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Tulsa Oilers headed to the Playoffs

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Tulsa finished the IFL regular season with a dominant 66-42 victory over the Quad City Steamwheelers, Saturday night at Vibrant Arena at The Mark in Moline, Il. With the win, the Oilers record improved to 11-5, the most wins in a season in team history and expanded their franchise-record win streak to nine games entering…

Upcoming ORU soccer season

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I know football season is fast approaching but college soccer is right around the corner. ORU will open their men’s soccer season with an exhibition match at SMU on Aug. 7, then will play a home exhibition match against NSU on Aug. 14 at 7:00 p.m. at the Case Soccer Complex. The ORU women will…

Ten Sooners Named to Preseason All-SEC Team

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The SEC Media Days announced their Preseason All-SEC Team late last week.  The voters for the team were the media that attended the SEC Football Media Days event. The Sooners were selected to be seventh in the SEC in their third season in the SEC. Teams ranked in order with points: Georgia (2,519 points) Texas…

FIFA past and present

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I thoroughly enjoyed watching the FIFA World Cup over the past five weeks. It was fun, exciting and even a bit educational. Let’s hope the soccer fever continues in the U.S. for many years to come. The last time the U.S. hosted a World Cup was in 1994. I was fortunate to be able to…

Oilers’ winning streak at 8

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A field goal with time running out lifted the Tulsa Oilers to a 44-41 win over the Quad City Steamwheelers, Saturday night at the BOK Center. With the win, the Oilers have now won eight in a row and have clinched an IFL playoff spot. Tulsa’s record improved to 10-5 while the Steamwheelers are now…

Oklahoma State Football Schedule for 2026

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The OSU Cowboy Fall Football schedule has dates but only the non-conference game times are decided. They will kick off the season at Tulsa at 2:45 p.m. CDT on Saturday, September 5. It is the first time in 25 years the Cowboys have opened in Tulsa. The two other non-conference games are against Oregon and…

Its MLB draft and All Stars time

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As a part of the Major League Baseball All-Star festivities, the MLB Draft was held in Philadelphia this past weekend. Several in-state athletes were selected in the draft. The Chicago White Sox selected UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky as the No. 1 pick. The Tampa Bay Rays picked high school shortstop Grady Emerson from Fort Worth…

Oilers beat the Sharks 57-49

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Tulsa jumped out on top early and never gave up the lead as the Oilers beat the Jacksonville Sharks, 57-49, in IFL action on Saturday evening at the BOK Center. Tulsa took a quick 14-point lead in the first quarter when TJ Edwards II connected with TJ Davis on a 4-yard touchdown play, and then…

All-Star Game in Philadelphia during America’s 250th year

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It is quite appropriate that Major League Baseball decided a few years ago to hold the All-Star Game in Philadelphia this season. After all, here we are celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America, and Philadelphia is the birthplace of this nation. There were many Independence Day celebrations held in Philadelphia over…