Oklahoma University will end a 51-year-old tradition this year by not brining The Sooner Caravan to Tulsa in 2019. “Since 1999, we have always had a major outreach program to connect with our fans and definitely expect that to continue,” OU director of athletics Joe Castiglione said. “However, like many programs around the country, we…
Thanks to Oklahoma, the Big 12 Conference made a splash during the recent NFL Draft. Oklahoma quarterback and 2018 Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray was the top overall selection by the Arizona Cardinals. With the pick, OU became the first school to have QBs go as the top draft choice in consecutive seasons after 2017…
The University of Tulsa student-athletes were honored for their athletic and academic achievements last month at the school’s Golden ‘Cane Awards Gala. A crowd of over 600 gathered for the 24th Annual Golden ‘Cane Awards Gala, a Grammy Awards-type Ceremony, at the Donald W. Reynolds Center on the TU campus. The night was highlighted by…
Former Tulsa Drillers outfielder Kyle Garlick accomplished a rare feat on Sunday, and he did it for the second time in his career. Garlick hit three home runs in the Oklahoma City Dodgers 11-9 win over the New Orleans Baby Cakes, in Metairie, La. Garlick’s third dinger of the game was a two-run shot in…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…