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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.

Sooners rout Temple Owls

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It was a dominant performance by the 13th ranked Oklahoma Sooners as they defeated the Temple Owls, 42-3, Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. “This is a very hungry, driven, humble, tough, high-standard group of young men that like to be pushed, liked to be challenged, they like to practice,” said OU head coach…

Sooners beat 15th ranked Michigan 24-13

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It was a low scoring defensive battle, as the No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners defeated the No. 15 Michigan Wolverines, 24-13, on Saturday evening at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman. It was a big win for the Sooners who are coming off a 6-7 season. The Sooners (2-0) appeared to get off to…

OSU routed by Oregon Ducks

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No. 5 ranked Oregon romped Oklahoma State, 48-3, Saturday at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore. It was the worst defeat for the Cowboys in over 100 years. The 66-point loss was the largest for OSU since 1907, and the most points given up by the Cowboys since Texas beat OSU, 71-14, in 1996. “We have…

First win for new TU coach

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With a new coaching staff, a new era kicked off at the University of Tulsa, kicked off on Saturday as the Golden Hurricane defeated Abilene Christian, 35-7, securing a win in Tre Lamb’s first game as head coach. A crowd of 17,337 were on hand to witness the victory at H.A. Chapman Stadium. “It feels…

MY VIEW FROM HERE

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This past week, I finally had the opportunity to meet and chat with Tulsa Drillers manager Eric Wedge, and like most people who have been in baseball a long time, he had some great stories to tell. Wedge spent parts of four seasons in Major League Baseball as a catcher with the Boston Red Sox…

TU hopes for a quick turnaround

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With a new coaching staff in place, the University of Tulsa football team hopes to make a quick turnaround from what was a horrible 2024 season. Gone is Kevin Wilson, who was let go after only two seasons as head coach. He was replaced by Tre Lamb, a 35-year-old coaching prodigy with a proven record…

Great golf on the PGA Tour

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If you haven’t been paying attention to the PGA Tour this year, you’ve missed some great golf. The PGA Tour postseason officially wrapped up this past weekend, so allow me to get you caught up on some of the exciting stories of the season. The season began with Scottie Scheffler missing the first tournament of…

Watching the Thunder this year

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The 2025–26 NBA schedule was unveiled last week, and the defending NBA Champion Oklahoma City Thunder will have 34 of their games featured on national television broadcasts. Three other teams will also have 34 games on national television; the Knicks, Lakers and Warriors. All three are large market teams that made playoff runs last season….

Daikin Park the home of the Astros

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Last week I wrote about going to Houston to watch a couple of baseball games between the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros. I highlighted the fact that this is the final season for Nationals television broadcaster Bob Carpenter. This week, we look at the experience of attending a game at Daikin Park. It was…

Oilers lose in playoffs to Blizzard

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Green Bay defeated the Tulsa Oilers, 58-26, on Sunday in Wisconsin, to advance to the IFL Eastern Conference Championship. It was the Oilers first playoff game in franchise history. Tulsa was plagued by turnovers throughout the game and on their first possession of the game, the Oilers fumbled the ball away inside the red zone…