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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.

Could Oakland move to Montreal?

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It’s been 53 years since the Oakland Athletics moved to California from Kansas City, and in all those years, they have been playing in the same ballpark; the Oakland Coliseum. After years of failed plans for a new stadium, the team is under pressure from Major League Baseball to either build a new ballpark, or…

It is a lot of fun to go to a Tulsa Oilers hockey game

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It’s not the NHL, but it’s still a lot of fun to go to a Tulsa Oilers hockey game, in the ECHL. Last weekend, my wife, daughter and I attended our first Oilers game in over a year, and we really enjoyed it. Attending one game in a season is highly unusual for me, but…

Sports and stocks are intermingled

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I’m no investment wizard, nor am I a financial guru, but I am intrigued by a couple of stories that hit the news this week that merge investing and sports. UFC announced plans to launch its own blockchain-based fan token with partner Chiliz. Have I lost you already? Hold on. Admittedly, I know very little…

Cardinals draft TU’s Collins No. 16 in the first round

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University of Tulsa All-America linebacker Zaven Collins became the first TU player selected in the first round of the NFL Draft, since 1977. He was chosen by the Arizona Cardinals as the 16th overall selection, Thursday night in Cleveland, Ohio. Collins is only the third player in school history to be chosen in the first…

A lot has happened in 20 years writing for the Beacon

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It’s been 20 years; hard to believe. That’s how long the Tulsa Beacon has been publishing a weekly newspaper, and this column has appeared in just about every edition since issue No. 2. Considering the paper publishes 51 weeks per year, and there may be one or two weeks during the year I don’t write…

Tim Johnson becomes the new athletic Director at ORU

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Mike Carter is retiring July 30 For 27 years Mike Carter has been the Athletic Director at Oral Roberts University. He will soon be stepping down from that position, but his accomplishments will continue to impact ORU for many years to come. Carter will be transitioning from his current role to Athletic Director Emeritus, at…

MLB Georgia boycott makes no sense

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Major League Baseball has decided to move the MLB All-Star game from Atlanta to Denver, Colorado, in protest of the new voting legislation that was recently passed in Georgia. It seems to me, if a game is going to be moved out of one state for political reasons, then why stop with Georgia? I’m not…

I’m picking the NY Yankees

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We are only one week into the Major League Baseball season, but there has already been some COVID related issues. This past Monday, the Texas Rangers played their home opener, and were willing to fill all 40,300 seats at their brand-new ballpark for opening day. At press time, we don’t know what the exact attendance…