Although the Tulsa Oilers Football team didn’t make the playoffs, they ended the IFL regular season on a high note Saturday night, defeating the Massachusetts Pirates, 44-24, in front of 7,031 fans at the BOK Center. The win gives the Oilers a season record of 6-10 overall, while the Pirates dropped to 8-8. The Pirates…
NORMAN — Brian and Kim Kimrey of Bartlesville, Okla., have pledged a historic $20 million gift to the University of Oklahoma baseball and football programs, OU Vice President and Director of Athletics Joe Castiglione announced Monday. The Kimreys’ $20 million pledge marks the largest single commitment in OU Athletics history and brings their total support…
TULSA, Okla. –– The American Athletic Conference announced its 2024-25 men’s basketball pairings for the upcoming season. Conference play will run from Dec. 29, 2024, through May 9, 2025, ahead of the American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship (May 12-16), played inside Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The Golden Hurricane will face 12 The…
When I was at The University of Oklahoma, I took Theory of Basketball, Theory of Baseball, Theory of Wrestling, Theory of Track and Field and, of course, Theory of Football. I was a journalism major and I thought I wanted to be a sportswriter, so I took these courses. All but Theory of Wrestling were…
The June 18 primary election decided candidates for the general elections, elected some of the State Senate and House seats, while four races still require runoff votes. The primary for U.S. Representative District 1 has decided who will run in the November general election. For the Republicans, Incumbent Kevin Hern won with 87.04 percent of…
Wednesday, June 12, marked the end of the filing period for Tulsa mayor and city council hopefuls. The City of Tulsa candidate race is non-partisan (requiring no primary races) with the first election date being August 27, and if a runoff election is needed it will be held on November 5, 2024. This is a…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to Oklahoma businesses and residents as a result of President Biden’s major disaster declaration, U.S. Small Business Administration’s Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced. The declaration covers the counties of Blaine, Caddo, Custer, Delaware, Jackson, Mayes, Muskogee and Rogers as a result of severe storms, straight-line…
The OSU/A&M Board of Regents has unanimously voted to freeze tuition and mandatory fees for the third consecutive year at Oklahoma State University. This year marks five out of the last six years without increases. The decision underscores the Board’s desire to make an OSU college education more accessible and affordable for students and their…
The application deadline for students to enroll in Oklahoma’s Promise, a transformational state scholarship program, is set for July 1. This is the final opportunity for students who were 11th graders in the 2023-24 school year to apply for the scholarship. Oklahoma’s Promise is a nationally recognized college access program that allows high school students…
The Owasso VFW Post 7180 will host an all you can eat breakfast on June 22nd from 7-10 A.M. at the Owasso Community Center, 301 South Cedar. Cost for this all you can eat event is $8.00 for adults; $3.00 ages 6-12; five and under eat free. Menu includes: Pancakes (plain, blueberry & chocolate chip),…