Sports

New year brings some new beginnings

January 10, 2019 Jeff Brucculeri

With the new year comes new beginnings. For one pro golfer that means a new job, for some former NFL players that means a new sport, and for some pro football players that means a new league. Web.com Tour player Kyle Thompson, one of the winningest players in the tour’s history, has decided to trade…

OSU defeats Missouri; Ohio State hires Mike Yurcich

January 10, 2019

Oklahoma State capped a disappointing season with a dramatic 38-33 win over Missouri in Liberty Bowl on New Year’s Eve. OSU ended the year with a winning 7-6 record with the win over Tigers, a former member of the Big 12 Conference who bolted for the Southeastern Conference. Fifth-year senior quarterback Taylor Cornelius tied a…

OU wins 1st Bedlam game

January 10, 2019

No. 23 Oklahoma, led by Kristian Doolittle with 16 points and eight rebounds, held off Oklahoma State in Norman Saturday for a 74-64 win in the first round of Bedlam basketball this season. OSU was leading the Big 12 in three-point shooting (39 percent) but managed to hit only six of 26 attempts against the…

Lincoln Riley gets a new contract; Brown, Ford declare for the draft

January 10, 2019

In light of the remarkable success he has enjoyed in his first two years as head coach, officials at The University of Oklahoma have offered Coach Lincoln Riley a new contract extension with a higher salary. Riley has agreed but details are not yet public. “We felt it important to extend and amend Lincoln’s contract…

Marquise Brown, Cody Ford to the NFL

January 10, 2019

Riley will have some rebuilding to do on offense next season. Heisman winner Kyler Murray intends to play for the Oakland A’s this spring. All-American wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown and offensive tackle Cody Ford will both forego their senior year of eligibility to enter the NFL draft. Brown had 1,318 receiving yards in 2018…

More than 100 sports figures passed in ‘18

January 3, 2019 Jeff Brucculeri

At this time each year, we look back and remember those in the Sports World who died the previous year. There were over 100 sports celebrities who passed away in 2018. Here is a small tribute to some of the more memorable names. Legendary broadcaster Keith Jackson died at age 89, on Jan. 12. Jackson…

Slow start doomed OU vs. Alabama

January 3, 2019

After midway in the second quarter, Oklahoma outscored Alabama 34-17 but it wasn’t enough after a 28-point opening onslaught and the Sooners lost 34-45 in the semifinals of the College Football Playoffs in the Orange Bowl Saturday night. For the second year in a row, OU has failed to advance to the national championship game,…

Charley Biggs is top picker

January 3, 2019

Tulsa Beacon editor Charley Biggs was the top picker for the newspaper this season. Nephew Brandon Biggs correctly picked 13 of 19 bowl games (the Boston College/Boise State game was canceled due to lightning) but he came in third for the season. Charley Biggs was 10-9 in bowl picks and 133-45 overall. Brother Jon Biggs…

Prospect of a shootout with Alabama won’t bother OU

December 20, 2018 Charles Biggs

Oklahoma players like big games away from home and recent trips to the College Football Playoff have helped the Sooners prepare for the big game. No. 4 OU faces No. 1 Alabama in the playoff semifinals at 7 p.m. December 29 in the Orange Bowl near Miami on ESPN. This will be Riley’s second year…

Dear Santa: Thanks for the Texas League Championship

December 20, 2018 Jeff Brucculeri

The tradition continues with my 18th Annual Sports Fan’s Letter to Santa Claus. Dear Santa Claus, It seems the older I get, the faster these years go by. As old as you are, how do you deal with that? I digress. I want to begin with a big THANK YOU for bringing the Tulsa Drillers…