Understanding the science of sports-related concussions
Although the numbers may be conservative owing to under-diagnosis and underreporting, medical researchers generally accept that at least 1.6 to 3.8 million sport-related concussions...
Father Time bids farewell to 2016: ‘You’re fired’
Father Time makes a change
This would be a good week for a post about focusing on the positives in life or creating positive things for...
Epic preliminary hearings live up to their moniker
Once upon a time in 2022, the co-founders of Epic Charter Schools were charged with the crimes of embezzlement, racketeering and conspiracy.
It's an old...
Melting pot: A case study in the meaning of federalism
(Editor's Note: Two days after the publication of this piece, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision not to hear the case in question. The...
Let the 2026 Oklahoma lame duck hunt begin
You've heard of duck season. Well, now it appears we have a "lame duck" season in Oklahoma, as Gov. Kevin Stitt prepares for his...
HH: OU finds X-factor on offense, defense drops a dud
I was playing the original Legend of Zelda video game the other night, and the saga starts when protagonist Link wanders into a cave where...
Editorial: Legalize sports betting? Then allow college athlete endorsements
Whenever Oklahoma's governor, Legislature and 30-plus tribal nations move beyond their talking points and truly negotiate the future of gambling in this state, the...
HH: This year’s Sooners stand as ‘Bizarro U’ to 2017-2019 playoff teams
I’m not much of a comic book fan, but I do remember the character Bizarro from the fantastic Super Friends cartoon.
In a land of...
Math explains why your vote actually does matter
Mathematicians like to joke that the lottery is a tax on people who don’t understand probability. Actually, that’s all humanity, at least when we’re...
HH: Early College Football Playoff rankings ‘irritating and irrelevant’
Circa 1998, my workday at the sports desk at the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal started innocently enough as I made what I thought to be a rather...
