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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 posts victory over East Carolina

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Finally, the University of Tulsa was able to play a home game, and they did it in exciting fashion, beating East Carolina, 34-30, Friday night at H.A. Chapman Stadium. T.K. Wilkerson scored his second touchdown of the game on a one-yard run, with 29 seconds left on the clock, to give Tulsa the lead and…

TU throttles South Florida

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The Tulsa Golden Hurricane must have been thrilled to get back on the football field and actually play a football game on Friday night. It had been three weeks since their previous game, a 34-26 win at UCF. Since then, Tulsa’s had a home game postponed due to a COVID outbreak on their opposing team….

Oilers reveal hockey schedule

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TU/UC  postponed Last Saturday’s Tulsa University football game against Cincinnati was postponed, due to COVID-19 cases at Cincinnati and the ensuing quarantine of student-athletes. It was to be the first home game of the season for the Golden Hurricane, and appropriately the school was scheduled to celebrate homecoming. That will now have to wait a…

Baseball loses two greats: Bob Gibson and Whitey Ford

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Within the span of a week, the baseball world lost two Hall of Fame pitchers; Bob Gibson and Whitey Ford. Two different personalities, but both fierce competitors on the mound. Gibson died on Oct. 2, at age 84, after battling pancreatic cancer for more than a year. He played 17 years in Major League Baseball,…

TU impresses with UCF win

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For the first time in 29 years, the University of Tulsa football team defeated a team ranked in the Top-15. In 1991, the Golden Hurricane defeated No. 15 Texas A&M 35-34, at home. Last Saturday, TU beat No. 11 Central Florida, 34-26, in Orlando. I don’t know if this one win will drive TU to…

TU at UCF Saturday – maybe

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Well, that didn’t take long. After opening the season with a 16-7 loss at Oklahoma State on Sept. 19, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane were looking forward to a little easier test at Arkansas State this past Saturday, however, it wasn’t to be. The football game scheduled for Sept. 26 in Jonesboro, Ark., was postponed due…

Tulsa nearly knocks off OSU

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Whether you’re in the stadium or sitting at home, it’s likely there won’t be many people around you while watching college football this fall. Saturday in Stillwater, the Oklahoma State Cowboys defeated the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 16-7, in front of only 14,500 fans. Boone Pickens Stadium has a seating capacity of 55,509, but due to…

Baseball loses Seaver, Brock

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The Baseball Hall of Fame lost two its greats in the past two weeks; Tom Seaver and Lou Brock. I never met Seaver, but I did spend time with Brock on a couple occasions. Seaver spent 20 seasons in Major League Baseball, playing with the New York Mets (twice), Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox and…

Questions swirl around football

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In early August, I wasn’t convinced we would see any college football this fall, as many conferences around the country were postponing their seasons until the spring semester. However, there are a few conferences playing this fall, and several began their seasons last weekend. This weekend, the three in-state schools will open up their seasons….

We need changes that will lead to peace

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What Bruce Arians said was not wrong, was it? The head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a post-workout press conference said he had a meeting with his players regarding the protests against the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. In that meeting, Arians challenged his players to not just protest but to take…