of the names are absolute train wrecks. They're laughably bad. It seems...
Dan Shanoff (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
The NBA didn't like that everyone figured out that the Oklahoma City team name is the Thunder, so they went and registered 5 other names: Barons, Bison, Energy, Marshalls and Wind. Barons is OK, if not sympathetic in tough economic times. Bison is regionally appropriate, but lame. Energy is trendy, but falls flat. ("Alternative Energy" would have been awesome.) Wind is the worst name I have ever heard...
Blog Specials (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
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The FanHouse - Seattle Super Sonics (Free subscription) | yesterday
Filed under: SuperSonics , Summer League It was officially over for the city of Seattle last week. But the pain that the fans will inevitably feel that comes from seeing their former team's players wearing the jerseys of another town begins today. The Un-Sonics will be sporting uniforms which read NBA-OKC in the Orlando Summer League , and will be referred to as Oklahoma City in the official box scores...
TrueHoop (Free subscription) | yesterday
There have been reports here or there that the team that used be knows as the SuperSonics would be called this or that. They are mostly based on anonymous sources, or some evidence that somebody or other registered this or that web address. I'm holding out for some better, more solid information before I rename that category over there on the right. An alert TrueHoop reader (thanks Todd) has some...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
But a dispute brewing in the colony could threaten the peaceful, communal way of life of the 110 veterans who live here. The opening salvo: Nearly two-dozen vets have accused colony leaders of financial mismanagement, and they say residents who question the improprieties are harassed and threatened with eviction.
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | yesterday
UK beware- here come the roamin okies
abyss2hope: A rape survivor's zigza (Free subscription) | yesterday
This story about sex offenders living in nursing homes where other patients are unaware that serial criminals are housed near them is a reminder that rapists don't stop being dangerous at a certain age or level of frailty. State Rep. Kris Steele of Shawnee and Wes Bledsoe , an advocate for laws to keep predators out of nursing homes, testified before a House subcommittee Tuesday about a bill passed...
StandDown Texas Project (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Oklahoman reports, "Governor spares 2nd killer's life." For the second time in his five years in office, Gov. Brad Henry granted clemency for a man on death row. Henry approved clemency for Kevin Young, who was sentenced to death...
Program Witch Pages (Free subscription) | yesterday
Happy Birthday Blog Oklahoma ! Five years and growing!
Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Renewing licenses is often a cumbersome paper intensive process and in its second year of online license renewals, the Oklahoma Board of Chiropractic
Oklahoma Women's Network Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sheila Spurgeon has a doctorate in educational psychology and has taught at five universities but she has always had a special place in her heart for historical preservation. Now, as the new executive director of Preservation Oklahoma Inc, she is a key player in preserving Okahoma's architectural treasures. Read about her in this July 20 Oklahoman article entitled " Historic homes get shot at future."...
Uncoached (Free subscription) | yesterday
Um. Hi there Melina. Are you serious? Wow. I mean come on damnet Ladies and gentlemen. I present you Friday. Yes, it’s Friday. It’s that time to get the hell out of Dodge. I am currently at an Aquarium with a bunch of 3-4 year olds who are [...]
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Eagle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Eds: ADDS victim's name and CORRECTS his age, 79 not 80. Moving on general news and financial services. AP Photo OKSO104, OKSO105, OKSO103 B ...
