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ORU wins Summit crown

June 2, 2022 Jeff Brucculeri

Oral Roberts University hosted the Summit League Baseball Championship Tournament last weekend, for the first time since 2019, and the Golden Eagles beat Omaha for the title and the automatic bid to the NCAA Baseball Tournament. The No. 2-seed Golden Eagles advanced through the double-elimination tournament by defeating No. 3 South Dakota State, 9-4, and…

No. 1 OU and No. 7 OSU are headed to the Women’s College World Series

June 2, 2022

No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 7 Oklahoma State breezed past opponents in last week’s NCAA Softball Super Regionals and earned a spot in the upcoming Women’s College World Series. Oklahoma (54-2) raced past Central Florida in Norman Saturday, 7-1. The Sooners will face the Northwestern-Arizona State regional winner on Thursday at the USA Softball Hall…

Local paper shorted while Justin Thomas wins PGA

May 26, 2022 Jeff Brucculeri

Nobody knows when we’ll have another major golf tournament in Tulsa, maybe not in my lifetime, but they are always a financial boon to the city and usually a lot of fun for me to cover. I have covered over a dozen big-time golf tournaments in my 33 years working in the Tulsa media; either…

Here are players to watch during the PGA Championship

May 19, 2022 Jeff Brucculeri

It’s here, finally, the anticipation is over. The PGA Championship tees off at Southern Hills Country Club today, and wraps up with the final round on Sunday. This is the first time since 2007, that the PGA Championship has been held in Tulsa, and I have been anxiously awaiting it’s return. We’re actually getting the…

OSU wins Big 12 softball title

May 19, 2022

Oklahoma State won their first Big 12 softball title by beating No. 1 Oklahoma, 4-3, in eight innings Saturday in the final round of the Big 12 Championship at Hall of Fame Stadium. The Oklahoma softball team was seeded No. 1 in the upcoming NCAA Tournament and will host a regional at Marita Hynes Field…

TU inks 2 more basketball players

May 19, 2022

The University of Tulsa added four-year transfer Brandon Betson and junior college transfer Bryant Selebangue to the basketball roster, Coach Eric Konkol said. Betson, a 6-1 guard, is transferring from Chicago State, where he was second-team all-Western Athletic Conference honors last hear. Selebangue, who was also an all-league selection in 2021-22, is a 6-9 forward…

Tiger Woods to try to repeat 2007 in Tulsa May 16-22

May 12, 2022

It looks like Tiger Woods will be in Tulsa next week to see if his comeback from an injury will lead to another PGA championship. Woods, a four-time PGA Championship winner, has confirmed his return to professional golf just 14 months after a car accident. His return to Tulsa marks the 15-year anniversary of Woods’…

Road trip back East brings memories

May 12, 2022 Jeff Brucculeri

KANNAPOLIS, North Carolina – Our travelogue from last week continues, as we drove from Gatlinburg, Tenn., to my sister-in-law’s house near Galax, Va. – a quaint little town in the southern part of the commonwealth. We only spent one night there, so not much to write about. From there we continued on to Kannapolis, N.C.,…

Dallas Cowboys draft TU offensive tackle Tyler Smith

May 5, 2022

The talent level of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team is rising. Last Thursday, the Dallas Cowboys selected TU offensive tackle Tyler Smith as the 24th pick in the first round of the NFL Draft in Las Vegas. Smith is the fourth player in school history to be chosen in the first round of the…

Tulsa athletes are honored for athletics and academics

May 5, 2022

After a two-year absence due to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, The University of Tulsa’s Golden ‘Cane Awards Gala returned to an in-person event on April 26 as Golden Hurricane student-athletes were honored for their athletic and academic achievements for the 2021-22 season. A crowd of over 600 gathered for the 25th Golden ‘Cane Awards Gala,…