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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.

To Santa: Please give us joy

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It’s time for my 21st Annual Sports Fan’s Letter to Santa Claus. Dear Santa Claus, After the year we had in 2020, this year has been a bit of a relief. Although we are not back to what used to be normal, it sure was nice to have sports in full swing and fans allowed…

TU, OSU, OU should win bowl games

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This and that about various sports stuff. Oral Roberts University is milking the basketball team’s run to the Sweet 16, in last spring’s NCAA Tournament, for all it’s worth. However, the risk of over promoting last season’s success, is not being able to live up to it this year. So far, the Golden Eagles have…

Tulsa is eligible for a bowl

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With a 34-31 win at SMU on Saturday, to end the regular season, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane became bowl eligible, with a 6-6 record (5-3 in American Athletic Conference). Now Tulsa waits to find out in which bowl game they’ll be invited to play. SMU dropped to 8-4 overall, 4-4 in the AAC. Tulsa battled…

TU races past Temple, 44-10

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Tulsa put on an amazing show on Saturday at H.A. Chapman Stadium, as the Golden Hurricane ran away with a 44-10 win over the Temple Owls, in front of 16,731 fans. It was senior night and 25 seniors on the Tulsa roster were honored before the game. Eighteen of those seniors have already received their…

Brooks leads TU past Tulane

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Tulsa’s Shamari Brooks scored on a 15-yard run in overtime, and the Golden Hurricane defense shutdown Tulane, giving Tulsa a 20-13 victory over the Tulane Green Wave, Saturday in New Orleans. It was Brooks’ sixth touchdown of the season. Tulsa scored 13 points in the first half, and failed to score in the second half,…

TU’s upset bid falls just short

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Tulsa’s attempt at an upset of the second-ranked Cincinnati Bearcats fell one yard shy of reality, as the Bearcats beat the Golden Hurricane, 28-20, Saturday, in front of 37,978 fans at Nippert Stadium. Cincinnati jumped out to an early 14-0 lead, before Tulsa dominated the second quarter. The Golden Hurricane opened the second quarter by…

TU legend Drew Pearson honored at Tulsa’s game with Navy

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After a ho-hum first half, the Navy Midshipmen scored 17 points in the second half to defeat the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 20-17, Friday night at H.A. Chapman Stadium, in front of 16,279 fans. Following the playing of the National Anthem by the Tulsa March Band, two Army Air National Guard black hawk helicopters flew over…

TU tops USF in last minute

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It came down to the final minute, as the Tulsa Golden Hurricane came from behind to squeak past the South Florida Bulls, 32-31, on Saturday in Tampa. Shamari Brooks carried the ball three yards into the end zone with less than one minute in the game, to give Tulsa the victory. Brooks totaled 145 yards…

Tulsa takes advantage of erring Memphis for 35-29 victory

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Memphis committed several mistakes and the Tulsa defense played exceptionally well, as the Golden Hurricane came away with a 35-29 victory Saturday night in front of a Homecoming crowd of 17,593 fans at H.A. Chapman Stadium. “First of all, Memphis, is a very talented team,” said Tulsa head coach Philip Montgomery after the game. “I…

TU tries to regroup vs. UM

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Houston returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, and many in the H.A. Chapman Stadium press box Friday night felt this would be indicative of the way the game was going to go. However, a couple penalty flags were thrown on the play, as Houston was called for holding and the ball was marked back…