Sports

No Little League WS

May 7, 2020

After an assessment of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on 6,500 community-based Little League programs in 84 countries and based upon the direction of governmental and public health authorities, and in consultation with medical professionals and the Board of Directors, Little League International made the difficult and disappointing decision to cancel its seven…

Sports-related activities are continuing

April 30, 2020 Jeff Brucculeri

Although sports schedules have been shut down for several weeks, there are sports related activities still going on. Amateur drafts are continuing and stadiums are still being built. The National Football League and Women’s National Basketball Association have conducted their annual amateur drafts virtually, and they were still broadcast on television. The 85th annual NFL…

Dallas Cowboys draft two Sooners and one Golden Hurricane

April 30, 2020

The Dallas Cowboys couldn’t believe that former Oklahoma wide receiver CeeDee Lamb had not been drafted when it came their turn in the first round of the NFL Draft last Thursday. “We thought he was a Top 10 pick,” Cowboys chief operation officer Stephen Jones said. “We never really thought we had a chance to…

Cowboys pick TU’s Reggie Robinson II in the fourth round

April 30, 2020

The Cowboys weren’t through with picking players from the State of Oklahoma. With the 17th pick of the fourth round, they drafted former Tulsa cornerback Reggie Robinson II. Robinson was the top defensive back in the American Athletic Conference in 2019. He was the league leader for passes defended with 17, including a conference-leading 13…

Cowboys draft OU defensive lineman Neville Gallimore

April 30, 2020

The Dallas Cowboys also drafted former OU defensive lineman Neville Gallimore with the 18th pick of third round (82nd overall). The Cowboys were surprised that Gallimore had lasted that long without being picked, too. “We’re living right,” Cowboys owner/GM Jerry Jones said Friday. “It fell right to us these past two days.” Jones called getting…

Chargers trade up to get Murray

April 30, 2020

The Los Angeles Chargers were so anxious to draft OU linebacker Kenneth Murray that they made a trade with New England to move up to the 23rd pick in the first round of the NFL Draft. In exchange for the 23rd pick, the Chargers sent their second- and third-round picks to the Patriots (37th and…

Philadelphia drafts QB Jalen Hurts

April 30, 2020

Former OU quarterback Jalen Hurts was the 21st pick in the second round last Friday by the Philadelphia Eagles. Hurts is Oklahoma’s third quarterback drafted in three years. OU is the only program to ever produce QB selections in the first two rounds of the NFL Draft in three consecutive years (Baker Mayfield and Kyler…

Bears draft Tulsa’s Trevis Gipson

April 30, 2020

University of Tulsa defensive end Trevis Gipson was selected Saturday by the Chicago Bears as the 10th pick in the 5th round and the No. 155 overall selection of the NFL Draft. Gipson finished his career with 114 tackles, 25.5 TFLs, 13 sacks and eight forced fumbles. The four-year letter winner and two-year starter was…

OSU’s Green, Siverand sign deals

April 30, 2020

Former Oklahoma State cornerback A.J. Green and cornerback Kemah Siverand did not get drafted but they have signed free agent contracts. Siverand signed with the Seattle Seahawks and Green signed with the Cleveland Browns. This was the first draft since 2008 in which no OSU players were drafted.

Uncertainty looms for the Golden Hurricane football season

April 23, 2020

Tulsa is supposed to play Toledo in Chapman Stadium on Saturday, September 5. Because of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent “stay at home” orders, no one is certain if that game will be played on schedule. The challenge for TU coach Philip Montgomery and other college football coaches is how to prepare for those opening…