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To Santa: Please give us joy

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It’s time for my 21st Annual Sports Fan’s Letter to Santa Claus. Dear Santa Claus, After the year we had in 2020, this year has been a bit of a relief. Although we are not back to what used to be normal, it sure was nice to have sports in full swing and fans allowed…

4 OSU players, 1 OU player are All-Big 12 1st team

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Oklahoma State had four players – Guard Josh Sills, linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez, cornerback Jarrick Bernard-Converse and safety Kolby Harvell-Peel – who were voted on the first team of the AP All-Big 12 team. OU had one player on the first team – punter Michael Turk. OSU had a total of seven players picked. The second…

Former OU assistant Brent Venables hired as OU head coach

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Oklahoma may have just solved the problem of its defense not being tough enough. After Lincoln Riley unexpectedly bolted for USC and the Pac-12, Oklahoma has hired former OU assistant and Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables as the Sooner head coach. Venables will be called on to handle the switch from the Big 12 to…

Gundy to lead OSU versus Notre Dame

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Last year, some wanted to fire Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy because they didn’t like what was written on a shirt he was wearing. What a mistake that would have been. Consider what Gundy did this season. OSU (11-2, 8-2) was the regular season champion of the Big 12 Conference. The Cowboys were literally…

TU, OSU, OU should win bowl games

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This and that about various sports stuff. Oral Roberts University is milking the basketball team’s run to the Sweet 16, in last spring’s NCAA Tournament, for all it’s worth. However, the risk of over promoting last season’s success, is not being able to live up to it this year. So far, the Golden Eagles have…

Cowboys will battle Baylor for the Big 12 Championship

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The path to a Big 12 Championship and a possible spot in the College Football Playoff just got smoother as the No. 5 Oklahoma State Cowboys defeated No. 12 Oklahoma 37-33 Saturday night in Stillwater. OSU will face No. Baylor at 11 a.m. Saturday in Arlington, Texas, in the Big 12 Championship. The Cowboys beat…

Coach Lincoln Riley and Former coach Bob Stoops

Surprisingly, Riley goes to USC

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In the past week, Oklahoma lost to a bitter rival, lost a chance at a record sixth straight Big 12 title, lost a shot at a spot in the College Football Playoff and lost coach Lincoln Riley to USC. And Riley’s departure caused several high-ranking recruits to decommit from OU and reopen their recruitment. That…

Tulsa is eligible for a bowl

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With a 34-31 win at SMU on Saturday, to end the regular season, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane became bowl eligible, with a 6-6 record (5-3 in American Athletic Conference). Now Tulsa waits to find out in which bowl game they’ll be invited to play. SMU dropped to 8-4 overall, 4-4 in the AAC. Tulsa battled…

Oklahoma State hopes to beat Oklahoma Saturday in the Bedlam game in Stillwater.

OSU, OU seek a Big 12 Championship

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After clinching their first-ever spot in the December 4 Big 12 Championship game, No. 7 Oklahoma State is eyeing a spot in the College Football Playoff. The Cowboys (10-1, 7-1 Big 12) host No. 9 Oklahoma at 6:30 p.m. Saturday on ABC-TV. If OSU wins and Baylor beats Texas Tech, OU will be tied with…

Cowboys blank the Red Raiders

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Last Saturday, OSU shut out Texas Tech 23-0 while OU struggled late but held on to a 28-21 win over Iowa State in Norman. “Games are hard to win with the parity in college football and parity in this league,” said OSU coach Mike Gundy. “Teams that compete against each other, teams that beat teams…