Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Duke's Christian Laettner, left, and Bill McCaffrey put up a wall of defense against OU's Brent Price during Saturday afternoon's game."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Sgt. Rick Steele of Norman was a Marine in Saigon when the evacuation occurred. He left the service in 1977, and joined the National Guard in 1988 to secure his retirement. "I thought I would go down and draw a weekly check and go home," Steele said, not expecting to be activated. "But, I'm ready."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "James Eric Allman, 2, son of Kiak and Susan Allman, points to the Santa on his shirt."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Santa adjusts his glasses."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma's Terrence Mullins (24) and Kermit Holmes box in a Tulsa rebounder in action from Saturday night's championship game of the All-College tournament at the Myriad."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Weather service employee Brian Curran inflates a balloon."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The tracking radar is adjusted."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Ja5rod Freeman, 4, son of Tom and Robin Freeman of south Oklahoma City, visits Santa."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Richard Park of Norman Longfellow goes up for a shot between Edmond Cimarron defenders Johnny Puckett, left, and Colin Elliot during seventh grade basketball action."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Sharon Steele and her daughters, Erica, 10, and Sharice, 6, cling together as their husband and father boards the bus, leaving for the Gulf War."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Santa wears srteet clothes? Wow!"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "OU basketball coach Billy Tubbs is still searching for the right lineup for his Sooners."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma's Roland Ware takes to the skies against the defense of Angelo State's Chet Byerly."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma head coach Billy Tubbs shakes hands with each of his players shortly before the tipoff of Monday night's game."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Two noted "baiters" of basketball officials, Billy Tubbs of OU and J. D. Barnett of Tulsa, have coached against each other three times. Tubbs' teams have had fewer field goals, but more buckets of "bait," attempting many more free throws than the Hurricanes as Tubbs is 3-0 versus Barnett when the two teams face off tonight at Norman in the first round of the NIT."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "OU's Roland Ware get the pass away to teammate Brent Price in Saturday's All-College tournament finals against Tulsa."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Oklahoma coach Billy Tubbs argues a call during Saturday's loss to Duke in Norman."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Oklahoma guard Terrance Mullins (24) makes his way through the Illinois State defense during Friday night's opening game of the All College tournament."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Angelo State's Leroy Rogers drives to the basket as Oklahoma's Terrence Mullins (front) and Kermit Holmes try to steel."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A balloon is launched"

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