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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.

Should we have cheered for Navy?

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It never seems right to root against the United States Military. After all, don’t we want our military to be the best at combat, intelligence and protection? However, does that also go for football? The Naval Academy (3-8, 2-5 AAC) came into the American Athletic Conference game with Tulsa last Saturday with only two wins…

TU swamps Connecticut, 49-19; TU at Memphis Saturday

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Tulsa spotted UConn a 10-point lead before the Golden Hurricane came alive with four straight touchdown drives in the second quarter and go on to beat the Huskies, 49-19, Saturday at H.A. Chapman Stadium. An announced crowd of 17,451 sat through a steady rain for most of the game. “I’m really happy for our football…

Ostroski’s number is retired

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After mounting a 17-7 lead in the third quarter, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane gave up 17 straight points, as the Tulane Green Wave went on to win 24-17, at H.A. Chapman Stadium Saturday night, before a crowd of 16,133. It was the third time in the last four games that Tulsa held the lead going…

Quarterback play dooms TU

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This was the year I thought the University of Tulsa football team had a good shot at beating neighboring rival Arkansas. Boy, was I wrong. As bad as the Razorbacks are, they were still able to shut out a Tulsa team that has been struggling all season, 23-0, at Fayetteville on Saturday. The two teams…

TU faces Arkansas Saturday

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After what looked like three good quarters of football, the University of Tulsa offense went cold and South Florida came from behind to beat the Golden Hurricane, 25-24, Friday night in front of 16,142 fans at H.A. Chapman Stadium. Tulsa (1-5, 0-3 AAC) scored a touchdown and a field goal in the first half, and…

Friday night college football, fall baseball and basketball

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This week is a hodge-podge of sports news and views. By the way, does anyone even say “hodge-podge” any more? The University of Tulsa played at Houston last Thursday night, and things didn’t go the way of the Golden Hurricane, once again. TU was leading 26-17 with 13 minutes left in the fourth quarter, but…

1st NHL exhibition in Tulsa

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A couple weeks ago, my son and I went to the first National Hockey League preseason game to be held at the BOK Center. It was also the first NHL preseason game in Tulsa in 40 years. The Florida Panthers won the game in overtime, 4-3. I thought the turnout was fantastic, as 11,235 fans…

TU is idle after Temple loss

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It was more of the same last Thursday night, as the Tulsa Golden Hurricane lost at Temple, 31-17, in a game filled with mistakes and miscues. There were 24,217 fans at Lincoln Financial Stadium in Philadelphia. It was the first American Athletic Conference game for both teams. Tulsa (1-3, 0-1 AAC) committed four fumbles, losing…

No place for whining in sports

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Earlier this year, I wrote about how impressed I was with the performance of Serena Williams after coming back from having a baby last year. She is remarkably and deservedly the best women’s tennis player in the world. That being said, I don’t totally agree with her reaction to the umpire in the U.S. Open…

TU opens with a 36-27 victory; Next up is a trip to 0-1 Texas

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It was a back-and-forth battle the whole game, and plenty of mistakes were made, but in the end The University of Tulsa football team came out on top, beating the University of Central Arkansas, 38-27, Saturday at H.A. Chapman Stadium. The UCA Bears (0-1) were ranked 15th nationally in the FCS, coming into the game…