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Thole likes continuing his baseball career with the Drillers

July 11, 2019 Jeff Brucculeri

Last week, I wrote about just a portion of my interview with Tulsa Drillers catcher Josh Thole and the early years of his career. This week we look at where he is now on his baseball journey. Thole is a native of Breese, Illinois, and has played in 478 Major League games, split between the…

Brock Vandagriff, No. 1 QB in the nation, commits to OU

July 4, 2019

The best player in America will play football for the Oklahoma Sooners. But quarterback Brock Vandagriff first has to finish high school and he won’t sign with the Sooners until sometime perhaps in 2020. His high school class graduates in 2021. Rivals.com has already named the record-setting quarterback as not only the best pro-style quarterback…

Catching a knuckleball was a key for Drillers’ Josh Thole

July 4, 2019 Jeff Brucculeri

Josh Thole is currently laboring in minor league baseball, as a catcher with the Tulsa Drillers, but his experiences in baseball reach a lot further than the Texas League. I spoke with Thole recently and asked him about his career thus far. Thole was drafted by the New York Mets in the 13th round of…

Spots are open to tailgate at Tulsa University football games

June 27, 2019

Tailgating spots for the six-game 2019 Tulsa football season are now available. A limited number of tailgate spots for Chapman Commons and Glenn Dobbs Drive (8th Street) for the entire season can be purchased, while fans can also purchase turnkey tailgate packages on Chapman Commons for single game usage. “Tailgating is such a great way…

Two Cowboys to the HoF

June 27, 2019

Two members of the Oklahoma State football program were honored by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame, as wide receiver Dillon Stoner was presented with a National Football Foundation College Player of the Year Award and Mack Butler, OSU’s director of football operations, was presented with the Merv Johnson Integrity in College Coaching Award. They…

Leslie O’Neal on ballot

June 27, 2019

Former Oklahoma State defensive end Leslie O’Neal is one of 76 players included on the ballot for 2020 induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. It is the third consecutive year that O’Neal has been included on the ballot. A two-time All-America honoree, O’Neal anchored the two best defenses in school history in 1984…

Kickoff times for the AAC

June 27, 2019

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The American Athletic Conference has announced a number of kickoff times and television designations for the 2019 football season. It includes the kickoff times for much of The American’s Thursday and Friday prime time games on ESPN networks. The prime time package begins Thursday, August 29, as Cincinnati hosts UCLA at Nippert…

Same bowls for the Big 12

June 27, 2019

The Big 12 football bowl lineup will remain the same through the 2025 postseason as the conference has renewed agreements with eight partners for an additional six seasons beginning in 2020. “The Conference’s bowl lineup provides premier destinations and exciting matchups for our institutions and supporters,” said Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby. The Sugar Bowl…

South Dakota has a lot of attractions

June 27, 2019 Jeff Brucculeri

South Dakota may not seem like a popular vacation destination, but surprisingly, there is a lot to see and do in the Mount Rushmore State, including that National Memorial depicting four of our nation’s Presidents. Earlier this month, I had the privilege of taking my wife, her sister and brother-in-law, and their son (the McCarty’s),…

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…