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A mother’s kiss has an incredible ability to offer compassion

January 17, 2019 Walker Moore

It was our second day in Budapest. Our team had spent the first day getting over jet lag and acquainting ourselves with our new surroundings. This morning, we were to start working with a group of church planters about an hour south of the city. Our teams always travel with a 75-pound public address system…

Globetrotters honor Wilson, Jackson, Lockhart

January 17, 2019 Jeff Brucculeri

Up until this week, only 29 former Harlem Globetrotters, from the team’s 93-year history, have been given the “Legends” award. The Globetrotters have announced they will add three more to that list during their 2019 Fan Powered North American Tour. The Globetrotters will bring their 2019 tour to the BOK Center in Tulsa, February 7…

Doolittle paces the Sooners past TCU

January 17, 2019

No. 20 Oklahoma evened its conference mark at 2-2 with a tight victory over former No. 25 TCU in Norman Saturday. OU won 76-74 as Kristian Doolittle hit a crucial shot with a few seconds left to seal the victory. Doolittle had 24 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Sooners (13-3, 2-2). “I knew…

OSU beats UWV

January 17, 2019

Isaac Likekele led the Cowboys with a career-high 23 points and nine rebounds as Oklahoma State beat West Virginia 85-77 in Morgantown, West Virginia, Saturday. Likelele added three assists and hit seven of 10 attempts from the field. He made 9 of 11 free throw attempts. OSU (8-8, 2-2 in the Big 12) has won…

SMU downs TU

January 17, 2019

Jeriah Horne hit four three-point shots but it wasn’t enough as Tulsa fell to SMU 57-77 in Dallas Saturday night. Jahmal McMurray paced the Mustangs with 22 points. Horne went 4-for-7 from downtown en route to his 14 points for the Golden Hurricane (11-6, 1-3), while Sterling Taplin added 10 points. The Hurricane shot 35.7-percent…

SDSU tops ORU

January 17, 2019

A slow start doomed ORU as the Golden Eagles fell to South Dakota State 65-84 Saturday in Brookings, South Dakota. ORU’s Emmanuel Nzekwesi had 14 points, three blocks and a career high 18 rebounds. Two-time Summit League Player of the Year Mike Daum scored 37 points and had eight rebounds to lead the Jackrabbits. “Our…

OU hires Ohio State DC Grinch

January 17, 2019

Alex Grinch, co-defensive coordinator at Ohio State, has been hired as defensive coordinator at Oklahoma by Coach Lincoln Riley. Grinch, a 2017 semi-finalist for the Broyles Award (for the best assistant coach in the nation), will be called on to fix OU’s porous defense. Grinch was the defensive coordinator and second coach at Washington State…

Tulsa names Gillespie new DC

January 17, 2019

Tulsa football coach Philip Montgomery has promoted linebacker coach Joseph Gillespie to defensive coordinator to replace Bill Young, who is retiring. Gillespie, 47, has coached linebackers for the Hurricane the past four seasons. “I’m excited to have Joe move into the role as defensive coordinator. More than anything, Joe was a key part in our…

Collins named an All American

January 17, 2019

Tulsa redshirt freshman Zaven Collins was named to the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) Freshman All-America team. It’s the second freshman All-America award for the linebacker from Hominy. In December, Collins was named to the USA Today Freshman All-America team. Collins was the lone representative from an American Athletic Conference school named to the…

Tulsa promotes Kyle Grooms

January 17, 2019

Kyle Grooms, who has spent the past eight years as director of football operations at The University of Tulsa, has been promoted to the position of associate athletics director for internal operations, said director of athletics Dr. Derrick Gragg. Grooms, a 2008 TU graduate, has been responsible for the football team’s daily operations, practice scheduling…