Sports

Lankford: End stadium tax subidies

May 9, 2019

WASHINGTON, DC – Senators James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, introduced the Eliminating Federal Tax Subsidies for Stadiums Act, a bill to end generous federal subsidies for professional sports stadiums. The bill would close a loophole in the tax code that allows professional sports teams to finance new stadiums with municipal bonds that are exempt from federal taxes….

OU has top QB, WR and offensive line

May 2, 2019

If the NFL Draft is an accurate indication, Oklahoma had the best quarterback, the best wide receiver and the best offensive line in the nation this year. After just one season as a starter, former OU quarterback Kyler Murray was the No. 1 pick in the draft by the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals were so…

‘There’s nothing like playoff hockey’

May 2, 2019 Jeff Brucculeri

It’s often been said, “There’s nothing like playoff hockey,” and this season it’s especially true. I’ve lost count of how many people have made that statement to me. In fact, many of those people are not true hockey fans, but yet they love watching hockey when it’s playoff time. Even the casual fan will tune…

Final spring practice fuels hope for the 2019 OSU season

April 25, 2019

More than 14,000 Oklahoma State football fans went to Stillwater Saturday to see the final spring practice in hopes of a resurgence of Cowboy fortunes this fall. More than 130 former Cowboys – including Mason Rudolph, Marcell Ateman, Chris Lacy and Brandon Weeden – were there to cheer on the next crop of OSU players…

Kwanza Johnson rejoins the Hurricane

April 25, 2019 Jeff Brucculeri

Former University of Tulsa basketball star Kwanza Johnson has been hired as an assistant coach at his alma mater, for the second time. Johnson, a 1995 graduate of TU, brings 20 years of collegiate coaching experience, including stops at TCU, Georgia, Nevada, Little Rock and Eastern Illinois. Johnson got his start as an administrative assistant…

Quarterback choice looms for Oklahoma

April 18, 2019

There’s a good chance that Oklahoma will start a transfer quarterback for the third season in row this fall. In 2017, Texas Tech transfer Baker Mayfield started and in 2018 Texas A&M transfer Kyler Murray started. Both won the Heisman Trophy. Mayfield was the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft and that could happen…

Clayton Kenshaw creates excitement

April 18, 2019 Jeff Brucculeri

Three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, pitched a rehab assignment game with the Tulsa Drillers last Tuesday, and local baseball fans responded well. The Drillers beat the Springfield Cardinals, 3-2, although Kershaw didn’t get the win. It was announced Monday morning that Kershaw would be making his second rehab…

OU looks for its next starting quarterback in the spring game

April 11, 2019

Oklahoma fans will get to see three quarterbacks battle for the starting nod Saturday during the annual spring game in Norman. Jalen Hurts graduated from Alabama in December with one year of eligibility left. Under the graduate transfer rules, he is immediately eligible at OU. In high school, he was rated the No. 1 dual-threat…

Defense shines during Golden Hurricane’s spring game

April 11, 2019

Defense may be the key to The University of Tulsa improving their football results in 2019. During the spring game on Saturday, the defense forced the offense into 3-and-outs five times. The offense ran 108 plays, with 73 percent coming in the passing game and the rest on the ground for a total of 314…

Eddie Sutton’s exclusion is inexplicable

April 11, 2019 Jeff Brucculeri

For the sixth straight time that Eddie Sutton has been a finalist for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the former Oklahoma State head coach has been denied entry. There’s really no explaining why the 24 panelists have yet again voted against his induction. The Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Saturday the 2019…