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Oilers’ winning streak at 8

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A field goal with time running out lifted the Tulsa Oilers to a 44-41 win over the Quad City Steamwheelers, Saturday night at the BOK Center. With the win, the Oilers have now won eight in a row and have clinched an IFL playoff spot. Tulsa’s record improved to 10-5 while the Steamwheelers are now…

Oklahoma State Football Schedule for 2026

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The OSU Cowboy Fall Football schedule has dates but only the non-conference game times are decided. They will kick off the season at Tulsa at 2:45 p.m. CDT on Saturday, September 5. It is the first time in 25 years the Cowboys have opened in Tulsa. The two other non-conference games are against Oregon and…

Its MLB draft and All Stars time

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As a part of the Major League Baseball All-Star festivities, the MLB Draft was held in Philadelphia this past weekend. Several in-state athletes were selected in the draft. The Chicago White Sox selected UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky as the No. 1 pick. The Tampa Bay Rays picked high school shortstop Grady Emerson from Fort Worth…

Oilers beat the Sharks 57-49

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Tulsa jumped out on top early and never gave up the lead as the Oilers beat the Jacksonville Sharks, 57-49, in IFL action on Saturday evening at the BOK Center. Tulsa took a quick 14-point lead in the first quarter when TJ Edwards II connected with TJ Davis on a 4-yard touchdown play, and then…

All-Star Game in Philadelphia during America’s 250th year

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It is quite appropriate that Major League Baseball decided a few years ago to hold the All-Star Game in Philadelphia this season. After all, here we are celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America, and Philadelphia is the birthplace of this nation. There were many Independence Day celebrations held in Philadelphia over…

2026 OU Football schedule

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The SEC has an agreement with ABC and ESPN that all games will be aired on ABC and ESPN  channels exclusively. ESPN  has set the “windows” for seven of the nine games OU will play in. “Windows are general time slots, not exact times.  There are four time windows:  Early 11 a.m. to noon CT; Afternoon…

Museums can make your trip memorable

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[This is the third in a series of three columns based on a recent trip to Western New York.]   JAMESTOWN, NY – While in Jamestown, we had the opportunity to visit the National Comedy Center (NCC). Gary Hahn the V.P. of Marketing and Communications for the NCC was a guest on “Tulsa Beacon Weekend”…

Oilers edge out Iowa Barnstormers

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It was a back-and-forth battle but in the end the Tulsa Oilers Football team got past the Iowa Barnstormers, 49-48, Saturday evening in Des Moines, Iowa. The win extended the Oilers franchise-record winning streak to six games. Tulsa improved to 8-5 on the season, while the hapless Barnstormers dropped to 1-12. The Oilers opened the…

Underdog Sooners win College World Series!!!

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Oklahoma won its third college baseball national title in program history by defeating North Carolina, 13-2 in the third game of the College World Series on Monday evening in Omaha, Neb. It was the first title for the Sooners since 1994. The Sooners took the series 2-1 and finished the season with an overall record…