BRAGGS SOLIDER TO FACE HEARING IN SEPTEMBER
The lawyer for a Fort Campbell soldier from Oklahoma charged with premeditated murder says the soldier did not kill an Iraqi detainee and will fight the charges. A Clarksville attorney James Phillips also said a hearing for Staff Sgt. Hal Warner of Braggs has been reset again to give the civilian attorneys time to travel to Iraq. Warner and 1st Lt. Michael Behenna of Edmond are accused of shooting Ali Mohammed at or near their forward operating base north of Baghdad and then lying about it. A Article 32 hearing is now scheduled for Sept 11th for the Braggs solider Hal Warner.



RESTRAINING ORDER LIFTED AGAINST MUSKOGEE HOSPITAL
According to a spokesperson for District Judge Mike Norman said this week that the judge has decided to lift a restraining order against Muskogee Regional Medical Center. The judge said the temporary lifting would allow attorneys to take the dispute into mediation. The restraining order was imposed after several doctors objected to being placed on emergency call at the hospital. The order has prevented the hospital from posting an Emergency  Department call schedule for general surgery. A spokesperson for Muskogee Regional commented about the judge's ruling saying that now this will allow the hospital to have a general surgery call schedule during the month of September. The judge in lifting the restraining order is hoping the hospital and surgeons will settle the issues that led to the legal dispute.




 

                            OKIE COUNTRY SPORTS


NFL SCOREBOARD PRE SEASON SCHEDULE
Thursday night games.
NY Jets vs Philadelphia 5:30pm
St. Louis vs Kansas City 6pm
New England vs NY Giants 6pm
Minnesota vs Dallas 7pm
Chicago vs Cleveland 6:30pm
Tampa Bay vs Houston 7pm
Tennessee vs Green Bay 6pm



ORAL ROBERTS BASKETBALL NEWS.
Oral Roberts released its basketball schedule for the coming season this week. Oral Roberts will have road games at North Carolina and Missouri this year. Oral Roberts will open the season on Nov. 15th against Tulsa.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES
Hilldale 10 Okmulgee 0
Muskogee 4 Jenks 1


HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
Okay 3 Sequoyah 2

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGE
Thursday
Checotah at Beggs 6pm
Vian at Gore 6:30pm
Pryor, Tahlequah at Hilldale 7pm
Oologah at Fort Gibson 7pm
Wagoner at Locust Grove 7:30pm
Friday
Muskogee at Broken Arrow 7pm
Hulbert at Keys 6pm
Hartshorne, Colcord at Warner 6:30pm
Roland at Sequoyah 7pm

BACONE COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Joe Thrasher head football coach said this coming football season for the Bacone Warriors is crucial. The Warriors were 4-7 last season with just one victory in the Central States Football League. Eight starters return including all of the linemen. Bacone will ope the season on Saturday August 30th at Madision, S.D. against Dakota State. The home opener will be Sept 6th against Louisiana College at Indian Bowl.



MLB NEWS
Umpires will be allowed to check video on home run calls starting Thrusday after Major League Baseball, guardian of America's most traditional sport, reversed it's decades-long opposition to instant replay. For now, video will be used only on so-called "boundary calls" such as determining whether fly balls went over the fence, and whether potential home runs were fair or foul.


LOMBARDI  LIST
Oklahoma State tight end Brandon Pettigrew, Oklahoma offensive lineman Duke Robinson and Oklahoma defensive end Auston English are among 113 players around the country of the preseason watch list for the Lombardi Award which is given annually to college footballs best lineman.


TISDALE SURGERY
Former Oklahoma basketball standout Wayman Tisdale has had part of his right leg amputated at an Oklahoma City hospital as part of his continuing fight with bone cancer. Tisdale is a 6 foot 9 Tulsa native who played 12 seasons in the NBA with the Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns.



HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
The Muskogee Roughers open the 2008 season on Sept. 5th at Owasso.
The Hilldale Hornets open the 2008 season on Sept 5th at Skiatook. Wagoner Bulldogs will open the football season Sept 5th at Miami. The Tahlequah Tigers host Catoosa Sept 5th. The Keys Cougars host Eufaula Sept 5th. The Sequoyah Indians host Fort Gibson Sept 5th.
The Roughers open the season on Sept.5th at Owasso
Hilldale opens the season on Sept 5th at Skiatook.



COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
The NSU Riverhawks travel to Russellvile, Ark this Thursday night to take on Arkansas Tech in the first game of the season. Kickoff at 7pm
OU Sooners host Chattanooga, Tenn Saturday night at 6pm at Owen Field.
The OSU Cowboys play at Washington State Saturday at 2:30pm
Tulsa University plays at UAB in Birmingham, Ala Saturday at 3pm.
Arkansas host Western Illinois Saturday night at 6pm.
The Bacone Warriors open the season Saturday at Madision, SD, against Dakota State.




OU FOOTBALL NOTE
Preparations for Oklahoma's 2008 football season are kicking into high gear. The Sooners enjoyed the weekend off before beginning their normal game week schedule on Monday. OU kicks off its 114th season of intercollegiate football on Saturday night at 6pm hosting Chattanooga, Tenn. at Owen Field. The game will be broadcast live on Okie Country 101.7 with pre-game show at 4:30pm. Don't forget the Bob Stoops Coaches call in show tonight at 7:05pm. Oklahoma quarterbacks coach Josh Heupel says sophomore quarterback Sam Bradford is more concerned about winning football games than the Heisman Trophy.
REMINDER-Don't miss Sooner Sports Today at 6:20am Monday through Friday on the Fun Country Morning Show on Okiecountry 101.7.



OU BASKETBALL NEWS
Oklahoma will host Mississippi Valley State to open the NIT Season Tip-Off on November 17th according to the tournament schedule released Tuesday.The Sooners, who are seeded No. 2 overall in the 16 team field should be favorites. The Sooners host American University Nov. 14th to open their 2008-09 regular season.