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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.

Road trip back East brings memories

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KANNAPOLIS, North Carolina – Our travelogue from last week continues, as we drove from Gatlinburg, Tenn., to my sister-in-law’s house near Galax, Va. – a quaint little town in the southern part of the commonwealth. We only spent one night there, so not much to write about. From there we continued on to Kannapolis, N.C.,…

Great adventures at the Great Smoky Mountains Park

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GATLINBURG, Tenn. – If you’ve never been to the Smoky Mountain region of Tennessee, you may be amazed at how much there is to do there. I certainly was. It might be fair to say the Gatlinburg – Pigeon Forge area is the Branson of the East. Branson has Silver Dollar City; Pigeon Forge has…

ORU hires women’s basketball coach

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Oral Roberts University introduced its new women’s basketball head coach at a press conference last week. Kelsi Musick becomes the 11th head coach in the program’s history. Musick replaces Misti Cussen who was let go recently after 10 years as head coach and 26 years on the women’s basketball coaching staff. Musick, a native of…

PBR Classic plans to remain in Tulsa

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Jose Vitor Leme, of Brazil, was the only rider to go a perfect 3-for-3 on the weekend, finishing with a 90-point ride in the championship round Saturday, to win the elite Unleash the Beast’s PBR Express Ranches Classic at the BOK Center. It was the 17th annual event of the Professional Bull Riders in Tulsa….

Tubby Smith, Blount in TU’s Hall of Fame

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A new class of hall of famers were inducted Saturday night at the University of Tulsa. Olympic rower Michelle Sechser, National Champion miler Chris O’Hare, All-America soccer player Ryan Pore, MVC Football Offensive Player of the Year Jeb Blount, legendary basketball coach Tubby Smith and the 1971 College World Series Baseball Team were inducted in…

U.S. team is poised World Cup run

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At the 2014 World Cup, the U.S. Men’s National soccer team advanced to the round of 16; the furthest a U.S. Men’s team had gone since a quarterfinal appearance in 2002. However, in 2018, the U.S. team failed to qualify, following a stunning loss to Trinidad in the final qualifying match. The eight-year wait to…

Tips on getting a passport

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If you’ve been following this column for a while, you know that I don’t just write about sports, but often I like to write about travel, as well. This week, I have a big travel tip for you, if you are considering applying for a passport. Last week, during a long wait in line at…

Formula 1 fans are happy

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If you’re a Formula 1 fan, as my son and I are, you’ll be happy to know that F1 is about to add a third U.S. city to its schedule; Las Vegas. The news was leaked last week, but the official announcement may not come until the end of March. “For us, it’s less about…

TU basketball coach Frank Haith resigns; TU women in NIT

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Our local college basketball teams may not be dancing, but some changes are being made with the future in mind. The Oral Roberts University men’s basketball team won their quarterfinal game at the Summit League Tournament, in Sioux Falls, S.D., on March 6. The No. 3-seed Golden Eagles defeated No. 6 Western Illinois, 80-68, to…

Sharing a love for music, sports

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Sioux Falls, SD – I’ve been playing in the ORU Pep Band since 2008, and the highlight of the season each year, is getting to travel to the conference basketball tournament. This year, as it has been for most of the past 14 years, the trip brings us to the Summit League Tournament in South…