Remembering OKC athlete Bob Peoples, Super Tuesday exit polls and the costs of scrap metal theft: Sunday, March 8, 2020

DAILY HEADLINES [The Oklahoman]( 8 Mar, 2020 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SUBSCRIBE FOR ALL ACCESS]( What stories do you wish The Oklahoman was chasing? What do you wish we knew? [Tell us!]( Contact information is optional. Are you a subscriber? View the [print replica]( of today's newspaper for more stories! [Why OKC native Bob Peoples is going into track hall of fame - and why he's largely forgotten in Oklahoma]( The story sounds like a tall tale, something that's surely been exaggerated over the years. But the more you learn about Bob Peoples, the more likely it seems. Latest News/Sports [Democratic primary voters saw Biden as best shot at Trump]( Oklahoma voters in the Democratic primary on Tuesday overwhelmingly considered former Vice President Joe Biden the best option for beating President Donald Trump in November, according to exit polling. [Health officials separate fact from fiction regarding coronavirus]( As the first case of coronavirus was confirmed in Oklahoma and the disease continues to spread across the United States and the world, health experts continue to try to separate fact from fiction. ['It's easy for people to forget': First responders from Oklahoma City bombing and 9/11 honored before Thunder-Knicks]( NEW YORK - They stood as one, connected by the fabric of the American flag they stretched across midcourt at Madison Square Garden. [Subscribe to The Oklahoman]( [Berry Tramel: Sixty years ago, Wakita won the Class B basketball title, but now the game is played differently]( The notion that girls couldn't run up and down the court was quaint in 1960 and downright silly by 1995, when we last saw that version of hoops. ['The heart and soul of Oklahoma State football': Meet the Mike Gundy Era All-Walk-On Team]( A wide hallway adjacent to the Oklahoma State football locker room is plastered with life-sized portraits of some of the great walk-ons to play for the Cowboys in coach Mike Gundy's 15 seasons as head coach. ['Perseverance is at an all-time high': Former OU star Frank Alexander making the most of his XFL chance]( Frank Alexander thought his football career was over. "It got to a point where things were coming down on me and I thought I was done," the former OU standout said. [March means the start of good fishing]( Fishing in Oklahoma isn't going gangbusters yet, but the next few weeks will offer the best fishing of the year with springtime white bass and paddlefish runs, crappie moving into shallow water, and largemouth bass gorging on food preparing for the spawning season. Business [Scrap metal theft can prove dangerous and costly, but legislative action may be on the horizon]( Oklahoma City police say their detectives worked more than 350 cases of metal thefts in 2019 alone. [Self-driving cars, aircraft on Oklahoma Capitol minds]( Oklahoma lawmakers appear to be considering this year, for the first time, how the state can play a role in a future autonomous economy. [New FSB chief, 75-year-old firm have grown together]( To veteran Oklahoma City architect Philip McNayr, it seems like it was just yesterday that he was drawing design plans in the good ol' Engineering North building at Oklahoma State University. [COVID-19 and paid leave: Three scenarios to plan for]( COVID-19 is now actively disrupting lives and businesses in the US - and unfortunately it's just the beginning. Opinion [Oklahoma initiative petition hurdles already high enough]( Some members of the Legislature, apparently weary of citizen-led state questions making their way to Oklahoma ballots, want to change the initiative petition process in ways that would make an already burdensome process more challenging. You are receiving this communication as a member of the The Oklahoman. The Oklahoman values your online privacy. For more information, view our [privacy policy]( now. Please do not reply to this message. [Manage Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Oklahoman 100 West Main Street, Suite 100 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 © 2020 The Oklahoman. All rights reserved.