http://blog.newsok.com/jennicarlson Opinions from The Oklahoman sports columnist Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:14:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In less than 10 hours, we'll know the outcome of the federal court case between the City of Seattle and the Sonics. What will it be? Only the judge knows for sure. But perhaps the bigger question is this -- what will it mean? That will be much more difficult to answer before sundown ... http://blog.newsok.com/jennicarlson/2008/07/02/decision-day-is-here/ The Olympic Games can't have too many CP3s. Or can they?  Watch my latest video commentary or read below: USA Basketball has finally made the roster for the men's Olympic team official. Chris Paul's a part, and rightfully so. The Hornet point guard will go to Beijing with Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James and ... http://blog.newsok.com/jennicarlson/2008/06/24/how-many-cp3s-will-be-olympic-bound/ Everybody in the pool! Watch my latest video commentary or read below: The U.S. Olympic swimming trials start next weekend in Omaha. Yes, Omaha. And no, Omaha doesn't have some big-time, state-of-the-art swimming facility. Well, actually, it has one for another two weeks or so. The City of Omaha built two temporary pools at ... http://blog.newsok.com/jennicarlson/2008/06/22/swimming-at-the-ford-center/ One of my counterparts at The Seattle Times does a fun weekly feature on his blog. This week, he asked me to be a part. The subject? No big surprise -- it's the court case between the City of Seattle and the Sonics' Oklahoma-based owners. Here's the link to Jerry Brewer's blog, or you ... http://blog.newsok.com/jennicarlson/2008/06/20/the-view-from-seattle/ Rick Gandy was hardly a household name throughout Oklahoma. Head down to the southern part of the state, venture into small towns where the Friday night lights blaze like prairie fires, and Gandy was a legend. He grew up in tiny Ringling, then stayed in tiny Ringling where he built a football ... http://blog.newsok.com/jennicarlson/2008/06/16/oklahoma-football-loses-great-coach-great-man/ What could be better than Danica Patrick in "The Q&A"? How about Danica Patrick talking about pedicures in "The Q&A"? Here's the uncut version of my conversation with the IndyCar star: Jenni Carlson: Fess up — how sick were you of the all the no-wins talk before this season? Danica Patrick: On a scale of one ... http://blog.newsok.com/jennicarlson/2008/06/14/more-from-the-qa-danica-patrick/ It's summer, my friends. Time for a little fun. Watch my latest video commentary or read below: I've never been to Vegas. It's not that I dislike it. I've just never made the trip. Now, I'm tempted. Next weekend is the third annual USARPS League Championship Tournament. You know, the USA Rock Paper Scissors League. And yes, ... http://blog.newsok.com/jennicarlson/2008/06/14/go-roshambo-go/ Turns out, the Lakers aren't dead yet. Doesn't mean they'll win the series, though. The Celtics are still my favorite to win the NBA Finals. I picked them during the first round, and I'm sticking with them even after the Lakers won Game 3 on Tuesday. Here's why: the power of three. There are lots ... http://blog.newsok.com/jennicarlson/2008/06/12/the-power-of-three/ There's plenty of unsavory stuff in sports. But the annual scholar-athlete awards presented by The Oklahoman and the Jim Thorpe Association count as some of the good stuff. There are no messy scandals. There are no seedy situations. There are only kids who have struck an amazing balance between athletics and academics. Watch ... http://blog.newsok.com/jennicarlson/2008/06/06/dumb-jocks-not-here/ No doubt the Celtics-Lakers series has a storied history. There's no one better to give us a look back into that history than Jim Murray. The Pulitzer Prize-winning sports columnist died several years ago, but the Jim Murray Memorial Foundation re-issued one of his columns about the Celtics from 1987. Read and enjoy: THURSDAY, ... http://blog.newsok.com/jennicarlson/2008/06/05/celtics-lakers-blast-from-the-past/