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…
[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”…
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…
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…
[This is the second in a series of three columns based on a recent trip to Western New York.] JAMESTOWN, NY – I have written many times in this column about how I used to be a professional mascot. Well, recently, I was talked out of retirement to make a personal appearance here in…
Cord Rager and the Oklahoma Sooners baseball team continue to roll in the postseason, as the OU lefthander led his team to 9-0 shutout of the No. 7 seed Alabama, in the first-round of the College World Series Saturday at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb. A sellout crowd of 24,579 was treated to a…
[This is the first in a series of three columns based on a recent trip to Western New York.] CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. – This is the second time my wife’s family has come together on Chautauqua Lake in Western New York State, to pay tribute and honor one of her parents. My father-in-law died in…
First Tee – Tulsa, a youth development organization that helps kids and teens build their strength of character through golf, is celebrating 25 years of impact in Tulsa this month, and the organization will have a very special event this Saturday, June 13 beginning at 12:00 p.m. at Mohawk Park Golf Course. This is a…
This past week, the University of Oklahoma baseball team played the No. 15 seed Kansas Jayhawks at the Lawrence Super Regional at Hoglund Ballpark winning two games out of three to win the Kansas Super Regional and became eligible for the College World Series for the first time since 2022. Game 2 began on Sunday…
College Baseball roundup OU WINS ATLANTA REGIONAL Rain on Friday forced the Oklahoma Sooners’ opening game in the NCAA Atlanta Regional to be moved to Saturday morning, and the Sooners responded with an 8-3 win over The Citadel (35-25). The win was the 300th victory for head coach Skip Johnson at the Division I level, all…