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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.

Tulsa to host PGA Championship

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A big announcement came last week at the start of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in North Carolina; Southern Hills Country Club will host the 2032 PGA Championship. It will be a record-extending sixth time for the Tulsa golf course to host the PGA Championship and only ten years since the last time the…

The good, the bad and the ugly

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This week we look at the good, the bad and the ugly in sports. The good, is the Tulsa Oilers Indoor Football League team. After defeating the Iowa Barnstormers at home this past Saturday night, 62-57, the Oilers are now on a franchise best three game winning streak, and their record is now 4-2. The…

NCAA Tourneys for area golfers

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Congratulations to the ORU men’s golf team and the Tulsa women’s golf team, who are headed to their respective NCAA Tournaments. The ORU men’s golf team captured the 2025 Summit League Championship last week at Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, Arizona. ORU will now compete in the Bremerton Regional of the 2025 NCAA Division I…

OU & OSU players in NFL Draft

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Several players from Oklahoma State and Oklahoma were selected this past weekend in the 2025 NFL Draft. The annual event was held at historic Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The group of in-state players selected was led by OSU linebacker Nick Martin. He was picked by the San Francisco 49ers with the 75th overall…

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…