The Inside Story of How Oklahoma City Landed Seven Events at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

How a city celebrating the Thunder’s NBA title, with Olympic softball and canoe slalom on the way, has used sports to change its identity.

YouTube Gold: The 1972 NBA All-Star Game

By 1972, the NBA, officially founded in 1949, had matured. In 1972, the 22nd All-Star game took place and while it was still very old-school, you could see things starting to change. Dave Cowens and ...
The Oklahoman

OKC spent 7 years landing 2028 Olympics events, much of it in secret, an inside look

Oklahoma City will host the canoe slalom and softball events for the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. The decision came after a nearly seven-year process that began with a conversation between the ...
The New York Times

Olympic ice surface being built to specs smaller than NHL rinks, per source, sparking new concerns

Progress on construction of Santagiulia Arena, shown here on Nov. 26, has been a concern to the NHL since 2023. Vincenzo Lombardo / Getty Images Adding to the growing list of concerns regarding the ...
koco.com

Daily competition schedule for 2028 Olympic Games events in Oklahoma City announced

Officials with the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympic Games have announced when the two events in Oklahoma City will be held. Officials with the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympic Games have announced when ...