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Here is some news and notes from the local sports scene:   TULSA OILERS Tulsa Oilers played a pair of games this past weekend at the BOK Center, defeating the Allen Americans 4-1 on Friday night for a fourth straight win. The goal scorers for Tulsa were Coulson Pitre, Ryan Lautenbach, Duggie Lagrone, and Josh…

OU beats Tenn and moves up to #11

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For the first time since 2019, the Oklahoma Sooners defeated a Top 25 ranked team on the road, as the Sooners got past Tennessee, 33-27, Saturday evening at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville. The win improved Oklahoma’s record to 7-2, 3-2 SEC, and helped move the Sooners from No. 18 to No. 11 in the AP…

Cowboys lose to the Jayhawks

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A low scoring first half kept the game close, but the Kansas Jayhawks came alive in the second half to romp the Oklahoma State Cowboys, 38-21, Saturday on homecoming day in Lawrence, Kansas. Kansas snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 5-4 overall, 3-3 in the Big 12. Oklahoma State fell to 1-8, 0-6…

Dodgers win tight World Series

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Wow, what a World Series. Seriously. The seven game battle between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays had all the excitement of fireworks going off in a barrel. There were game winning home runs, walk off hits in extra innings and superb pitching performances. It was the second consecutive World Series title…

Sooner comeback effort falls short in 4th Quarter

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Ole Miss took control of the fourth quarter and turned away the Oklahoma Sooners in a 34-26-win Saturday at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman. The No. 8 Rebels improved to 7-1, 4-1 SEC, and the Sooners are now 6-2, 2-2 SEC, and dropped six spots to No. 18 in the AP Poll….

OSU shutout by Texas Tech

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Things have not gotten any better since Mike Gundy was fired as OSU’s head coach, in fact, some may argue that things are worse. The Cowboys suffered yet another blowout loss, this time it was at Texas Tech, 42-0, on Saturday. The Cowboys now have three shutout losses of at least 42 points since 2022….

TU loses close one in OT

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In a competitive game from start to finish, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane battled the Temple Owls, but in the end, Temple came away with a 38-37 overtime win on Saturday, at H.A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa’s 100th Homecoming game. It was the highest scoring game this season for the Golden Hurricane. Tulsa dropped to 2-6,…

College head coach costly buyouts

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Louisiana State University fired their head football coach, Brian Kelly, following the team’s 49-25 loss to Texas A&M on Saturday. It was LSU’s third loss in four games, and that comes after being ranked as high as No. 3 in the polls earlier this season. With Kelly’s departure, that brings the total to ten college…

OSU falls to Cincinnati

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It was a disappointing night for the Oklahoma State faithful for homecoming in Stillwater, as No. 24-ranked Cincinnati defeated the Cowboys, 49-17, on Saturday in front of 46,901 fans at Boone Pickens Stadium. The Bearcats improved to 6-1 overall to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2022. Cincinnati also remained undefeated, 4-0, in…

Sooners rout the gamecocks

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It wasn’t a high scoring game, but the Oklahoma Sooners did just enough to defeat South Carolina, 26-7, on Saturday in Columbia, S.C. The Sooners (6-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) bounced back from their loss to Texas last week, and played solid, mistake-free offense. OU head coach Mike Venables was proud of the way his team…