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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.

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…

Speech and debate competition

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OK be in a meeting anyway I’ll finish that up tonight. There’s something wrong with Kates family decided to stay in a towel over here. OK be in a meeting anyway I’ll finish that up tonight. There’s something wrong with Kates family decided to stay OK play the towel over here.    This past week, I…

“The Last Rodeo” is family fare

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Unless you live in a cave, you have probably seen a commercial or trailer for the new movie “The Last Rodeo,” which opened in theaters this past weekend. The film has been released by Angel Studios, and they have promoted it heavily on social media and television. The movie was filmed primarily around Tulsa and…

Tulsa to host PGA Championship

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A big announcement came last week at the start of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in North Carolina; Southern Hills Country Club will host the 2032 PGA Championship. It will be a record-extending sixth time for the Tulsa golf course to host the PGA Championship and only ten years since the last time the…

The good, the bad and the ugly

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This week we look at the good, the bad and the ugly in sports. The good, is the Tulsa Oilers Indoor Football League team. After defeating the Iowa Barnstormers at home this past Saturday night, 62-57, the Oilers are now on a franchise best three game winning streak, and their record is now 4-2. The…

NCAA Tourneys for area golfers

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Congratulations to the ORU men’s golf team and the Tulsa women’s golf team, who are headed to their respective NCAA Tournaments. The ORU men’s golf team captured the 2025 Summit League Championship last week at Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, Arizona. ORU will now compete in the Bremerton Regional of the 2025 NCAA Division I…

OU & OSU players in NFL Draft

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Several players from Oklahoma State and Oklahoma were selected this past weekend in the 2025 NFL Draft. The annual event was held at historic Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The group of in-state players selected was led by OSU linebacker Nick Martin. He was picked by the San Francisco 49ers with the 75th overall…