ORLANDO, FLA. – No. 5 seed Duke jumped out to a 15-0 lead, and No. 12 seed Oral Roberts struggled to score in the opening minutes of their first-round matchup at the NCAA Basketball Tournament in Orlando, on Thursday. Duke won the game 74-51. ORU (30-5) entered the tournament on a nation-leading 17-game winning streak…
The Cowboys tipped off in Youngstown Ohio in the first round of NIT play against the Youngstown State Penguins Wednesday and went on to win the game 69-64. The Penguins led for most of the game. At half time the Pokes were behind by three, but with 1:33 left in the second half, OSU led by…
TULSA, Okla. –– The University of Tulsa Athletic Hall of Famer and football star Bob Breitenstein died Monday, March 13, at the age of 79. Breitenstein played three seasons (1962-64) on the Hurricane varsity football team before a career as an NFL offensive lineman. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 8, at…
ORLANDO, FLA. – What a great experience it was traveling with the ORU basketball team to the NCAA Tournament last week, even if the trip was cut short by a first round loss. It was the first time in many years that I attended the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament as a part of team and…
Oral Roberts University men’s basketball team is back in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament for the second time in three seasons. Two years after making an amazing run to the Sweet 16 as a No. 15 seed, the Golden Eagles earned a No. 12 seed and will face No. 5 seed Duke in the East…
Head men’s basketball coach Paul Mills has been tapped as a finalist for both the Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year award and the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year award. The Hugh Durham award is awarded to coaches at a Division 1 Mid-Major school, who have acheived winning programs at 3 different…
Oklahoma State after beating OU and losing to Texas in the Big-12 tournament, missed getting into the NCAA tournament. They were invited to play in the NIT tournament as a No. 1 seed. Their first game was on Wednesday, March 15 against Youngstown State.If they advance to the second round, they will play the winner…
The OSU Cowboys defeated the Oklahoma Sooners for the third time this year in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament last week, 57-49 effectively eliminating the Sooners from post-season play. The Cowboys hampered by injuries still managed to defeat the Sooners. Caleb Asberry was their high scorer with 15 points, while Bryce Thompson…
The Cowboys lost to Texas 61-47 in the quarterfinal game in the Big 12 tournament last week, putting their NCAA tournament bid in jeopardy. The Cowboys only shot 27% from the field, whereas Texas came up with 37%. Caleb Asberry led the scorers with 16 points and Kalib Boone added another 11 points. Head coach…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Dean Davis, R-Broken Arrow, on Tuesday recognized the 2022 Tulsa Northeast Oklahoma Association of Homeschools (NOAH) Jaguars on the floor of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The team in November won the National Homeschool Football Association’s (NHFA) National Championship, defeating Georgia Force Homeschool of Sugar Hill, GA, by a score of…