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Local college basketball teams

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In the beginning of the basketball season, I wrote about how I thought the best college basketball team in the city was not the men’s team at Oral Roberts University, nor the University of Tulsa men, but rather their women’s teams, and most especially the ORU women’s team. I wasn’t wrong. The Tulsa men’s basketball…

COLLEGE BASEBALL ROUNDUP

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ORU SWEEPS 3 GAMES AGAINST S. INDIANA Oral Roberts baseball team swept a three-game series against Southern Indiana over the weekend, at Chapman Park. Southern Indiana opened the series on Friday night with a scoring barrage, plating four runs in the first inning and three in the second inning. The Screaming Eagles led 7-0 before…

Area teams lose with the end of the regular season looming

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OU LOSES CLOSE ONE AT OLE MISS Oklahoma’s Dayton Forsythe scored 23 of his career-high 25 points in the second half but it wasn’t enough as Mississippi beat the Sooners, 87-84, in Oxford, Miss. on Saturday. Forsythe made four 3-pointers and all seven of his free throw attempts for the Sooners who have lost seven…

Pete Rose and Baseball HOF

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Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred is considering a petition by Pete Rose’s family to have him posthumously removed from baseball’s ineligible list. I say, “No, don’t do it.” Rose bet on baseball while he was the manager of the Cincinnati Reds, and in fact, bet on the Reds. Not only did he do it,…

Oklahoma to debut ‘Crimson Combine’ as new spring football tradition

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The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department announced it will debut a new fan-centric football event at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium to replace OU’s traditional spring game. “Crimson Combine” will be held Saturday, April 12, beginning at 1 p.m. and will provide Sooners fans with a unique opportunity to engage with players and coaches….

OU snaps losing streak with win against Miss St.

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SOONERS BEAT NO. 21 SMU Oklahoma was led by Jeremian Fears with 27 points, and the Sooners defeated No. 21 Mississippi State 93-87 on Saturday in Norman. The win snapped OU’s five-game losing skid and revived its hopes of making the NCAA Tournament. The Sooners improved to 17-10 overall and 4-10 in the SEC. Mississippi…

Who is The Great One in hockey?

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For my generation of hockey fans, Wayne Gretzky was “The Great One.” Now we have Alexander Ovechkin who has been given the moniker of “The Great One.” Who really is “The Great One?” Gretzky retired from the National Hockey League in 1999, with a league record of 894 goals. He also had 1963 assists for…

Hurricane wins a close one at home over UTSA

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP   TULSA GETS HOME WIN OVER UTSA Tulsa staved off a comeback by UTSA to hold on and win 80-76, on Saturday at the Reynolds Center. The Golden Hurricane improved to 11-15 overall and 5-8 in The American. TU completed the regular season sweep over the Roadrunners, 10-15, 4-9 The American. Tulsa…

College baseball season begins

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This is always an exciting time of the year for me. College baseball season has begun, and Major League Baseball teams have reported to Spring Training. Last weekend, the ORU baseball team opened the season with a three-game home stand against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. One of the games was moved from Sunday to Friday, because of…

Cowboys grab conference win against Sun Devils

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OSU GETS HOME WIN AGAINST ASU Leading from start to finish, the Oklahoma State Cowboys defeated Arizona State, 86-73, Sunday at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater. OSU improved to 12-11, 4-8 Big 12, and ASU dropped to 12-11, 3-9 Big 12. Oklahoma State leads the all-time series 6-3, but it was the teams’ first meeting since…