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Oklahoma wins by 16 points over LSU

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Oklahoma got 54 points from three guards to defeat LSU, 83-67, on Saturday evening at Pete Maravich Assembly Center. It was OU’s largest margin of victory in an SEC road game in its two years in the conference. The Sooners have won four of their last six games and are now 15-14, 5-11 in the…

OSU GETS ROMPED AT CINCY

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Day Day Thomas knocked down 7-of-11 3-pointers and scored a season-high 26 points to lead Cincinnati over Oklahoma State, 91-68, on Saturday in Cincinnati. The Bearcats have won five of their last six games and are now 16-13 overall and 8-8 in the Big 12. OSU is 17-12, 5-11 Big 12. The Cowboys have lost…

ORU WINS THIRD STRAIGHT

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Three players scored in the 20’s to lead Oral Roberts to a 94-70 win at Kansas City on Saturday. It was the first time since 2017 that ORU had three players with 20 or more points in a game. ORU won three straight games to finish the regular season and improved to 9-22 overall and…

TULSA WINS AT TULANE

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Tulsa had the weekend off, but on the previous Wednesday, the Golden Hurricane crushed Tulane, 90-56, at Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans. It was the program’s fourth-largest road win ever and the team matched the program record for 80-point games in a season with its 21st such game, matching the 1983-84 team. The Golden Hurricane…

Oilers hockey and ORU baseball

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It was a sweep of a weekend for the Tulsa Oilers hockey team, winning three straight games at home against the Rapid City Rush. Tulsa shut out the Rush in the first game of the series on Friday, 2-0, at the WeStreet Ice Center. Oilers’ Jake Sibell was superb in goal and made 32 saves…

Golden Hurricane tromp Roadrunners 100- 74

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Tulsa used a strong perimeter game to outshoot UTSA, 100-74, on Sunday in the Reynolds Center. The Golden Hurricane sank 12 three-pointers to set the single season program record and now has 292 three’s this season. Tulsa is now 22-6 overall and 10-5 in the American Athletic Conference. UTSA dropped to 5-22, 1-14 American. Tulsa…

ORU Picks Up Second Conference Win

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Oral Roberts was led by Ty Harper’s career-high 29 points to defeat South Dakota, 67-62, on Saturday evening at the Mabee Center. With the win, ORU improved to 7-22 overall and 2-12 in the Summit League, while the Coyotes dropped to 14-15, 6-8 Summit League. The Golden Eagles opened the first half by taking a…

OU Loses On Buddy Hield Night

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It was a tight game throughout, but Texas A&M held off a late surge from the Oklahoma Sooners to win 75-71, Saturday evening in Norman. The Aggies improved to 19-8 overall and 9-5 in the SEC, while the Sooners are now 13-14 on the year and 3-11 in SEC play. Texas A&M scored the first…

OSU Loses at Colorado

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Colorado jumped out to an early lead and held off Oklahoma State in the second half to take an 83-69 win over the Cowboys on Saturday in Boulder. It was the Buffaloes third straight home win, and the Cowboys have now lost five in a row. Colorado improved to 15-12, 5-9 Big 12, and OSU…

Great Winter Olympics for U.S.

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It seems I write a column like this one every four years, and it stands to reason, the Winter Olympics come around every four years. As I’ve written before, I’m a fan of many of the sports featured in the Winter Games, and it may be because we don’t get to watch so many of…