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ORU Sweeps WIU, wins League Title

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The No. 12 Oral Roberts baseball team concluded its 2023 regular season with a 12-0 run-rule victory over Western Illinois in eight innings Saturday afternoon at Alfred D. Boyer Stadium, in Macomb, Ill. The series sweep marked the fourth straight for ORU and ninth of the year. The Golden Eagles, who finished Summit League play…

ORU top seed in Summit League Tournament

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Defending Summit League tournament champion Oral Roberts earned the No. 1 seed after winning the program’s 20th regular season title, while tournament host North Dakota State will be the No. 2 seed. South Dakota State and Omaha round out the field as those two programs will be the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds, respectively…

OU, OSU advance to NCAA Softball Super Regionals

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Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas from the Big 12 are advancing to the Super Regionals, having won their respective regionals. Each Super Regional will consist of three-game series with one team. the winner will be the first team to win two games and will advance to the NCAA Women’s World Series in Oklahoma City at…

OU moves to the SEC in 2024

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Both Oklahoma and Texas will move to the Southeastern Conference from the Big 12 a year early on July 1, 2024, instead of the originally announced July 1, 2025. Joe Castiglione, OU Athletic Director said, “It became more and more apparent to everybody involved that … it might be to everyone’s benefit for us to…

“Gator” Rivers remembered

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I’ve written many times about my longstanding relationship with the Harlem Globetrotters, and how I eventually became the P.A. announcer for the team on a couple tours in 2012 and 2013-14. But, I don’t think I’ve ever written about how it all began. My relationship with the Globetrotters began because one player went out of…

Chris Polizzi named TU Defensive Coordinator

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TULSA, Okla. –– University of Tulsa first-year head football coach Kevin Wilson announced today the appointment Chris Polizzi as the school’s defensive coordinator and safeties coach. Polizzi comes to Tulsa after spending the past five seasons at Tennessee-Martin, including the past three years as defensive coordinator. Wilson also announced that linebacker coach Koy McFarland will…

The LIV Golf Tournament at Cedar Ridge wrap up

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It was a different golf experience than what Tulsa golf fans are used to, however, the LIV Golf Tournament at Cedar Ridge Country Club in Broken Arrow may have created some new fans, especially among the younger observers. “It’s a lot more laid back than the PGA events,” golf fan Cole Eveland said. “The golfers…

OSU wins series against Kansas State

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Oklahoma State run-ruled Kansas State 12-2 in seven innings in its final regular season home game, Sunday at O’Brate Stadium. The victory marked the 13th-ranked Cowboys’ seventh run-rule win of the season as they advanced to 35-15 overall and 13-8 in the Big 12. The loss moved the No. 15 Wildcats to 32-20 and 12-9…

ORU sweeps Southern Indiana

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Despite an hour-long weather delay, Brooks Fowler, Cade Denton and Andrew Roach combined for the fourth shutout of the season Sunday afternoon as the No. 16 Oral Roberts baseball team blanked Southern Indiana, 5-0, to complete the three-game sweep on Senior Day at J.L. Johnson Stadium. After the game, ORU recognized its nine seniors; Blaze…

OU bats on fire against Gonzaga

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Anthony Mackenzie and Bryce Madron each registered three hits and James Hitt pitched 7.0 innings to lead the Oklahoma baseball team to a 9-1 win at Gonzaga Sunday at Patterson Baseball Complex, in Spokane, Wash. Hitt (5-0) struck out five and allowed just one walk while eclipsing five frames in his seventh straight start. The…