By Michael Doutey The NBA season begins today and the Thunder’s 11th campaign in Oklahoma City tips off tonight in Oakland. This is a great time of year and optimism is high all across the league. To officially kick off the season, I polled some Sports Animal hosts and contributors to see what their predictions…… MORE
Five Observations from OSU’s Crushing 31-12 Loss to Kansas State
By Michael Doutey OSU heads into the off week taking a 31-12 beating to Kansas State. The Pokes followed a lackluster first half with a putrid second half as the Wildcats dominated OSU in every facet of the game. OSU was out of sorts all game. They never looked in sync on offense and the…… MORE
Five Thoughts Before OSU Takes On Kansas State
By Michael Doutey Oklahoma State is back at it again on Saturday, this time on the road against Kansas State before an off week next week. The Cowboys are 4-2 on the season and 1-2 in Big 12 play, but the ship feels like it is sinking in Stillwater. The Pokes are coming off one…… MORE
Five Observations from OKC’s 119-115 Thrilling OT Win Over Milwaukee
By Michael Doutey The Thunder had their final dress rehearsal of the preseason, ending with a 119-115 overtime win against a Buck-less Milwaukee Bucks. Milwaukee held out Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, Eric Bledsoe and Brook Lopez. So, the Thunder had a nice break for them in this final game before the regular season gets underway…… MORE
Five Observations from the Thunder’s 113-94 Win Over Atlanta
By Michael Doutey The state of Oklahoma got a little bit of a palate cleanser from yesterday’s defensive debacle from OU and OSU with some preseason Thunder basketball Sunday afternoon. OKC welcomed the Atlanta Hawks and former OU standout Trae Young to the BOK Center for a preseason tilt. OKC got off to a slow…… MORE
Five Observations from OSU’s 48-42 Home Loss to Iowa State
By Michael Doutey The day started out perfectly for Oklahoma State. The Cyclones star running back, David Montgomery, was ruled out. The defense forced a three and out from the Iowa State offense. The offense marched right down the field and took a 7-0 lead. Iowa State decided to change quarterbacks, turning to third string…… MORE
10 Thoughts Heading into OSU’s Game with Iowa State
By Michael Doutey Oklahoma State heads into their third week of Big 12 play hosting an Iowa State Cyclone team who is desperate to win after falling to a 1-3 start. The Cyclones are coming off a tough 17-14 road loss at TCU last weekend and are looking to get back on track versus the…… MORE
The Sports Animal Packs Humperdinks
It was another huge turnout at Humperdinks in Dallas for the OU vs Texas pregame party! Thanks for all those who came out to participate.… MORE
Notes From OKC’s 97-91 Preseason Loss to Detroit
by Michael Doutey Thunder are without PG for personal reasons. Andre Roberson, Russell Westbrook and Abdel Nader are also out. Alex Abrines will play but limited minutes. Neither Blake Griffin or Reggie Jackson played for Detroit. Starters are Dennis Schroder, Terrance Ferguson, TLC, Patrick Patterson and Steven Adams. Pick and Roll early for Dennis and…… MORE
Five Observations from the Thunder’s 11th Annual Blue-White Scrimmage
By Michael Doutey The Oklahoma City Thunder held their 11th annual Blue-White scrimmage Sunday afternoon inside the Chesapeake Energy Arena. The Thunder began training camp this past Tuesday. This afternoon was the first pubic showing before Wednesday’s first preseason game. The Thunder have run a lot of five-on-five through the first week of practice but…… MORE
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