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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.

TU looking to improve overall in 2026

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In a day when the transfer portal is a big deal to college athletics, the University of Tulsa football team has excelled in that department. Tulsa didn’t lose many players to the portal while gaining some players at key positions. Under second-year head coach Tre Lamb, there are great expectations for an improved offense. The…

Tampa Bay Rays new stadium

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At long last, it appears that the Tampa Bay Rays will finally get a new stadium. I have written many times in the past how the Tampa Bay Rays have been wanting to get a new baseball stadium to replace Tropicana Field, and just last week, the Major League Baseball team received good news from…

OSU Cowboys show promise

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After two abysmal seasons, the Oklahoma State Cowboys football team is looking to turn things around under new head coach Eric Morris, and the promise of a more exciting team to watch. The 2024 team started the season 3-0, but then lost 20 straight games against FBS schools, over the next season and a half,…

My View from Here

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Collecting sports memorabilia has been a hobby of mine for many years and recently I acquired a couple of pieces that I’m thrilled to add to my collection. I don’t know when I first started collecting memorabilia, but I’m sure I was very young and it all began with a pack of baseball cards my…

OU Football preview

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With an improved defense, the Oklahoma Sooners football team is poised to be a contender for the SEC Championship. After a pair of seasons in 2023 and 2024, when the Sooners defense struggled against all opponents, the team turned things around last year and finished sixth in the country in total defense.  OU allowed only…

Pro Football HOF inductees

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Five former players were inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 8. The Hall’s 50-person Selection Committee met virtually in January to conduct its annual vote. The Class of 2026 are quarterback Drew Brees, running back Roger Craig, wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, linebacker Luke Kuechly and placekicker Adam Vinatieri. Craig was among…

Tulsa Oilers lose Conference Championship in OT

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It was a thrilling game that was decided in overtime and ultimately in the end, the Green Bay Blizzard defeated the Tulsa Oilers, 67-60, to win the IFL Eastern Conference Championship, Sunday afternoon at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Oilers finish the season with a 12-6 record, while Green Bay, 15-3, advanced…

Newest members of Baseball HOF

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A couple weeks ago, the National Baseball Hall of Fame welcomed its 2026 inductees; Jeff Kent, Andruw Jones and Carlos Beltrán. A record 60 Baseball Hall of Famers came together at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, New York, to honor the newest members of the Hall. All three of this year’s inductees delivered emotional…

Oilers take on the Sharks and win playoff game

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As time expired, the Tulsa Oilers kicked a game winning field goal to beat the Jacksonville Sharks, 31-28, in the opening round of the IFL playoffs, Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida. With the win, Tulsa’s record improved to 12-5, and they will now face the Green Bay Blizzard (14-3) in the Eastern Conference Final, on Sunday…

My view from Here

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Last week, on the way back from visiting family in Texas, my wife and I decided to attend a Texas Rangers baseball game. It had been four years since we saw the Rangers play at Globe Life Field, and that’s too long. If you’re a regular reader of this column, you know that when I…