http://www.normantranscript.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:40:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_180004500.html http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_180004500.html A high school graduate only last fall, he enrolled at OU in the spring before going about becoming a two-time Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:07:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_178010751.html http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_178010751.html Adrian Peterson accomplished plenty during his three seasons at Oklahoma. Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:05:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_178010632.html http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_178010632.html Blake and Taylor Griffin always figured they’d played their last game together when Oklahoma’s season ended. Both were heading for professional basketball. Blake, as the most sought-after player in the NBA draft, and Taylor, holding out hope he too would make an NBA roster. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:51:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_176005443.html http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_176005443.html Anyone thinking Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops or men’s basketball coach Jeff Capel have an eye toward greener pastures might want to take a good look at the new contracts approved for each at the OU Board of Regents meeting Wednesday. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:55:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_176005636.html http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_176005636.html It’s not about the money, it’s about the marketplace.It’s not about the money, it’s about respect.It’s not about the money, it’s about remaining competitive.It’s not about the money, it’s about being preemptively prudent. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:47:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_175004840.html http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_175004840.html Blake Griffin heard the doubters who wondered why he was joining a college team coming off a 16-15 season. “A lot of people, when I committed to Oklahoma, asked me, ‘Why did you commit there? Why didn’t you go to Kansas or Duke or somewhere like that?”’ he recalled Tuesday. “I just said, ‘You’ll see in a couple years.’ Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:04:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_174010542.html http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_174010542.html Chances are Joe Castiglione is no gambler by nature. Likely, he’s too sure of himself to think of it in those terms. But you can only imagine what it looks like from the outside in. Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:31:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_172003337.html http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_172003337.html Later this week, some of college basketball’s best players will make the jump to the superstardom. The NBA draft is slated for Thursday night in New York and many of the last season’s stars will walk on stage and be presented with a hat and jersey, and shake hands with NBA commissioner David Stern.Oklahoma’s Blake Griffin will be the first to make that walk. The Los Angeles Clippers, who hold the first pick, have already announced the Sooner forward will be their choice.But following him will a line of players who spent just one year playing college basketball. That fact irks college coaches to no end. Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:17:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_171001753.html http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_171001753.html John Roddick, older brother to former U.S. Open champion Andy Roddick, was named the new Sooner men’s coach Friday, replacing Paul Lockwood, who stepped down from the position last month after a 22-year run. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:24:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_186012446.html http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_186012446.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:39:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_184004027.html http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_184004027.html For those who don’t have a passion for the game, golf will never be anything more than a shrine to discretionary spending. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:38:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_183003932.html http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_183003932.html Only one day remains until the Westwood Invitational, which, it should always be reminded, remains the biggest stroke-play event in the state even though it continues to be played on a 6,200-yard golf course in 100 degree heat. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:06:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_174010748.html http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_174010748.html Taylor Stone fell in love with the center field wall at Norman High. After the day he had, the senior from Team Arizona probably wouldn’t mind packing up the mini-green monster and taking it home with him. Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:19:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_171001918.html http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_171001918.html Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:23:00 +0000 http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_170002408.html http://www.normantranscript.com/ousports/local_story_170002408.html Oklahoma catcher J.T. Wise and center fielder Jamie Johnson were named to the American Baseball Coaches Association All-America teams this week. Wise was named to the second team and Johnson was selected to the third team.