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Kansas City, Part I

June 1, 2023 Jeff Brucculeri

A weekend trip to Kansas City was both a history lesson and a trip down memory lane. My wife, daughter and I took the drive north to Kansas City last week and decided to make a stop along the way at Fort Scott National Historic Site, in eastern Kansas. From the site’s website; When Fort…

Sooners and Cowgirls advance to the College World Series

June 1, 2023

Both the No. 1 seeded Sooners and the No. 6 seeded Cowgirls will go on to play in the 2023 NCAA College Softball World Series to be held in Oklahoma City June 1-9. The Cowgirls shut-out the Oregon team to improve their record for the season to 46-14. This will be the fourth straight year…

Jeff Farina-Morelos named as TU Women’s Basketball Director of Operations

June 1, 2023

Tulsa, Oklahoma – The University of Tulsa named Jeff Farina-Morelos as the director of operations for the women’s basketball program, it was announced today by Head Coach Angie Nelp. “We are excited to welcome Jeff to our TU family,” Nelp said. “He has helped programs reach success at an elite level and will immediately have…

OSU wins Bedlam and part of Big 12 regular season title

May 25, 2023

Oklahoma State clinched a share of the Big 12 Conference regular season championship with a 11-1 victory over Oklahoma, Saturday at L. Dale Mitchell Park, in Norman. With the win, the 10th-ranked Cowboys improved to 37-16 and finished Big 12 play with a 15-9 mark. OSU shares the conference championship with Texas and West Virginia….

ORU Sweeps WIU, wins League Title

May 25, 2023

The No. 12 Oral Roberts baseball team concluded its 2023 regular season with a 12-0 run-rule victory over Western Illinois in eight innings Saturday afternoon at Alfred D. Boyer Stadium, in Macomb, Ill. The series sweep marked the fourth straight for ORU and ninth of the year. The Golden Eagles, who finished Summit League play…

ORU top seed in Summit League Tournament

May 25, 2023

Defending Summit League tournament champion Oral Roberts earned the No. 1 seed after winning the program’s 20th regular season title, while tournament host North Dakota State will be the No. 2 seed. South Dakota State and Omaha round out the field as those two programs will be the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds, respectively…

OU, OSU advance to NCAA Softball Super Regionals

May 25, 2023

Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas from the Big 12 are advancing to the Super Regionals, having won their respective regionals. Each Super Regional will consist of three-game series with one team. the winner will be the first team to win two games and will advance to the NCAA Women’s World Series in Oklahoma City at…

OU moves to the SEC in 2024

May 25, 2023

Both Oklahoma and Texas will move to the Southeastern Conference from the Big 12 a year early on July 1, 2024, instead of the originally announced July 1, 2025. Joe Castiglione, OU Athletic Director said, “It became more and more apparent to everybody involved that … it might be to everyone’s benefit for us to…

“Gator” Rivers remembered

May 25, 2023 Jeff Brucculeri

I’ve written many times about my longstanding relationship with the Harlem Globetrotters, and how I eventually became the P.A. announcer for the team on a couple tours in 2012 and 2013-14. But, I don’t think I’ve ever written about how it all began. My relationship with the Globetrotters began because one player went out of…

Chris Polizzi named TU Defensive Coordinator

May 25, 2023

TULSA, Okla. –– University of Tulsa first-year head football coach Kevin Wilson announced today the appointment Chris Polizzi as the school’s defensive coordinator and safeties coach. Polizzi comes to Tulsa after spending the past five seasons at Tennessee-Martin, including the past three years as defensive coordinator. Wilson also announced that linebacker coach Koy McFarland will…