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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.

Kwanza Johnson rejoins the Hurricane

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Former University of Tulsa basketball star Kwanza Johnson has been hired as an assistant coach at his alma mater, for the second time. Johnson, a 1995 graduate of TU, brings 20 years of collegiate coaching experience, including stops at TCU, Georgia, Nevada, Little Rock and Eastern Illinois. Johnson got his start as an administrative assistant…

Clayton Kenshaw creates excitement

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Three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, pitched a rehab assignment game with the Tulsa Drillers last Tuesday, and local baseball fans responded well. The Drillers beat the Springfield Cardinals, 3-2, although Kershaw didn’t get the win. It was announced Monday morning that Kershaw would be making his second rehab…

Eddie Sutton’s exclusion is inexplicable

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For the sixth straight time that Eddie Sutton has been a finalist for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the former Oklahoma State head coach has been denied entry. There’s really no explaining why the 24 panelists have yet again voted against his induction. The Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Saturday the 2019…

Montreal deserves a MLB franchise

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There is a movement in Montreal to secure a Major League Baseball franchise for the city, however, some people feel the city doesn’t deserve a second chance at professional baseball. I say, it does. First, there is precedent with other cities who have lost major sports franchises and have had second opportunities. In fact, the…

Road trip to Sioux Falls, S.D. is fun

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Some years when I go to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for the Summit League Basketball Tournament, it’s snowing with temperatures in the teens, and some years, the weather is a bit more tolerable. This year, it was cold, but not too terrible. That also describes how the Oral Roberts University men’s basketball team played. The…

Colorado hs wrestler prefers chivalry

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A Colorado high school wrestler recently decided to forfeit a match in the state high school tournament, because he was scheduled to wrestler a female. This isn’t the first time a story like this has hit the news, but what is newsworthy is the boy’s reasons for not wanting to wrestle a girl. First, we…

Ankle injury ends my season

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According to Merriam-Webster.com, a “weekend warrior” is defined as “a person who participates in a usually physically strenuous activity only on weekends or part-time.” That often refers to those men and women who participate in sports as a leisure activity. You know the type: the beer-drinking softball leagues, the bowling night with the gals, etc….

ORU baseball opens despite weather

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It was a cold weekend, but the ORU Golden Eagles were able to open the 2019 baseball season with a three-game sweep of Murray State, last week at J.L. Johnson Stadium. The season opener was scheduled for Friday, however, due to rain and cold temperatures, the game was moved to Saturday – forcing a doubleheader….

Mike Moore selected to Oklahoma HofF

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Former Major League pitcher and All-American from Oral Roberts University, Mike Moore, has been selected for induction into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame, Class of 2019. Moore, a unanimous selection, is a native of Eakly, Oklahoma, and will be joined by six others entering the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame; Kendall Cross, Patti Gasso,…

Luper inducted into the Hall of Fame

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Saturday was a day of double honors for Adair, Oklahoma native, Kevi Luper, as she was both inducted into the Oral Roberts University Athletic Hall of Fame and had her uniform number retired. Luper, a former guard on the ORU women’s basketball team (2009-13), is the all-time leading scorer in school history with 2,867 points….