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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 comes back against UTSA, wins 46-45

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UTSA jumped out to an early lead, but the Tulsa Golden Hurricane battled back and won in surprising fashion, 46-45, Saturday at H.A. Chapman Stadium. It was the second largest comeback victory in Tulsa history. The Golden Hurricane improved to 3-5 overall and 1-3 in the AAC, while UTSA is also now 3-5, 1-3. The…

Gordon back but OSU loses to Baylor

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In a penalty filled game, Baylor outran Oklahoma State, to a 38-28 win on Saturday at McLane Stadium in Waco, Tex. It was the Bears’ first conference home win since they beat Kansas on Oct. 22, 2022, ending an eight-game home losing streak in Big 12 games. “The step today was, man, we won a…

OU blows 1st half lead, loses to Ole Miss

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A good first half was negated by a poor performance in the second half, as the Rebels of Ole Miss beat the Oklahoma Sooners, 26-14, Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss. It was the first time these teams had met on either campus and the first time the Sooners have never played in the…

Cowboys lose a close one to BYU Cougars

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With 1:13 left to go in the game, it was all but over, but it wasn’t over. The Oklahoma State Cowboys had taken a 35-31 lead late in the fourth quarter but left just enough time on the clock for BYU to hustle down the field and score the game winning touchdown. Cougars’ quarterback Jake…

Sooners plagued by turnovers, lose to SC

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Turnovers in the first quarter doomed both the Oklahoma Sooners and their starting quarterback, as South Carolina defeated OU, 35-9 Saturday afternoon at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, in Norman. “Just so happy for our players,” said South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer said. “To come off the heartbreak of last week and respond…

Season Opener for Tulsa Oilers

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It was a very successful season opening weekend for the Tulsa Oilers hockey team. Tulsa swept a two-game series on Saturday and Sunday against Rapid City and did it by scoring a lot of goals. On Saturday, six different players got on the scoresheet for the Oilers, as they defeated the Rush, 7-1, in front…

TU loses to Temple 20-10

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Temple jumped out to a 17-0 lead and cruised to a 20-10 win over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, in front of 18,721 fans at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday afternoon, in Philadelphia. The Owls improved to 2-5 overall and 1-2 in the American Athletic Conference, while Tulsa fell to 2-5 and 0-3 in the conference….

OU – Texas not even close this year Sooners

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When Oklahoma defensive back Billy Bowman Jr. picked off a pass from Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers on the Longhorns’ first possession, it looked like it was going to be a great day for the Sooners, but it wasn’t to be. The No. 1-ranked Texas Longhorns easily defeated then No. 18 Oklahoma, 34-3, in the Allstate…

Does payroll determine standings?

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Much has been made about the payrolls of Major League Baseball teams for decades. Since the league doesn’t have salary caps, the sky is the limit on what a team can pay an individual player or a whole roster. This has become especially of interest during the current MLB postseason. Three of the four final…

Army Black Knights defeat Golden Hurricane

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It was a day filled with military appreciation, but the Tulsa Golden Hurricane didn’t appreciate the way the Army Black Knights ran away with a 49-7 victory at H.A. Chapman Stadium on Saturday. A crowd of 24,409 fans saluted and cheered for the Golden Knights parachute troop and other pregame festivities involving members of the…