Beacon Staff

Watching a Super Bowl can become a bit complicated

January 31, 2019 Charles Biggs

These days, I watch the Super Bowl more for the commercials than for the game itself. Some of them are pretty funny and very creative. Lately, though, some are way too political for my taste. I used to be a Dallas Cowboy fan but my interest has waned. The Cowboys did win a playoff game…

Uninsured driver problem is linked to illegal immigration

January 31, 2019 Robert McDowell

Late in the year 2018, it was announced here in Oklahoma that one of the state agencies had contracted with an out-of-state company to install cameras in the highway and street system to photograph license plates of all vehicles to compare with records to see if the vehicle was actually insured. Any found to not…

Life was safer when Apples and Blackberries were just pies

January 31, 2019 Walker Moore

Life was much easier when Apple and Blackberry were only pies. I was training a group of adults whose job is to mentor parents. One of the subjects in which they wanted more training was how to help parents manage their children’s cell phones. Cell phones are being given to children at younger and younger…

OSU defeats SEC’s South Carolina

January 31, 2019

Thomas Dziagwa of Oklahoma State hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points as the undermanned Cowboys slipped past South Carolina 74-70 Saturday in Stillwater. “It was big, but coach has been preaching for the past two weeks that we were right there,” Dziagwa said. “We were knocking on the door. We broke the door down…

Oklahoma races past Vanderbilt

January 31, 2019

Christian James poured in 21 points as Oklahoma (15-5, 3-4 in the Big 12) breezed past Vanderbilt 86-55 in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge Saturday. The Sooners made a 19-0 run in the first half to put the game out of reach early. “We didn’t come out with the start that we wanted to at Oklahoma…

Oklahoma sweeps Bedlam series

January 31, 2019

Freshman point guard Jamal Bieniemy hit a season-high 17 points as Oklahoma overcame a 19-point deficit early to beat Oklahoma State 70-61 January 24 in Stillwater. That was only the second start for Bieniemy. Brady Manek added 15 points and Jamuni McNeace contributed 13 points for Oklahoma, who shot 64 percent from the field in…

Tulsa nipped by No. 17 Houston

January 31, 2019

A second half comeback fell short No. 17 Houston beat Tulsa 77-65 in Tulsa Sunday afternoon. DaQuan Jeffries led the Golden Hurricane (12-9, 2-6) with 17 points and five assists, while Jeriah Horne came off the bench to score 15 points. Martins Igbanu and Sterling Taplin finished with 11 and 10 points, respectively. TU had…

Cincinnati tops Golden Hurricane

January 31, 2019

Jarron Cumberland led all scorers with 23 points as Cincinnati defeated visiting Tulsa on January 24, 88-64, in Cincinnati. Sterling Taplin led five players in double-figures with a dozen points for the Golden Hurricane. DaQuan Jeffries had 11 points, while Martins Igbanu, Curran Scott and Darien Jackson each finished with 10 points. Taplin logged a…

North Dakota State defeats ORU

January 31, 2019

North Dakota State had a late 15-5 run to top Oral Roberts 67-57 Saturday night at the Mabee Center. ORU lost for just the second time this season when giving up fewer than 70 points, having also fallen 69-59 against Tulsa. Kevin Obanor had 21 points and eight rebounds, while Sam Kearns returned from injury…

Super Bowl LIII features the old guard and up-and-comers

January 31, 2019

It will be youth versus experience when the Los Angeles Rams face the New England Patriots Sunday in Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta. Sean McVay, coach of the Rams, just turned 33. Patriots’ coach Bill Belichick is 66. America only had 48 states when Belichick was born in 1952 and the NFL had only 12…