Two sets of Cowboys, one from down the Cimarron Turnpike in Stillwater, and the other from Laramie, Wyoming, along with conference foes UCF, Houston, Memphis and Navy will visit H.A. Chapman Stadium in the fall to face The University of Tulsa on the gridiron. Tulsa’s attractive home schedule will begin on the third week of…
Chris Chambliss played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (1971-1988) with three different teams, but it is his walk-off home run in game five of the 1976 American League Championship Series for which he’s remembered. I had the opportunity to interview Chambliss recently, as he was in town to be the keynote speaker at the…
Up until this week, only 29 former Harlem Globetrotters, from the team’s 93-year history, have been given the “Legends” award. The Globetrotters have announced they will add three more to that list during their 2019 Fan Powered North American Tour. The Globetrotters will bring their 2019 tour to the BOK Center in Tulsa, February 7…
No. 20 Oklahoma evened its conference mark at 2-2 with a tight victory over former No. 25 TCU in Norman Saturday. OU won 76-74 as Kristian Doolittle hit a crucial shot with a few seconds left to seal the victory. Doolittle had 24 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Sooners (13-3, 2-2). “I knew…
Isaac Likekele led the Cowboys with a career-high 23 points and nine rebounds as Oklahoma State beat West Virginia 85-77 in Morgantown, West Virginia, Saturday. Likelele added three assists and hit seven of 10 attempts from the field. He made 9 of 11 free throw attempts. OSU (8-8, 2-2 in the Big 12) has won…
Jeriah Horne hit four three-point shots but it wasn’t enough as Tulsa fell to SMU 57-77 in Dallas Saturday night. Jahmal McMurray paced the Mustangs with 22 points. Horne went 4-for-7 from downtown en route to his 14 points for the Golden Hurricane (11-6, 1-3), while Sterling Taplin added 10 points. The Hurricane shot 35.7-percent…
A slow start doomed ORU as the Golden Eagles fell to South Dakota State 65-84 Saturday in Brookings, South Dakota. ORU’s Emmanuel Nzekwesi had 14 points, three blocks and a career high 18 rebounds. Two-time Summit League Player of the Year Mike Daum scored 37 points and had eight rebounds to lead the Jackrabbits. “Our…
Alex Grinch, co-defensive coordinator at Ohio State, has been hired as defensive coordinator at Oklahoma by Coach Lincoln Riley. Grinch, a 2017 semi-finalist for the Broyles Award (for the best assistant coach in the nation), will be called on to fix OU’s porous defense. Grinch was the defensive coordinator and second coach at Washington State…
Tulsa football coach Philip Montgomery has promoted linebacker coach Joseph Gillespie to defensive coordinator to replace Bill Young, who is retiring. Gillespie, 47, has coached linebackers for the Hurricane the past four seasons. “I’m excited to have Joe move into the role as defensive coordinator. More than anything, Joe was a key part in our…
Tulsa redshirt freshman Zaven Collins was named to the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) Freshman All-America team. It’s the second freshman All-America award for the linebacker from Hominy. In December, Collins was named to the USA Today Freshman All-America team. Collins was the lone representative from an American Athletic Conference school named to the…