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ORU Track Soars to Eight Event Wins at Alexis Jarrett Invitational

January 16, 2025

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Oral Roberts indoor track and field team dominated the Alexis Jarrett Invitational at the Hearnes Center Fieldhouse, tallying eight event victories and multiple stellar performances in a strong showing against top regional competition. Wenger and Rutledge Shine in Men’s High Jump Freshman Jordan Wenger continued his remarkable season, winning the men’s…

Area teams lose conference games Saturday

January 9, 2025

OU loses to Alabama in Tuscaloosa No. 5 Alabama handed the No. 12 Oklahoma Sooners their first loss of the season, 107-79, Saturday night in Tuscaloosa. It was the first SEC game of the season for both teams. The Crimson Tide’s record improved to 12-2 overall and 1-0 SEC. For the Sooners, their record dropped…

Sports figures we lost in 2024

January 9, 2025 Jeff Brucculeri

Every year at this time, we look back and remember the sports figures who died the previous year. This is not a complete list, but some that stood out, either because they brought back memories from my childhood, or they made a big impact in their respective sport. Franz Beckenbauer died on Jan. 7; he…

OU men beat Prairie View A&M

January 2, 2025

The No. 12 ranked University of Oklahoma basketball team remained undefeated on Sunday with a 89-67 home victory over Prairie View A&M. The Sooners are now 13-0 and are one of only four teams in Division I that a currently unbeaten. Prairie View dropped to 1-12. Both teams exchanged baskets for most of the first…

TU wins big over SW Christian

January 2, 2025

Tyshawn Archie scored 18 points to lead the University of Tulsa men’s basketball team to a 96-63 victory over Southwestern Christian University, in the Donald W. Reynolds Center on Saturday afternoon. It was the final nonconference game on the schedule for the Golden Hurricane, and the win improved Tulsa’s record to 6-7. For SCU, the…

OU loses Armed Forces Bowl to Navy

January 2, 2025 Jeff Brucculeri

A failed two-point conversion attempt proved to be the difference in the end, as Navy defeated the Oklahoma Sooners 21-20, in the Armed Forces Bowl at Amon G. Carter Stadium, in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday. The Sooners (6-7, 2-6 SEC) jumped out to a quick 14-0 lead with a pair of touchdowns in the…

Belated Letter to Santa Claus

January 2, 2025 Jeff Brucculeri

It is time for my 23rd Annual Sports Fan’s Letter to Santa Claus, even if it’s a little late. Dear Santa Claus, It was an election year, and with that, I think you may have brought us a few early Christmas gifts, so let me begin by saying thank you. It was another good sports…

OU to battle Navy in the Armed Forces Bowl

December 24, 2024

The Oklahoma Sooners will face the Navy Midshipmen on December 27 at 11 a.m. in Amon G. Carter Stadium at TCU in Fort Worth in the Armed Forces Bowl on ESPN. The last and only time the Sooners played Navy was in 1965 in Norman and OU lost 10-0. This will be the 26th straight…

TU edged out by Southern University

December 24, 2024

A four-point lead at halftime, held through the second half, gave Southern University a 70-66 win over the University of Tulsa on Saturday at the Donald W. Reynolds Center. With the loss, Tulsa fell to 4-6 and Southern evened its record at 4-4. Southern led by as much as seven points in the first half…

ORU loses to Idaho State

December 24, 2024

Idaho State outrebounded Oral Roberts 54-19 and applied tight defensive pressure to defeat the Golden Eagles, 71-55 on Saturday in Pocatello, Idaho. It was ORU’s second and final game of the Big Sky/Summit League Challenge. ORU dropped to 3-7 on the year while ISU improved to 4-5. ISU grabbed 17 of its 54 rebounds on…