Sports

TU’s Gillespie is National Linebacker Coach of the Year

March 4, 2021

University of Tulsa Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers coach Joseph Gillespie has been selected as the FootballScoop Linebackers Coach of the Year presented by AstroTurf. Gillespie completed his sixth season coaching the linebackers and his second full season as defensive coordinator. Gillespie tutored Consensus All-America linebacker and the 2020 Chuck Bednarik, Bronko Nagurski Trophy and the…

Williams to coach TU DL

March 4, 2021

A college coaching veteran of 32 years, Jesse Williams was named defensive line coach at The University of Tulsa. Williams has coached the defensive line for all 32 of those seasons. He started his career at his alma mater, Sonoma State, in 1988, and has also coaches at Portland State, Eastern Washington, Holy Cross, San…

TU spring practice dates

March 4, 2021

Spring practice dates for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team will take place during a 4-week period over the months of March and April. The first day of the 15-practice spring schedule is March 14, while workouts will conclude on = April 13. The normal practice week will include sessions on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday….

Tulsa football schedule

March 4, 2021

Home games against conference foes Houston, Memphis, Navy and Temple along with non-league road games at Oklahoma State and Ohio State highlight Tulsa’s 2021 football schedule. The Golden Hurricane schedule includes a total of seven teams that were invited to bowl games after the 2020 regular season. Three of those opponents ended the season ranked…

Sooners withstand Iowa State rally to finally win in Ames

February 25, 2021

No. 7 Oklahoma built a 21-point lead in the first half and then turned away a second-half surge to beat Iowa State 66-56 Saturday night for their first win in Ames since 2011. OU (14-5, 9-4 in the Big 12) was scheduled to play at Kansas State (6-18, 2-13) Tuesday night. The Sooners are scheduled…

ORU’s Abmas scores 36

February 25, 2021

Max Abmas scored 36 points but it wasn’t enough as ORU (11-10, 8-5 in the Summit League) 84-86 to South Dakota Saturday afternoon in Vermillion, South Dakota. A Sunday rematch was canceled because of coronarivus concerns in South Dakota. USD’s A.J. Plitzuweit led all scorers with 37 points including two free throws with 2.8 seconds…

OSU upsets Texas Tech

February 25, 2021

Cade Cunningham poured in 20 points and Oklahoma State slipped past No. 18 Texas Tech, 74-69, Monday night Stillwater. The Cowboys swept the series from the Red Raiders. Oklahoma State also beat Texas Tech in overtime on Jan. 2. Cunningham, the Big 12’s leading scorer, made 8 of 13 shots and had five rebounds. Kalib…

Hurricane defeat Temple

February 25, 2021

Tulsa’s Elijah Joiner scored 14 second-half points as TU thwarted a second half Temple rally for a 72-66 home victory February 16. The win snapped a three-game Tulsa losing streak and improved the Golden Hurricane record to 10-9 overall and 7-7 in the American Athletic Conference, Temple fell to 4-8 overall and 3-9 in the…

March Madness

February 25, 2021

The entire NCAA Tournament will be played in Indiana. There will be 37 at-large selections (one more than normal) and 31 automatic qualifiers (one fewer than normal). Games will be played on two courts inside Lucas Oil Stadium, as well as Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Mackey Arena in West Lafayette and…

Minor league baseball will return to Tulsa this summer

February 25, 2021 Jeff Brucculeri

Minor League baseball will be back in Tulsa this summer, and the Tulsa Drillers recently released their schedule for the upcoming season. The Drillers will play in the new Double-A Central League, and the season will begin a little later than usual. It will be nice to see professional minor league baseball return to ONEOK…