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CLIFF BRUNT

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Brunt is an Associated Press sports writer covering major college and pro sports in Oklahoma, including the Thunder, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys and Cowgirls and the Women’s College World Series. He also covers race and equity issues.
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey (3) prepares to shoot the ball as Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan, left, and center Nikola Vucevic (9) defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)
NBA investigating accusation that Thunder’s Josh Giddey had relationship with underage girl
The NBA says it is investigating an accusation that Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey had an improper relationship with an underage girl.
 
Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel (8) passes against TCU during the first half of an NCAA college football game Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)
Gabriel passes for 400 yards as No. 13 Oklahoma beats TCU, 69-45, to help Big 12 title hopes
Dillon Gabriel passed for 400 yards and three touchdowns to help No. 13 Oklahoma defeat TCU 69-45 and improve its chances of reaching the Big 12 championship game.
 
Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II (0) is forced out of bounds by Houston defensive back Malik Fleming (15) during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Houston. Oklahoma State won 43-30. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
No. 21 Oklahoma State could punch Big 12 title game ticket vs BYU in regular-season finale
Oklahoma State remains in contention for a berth in the Big 12 Championship Game. The Cowboys are tied with Oklahoma and Kansas State for second place, and they already have defeated both heading into the regular-season finale against BYU.
 
TCU quarterback Josh Hoover throws downfield against Baylor in the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Fort Worth, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP)
No. 13 Oklahoma to face TCU in its final regular-season game before joining the SEC
Oklahoma could increase its chances of reaching the Big 12 Conference title game with a win over TCU on Friday.
 
Arkansas coach Sam Pittman gestures during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Florida International on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)
Arkansas coach Sam Pittman will be back next season, athletic director says
Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek says football coach Sam Pittman will return next season. Arkansas has posted a disappointing 4-7 record in Pittman’s fourth year.
 
Oklahoma City forward Chet Holmgren, left, dribbles as San Antonio center Victor Wembanyama (1) defends during the first half of an NBA in-season tournament basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)
Spurs’ Wembanyama and Thunder’s Holmgren have off nights in rookie showdown
Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs and Chet Holmgren of the Oklahoma City Thunder seemed to be trying to avoid creating a rivalry after the much-anticipated first regular season meeting between two of the NBA’s top rookies.
 
Oklahoma City guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) shoots over San Antonio forward Jeremy Sochan (10) during the first half of an NBA in-season tournament basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)
Gilgeous-Alexander’s 28 points, career-best 7 steals help Thunder dominate Spurs 123-87
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 28 points and seven steals and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the San Antonio Spurs 123-87.
 
Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel (8) passes against West Virginia during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)
Dillon Gabriel’s school-record 8 TDs lead Oklahoma past West Virginia, 59-20
Dillon Gabriel accounted for a school-record eight touchdowns to help No. 17 Oklahoma roll past West Virginia 59-20.
 
Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel (8) warms up before an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, in Stillwater, Okla. (AP Photo/Mitch Alcala)
No. 17 Oklahoma, West Virginia to meet in matchup of teams one game behind Big 12 leaders
Oklahoma believes it still has plenty to play for, despite dropping out of first place in the Big 12 and likely falling out of the race for a College Football Playoff berth.
 
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, left, prepares to shoot in front of Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley (4) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 43 as the Thunder top the Cavaliers 128-120
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 43 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 128-120.
 
West Virginia head coach Neal Brown speaks with his team during the second half of an NCAA college football game against BYU on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, in Morgantown, W.Va. West Virginia won 37-7. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson)
Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy, West Virginia’s Neal Brown off the hot seat as teams surge in Big 12
Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy and West Virginia coach Neal Brown have leaped from the hot seat to Big 12 Coach of the Year contenders.
 
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) passes the ball over Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort (5) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips)
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 30 as Thunder ease past Hawks 126-117
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder defeat the Atlanta Hawks 126-117.
 
Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II (0) dives into the engine past Oklahoma defensive back Billy Bowman Jr. (2) and linebacker Kip Lewis (10) in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, in Stillwater, Okla. (AP Photo/Mitch Alcala)
Gordon runs for 137 yards, 2 TDs as Oklahoma St. tops No. 10 Oklahoma to win last scheduled Bedlam
Ollie Gordon II ran for 137 yards and two touchdowns, and Oklahoma State defeated No. 10 Oklahoma 27-24 in the last Bedlam rivalry game before Oklahoma leaves the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference next year.
 
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) prepares to shoot, scoring the winning basket in the final second, as Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey (3), forward Chet Holmgren (7) and guard Luguentz Dort, back right, defend during an NBA in-season tournament basketball game Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)
Curry makes last-second layup to give Warriors 141-139 win over Thunder in tourney opener
Stephen Curry scored 30 points, including the winning layup with 0.2 seconds left, to help the Golden State Warriors defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 141-139 in the teams’ first In-Season Tournament game.
 
Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II (0) runs for a touchdown against Cincinnati during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Stillwater, Okla. (AP Photo/Mitch Alcala)
No. 10 Oklahoma to face Gordon, Oklahoma State in matchup of Big 12 leaders
More than bragging rights are on the line in the final matchup between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State before Oklahoma leaves the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference.
 
New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum (5) pushes past Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams (8) in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips)
McCollum scores 29 as Pelicans overcome 22-point deficit to defeat Thunder
CJ McCollum had 29 points and 11 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame a 22-point deficit to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 110-106.
 
FILE - Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) looks to throw in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla., Nov. 4, 2017. Oklahoma and Oklahoma State will meet on Saturday for the final time before Oklahoma leaves the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
Oklahoma, Oklahoma State created ‘Bedlam’ memories for over a century in series that ends this year
Oklahoma and Oklahoma State will meet one last time as conference rivals in their “Bedlam” series. No. 10 Oklahoma will leave the Big 12 for the Southeastern Conference after this season, ending the annual matchups in a series that began in 1904 -– three years before Oklahoma became the 46th U.S. st
 
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, right, tries to push past Detroit Pistons forward Ausar Thompson, in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 32 as Thunder top Pistons 124-112
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder defeat the Detroit Pistons 124-112.
 
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) drives against Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren (7) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)
Jokic’s 28 points lead Nuggets past Thunder 128-95 in Holmgren’s 1st regular-season home game
Nikola Jokic had 28 points and 14 rebounds to help the Denver Nuggets roll past the Oklahoma City Thunder 128-95.
 
Cincinnati's Bryon Threats moves in to tackle Oklahoma State's Ollie Gordon II (0) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, in Stillwater, Okla. (AP Photo/Mitch Alcala)
Gordon runs for 271 yards as Oklahoma State tops Cincinnati 45-13 in Bedlam tune-up
Ollie Gordon II rushed for 271 yards and two touchdowns, and Oklahoma State defeated Cincinnati 45-13 to win its fourth straight heading into a showdown with rival Oklahoma.
 
Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton addresses the media during the NCAA college Big 12 men's basketball media day Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton excited about strong freshman class as season nears
Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton has another strong recruiting class. McDonald’s All-American Brandon Garrison from Del City, Oklahoma leads the group.
 
Oklahoma coach Porter Moser speaks to the media during the NCAA college Big 12 men's basketball media day Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Oklahoma coach Porter Moser hits transfer portal to make Sooners bigger, more athletic
Oklahoma coach Porter Moser believes better days are ahead for a program that has been inconsistent in two years under his watch.
 
Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, right, and Detroit Pistons' Killian Hayes (7) vie for the ball during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in Montreal. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
Thunder’s Gilgeous-Alexander looks to build on dominant World Cup performance
Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander generated the kind of buzz that had eluded him for much of his career with a dominant performance at basketball’s World Cup.
 
Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel (8) carries the ball as UCF linebacker Jason Johnson (0) defends in the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)
Dillon Gabriel throws 3 TD passes against his former team as No. 6 Oklahoma holds off UCF, 31-29
Dillon Gabriel passed for 253 yards and three touchdowns against his former team, Oklahoma stopped a two-point attempt in the closing minutes and the sixth-ranked Sooners held on to beat UCF 31-29.
 
Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel (8) throws a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Texas at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
A Dillon Gabriel reunion: Star QB leads No. 6 Oklahoma against former school and Big 12 newbie UCF
Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel looks forward to facing his former school. Gabriel passed for more than 8,000 yards at UCF, then transferred well before the announcement that the Knights would leave the American Athletic Conference for the Big 12.
 
Oklahoma State's Ollie Gordon II (0) runs past Kansas's Mello Dotson (3) and Marvin Grant (4) for a touchdown during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game in Stillwater, Okla., Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Mitch Alcala)
Gordon gains more than 100 yards rushing, receiving; Oklahoma State tops No. 23 Kansas 39-32
Ollie Gordon II had 284 yards and two touchdowns from scrimmage to help Oklahoma State defeat No. 23 Kansas 39-32.
 
The Jack Trice statue stands on the Iowa State University campus in Ames, Iowa, in October 2023. Trice, Iowa State’s first Black athlete, carried an immense burden into his first varsity start at Minnesota in Oct. 6, 1923. He wrote in a letter the day before the game that the “honor of my race, family and self are at stake.” Trice was trampled during that game in Minneapolis, and he died two days later upon his return to Ames. He was 21. (Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune via AP)
Iowa State’s Jack Trice Stadium remains only major college football stadium named for a Black man
George Trice is thankful that the tragic story of his cousin, Jack Trice, still is being told a century after he died from injuries sustained on a football field.
 
Kansas quarterback Jason Bean catches a snap during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Central Florida, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
No. 23 Kansas looks to build on strong start against Oklahoma State
Kansas has won five of its first six games for the second straight year and wants to stay on track against Oklahoma State.
 
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, left, dunks next to Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey, right, in the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sarah Phipps)
Oklahoma City’s Holmgren, San Antonio’s Wembanyama shine in preseason matchup of high draft picks
San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama and Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren lived up to the hype in their first ever preseason games.
 
Oklahoma State quarterback Alan Bowman (7) looks for a receiver during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Kansas State on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, in Stillwater, Okla. (AP Photo/Brody Schmidt)
Ollie Gordon, Alex Hale lead Oklahoma State to 29-21 win over Kansas State
Ollie Gordon ran for 136 yards and a touchdown, Alex Hale tied a school record with five made field goals and Oklahoma State defeated Kansas State 29-21.
 
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