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Oilers lose in final seconds

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After holding the lead the entire game, the Tulsa Oilers Football team gave up a touchdown with one second on the clock and lost 45-42 at Jacksonville on Saturday night. The Oilers scored the first on a four-yard touchdown pass from Andre Sale to Joshua Crockett. Then Sale connected with Alexis Rosario on a five-yard…

OU pummels ORU in first game

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In-state rivals, Oklahoma and Oral Roberts faced each other in the NCAA Norman Regional opener at Dale Mitchell Park on Friday night, and the No. 9 ranked (No. 1 seed in the Regional) Sooners pummeled ORU, 14-0. OU (39-19) was dominant in all aspects of the game. Pitchers Kyson Witherspoon and Carter Campbell combined for…

ORU eliminated by Duke

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Oral Roberts baseball season ended on Saturday afternoon at L. Dale Mitchell Park, as Duke defeated the Golden Eagles, 6-2, to knock ORU out of the regional. ORU starting pitcher Brooks Fowler held the Blue Devils to one run through five innings. Duke then scored four runs in the sixth inning before the ORU bats…

OSU dominated Niagra

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Oklahoma State won their opening game of the NCAA Stillwater Regional Friday night as the top-seeded Cowboys beat No. 4-seed Niagara, 19-7, at O’Brate Stadium. Every Cowboy in the starting lineup recorded a hit in the game, while the Big 12 champions scored multiple runs in six different innings. Zach Ehrhard led the way with…

On the Road Again …

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FISHERS, IN – On the road again. Just can’t wait to get on the road again. The life I love is makin’ music with my friends, and I can’t wait to get on the road again. That old Willie Nelson song often rings true for me, especially this time of year. I typically travel quite…

Women’s College World Series OU romps Duke in first game

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Three-time defending national champion Oklahoma Sooners dominated in their opening game of the Women’s College World Series on Thursday afternoon. The Sooners were attempting to become the first-ever softball program to win four consecutive NCAA championships. The No. 2-seeded Sooners (55-6) opened with a 9-1 run-rule victory in six innings over No. 10-seeded Duke (52-8)…

OSU Cowgirls end their World Series bid

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Game 1: The No. 5 seed Oklahoma State softball team dropped its WCWS opener to fourth-seeded Florida, 1-0, Thursday at OGE Field at Devon Park. The game was a classic pitching duel. OSU All-American Lexi Kilfoyl (26-4) took a no-hitter into the fifth inning before the Gators’ Katie Kistler hit a leadoff home run to…

OSU wins the Big 12 conference tournament over OU

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Oklahoma State, the No. 2 seed, won the Big 12 Tournament title Saturday night by defeating the No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners, 9-3, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Tex. It is the 35th conference championship in program history for the Cowboys, and the fourth Big 12 tournament title: their first since 2019. OSU is now…

ORU wins Summit League Tournament

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Less than a month ago, it wasn’t clear whether the Oral Roberts University baseball team would even make the Summit League Baseball Tournament. However, the Golden Eagles won 10 out of their last 14 regular season games to become the No. 3 seed entering the conference tournament. ORU hosted the Summit League baseball tournament last…

Women’s softball teams advance to WCWS

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If you haven’t been paying attention to college softball, now might be the time to start. Both the OU and OSU softball teams are headed to the Women’s College World Series at Devon Stadium in Oklahoma City. The WCWS begins on Thursday. In Norman last Friday night, the three-time defending national champion Sooners defeated Florida…