Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,617,316 residents in 2007 and a land area of 68,667 square miles, Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state. The state's name is derived from the Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning "red people", and is known informally by its nickname, The Sooner State. Formed from the Indian Territory on November 16, 1907, Oklahoma was the 46th state to enter the union. Its residents are known as Oklahomans, and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City.
In the state's largest urban areas, pockets of jazz culture flourish, and Native American, Mexican, and Asian enclaves produce music and art of their respective cultures. The Oklahoma Mozart Festival in Bartlesville is one of the largest classical music festivals in the southern United States, and Oklahoma City's Festival of the Arts has been named one of the top fine arts festivals in the nation. The Tulsa Ballet, one of the state's five major city ballet companies, is rated as one of the top ballet companies in the United States by the New York Times. The University of Oklahoma's dance program, formed by ballerina Yvonne Chouteau and husband Miguel Terekhov in 1962 was the first fully-accredited program of its kind in the United States. In Sand Springs, an outdoor amphitheater called "Discoveryland!" is the official performance headquarters for the musical Oklahoma! Historically, the state has produced musical styles such as The Tulsa Sound and Western Swing, which was popularized at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa. The building, known as the "Carnegie Hall of Western Swing", served as the performance headquarters of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys during the 1930s.
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OSU
- Oklahoma State University's official Web site.
- OU
- University of Oklahoma's official Web site.
- State High School Rules
- Rules for sports in the state and other information from the Oklahoma Second School Activities Association that governs prep sports; includes playoff brackets.
- High School State Rankings, Stats and Scores
- Check state rankings, statistics and more via NewsOK.com.
- Coaches Aid
- High School phone numbers, schedules and more from Coaches Aid.com.
- Scores by Week, Sports News and More
- High School scores by week and other information from Oklahomasports.com.
- Oklahoma Coaches Association
- Information about Oklahoma sports, including All-State news, and the association.
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Links to Colleges and Universities
- Links to the state's colleges and universities from the Oklahoma State Department of Education. Click on a link and then the athletic department or sports.
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Big 12
- Big 12's official home page with team info and stats.
- UCO
- University of Central Oklahoma's official Web site.
- Lone Star Conference
- Lone Star Conferene's official Web site.
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TU
- University of Tulsa's official Web site.
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Western Athletic Conference
- WAC's official home page with team info and stats.
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Oral Roberts
- Oral Roberts University's official Web site.
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Mid-Continent Conference
- Mid-Continent Conference's official Web site.
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Baconne College
- Warriors athletics.
- Cameron University
- Aggies athletics.
- Carl Albert State College
- Vikings athletics.
- Connors State College
- Cowboys athletics.
- East Central College
- Tigers athletics.
- Eastern Oklahoma State College
- Mountaineers athletics.
- Langston University
- Lions athletics.
- Murray State College
- Go to MSC Links and click on Athletics for Aggies athletics.
- Northeastern Oklahoma A & M College
- Golden Norsemen athletics.
- Northeastern State University
- Reds athletics.
- Northern Oklahoma College
- Mavericks athletics.
- Northwestern Oklahoma State University
- Rangers athletics.
- Oklahoma Baptist University
- Bison athletics.
- Oklahoma City University
- Stars athletics.
- Oklahoma Christian University
- Eagles athletics.
- Oklahoma Panhandle State University
- Aggies athletics.
- Oklahoma Westleyan University
- Eagies athletics.
- Redlands Community College
- Cougars athletics.
- Rogers State College
- Hillcats athletics.
- Rose State College
- Raiders athletics.
- Seminole State College
- Trojans athletics.
- Southern Nazarene University
- Crimson Storm athletics.
- Southeastern Oklahoma State University
- Savage Storm athletics.
- Southwestern Oklahoma State University
- Bulldogs athletics.
- St. Gregory's University
- Cavaliers athletics.
- Western Oklahoma State University
- Pioneers athletics.
National links
- ESPN
- Web's top sports site.
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Breaking News from AP
- Breaking AP sports wire via the Newsday.
- CNN Sports/Illustrated
- CNN and Sports Illustrated's online edition.
- USA Today
- USA Today's updated sports site.
- Sportsline
- CBS's online sports site.
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NCAA Sports
- Get the latest scores and sports from the NCAA's official sports site.
- NCAA Online
- The National Collegiate Athletic Association's online site with team and individual ranks, eligibility, etc.
- Divsion I Athletic Links
- Links to official Web sites for Division I teams from Fansonly.com.
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American University Locator
- Contains links to nearly every college and university in the country. Click on a link and then find the sports section.
- Two-year Colleges
- University of Toledo's extensive links to two-year colleges.
- Unofficial College Sports Pages
- Get the views of fans from unofficial college sports sites.
- Fox Sports
- Stories and scores from Fox Sports.
- Yahoo! Sports
- Scores and more by sports from Yahoo!
- Sporting News
- Stories, columns and scores from the Sporting News.
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Sports Web Search
- Links to sports sites worldwide by type of sport.
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Live Game Broadcasts
- Live broadcasts of college and professional games from Yahoo!.
- Audio and Visual Sports on the Net
- Links to live broadcasts, sports talk radio, and more from Real Audio.
- Sports Instruction
- Encyclopedia of sports instruction from SportID.com.
- Sporting News
- Online version of the Sporting News, including The Vault, with who won various events such as the World Series.
- Fox Sports
- Fox Sports online news, with chat room.
- POSTnet morgue
- One of the few free online morgues; good for backgrounding, especially national sports stories.
- Star morgue
- The Kansas City Star's online morgue.
- ABC Sports
- ABC Sports stories, program guides and links.
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Big 12
- Big 12's official home page with team info and stats.
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Big 10
- Big 10's official home page with team info and stats.
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PAC 10
- PAC 10's official home page with team info and stats.
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Western Athletic Conference
- WAC's official home page with team info and stats.
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Big East
- Big East's official home page with team info and stats.
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Southeastern
- Southeastern Conference's official home page with team info and stats.
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Big East
- ACC's official home page with team info and stats.
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Sun Belt
- Sun Belt Conference's official home page with team info and stats.
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Other Conferences
- Links to other college athletic conferences, including Division I to Division III, and has a search able sports archive from Sports Search.
- University Home Pages
- Yahoo! links to official university sports department sites.
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Recruiter's Handbook.
- Information about top college recruits.
- College Wrestling
- National Collegiate Wrestling Association's home page with ranks, rules, schedules and results.
- Wrestling USA
- News and information about high school, college and amateur wrestling.
- St. Louis Cardinals
- St. Louis Cardinals official Web site.
- KC Royals
- Official site of the Kansas City Royals.
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Texas Rangers
- Official site of the Texas Rangers.
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Major League Baseball
- Major League Baseball's official Web site; has links to official sites of clubs.
- NFL.com
- Official NFL site with teams and stats.
- Dallas Cowboys
- Dallas Cowboys' official Web site.
- KC Chiefs
- Kansas City Chiefs official Web page.
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NFL Teams
- Links to official and other NFL team sites.
- NBA.com
- The National Basketball Association's official Web site
- NHL
- National Hockey League's official Web site with links to team sites.
- American Professional Rodeo Association
- APRA standings, schedules and results.
- Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association
- Information about the association, standings, upcoming events.
- PGA.com
- Professional Golfers Association site with tournament news, golf rules, and more.
- Tennis Magazine
- Online version of Tennis magazine.
- ATP Tour
- Updated scores and information from the men's tennis tour.
- WTA Tour
- Updated scores and information from the women's tour.
- USTA
- Updated scores and information from the United States Tennis Association.
- NASCAR Online
- Racing association's online site with lots of information.
- American Racing 'Zine
- Magazine's site gives racing schedule, point standings and recent results.
- Sports Links
- Yahoo! links to numerous sports.
Reporting links
- Sports Journalists's Toolbox
- Mike Reilley's extensive sports reporting links.
- Story Ideas and Careers
- Bob McElwain's article about generating story ideas, Mark Krumrie's article covering a major sports beat from AllSports.com.
Statistics
- NCAA Stats
- Get stats for selected sports from the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
- USA Today Stats
- Statistics by sport, along with a salary database for baseball, football, basketball and hockey.
- Sportsline Stats
- Click a sport and select Stats to get a wide variety of stats for the season form CBS Sportsline.com.
- Yahoo Sports Stats
- Click a sport and then click on Stats.
- CNN Sports Illustrated Stats
- Click a sport and then click on Stats.
- Sports Almanac
- Get stats from recent seasons and through history via Information Please.
- Historical Stats
- Entire historical stats from the inception ofthe pro leagues for baseball, basketball, hockey and football from BBALLsport.com.
- Baseball Reference
- A wide variety of baseball stats from Baseball-Reference.com.
- Sportsology Database
- Go to the sport on the left side and click on Statistics; click on the database to download it from Sportsology.com.
- Historical Sports Databases
- Download databases for baseball, basketball, hockey and soon football from Bballsport.com.
Prep Sports
- High School Recruiting
- Information about recruiting and the lists of the top prep athletes from rivals.com.
- Recruiting and College Sports Sites
- Links to recruiting and college sports sites from the Sport's Reporters Toolbox at the American Press Institute.
- Prep Sports News
- Prep Sports News by state from Max High School Sports.com.
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Prep Sports News by State
- Search by state for prep sports news.
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National Prep Sports Rules
- National Prep Rules from the National Federation of High School Associations.
- National Federation of High School Associations
- Group governs all high school sports in the nation; includes rules and other information.
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