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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.

Oilers defeat the Gunslingers

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Indoor football returned to the BOK Center on Saturday, as the Tulsa Oilers IFL team opened the home part of their schedule with a 45-31 win over San Antonio. The Gunslingers opened the scoring with a touchdown run by Malik Henry with 12:20 left in the first quarter. The Oilers used a two-play drive to…

Oilers headed to ECHL playoffs

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For only the second time in current franchise history, the Tulsa Oilers finished the regular season with 40 wins and are headed to the ECHL playoffs for the second year in a row. Tulsa beat the Allen Americans, 7-2, on Saturday, to clinch the sixth spot in the Western Conference and fourth place in the…

Rain, rain go away…

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Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day. That refrain is from a popular English nursery rhyme that has been sung for centuries. There are many variations of the song, and it is often used to express a desire for rain to stop, especially when children want to go outside to play. You’ve probably sung…

Drillers baseball is back

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Baseball is back at ONEOK Field as the Tulsa Drillers open the 2025 Texas League season with a three-game series this weekend. Tulsa hosts NW Arkansas (Royals), Friday and Saturday at 7:00 p.m., Sunday at 1:00 p.m. There will be a postgame fireworks show following the Friday night game. Mike Melega, the president and general…

Making family memories

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Last Saturday, I had the wonderful opportunity to introduce my grandkids to hockey. My son, Joshua, my two grandkids, Penny (7) and Oliver (almost 3), and I attended what was their first Tulsa Oilers game. Three generations of hockey fans, cheering on the local team. For me, I’ve been a life-long fan of hockey. I…

OU to Dance

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There is only one men’s college basketball team in our state that has made it to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: the Oklahoma Sooners. It is the first time since 2021 that the Sooners have made the NCAA Tournament. Oklahoma, the No. 8 seed in the West Regional, will face No. 9-seed Connecticut in the…

Women’s Post Season Play

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Oklahoma and Oklahoma State are headed to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. The Sooners, a No. 3 seed, will host the first two rounds and will face No. 14 Florida Gulf Coast (FGCU) in the first round, on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. CDT. No. 6-seeded Iowa and No. 11-seeded Murray State will also play in…

It is time for March Madness!

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Many college basketball fans are not happy with the NCAA Tournament selection committee, but that’s nothing new. What is new is how the field of 68 has 14 teams from one particular conference. The SEC set a record on Sunday, earning more men’s NCAA tournament bids than any other conference in history. The total number…

Local college basketball teams

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In the beginning of the basketball season, I wrote about how I thought the best college basketball team in the city was not the men’s team at Oral Roberts University, nor the University of Tulsa men, but rather their women’s teams, and most especially the ORU women’s team. I wasn’t wrong. The Tulsa men’s basketball…

Pete Rose and Baseball HOF

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Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred is considering a petition by Pete Rose’s family to have him posthumously removed from baseball’s ineligible list. I say, “No, don’t do it.” Rose bet on baseball while he was the manager of the Cincinnati Reds, and in fact, bet on the Reds. Not only did he do it,…