We're not far from the 2008 summer games in Bejing, China. With the trials going on right now, you want to stay in touch with who you will be watching swim, run, jump, and ride. No problem, just look here for all the Olympic news you need!

Oklahoma City native Samantha Woodward did not make the games in her first attempt. Read that story and keep up with her progress.

The first three players picked in the 2008 NBA draft Thursday night were freshmen. Derrick Rose of Memphis went to Chicago with the first pick.

He was followed by Kansas States Michael Beasley going to Miami. The third pick was O.J.Mayo from USC, he was taken by the Timberwolves but ended up a Memphis Grizzly after a late night trade.

With pick four Seattle took UCLA guard Russell Westbrook and then another freshman, this time Kevin Love of UCLA was taken by the Grizzles and was then involved in the trade involving Mayo, ending up in Minnesota.

Follow the draft tracker to see what your team did and where your favorite player went.

The Drillers and the City of Tulsa are nearing the end of an extended agreement to negotiate solely with the city for a site. It was widely thought that the downtown location being discussed was closer to the new BOK center.

Drillers owner Chuck Lamson visited with the KRMG morning news and explained to us why the Greenwood district is the right place for the new digs.

Times are good at Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. Coaches at both schools are getting some pretty significant bumps in pay with OU head basketball coach Jeff Capel heading the list with a $300,000 increase. With the extra cash, Capel will pass the one million dollars per year club.

Capel is not the only hoops coach with some extra pocket money. Capel's assistants Mark Cline, Ben Betts, and Oronde Taliaferro will each make an additional $21,000.

OSU womens head coach Kurt Budke will make an extra $100,000 next season after his Cowgirls team made the NCAA tournament for the second straight season.

OU Football coaches and their raises;

Kevin Wilson - $25,000

Brent Venables - $30,000

Jackie Shipp - $20,000

Cale Gundy - $20,000

Bobby Jack Wright - $20,000

James Patton - $23,000

Josh Heupel - $20,000

Chris Wilson - $17,000

Jerry Schmidt (strength & conditioning) - $20,000

Other raises;

Mark Williams, men's gymnastics - $22,150

KJ Kindler, womens gymnastics - $1,550

Santiago Restrepo, volleyball - $6,000

The Henry P. Iba citizen athlete awards went off without a hitch and everyone in attendance had a big time at the Renaissance Hotel. Former TU and ORU coach Bill Self was the keynote speaker while Rebecca Lobo handled the M.C. duties. The honorees, Derrick Brooks and Tamika Catchings were both humble and humorous. There were other great names there as well, like former Sooner kicker Uwe von Schamann. Even if you missed it last night, don't fret. Here are the honorees, stars and others who made the Iba awards a pleasure again!

First up, we'll hear from last nights MC and previous Iba award winner Rebecca Lobo as she discusses her first ever MC gig! Lobo is now retired from the WNBA and currently is a broadcaster.

Next up is female recipient Tamika Catchings.

Catchings is a star with the Indiana fever of the WNBA and has her own "Catch the stars" foundation to assist young people in her area.

Now let's hear from the male recipient, Derrick Brooks.

Brooks played for Florida State and was drafted by Tampa Bay in 1995 and has spent his entire career with the Bucs. Brooks is a ten time pro bowl selection.

Now to the big dog. After a fast rising career that included stops at Tulsa and Oral Roberts, Bill Self found himself right in the thick of a national championship game in March. Self's Kansas Jayhawks went to overtime with Memphis and finally beat the Tigers to win the title. Hear his stories about that classic game, the Jayhawks trip to the White House and more.

When the Iba awards roll into Tulsa, a ton of sports celebrities follow. One of those in attendance Monday night was former Oklahoma kicker Uwe von Schamann. von Schamann is most famous for "the kick."

Uwe knocked home the field goal that gave Oklahoma a huge win over Ohio State, he talks about that as well as other great moments and his attendance at the Iba wards as well.

Have you ever seen a sneaky soccer player?? Well you're about to, just watch this video and see a guy score the sneakiest goal EVER!

This guy clearly didn't think through the whole "build your own workout equipment" thing.

Why would you whack a piano with a bat??

Is this referee for real??

A collection of funny, funny gymnastics mistakes. None of these people were seriously injured injured unless you count their pride!

Curt Schilling has been a warrior his entire career but that career might have seen it's end. Schilling will have surgery on his often injured shoulder on Monday and says this could be the last hurrah. Read the story and then read Schillings story in his own words on his blog and then leave your thoughts as to where Schilling stands on the all time list of great pitchers below. Also, do you think Schilling is a lock for the Baseball Hall of Fame?

Tiger Woods will play no more golf in 2008. Woods will have yet another surgery on his left knee, this time to repair a torn ligament. The surgery is on the same knee he had athroscopically repaired after the Masters. Tiger won the 108th U.S. Open Monday after a playoff round and one sudden death hole.

Woods made the announcement on his website Wednesday, you can see and read it here.

Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers will have to wait another year. Boston hammered L.A. 131-92 to win game six and their 17th NBA title.The Lakers couldn't help Kobe Bryant when he went cold while the Celtics big three ran wild. Read more about the game and leave your thoughts about where you think this Boston team stands in the long line of Celtic champions.

The other NBA news has to do with former NBA referee Tim Donaghy's accusations that the NBA has, in the past, told referees who to all fouls on and who not to. Do fans agree? You might be VERY surprised when you read what other fans said. Do you agree?? leave us your opinion below.

The Henry P. Iba citizen athlete awards went off without a hitch and everyone in attendance had a big time at the Renaissance Hotel. Former TU and ORU coach Bill Self was the keynote speaker while Rebecca Lobo handled the M.C. duties. The honorees, Derrick Brooks and Tamika Catchings were both humble and humorous. There were other great names there as well, like former Sooner kicker Uwe von Schamann. Even if you missed it last night, don't fret. Here are the honorees, stars and others who made the Iba awards a pleasure again!

First up, we'll hear from last nights MC and previous Iba award winner Rebecca Lobo as she discusses her first ever MC gig! Lobo is now retired from the WNBA and currently is a broadcaster.

Next up is female recipient Tamika Catchings.

Catchings is a star with the Indiana fever of the WNBA and has her own "Catch the stars" foundation to assist young people in her area.

Now let's hear from the male recipient, Derrick Brooks. Brooks played for Florida State and was drafted by Tampa Bay in 1995 and has spent his entire career with the Bucs. Brooks is a ten time pro bowl selection.

Now to the big dog. After a fast rising career that included stops at Tulsa and Oral Roberts, Bill Self found himself right in the thick of a national championship game in March. Self's Kansas Jayhawks went to overtime with Memphis and finally beat the Tigers to win the title. Hear his stories about that classic game, the Jayhawks trip to the White House and more.

When the Iba awards roll into Tulsa, a ton of sports celebrities follow. One of those in attendance Monday night was former Oklahoma kicker Uwe von Schamann. von Schamann is most famous for "the kick."

Uwe knocked home the field goal that gave Oklahoma a huge win over Ohio State, he talks about that as well as other great moments and his attendance at the Iba wards as well.

Oklahoma State wants your input. The Pokes are going to redesign Eddie Sutton court, see how you can be a part of it by reading the article below and leave your thoughts as well!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Mike Noteware

Monday, June 16, 2008

Gallagher-Iba Arena's Eddie Sutton Court set for re-design
On-line voting available at www.okstate.com

STILLWATER, Okla. (OSU Athletics) -- Oklahoma State's athletic department is offering fans the opportunity to vote for one of eight possible designs of Eddie Sutton Court in Gallagher-Iba Arena. Fans can view the different possible designs at the official OSU website at www.okstate.com.

"The winning design from the poll won't necessarily be the final design of the court, but it does give the fans a voice to let us know what they'd prefer," said Jordan Smith, web designer for the OSU athletics department. "There's a comments section on the page where the fans can leave any feedback or suggestions for the design.

"As for the design process itself, we wanted to go with something relatively conservative from the beginning," Smith continued. "The legacy of Gallagher-Iba Arena was a very important factor in the design, so we had to be careful not to do anything that could diminish the history that's been made on Eddie Sutton Court. I think when the design is finalized, we'll have something that's unique to Oklahoma State and honors Gallagher-Iba Arena's great tradition."

Oklahoma State typically repaints the 70-year-old court every other summer. However, due to the installation of new bleacher seating last year, the last paint job took place during the summer of 2005.

The court design has undergone two major re-designs in the last decade. A major overhaul took place during the summer of 2001, following the unveiling of the new Oklahoma State marks and type-font. The new primary OSU mark was added at mid-court and the Oklahoma State font was used down the baselines. The OSU brand was also added to the free-throw lanes.

During the summer of 2005, former coach Eddie Sutton's signature was added to the court and an orange-to-black fade was included in the free-throw lanes.

A final design will be determined in the next few weeks with work to be completed later this summer.

-- OSU --

It seemed like forever and in many ways it was. Dale Earnhardt Jr. hadn't crossed the finish line first in the last 76 races but that ended Sunday when he coasted to victory at the Lifelock 400 in Michigan. Coasted isn't just a term here, Earnhardt ran out of fuel just after taking the checkered flag under a caution and his crew pushed the car into victory lane.

No trouble with steriods, no dogfighting, no boasting, and no DUI. All Ken Griffey Jr has done is play baseball at a high level and on Monday night it paid off when he became the sixth man in major league history to hit 600 home runs. Griffey joins Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Sammy Sosa, and Barry Bonds on that list. Watch Griffey hit his dinger and then leave some comments about where he stands on the list of the all time greats!

Big Brown ran Saturday but it was how he ran that left everyone scratching their heads. The Derby and Preakness winner pulled up in the stretch and finished last at The Belmont. As to why the super horse pulled up, well, no one knows. Read more about it and watch the race below.

The new BOK Center will host the Conference USA basketball tournament in March of 2010. The C-USA board of governors approved the move from Memphis to Tulsa Tuesday. Conference Athletic Directors voted in May to have the tournament here and the board was the last step in solidifying the move. The tournament will bring all 12 teams to Tulsa for round robin play with the winner getting the leagues automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

The BOK will host the OU-TU basketball game on December 6th and the Orlando Magic-Houston Rockets exhibition game on December 13th of this year but the C-USA tournament will be the first major championship sporting event in the arenas history.

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Who doesn't enjoy laughing at someone else's pain. Get ready to laugh by watching these unfortunate incidents in sports!

It's a big game, the Georgia high school class 3A baseball championship between Stephens County and Cartersville. So why did this catcher just duck and let the ump take one in the teeth?? By the way, Carterville won 13-1. You can read the entire story here to get a more clear picture!