Oklahoma City, new team pleased with speed of transition (USA Today)
A team nickname and color scheme for Oklahoma City's new NBA team has yet to be announced, no site has been chosen for its permanent practice facility and it's unknown how many team employees might be moving from Seattle.

Stoops, Oklahoma seek happy ending, postseason glory (USA Today)
This is what passes for distress at Oklahoma:The Sooners, of late, have merely been a football juggernaut from September to early December. The past five seasons have seen them average almost 11 wins. Claim three conference titles. Make four Bowl Championship Series appearances. Thrive by most reasonable standards.

Crane collapses on car during church construction in Oklahoma City, killing man watching (Newsday)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ Church members watching the steeple being raised on their new building looked on in horror Thursday as a crane holding the structure toppled, crushing a car and killing a 79-year-old man who had been watching from inside the vehicle, firefighters said.

Oklahoma crane collapse kills man watching construction (Detroit Free Press)
OKLAHOMA CITY — A crane holding a church steeple toppled this morning, crushing a car and killing an 80-year-old man who was watching the construction from inside the vehicle, firefighters said.

Edmond police chase ends in arrest in Oklahoma City (The Oklahoman)
EDMOND — A man was arrested in Oklahoma City today after fleeing from an Edmond police officer during a routine traffic stop. The high-speed chase ended at 3100 N Grand Blvd. in Oklahoma City. The man's car finally stopped when it was bumped by an Edmond police officer's cruiser. Speeds reached 100 miles an hour during the 15 minutes chase through Edmond and Oklahoma City. The chase began at ...