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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.

Banana Ball comes to Tulsa

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Banana Ball invaded ONEOK Field for three games last week and packed the stadium each night. I attended the game on Thursday and was totally blown away by the baseball as well as the entertainment value. If I had to describe what Banana Ball is, I would say it’s a cross between a baseball version…

Myrtle Beach Pelican’s ballpark

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MYRTLE BEACH, SC – While in Myrtle Beach, I had the opportunity to take in a minor league baseball game. If you’ve read this column for any length of time, you know that when I travel, I always try to schedule a visit to a local sports venue and hope to watch a game if…

Mascot Memories…

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MYRTLE BEACH, SC – I’m in Myrtle Beach to attend a ministry training, but while here, I had the opportunity to be reunited with an old friend whom I haven’t seen in over 40 years. Kevin Koch was the first person to ever perform in the mascot costume for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He beat out…

NBA and Hockey playoffs

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Maybe I watch too much sports on television. Maybe I don’t. I guess it depends on who you ask. If you ask my wife, she will probably say that I should cut back a bit, and she would like to watch something else from time to time. If you ask someone else, they might say,…

Multi-talented Blake Griffin

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If you think you’ve seen a lot of Blake Griffin lately, it’s because you have. The former University of Oklahoma basketball player and former NBA star is now the star of several television commercials while enjoying a second career as a broadcaster. Griffin spent 13 seasons in the NBA, playing with the LA Clippers, Detroit…

Tulsa Oilers Drop Home Opener

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A late comeback fell short as the Tulsa Oilers football team lost a close one to Fishers Freight, 40-38, Saturday evening at the BOK Center. Tulsa’s record dropped to 1-2 on the season, and Fishers improved to 3-1. The Freight jumped out to an early 10-0 lead, but Tulsa responded with a nine-yard touchdown pass…

UFL coming to Oklahoma City

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Either I wrote my column last week a bit prematurely, or I was a bit prophetic. Last week, I wrote about spring football leagues, and the United Football League specifically. Then this past week, the UFL announced it would be expanding from eight teams to ten teams in the next few years, beginning with putting…

Oilers lose at Orlando

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Tulsa and Orlando tangled in a back-and-forth game, with the Pirates coming out on top in overtime, 61-55, on Sunday afternoon at the Kia Center in Orlando. The Oilers dropped to 1-1 on the season and Orlando improved to 2-0. Orlando scored on their first drive of the game, quarterback Paxton DeLaurent completed a touchdown…

It is football season once again

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It’s football season once again. As the college basketball postseason tournaments were crowning champions, the Major League Baseball season concluded its first week, and the minor league baseball season began, another football league opened its 2026 season. If you’re a fan of watching professional football in the spring and summer, you should be happy that…

What March Madness is about

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What in the world was Duke doing at the end of that Elite 8 game against UConn? My goodness, it looked like the Blue Devils were trying to throw the game during a total collapse late in the second half. Duke led by 15 at halftime, 44-29, and that is now the largest halftime lead…