Author: Christian Potts

As the Big 12 looks for national respect, the first weekend of the college football season didn’t spark many positive feelings, thanks to struggles from Texas and Baylor. The Good Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and TCU looked good, rolling past overmatched foes. Baker Mayfield was nearly perfect (19-20, 329 yards, 3 TD passes) in a 56-7 rout of UTEP. And his OSU counterpart, Mason Rudolph was good also, going 20-24 for 303 yards and three scores in a 59-24 victory against Tulsa. TCU pummeled Jackson State 63-0, while Texas Tech routed a good FCS foe in Eastern Washington 56-10 in solid…

After a number of years near the top of the Big 12 and all of college football, last year wasn’t what the fans have come to expect at Texas Christian. The Horned Frogs went just 6-6 in the season, squeaked into the Liberty Bowl which they then lost to Georgia. While most of the talk in the Big 12 is focusing on what Oklahoma or Oklahoma State may do, or if Texas and Kansas State can jump forward, the Horned Frogs seem to be flying under the radar. And that may be just what Coach Gary Patterson wants. “The key…

In 2007, the PGA Tour revamped its schedule to add a four-tournament postseason format. FedEx dumped a ton of money in to sponsor it, and golf had what most other sports culminate their seasons with – a playoff. The FedEx Cup race doesn’t have the luster of golf’s major championships, and it always risks being lost in the shuffle of the beginning of football season and baseball’s pennant races. But it’s still a big deal. Here’s a look at what to watch for this year. The Rules The top 125 players in the season-long point standings advance into the…

Perhaps more than almost any other season the school has played, the words are everywhere about Oklahoma State football this August. Experts, fans and anyone with a social media account are raving about the Cowboys’ offense. And there is a lot to like, from a returning pro prospect at quarterback to five or six really strong options at receiver to a freshman All-American running back. And yet, this is football. And while the glamour of football comes from those who throw, catch, and carry the ball, the backbone of any great team comes from what happens in the trenches. The…

Stephen Curry’s offseason from the world champion Golden State Warriors includes a lot of golf. That’s not unusual, as many high-level athletes from sports have found a passion for hitting the golf course. This week, though, it gets ramped up a bunch, as Curry has been invited to join the field for the Web.com Tour’s Ellie May Classic at TPC Stonebrae outside San Francisco. Needless to say, it’s a big step up in competition for Curry, going up to what is one of the top three professional golf tours in the world. Even though his golf handicap of about 2…

It’s a season of change in the football stadiums of the Big 12 Conference. For the first time since going to a 10-team format, there will be a championship game, the league’s two powerhouse schools have new coaches, several teams are breaking in new quarterbacks, and everyone is trying to find their way to the ultimate prize – the four-team College Football Playoffs. The questions are many. Can Oklahoma and Texas thrive with new leaders? Will the championship game, assured to be a rematch, help the conference or hurt it? Can anybody find a way to play any defense at all? Here’s…

WATERLOO, Iowa – The life of a professional golfer might look like a glorious one. What could be more fun than playing golf for a living? It sounds terrific for the weekend warriors who get out once a week, put five or ten bucks on the line against their buddies and get a few hours away from the rigors of life. And for those who make it to the PGA Tour, there are many spoils. Courtesy cars, golf manufacturers giving you any equipment you need, huge purses to play for, sponsorship opportunities galore and the fame of being on the…

At the end of the summer in 2015, golf seemed to have its next mega-superstar. Jordan Spieth had just capped off a season where he won two major championships, five total tournaments, the season-ending FedEx Cup playoffs and collected more than $22 million in winnings. And, oh yes, he turned 22 years old during that season. The world seemed in the palm of his hands, and the records of Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and others at the top of the game seemed to be a legitimate target. Then came the 2015-16 season. Spieth won twice, but his season was most…

A drive down Interstate 35 south from downtown Oklahoma City eventually leads to Norman, home of one of college football’s powerhouses. But the “power house” along that highway comes as you cross into the north sides of Norman from the suburban city of Moore. A literal mansion, rising up from the plains to the west side of the interstate, has for years housed the family of one Bob Stoops, head coach of that aforementioned powerhouse, the University of Oklahoma. That is until June 7, when Stoops announced he was retiring after 18 seasons and 190 wins at the Sooner helm.…

NBA Summer League is in full swing with play in the primary Las Vegas league having started, and shorter leagues in Orlando and Utah now in the books. And while it is just Summer League and should be taken with a grain of salt, it is real basketball giving teams a live look at young players. Here’s a look at highlights from what’s happened so far. Mavs impress in Orlando The Dallas Mavericks will find the sledding tough in the Western Conference next season, but for a week in Orlando, they were the best of the eight squads in…