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OU QB Kyler Murray has the attention of the Longhorns

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Is No. 7 Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray as good as – or even better – than former OU quarterback Baker Mayfield? Murray, who is in top speculations on a Heisman winner, is being compared to Mayfield, the Heisman winner who was the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft and is now the starting quarterback…

Cornelius is hitting his stride as OSU hosts Iowa State

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Oklahoma State quarterback Taylor Cornelius is playing at a high level as the Cowboys battle for a shot at the Big 12 Championship. Cornelius is No. 5 in the nation with 1,541 passing yards. He is hitting 62 percent of his passes and has thrown 12 touchdown passes (5 interceptions). His quarterback rating is 161.7…

1st NHL exhibition in Tulsa

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A couple weeks ago, my son and I went to the first National Hockey League preseason game to be held at the BOK Center. It was also the first NHL preseason game in Tulsa in 40 years. The Florida Panthers won the game in overtime, 4-3. I thought the turnout was fantastic, as 11,235 fans…

3-1 Baylor to challenge OU after tough OT win over Army

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OU linebackers set a new record in number of tackles NORMAN – In a shootout with Baylor last year, OU running back Trey Sermon rushed for 148 yards as the No. 3 Sooners survived, 49-41. Now, with Sermon solidified as the No. 1 running, No. 5 Oklahoma (4-0, 1-0 in the Big 12) will get…

OSU’s first road game is against an improved KU team

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There are at least two reasons why No. 21 Oklahoma State should be motivated to play Kansas Saturday. First, the Cowboys lost their conference opener to Texas Tech, 17-41, last Saturday and that was a critical home game. And secondly, Kansas has already won twice as many games as they did last year. Actually, the…

TU is idle after Temple loss

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It was more of the same last Thursday night, as the Tulsa Golden Hurricane lost at Temple, 31-17, in a game filled with mistakes and miscues. There were 24,217 fans at Lincoln Financial Stadium in Philadelphia. It was the first American Athletic Conference game for both teams. Tulsa (1-3, 0-1 AAC) committed four fumbles, losing…

Murray gains attention as No. 5 Oklahoma hosts Army

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The last time Army was this big of an underdog was in 1776. (Back then, the colonial troops led by General George Washington eventually defeated the British, the most power army in the world at that time.) The Army football teams travels to Norman for a 6 p.m. kickoff against No. 5 Oklahoma in a…

OSU and Texas Tech should light up the new scoreboard

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Oklahoma State’s new scoreboard should get a workout Saturday when the high-powered Texas Tech passing attack matches up with OSU’s retooled offense. Texas Tech true freshman Alan Bowman torched Houston Saturday as he threw for 605 yards and five touchdowns. That’s a Big 12 freshman record. And Bowman was named the Walter Camp National Player…

TU’s upset bid falls just short vs. the Longhorns

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A near upset of Texas in Austin last Saturday may be proof that Tulsa is greatly improved this season. It did show that the Golden Hurricane are more exciting. TU trailed by 21 points at halftime but battled back to come within one score before falling to the Longhorns 21-28 in Austin. “I think we…

OU pounds UCLA; ISU road trip is next

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No. 5 Oklahoma heads to Ames, Iowa, Saturday to avenge their only Big 12 loss from a year without their best running back. Rodney Anderson, an All American candidate for the Sooners, injured his knee in Saturday’s 49-21 win over UCLA and is lost for the season. Trey Sermon, who started some games last season…