Bob Hertzel

By Bob Hertzel
CNHI News Service

Having once been married to a woman who could spend an hour and a half in a shoe store trying to decide if she wanted her pumps in red or blue, only to walk out with a pair of pink mary janes. I understand just how difficult it has to be for an 18-year-old kid to decide upon which college he will attend. That's especially true if this kid is among the best football players in the nation and getting sold a bill of goods from every direction.
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Oklahoma State guard Keiton Page (12) makes a save while Oklahoma guard Cade Davis (34) trries to block the pass Wednesday, March 10, 2010, during a first round game of the Big 12 Championship in Kansas City. Page was the game's leading scorer with 24 points. CNHI News Service photo by Jerry Laizure/The Norman Transcript.

By Scott Nulph
CNHI News Service

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Oklahoma State’s Keiton Page is turning into an Oklahoma Sooner killer.

Page – three weeks after scoring a career-high 25 points against OU in Stillwater – lit up the Sooners again for 24 points on Wednesday as the Cowboys beat the Sooners 81-67 in the first round of the Big 12 Championship at the Sprint Center in Kansas City.

Oklahoma forward Tiny Gallon (24) dribbles in front of Oklahoma State forward Matt Pilgrim (31) Wednesday, March 10, 2010, during a first round game of the Big 12 Championship in Kansas City. CNHI News Service photo by Jerry Laizure/The Norman Transcript.

By John Shinn
CNHI News Service

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If Oklahoma wants to find a place where it can rock bottom, the floor at Sprint Center where the Sooners landed with an awful thud Wednesday night should do it.

By Tom James
CNHI News Service

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Colts have never been major participants in the National Football League's annual veteran free agent market, preferring instead to concentrate on re-signing their own players to lucrative deals.

That was proven to be the case once again Friday when the Colts announced that veteran middle linebacker Gary Brackett, one of the team's two unrestricted free agents, had come to an agreement on a new contract.

By Tom James
CNHI News Service

INDIANAPOLIS -- Team president Bill Polian said that while the Colts want middle linebacker Gary Brackett back for the 2010 season, but negotiations may take some time.

Brackett is one of two unrestricted free agents. Polin said it is unlikely anything could be finalized before the league's free agency period begins on March 5.