Sports

One batboy’s wild adventure

June 20, 2019 Jeff Brucculeri

Last week I wrote about the experience of attending a Texas Rangers game at Globe Life Park, and sitting in the sun in 90-plus-degree temperatures. However, there’s more to the story. The Rangers were playing the Kansas City Royals that day, and one of the television broadcasters for the Royals is a former player whom…

After sitting in the sun, the Rangers do need a new stadium

June 13, 2019 Jeff Brucculeri

It doesn’t happen very often, but every once in a while, I have to admit I was wrong and my mind has been changed. That’s what sitting in the sun at a Texas Rangers baseball game will do to you. My fellow comedian friend, Gordon Douglas, and I were in Dallas to attend the Christian…

Time to roll back the CAFE standards

June 6, 2019 Merrill Matthews

The Trump administration is trying to strike a blow for rational and honest government, so you know it’s getting a lot of pushback. President Trump wants to roll back unattainable Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards imposed by President Obama, and it wants those revised fuel efficiency ratings to apply nationwide, including California. But the…

Les Miles expects to rebuild Kansas like he did at OSU

June 6, 2019

At LSU, he won a national title What would motivate a highly successful coach – one who has won a national championship – to take on a rebuilding job at a basketball school with a football team that won only one Big 12 game last season? That’s the question that Les Miles, the new head…

OU, OSU and Tulsa kickoffs set

June 6, 2019

The Red River Rivalry between Oklahoma and Texas will kick off at 11 a.m. October 11 in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. OU beat Texas 39-27 in the Big 12 Championship game last year but Texas won the Red River Shootout, 48-45 in October. OU has won seven of the last 10 games against the…

Four new Big 12 football coaches have varied backgrounds

May 30, 2019

Following a legend can be difficult. Former Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder engineered perhaps the greatest turnaround in college football history. He took over a losing Wildcat program that was so pitiful that some wanted to kick them out of the Big Eight (now Big 12). Part 1 of a 4-Part Series Instead, Snyder…

Henry Rowengartner exits ‘retirement’

May 30, 2019 Jeff Brucculeri

Henry Rowengartner came out of retirement last week, signed a deal with the Tulsa Drillers and made an appearance on the mound at ONEOK Field. However, the star of the movie Rookie of the Year, got pulled before the game started. The Tulsa Drillers dreamt up a great promotion, which included actor Thomas Ian Nicholas…

4-Star quarterback Illingworth verbally commits to OSU

May 23, 2019

Oklahoma State may have found its quarterback of the future. Four-star quarterback Shane Illingworth of Norco, California, tweeted, “Committed to Oklahoma State University…. See you soon Stillwater!” Verbal commitments aren’t binding but if Illingworth shows up in Stillwater, he will be the first quarterback signed by Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Sean Gleeson. Last year, Illingworth…

Athletes served honorably in the military

May 23, 2019 Jeff Brucculeri

As we look ahead to Memorial Day, we are reminded that there are hundreds of athletes who have worn the uniform of one of the branches of the United States Military. We would like to celebrate a couple of those who have ties to Oklahoma; one performed his duty and had a fulfilling baseball career,…

Ravens take Justice Hill; Brailford to the Redskins

May 18, 2019

Former Oklahoma State running back Justice Hill is a perfect fit for the Baltimore Ravens, who want to run more and faster. Hill was a fourth-round pick (No. 113 overall) by the Ravens in the NFL Draft Saturday. Although a bit undersized (5-10, 195), Hill got a lot of attention with one of the best…