Briana Turang could not forget how the 2012 season ended for the University of Oklahoma softball team. She remembers vividly Alabama defeating the Sooners in that final game of the Women’s College World Series, and all she and her teammates could do is watch their opponents celebrate. Something else she will not forget is what

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>> by Bill Sorrell  The Alabama Baptist There was a time in Deron Williams’ life when the ball wasn’t bouncing his way. “I saw that I wasn’t living the right way. I wasn’t on the path to Heaven, and that is why we are here on Earth,” said Williams, the premiere point guard for the

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A devastating blow was felt throughout Oklahoma when the news spread of Thunder guard Russell Westbrook being out of the playoffs. At that time, the Thunder held a 2-0 advantage in the series against Houston, but there was much uncertainty of how the top-seeded team in the NBA Western Conference would proceed after losing its

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SHAWNEE—As the world’s eyes turn to Sochi, Russia, for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Southern Baptists prepare to turn hearts and minds toward a relationship with Jesus Christ. Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) alum Marc Hooks hopes to engage his fellow Bison in the endeavor through “Engage Sochi,” an evangelism and church planting project of the

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Avid readers of the Baptist Messenger should be familiar with Lorelei Decker. Last year, her story was featured in the May 17, 2012 edition about how she considers her battle with Refractory Hodgkin’s Lymphoma as an opportunity for ministry. Now, the 19-year-old is the spokesperson for the ibelieve campaign, which is running in correlation with

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SHAWNEE—With its Spring Game looming April 27, Oklahoma Baptist University’s first football season since 1940 will kick off Aug. 31 when Southwestern College (Kan.) visits for a Saturday afternoon game. Football season tickets go on sale to the public April 25. OBU has set up a ticketing website, www.obubisontickets.com, where fans can purchase season tickets

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