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Jeff Brucculeri

Jeff Brucculeri is a freelance writer and broadcaster. You can contact him at [email protected], or follow him on Twitter @JeffBSports.

Prognostications by Superstradamus

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I, Sportstradamus, the all-knowing, all-seeing swami of sports prognostications, present to you my annual predictions for 2025. As I ask simple questions to my Magic 8 Ball hoping to receive the answers to sport’s complicated problems. Remember those; Magic 8 Balls? My granddaughter got one for Christmas and I didn’t even know they still made…

Sports figures we lost in 2024

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Every year at this time, we look back and remember the sports figures who died the previous year. This is not a complete list, but some that stood out, either because they brought back memories from my childhood, or they made a big impact in their respective sport. Franz Beckenbauer died on Jan. 7; he…

OU loses Armed Forces Bowl to Navy

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A failed two-point conversion attempt proved to be the difference in the end, as Navy defeated the Oklahoma Sooners 21-20, in the Armed Forces Bowl at Amon G. Carter Stadium, in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday. The Sooners (6-7, 2-6 SEC) jumped out to a quick 14-0 lead with a pair of touchdowns in the…

Belated Letter to Santa Claus

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It is time for my 23rd Annual Sports Fan’s Letter to Santa Claus, even if it’s a little late. Dear Santa Claus, It was an election year, and with that, I think you may have brought us a few early Christmas gifts, so let me begin by saying thank you. It was another good sports…

The Baseball Hall Of Fame

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Sometimes former baseball players must wait a long time to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, for some, the honor never comes, but for others it takes a vote of the Classic Baseball Era Committee to make that dream come true. That’s what happened this week for a couple of former players. Dick Allen,…

LSU Tigers win over OU: OU finishes 2-6 in SEC

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Louisiana State University outscored Oklahoma 13-0 in the second half to defeat the Sooners, 37-17, Saturday night in front of 99,364 fans at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La. It was the final game of the regular season for both teams. Oklahoma, who became bowl eligible with a win last week against Alabama, dropped to…

Buffalos crush the Cowboys 52-0

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It’s the end of a miserable season for the Oklahoma State Cowboys, and the exclamation mark was a 52-0 loss last Friday at Colorado. OSU finishes the season with a 3-9 overall record, 0-9 in the Big 12. It’s the first time since 1994 that the Cowboys went winless in the conference. Oklahoma State ended…

TU loses to FAU

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Florida Atlantic picked up its first conference win of the season by beating the University of Tulsa, 63-16, Saturday at H.A. Chapman Stadium. With the win, the Owls improved to 3-9 overall and 1-7 in the American Athletic Conference. Tulsa finished the season with an identical 3-9 and 1-7 AAC record. Following the firing of…

Bills in the snow is not fun

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I’m sitting here watching the Buffalo Bills against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Night Football and wondering why in the world did the Bills decide to not put a roof on their new stadium that is currently under construction? It had been snowing in the Buffalo area for three days but stopped before game…

Sooners surprise Alabama in 24-3 win

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Alabama came into the game ranked No. 7 in the country, but left Norman embarrassed as the Oklahoma Sooners defeated the Crimson Tide, 24-3, Saturday night. The game was delayed with 28 seconds on the clock, when fans poured onto the field. After security personnel cleared the field, the Sooners quarterback took a knee to…