Everyone loves Wayman Tisdale. The former Booker T and Oklahoma basketball star had a great NBA career and is now an accomplished jazz bassist.

Tisdale reported yesterday on his website that he had a portion of his right leg removed as he battles cancer.

Wayman found out about the cancer after he broke his leg in February of 2007 at his home in Los Angeles.

Oklahoma begins a season with great promise as they host Tennessee-Chattanooga on Saturday in Norman at 6:00 p.m. The Sooners are ranked #4 in the AP pre season poll as we head into Bob Stoops ninth season.

Oklahoma State opens on the road. The Pokes will face Washington State in Seattle as Mike Gundy and his team attempt to build on the bowl win over Indiana in the Insight Bowl.

Tulsa hits the road as well. The Golden Hurricane kick off with a Conference USA opponent when they face UAB. TU has the task of replacing record setting quarterback Paul Smith.

Fireworks and flying people turned the birds nest into a celebration of the games and the people who made them great.

From Michael Phelps and his record breaking gold to Usain Bolt and his unreal world record performances in track and field, Beijing made memories.

If you missed it, you can see some of the video of Lightning Bolt and his new world record of 19.30 in the 200 meters.

Bolt becomes the first man to EVER win both the 100 and 200 while setting world records in both events.

Watch the race here, it's an amazing performance!

with a breathtaking performance!

In the end the United States won the overall medal count but China took more gold. Take a look at the total results and prepare for the 2012 games in London.

The schedule is full at these games and you can see it all with a day by day look at the events about to take place.

Wondering about the Medal count? No worries, just look here for a running update of how the U.S. is doing compared to the rest of the world.

 If you are a Cox cable customer, you have an even better way to stay in touch. Take a look at the Cox page and take your pick of the great channels dedicated to the Olympics!

Here is a look at the Cox cable channels and what you can see there.

Olympic channels:

• Olympics On Demand channel 807:  Watch free Olympic programming on your schedule.
• NBC HD channel 808:  Covering 225 hours of the Olympics. 
• Universal HD 809:   379 hours of the best events from MSNBC and CNBC.
• USA HD 810:  165 hours of Olympic coverage focusing on live tennis, water polo and volleyball.
• Basketball HD 811:  While the channel is broadcast in high definition, standard definition sets will also be able to view this channel and watch Olympic basketball 12 live hours per day. 
• Soccer HD 812:  Channel also available to standard definition viewers.  Olympic soccer broadcast 12 live hours per day. 
• CNBC HD 813:  Boxing aired from 4-7pm.  Live coverage will run from 11pm-3:30am with softball, tennis, weightlifting, wrestling and badminton. 
• MSNBC 814:  175 hours of long-form coverage featuring softball, beach volleyball and basketball. 
• Oxygen 815:  Daily gymnastics recap, equestrian and tennis covered for at least 20 hours. 
• CNBC 816:  Boxing aired from 4-7pm.  Live coverage will run from 11pm-3:30am with softball, tennis, weightlifting, wrestling and badminton. 
• USA 817:  165 hours of Olympic coverage focusing on live tennis, water polo and volleyball.
• NBC channel 818:  Covering 225 hours of the Olympics. 
• Olympic Zone channel 819:  View 6 simultaneous Olympic feeds on one screen.

Georgia just edged Ohio State for #1 with USC in third and Oklahoma fourth. The Big Twelve was well represented with Missouri sixth, Texas 11th, Texas Tech 12th, and Kansas #14.

Read more and look below for the entire top 25.

Associated Press Top 25 Poll

Team (1st place votes) 2007 Pts.

1. Georgia (22) 11-2 1528

2. Ohio State (21) 11-2 1506

3. Southern California (12) 11-2 1490

4. Oklahoma (4) 11-3 1444

5. Florida (6) 12-2 1266

6. Missouri 12-2 1266

7. LSU 12-2 1135

8. West Virginia 11-2 1116

9. Clemson 9-4 1105

10. Auburn 9-4 968

11. Texas 10-3 966

12. Texas Tech 9-4 786

13. Wisconsin 9-4 771

14. Kansas 12-1 707

15. Arizona State 10-3 631

16. BYU 11-2 590

17. Virginia Tech 11-3 578

18. Tennessee 10-4 509

19. South Florida 9-4 496

20. Illinois 9-4 483

21. Oregon 9-4 366

22. Penn State 9-4 293

23. Wake Forest 9-4 227

24. Alabama 7-6 89

25. Pittsburgh 5-7 85

The city council must approve the creation of a trust that would oversee the process and own the stadium. That approval could come as early as Thursday.

There are no signed contacts yet, that paperwork is still being drawn up but this does move the Drillers one step closer to playing their home games a few blocks from the BOK Center.

 Head coach Todd Graham picked senior David Johnson as the guy under center when the Hurricane open the season August 3oth at UAB.

Johnson and JC transfer Jacob Bower were close enough that Graham says Bower will take some snaps as well.

A.J. Whitmore will also get a little time in what Tulsa refers to as the "Wildcat" package.

Remember you can hear TU football all season long on News/Talk 740, KRMG.

The crew chiefs have also been suspended indefinitely for their actions. Gibbs has apologized and promised he would also deal with the offenders within his team.

The penalties occurred after the Nationwide race on Saturday, you can read all about it right here.

Former Oklahoma star Tony Casillas and Tulsa's Drew Pearson were among the inductees in Oklahoma City.

You can get some insight as to how Pearson ended up playing for Tulsa then get the reflections of Tony Casillas as well.

The Tulsa Oilers present their "Alumni" game 2008 on Saturday night, August 23rd with some great names coming back.

Current Oiler general manager Taylor Hall, who played on the Oilers 1993 CHL championship team, and current head coach Dan Hodge, who ended his playing career as an Oiler will also play in the game.

"We know there's a great tradition of Oilers hockey and our fans will really love seeing all of these players come back, and having a great night out with them," Hall said. "We want to be sure everyone who's ever been connected with the Oilers can take pride in what is going on with the team today, and the BOK Center and keep them involved."

Tickets for the alumni evening are $10 for Oiler season ticket holders and $15 dollars for non season ticket holders. The ticket includes admission to the game and a post game party with the players where fans will be able mingle, take pictures and get autographs.

Oiler alumni tickets are available at the team's administrative office located at 9128 East 46th Street (off 46th and Memorial between Memorial and Mingo) in the Spirit Bank building.

"Space is kind of tight in the Oilers Ice Center, so fans who want to see the alumni game and visit with these players better not wait too long," Hall said.

The Oilers will play their first home game in the BOK Center, on Saturday October 25th, against the arch rival Oklahoma City Blazers. Season tickets for the Oilers 2008-09 season in the new BOK Center are available by calling the Oilers at (918) 632-PUCK (7825).

Doug Lawrence, Mike Berger, Luc Beausoleil, Sly Naud, Gary Unger and more.

Current Oiler general manager Taylor Hall, who played on the Oilers 1993 CHL championship team, and current head coach Dan Hodge, who ended his playing career as an Oiler will also play in the game.

"We know there's a great tradition of Oilers hockey and our fans will really love seeing all of these players come back, and having a great night out with them," Hall said. "We want to be sure everyone who's ever been connected with the Oilers can take pride in what is going on with the team today, and the BOK Center and keep them involved."

Tickets for the alumni evening are $10 for Oiler season ticket holders and $15 dollars for non season ticket holders. The ticket includes admission to the game and a post game party with the players where fans will be able mingle, take pictures and get autographs.

Oiler alumni tickets are available at the team's administrative office located at 9128 East 46th Street (off 46th and Memorial between Memorial and Mingo) in the Spirit Bank building.

"Space is kind of tight in the Oilers Ice Center, so fans who want to see the alumni game and visit with these players better not wait too long," Hall said.

The Oilers will play their first home game in the BOK Center, on Saturday October 25th, against the arch rival Oklahoma City Blazers. Season tickets for the Oilers 2008-09 season in the new BOK Center are available by calling the Oilers at (918) 632-PUCK (7825).

The average ticket will be in the $47.00 dollar range with the high end seats going for around $250.00. The better news is, most of the upper deck will go for $20.00 or less.

Check out the prices and keep in mind that the single game tickets will not go in sale for a few weeks.

TULSA--Oral Roberts University men's basketball head coach Scott Sutton today announced today the addition of Roderick Pearson (Kansas City, Mo.) and Kamarachi "Ugo" Onyirioha (Owerri, Nigeria) to the roster for 2008-09 season. Both student-athletes attended classes on Thursday.

Pearson transfers to ORU after spending the last two seasons at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, Mo. In accordance with NCAA rules, Pearson will sit out the 2008-09 season and have two seasons of eligibility remaining, beginning in 2009-10.

"We're really excited about adding Roderick to our program," said Sutton. "We've had some really good success over the years with Division I transfers (Mickey Michalec, Adam Liberty, Marcus Lewis) and we expect Roderick will continue that trend."

Pearson, a 6-2 point guard, appeared in 61 games in two seasons with the Redhawks making 46 starts, including 27 as a sophomore. He averaged 10.2 points, 2.6 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game last season when SEMO finished 12-19 overall and 7-13 in Ohio Valley Conference play. Pearson shot 43 percent from the field, 23.8 percent from 3-point range, and 75.8 percent from the free throw line.

As a freshman Pearson started 19 of the 30 games in which he appeared, taking over the starting point guard duties after an injury to a teammate. Pearson averaged 8.0 points, 2.3 assists and 2.1 rebounds in 2006-07, shooting 42.5 percent from the field and 72 percent from the line.

Pearson's best game came against OVC foe Eastern Kentucky when he scored 22 points with 11 assists and five steals in an 88-74 win over the Colonels.

"He's played and been successful at this level, so that's a major plus for him," said Sutton. "He'll also get to spend a year learning our system and running the offense, and be in a position to give us two good years."

In high school, Pearson earned first-team All-State and all-metro honors as a senior at Kansas City's Raytown South High School where he was coached by the winningest high school coach in Missouri history, Bud Lathrop.

Pearson played for the same AAU team (KC Pump 'n Run) as incoming freshman Dominique Morrison.

Pearson earned player of the year honors from The Examiner newspaper and was a finalist for the prestigious DiRenna Award as Kansas City's top prep player. He averaged 19 points, eight assists, five rebounds and five steals per game.

Onyirioha joins the Golden Eagles after one season at Cowley County Community College in Arkansas City, Kan. Onyirioha sat out last season at Cowley County after transferring from Redlands Community College in El Reno, Okla, when his coach left Redlands for Cowley. The sophomore forward has three seasons of eligibility remaining.

Onyirioha, who checks in at 6-7, 235-pounds, played for Steve Eck at both Cowley County and Redlands. He appeared in 18 games as a freshman at Redlands, averaging 2.8 points and 1.8 rebounds per game during the 2006-07 season. He shot 52.5 percent from the field and 52.9 percent from the free throw line. Onyirioha missed the final 11 games with an injury.

"Ugo played for two very good junior college programs and for an outstanding coach in Steve Eck," said Sutton. "He provides us with another big body and his ability to play multiple positions also gives us some versatility. He's clearly big enough and strong enough to play inside and defend, and he has some skills away from the basket, too.

"The best thing about Ugo is that we have him for three years. That's part of what made him so attractive."

Onyirioha hails from Imo State in Nigeria. He attended high school at CSU-Nigeria, and played in the National Sports Festival.

--ORU--

The NBA season is just around the corner and the new franchise in Oklahoma City has added a name you will recognize. Former OSU star Desmond Mason from the Milwaukee Bucks in a three team deal. OKC also gets forward Joe Smith from Clevelandin the deal. Read the entire release below. 

OKLAHOMA CITY, Wednesday, August 13, 2008 -  The Oklahoma City NBA franchise has acquired Desmond Mason from the Milwaukee Bucks and Joe Smith from the Cleveland Cavaliers in a three-team trade, it was announced today by General Manager Sam Presti. In exchange for Mason and Smith, Oklahoma City sent guards Luke Ridnour and Adrian Griffin to Milwaukee. Milwaukee traded Mo Williams to Cleveland and Cleveland sent Damon Jones to Milwaukee.

"We're pleased to add Desmond Mason and Joe Smith to our team," Presti said. "Both players bring us a wealth of NBA experience and professionalism, and we're excited to bring them to our organization in Oklahoma City."

Mason played last season with the Milwaukee Bucks where he averaged 9.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. Prior to joining the Bucks, Mason played two seasons with the New Orleans Hornets, but spent both seasons in Oklahoma City when the Hornets where forced to move following Hurricane Katrina. In 599 career games in the NBA, the 6-5 forward has averaged 12.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. The Oklahoma State University alum was named an Honorable Mention All-American his senior season in Stillwater and finished his career with the Cowboys fourth on the all-time scoring list (1,702), fourth on the all-time rebounding list (795), fourth in steals (158) and second in games played (129). Mason was originally drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in 2000 with the 17^th overall selection in the first round.

Smith is a 13-year veteran of the NBA and helped the Cleveland Cavaliers in their playoff run last season by averaging 6.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in 13 post-season games. Smith was acquired by the Cavs on Feb. 21 of last year. A veteran of 893 regular season and 32 post-season games, Smith has averaged 11.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game in his 13 seasons. He has scored 20 or more points 113 times including a 31-point outburst last season on Jan. 3 vs. Portland when Smith was a member of the Chicago Bulls. The 6-10 forward has also scored 30 or more points 14 times. He was named the National Collegiate Player of the Year and was named First Team All-America by the AP and Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year while at the University of Maryland. Smith was originally drafted by the Golden State Warriors with the No. 1 overall selection in the 1995 NBA Draft.

The first time the new NBA franchise in OKC tips off in Oklahoma, it will be in Tulsa. The yet to be named team will face Houston in a pre-season game at the BOK center on October 13th. The entire pre-season schedule is below.

The Cowboys send practice updates several times a week and as soon as they send 'em, we'll put 'em up here.

Wednesday, August 13th

Football Camp Rolls On At OSU

STILLWATER - The Oklahoma State football team went through a spirited two-hour workout Wednesday night as the Cowboys concluded their second full week of fall camp.

OSU has its final two-a-day practice schedule set for Thursday.

"We had a good practice -- a lot of scrimmage situations," said head coach Mike Gundy following the workout. "There was a lot of tackling. We put our offense and defense in difficult situations to try to create a game type scenario as best we could."

Gundy told the media after practice that the battle for the No. 2 spot on the quarterback depth chart continues between sophomore Alex Cate and redshirt freshman Brandon Weeden.

"They're all key (practices) from here on out," Gundy said regarding his understudy quarterbacks. "They're competing and they're so close that it's difficult to make a decision right now. What we've done is cut back on Zac's (Robinson) reps and given each of them more reps because we're just not sure right now who that guy is. But these are important practices for them."

Following the scheduled two workouts on Thursday, OSU will practice once on Friday and conduct its second scrimmage of the fall on Saturday.

 Tuesday, August 12th

Monday, August 11th

Cowboys Return To Practice Field

STILLWATER - The Oklahoma State football squad returned to the practice field Monday afternoon after taking its first break from fall camp.

The Cowboys had a full-pads drill in Boone Pickens Stadium today following a one-day break from practice after the scrimmage. However, it was still Saturday's scrimmage that generated the most conversation following Monday's workout, specifically Cowboy linebackers Orie Lemon and newcomer Donald Booker.

"Orie's growing up," head coach Mike Gundy said of his junior linebacker. "He's 250 pounds and he still runs fast. He's understanding the law of physics - that if you hit them harder than they hit you it's going to feel better. He's doing a lot better in that area."

One of the highlights of Saturday night was also the physical play of Booker.

"He's got a pretty good feel for showing up," Gundy said. "His hit on (receiver) William Cole was 17 yards deep. That's a pretty deep drop for a 'backer. And as I said afterwards, as nice as it was to see the hit, it was also nice to see William Cole bounce back up after the hit. He's come a long way."

Gundy also cited the play of his first-team defense and gave credit to quarterbacks Brandon Weeden and Alex Cate for their efforts in the scrimmage.

The Cowboys will hit the field twice on Tuesday for their third session of "two-a-day" workouts.

--OSU--

Check here for updates on your Cowboys as the season nears.

Jenks will also host their annual parent-son pancake breakfast Saturday morning, just look here for more on that event.