Sports

New staff, players refresh Sooners lineup

July 3, 2025

The new 2025 Oklahoma Sooner football team has brought in a lot of new talent from the high school ranks and the transfer portal. Headlining the high school signees are wide receiver Elijah Thomas, Checotah; offensive lineman Michael Fasusi, Lewisville, Tx; and offensive lineman Ryan Fodje, Cypress, Texas. Thomas is a wide receiver from Checotah…

Lack of offense, turnovers has Oilers struggling in loss to Fishers Freight

July 3, 2025 Jeff Brucculeri

Unable to get their offense going while committing several turnovers, the Tulsa Oilers indoor football team struggled in a 33-7 loss to the Fishers Freight, at the BOK Center on Saturday night. The Oilers were off to a 6-2 start on the season but have lost four of their last five games and are now…

Summer is a great time for sports

July 3, 2025 Jeff Brucculeri

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

June 26, 2025 Jeff Brucculeri

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…

TU to play Rhode Island at 2025 Veterans Classic Nov. 7th

June 26, 2025

Annapolis, Md. –– The University of Tulsa will face Rhode Island as part of the 12th edition of the Veterans Classic men’s basketball doubleheader on Friday, Nov. 7 in Annapolis, Md. The Golden Hurricane and Rams will tip at 5 p.m. (CT) with Navy vs. Yale to follow afterward. CBS Sports Network will televise both…

Golden Hurricane 2025-26 season basketball tickets on sale now

June 26, 2025

TULSA, Okla. –– Season tickets for the University of Tulsa men’s and women’s basketball 2025-26 seasons are now on sale as of Monday afternoon. The men welcome eight transfers to bolster this season’s squad. According to college basketball analytics expert Evan Miyakawa, Tulsa’s Spring portal activity ranks second among The American schools and 38th in…

Oklahoma City Thunder wins!

June 26, 2025 Jeff Brucculeri

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…

TU Basketball adds nine newcomers for 2025-26

June 19, 2025

TULSA, Okla. –– The Golden Hurricane men’s basketball program has had a busy spring with the additions of eight transfers and a JUCO product. Miles Barnstable, Ade Popoola, Myles Rigsby, Tylen Riley, Doryan Onwuchekwa, Terrance Ford Jr., David Green, Carter Benton and Romad Dean have all been signed to next season’s roster. College basketball analytics…

U.S. Open winner & memories

June 19, 2025 Jeff Brucculeri

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

June 12, 2025 Jeff Brucculeri

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…