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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.

If you are a racing fan, go see F1

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If you’re not a Formula 1 racing fan, you may not appreciate the new F1 movie now in theaters. My son, Joshua, and I enjoy watching F1 races and thoroughly enjoyed this film. I’ve written in this column before about our mutual enjoyment of watching Formula 1 races on television, and it is a bucket…

Summer is a great time for sports

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Some sports fans think the summer months are a down time for sports, but I don’t think that’s necessarily the case. Sure, after the NBA Finals and the Stanley Cup Finals crown their respective champions, there is a bit of a letdown, and the sports schedule becomes a bit less packed. Many people are already…

Oilers lose to the Mass. Pirates

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Massachusetts’ quarterback Kenji Bahar completed 14-of-18 passes for 156 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Pirates to a 58-37 win over the Tulsa Oilers, Saturday night at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Mass. With the win, the Pirates moved to 6-5 on the season and have now won four straight games. Tulsa drops to…

Oklahoma City Thunder wins!

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Oklahoma is now the home of a major professional sports championship for the first time in state history. The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers, 103-91, to win Game 7 of the NBA Finals, and win the best of seven series four games to three. For the Thunder, it’s their first title since the…

U.S. Open winner & memories

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It’s been since 2001 that the U.S. Open golf tournament was held at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, and it appears it will be a long time before it ever returns. In fact, Tulsa may never host the U.S. Open again but watching it on television brings back great memories. This past weekend, the…

Thunder rebounds from loss to the Pacers

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Oklahoma City bounced back in a big way in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, to defeat the Indiana Pacers, 123-107, Sunday evening in front of a sellout crowd of 18,203 at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. After losing a heartbreaker in the final seconds of Game 1, the Thunder evened the series 1-1 with…

There are a few sports I don’t care for

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Are there any sports that you just can’t get into watching? I know that’s probably a silly question, as there may be several sports that any one individual has no interest in, but I’m surprised that there are some that I really don’t care about. I’m a pretty big sports fan. I probably watch way…

Oilers lose to Panthers

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In a back-and-forth battle, the Bay Area Panthers squeezed out a narrow 44-41 victory over the Tulsa Oilers in IFL action, Saturday night in San Jose, Calif. The Oilers are now 6-4 and have lost two games in a row after winning five straight. Tulsa dropped to fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Bay Area…

Oilers lose close one to Quad City

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Quad City avenged their home loss to the Tulsa Oilers by outscoring the home team, 31-27, Friday night at the BOK Center. With the loss the Oilers dropped into a tie for second place in the IFL Eastern Conference standings with a record of 6-3. The Eastern Conference leading Steamwheelers improved to 7-2 on the…