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TU Hall of Fame weekend

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Fans can support TU Athletics at two upcoming events as part of Hall of Fame Weekend, April 28-29, 2023. The weekend will kick-off on Friday, April 28, with Blue & Gold Champions Night beginning at 7 p.m. at the Donald W. Reynolds Center. The night of gaming benefits TU Athletics and the Golden Hurricane Champions…

Tulsa Drillers open

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It’s opening night for the Tulsa Drillers, the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The local minor leaguers will open the 2023 Texas League season tonight, with a three-game series at home against the San Antonio Missions (San Diego Padres). First pitch is 7:05 p.m. tonight through Saturday, at ONEOK Field in downtown Tulsa….

OSU adds six to Athletics Hall of Honor

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Pro golfer Ricky Fowler will join five others in being inducted into the Oklahoma State University Athletics Hall of Honor. The 2023 class on inductees was announced last week. David “Buddy” Arndt (wrestling), Justin Blackmon (football), Rickie Fowler (men’s golf), Yolanda Odenyo (soccer) and coach Ann Pitts (women’s golf) join Legends division honoree Shelby Wilson…

OSU loses in overtime to N Texas in NIT quarterfinal

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OSU lost its quarterfinal game in a closely contested contest 65-59, in overtime at home in the Gallagher-Iba Arena last Tuesday evening (after our publication deadline). It was a difficult loss for the Cowboys as they were a number one seed in the NIT.  The Cowboys ended their season 10-16 overall and 8-10 in the…

Tulsa Football Springfest

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TULSA, Okla. –– Fans will have an opportunity to meet the 2023 Tulsa football team at Tulsa Football Springfest on Saturday, April 1, from 11:30-2 p.m. at H.A. Chapman Stadium. Springfest is FREE admission and open to fans of all ages. Fans can watch team practice from 11:30-12:30 p.m., then join the Golden Hurricane football…

Orange Power Weekend

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The Orange Power Weekend is scheduled for April 14-16 and will not feature the Spring Game this year as construction inside Boone Pickens Stadium is ongoing.  Instead there will be a free Football Meet-and Greet Saturday from 1:30 – 2 p.m. where fans will be able to take photos. Other events scheduled for the weekend…

ORU names new head basketball coach

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A day after it was announced that Paul Mills was leaving Oral Roberts University to become the head basketball coach at Wichita State, the ORU athletic department announced that assistant coach Russell Springmann would be promoted to head coach of the men’s basketball team. It was a smart move by the ORU brass to move…

Mills headed to Wichita State

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It was not a shock that ORU head basketball coach Paul Mills was being courted by other programs, but the fact that he actually accepted the job at Wichita State, did catch some people by surprise. As soon as ORU was knocked out of the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Orlando, the rumors…

Duke beats ORU in First Round of NCAA tournament

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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…

OSU wins first and second rounds in NIT play

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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…