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Summer is a great time for sports

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Some sports fans think the summer months are a down time for sports, but I don’t think that’s necessarily the case. Sure, after the NBA Finals and the Stanley Cup Finals crown their respective champions, there is a bit of a letdown, and the sports schedule becomes a bit less packed. Many people are already…

Oilers lose to the Mass. Pirates

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Massachusetts’ quarterback Kenji Bahar completed 14-of-18 passes for 156 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Pirates to a 58-37 win over the Tulsa Oilers, Saturday night at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Mass. With the win, the Pirates moved to 6-5 on the season and have now won four straight games. Tulsa drops to…

TU to play Rhode Island at 2025 Veterans Classic Nov. 7th

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Annapolis, Md. –– The University of Tulsa will face Rhode Island as part of the 12th edition of the Veterans Classic men’s basketball doubleheader on Friday, Nov. 7 in Annapolis, Md. The Golden Hurricane and Rams will tip at 5 p.m. (CT) with Navy vs. Yale to follow afterward. CBS Sports Network will televise both…

Golden Hurricane 2025-26 season basketball tickets on sale now

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TULSA, Okla. –– Season tickets for the University of Tulsa men’s and women’s basketball 2025-26 seasons are now on sale as of Monday afternoon. The men welcome eight transfers to bolster this season’s squad. According to college basketball analytics expert Evan Miyakawa, Tulsa’s Spring portal activity ranks second among The American schools and 38th in…

Oklahoma City Thunder wins!

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Oklahoma is now the home of a major professional sports championship for the first time in state history. The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers, 103-91, to win Game 7 of the NBA Finals, and win the best of seven series four games to three. For the Thunder, it’s their first title since the…

TU Basketball adds nine newcomers for 2025-26

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TULSA, Okla. –– The Golden Hurricane men’s basketball program has had a busy spring with the additions of eight transfers and a JUCO product. Miles Barnstable, Ade Popoola, Myles Rigsby, Tylen Riley, Doryan Onwuchekwa, Terrance Ford Jr., David Green, Carter Benton and Romad Dean have all been signed to next season’s roster. College basketball analytics…

U.S. Open winner & memories

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It’s been since 2001 that the U.S. Open golf tournament was held at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, and it appears it will be a long time before it ever returns. In fact, Tulsa may never host the U.S. Open again but watching it on television brings back great memories. This past weekend, the…

Thunder rebounds from loss to the Pacers

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Oklahoma City bounced back in a big way in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, to defeat the Indiana Pacers, 123-107, Sunday evening in front of a sellout crowd of 18,203 at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. After losing a heartbreaker in the final seconds of Game 1, the Thunder evened the series 1-1 with…

There are a few sports I don’t care for

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Are there any sports that you just can’t get into watching? I know that’s probably a silly question, as there may be several sports that any one individual has no interest in, but I’m surprised that there are some that I really don’t care about. I’m a pretty big sports fan. I probably watch way…

Oilers lose to Panthers

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In a back-and-forth battle, the Bay Area Panthers squeezed out a narrow 44-41 victory over the Tulsa Oilers in IFL action, Saturday night in San Jose, Calif. The Oilers are now 6-4 and have lost two games in a row after winning five straight. Tulsa dropped to fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Bay Area…