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Sooners rout the gamecocks

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It wasn’t a high scoring game, but the Oklahoma Sooners did just enough to defeat South Carolina, 26-7, on Saturday in Columbia, S.C. The Sooners (6-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) bounced back from their loss to Texas last week, and played solid, mistake-free offense. OU head coach Mike Venables was proud of the way his team…

Tulsa fights hard but loses to Pirates

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Tulsa kept battling, but East Carolina’s offense never let up, as the Pirates defeated the Golden Hurricane, 41-27, Thursday night at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, in Greenville, N.C. East Carolina (4-3, 2-1 AAC) was coming off a 26-19 loss at Tulane the week before. “I thought the guys didn’t let last week’s loss turn into two losses,”…

Strat-O-Matic sports games

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Did you ever play Strat-O-Matic sports games when you were a kid, or maybe you still do? I never did, but I knew they were very popular during my younger days in the 1960s and 70s, and you couldn’t pick up a copy of a Sporting News or Baseball Digest without seeing an ad for…

OSU loses in the second half

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Once again, the Oklahoma State Cowboys were off to a good start and it appeared they might be headed for a victory, but just like previous weeks, OSU could not maintain the momentum and Houston beat OSU, 39-17, on Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater. Houston is now 5-1 overall, for the first time…

OU loses to non-ranked Texas

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Texas defeated Oklahoma, 23-6, in the annual Red River Rivalry at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on Saturday afternoon. It was the first loss of the season for the Sooners (5-1, 1-1 SEC) who came into the game ranked sixth. Texas improved to 4-2, 1-1 SEC. The Longhorns beat the Sooners for the sixth time…

Oklahoma’s costly loss to Texas

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That Oklahoma loss to Texas proved to be costly as the Sooners slipped out of the Top 10 in both the AP Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll. OU dropped eight spots to No. 14 this week in the AP Poll and fell to No. 13 in the coaches poll. Texas beat Oklahoma, 23-6,…

Sooners crush Kent State in shutout

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In a dominating performance, the No. 5 Oklahoma Sooners shutout Kent State, 44-0, Saturday at Gaylor Family – Memorial Stadium in Norman. It was the Sooners’ first shutout since beating Arkansas State 73-0 on Sept. 2, 2023. This was only the second meeting between these two teams. The previous one was a 33-3 Sooners win…

Arizona takes down Cowboys

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The woeful season continues for Oklahoma State as the Cowboys were defeated 41-13 on Saturday at Arizona Stadium in Tucson. OSU dropped to 1-4 overall and 0-2 in the Big 12, while the Wildcats improved to 4-1 overall and 1-1 in conference play. “There’s a lot of really good stuff in that game,” said Arizona…

TU handed a loss at Memphis

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Memphis controlled the game from start to finish to defeat the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 45-7, at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, on Saturday evening. This was the 33rd meeting between these two teams. “Quite pleased and we found a way (to win),” said Memphis head coach Ryan Silverfield. “We were all in. We played…

Korn Ferry Golf Tour in Owasso

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Adrien Dumont de Chassart led from start to finish to capture the Korn Ferry Tour Compliance Solutions Championship at the Patriot Golf Club in Owasso last weekend. He turned in scores of 61 (-10), 61 (-10), 64 (-7), and 65 (-6), finishing the tournament at a Korn Ferry record 251, 33-under par. With the win,…