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K-State up next for No. 22 Cowboys

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Shorthanded Pokes win No. 22 Oklahoma State (3-0) will open Big 12 play Saturday at home against No. 25 Kansas State (3-0) after a successful but difficult nonconference slate. The OSU game with K-State kicks off at 6 p.m. on ESPN+ in Stillwater. The Cowboys were shorthanded Saturday night – especially in terms of receivers…

TU/Ohio State game is close

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Going into the game, Ohio State was a 25.5-point favorite over the University of Tulsa, however, the No. 9 Buckeyes certainly didn’t look like a Top-10 team early on, as OSU beat Tulsa, 41-20, Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. Tulsa (0-3) kept the game close for the first three quarters, and looked like a much-improved team…

OSU’s Bryson Green catches a pass while Tyson Davis of Tulsa defends during Saturday’s game in Stillwater.

OSU heads to Boise St. after TU win

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STILLWATER – Tulsa made Oklahoma State sweat for more most of the game in Stillwater but in the last few minutes, the Cowboys held on for a hard-earned 28-23 victory. OSU (2-0) managed only seven points in the first three quarters but a 21-point run in the fourth quarter sealed the deal. Tulsa (0-2) and…

Big 12 adds 4 new members

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The eight continuing members of the Big 12 Conference – including Oklahoma State – voted unanimously last week to accept BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and Central Florida to the league. “The Big 12 Conference has been among the best football leagues in the country for the past 25 years. The addition of these four programs will…

‘Game of the Century’ 50th anniversary this Saturday

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Fifty years ago, No. 1 Nebraska invaded Norman to play No. 2 Oklahoma on Thanksgiving Day in what has been tagged “The Game of The Century.” The Cornhuskers scored a late touchdown and squeaked by 35-31 in 1971. This Saturday, the No. 3 OU will host unranked Nebraska in a nationally televised game on ABC…

TU falls short; Ohio St. next

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For the first three quarters of the game on Saturday, it appeared the Tulsa Golden Hurricane were on their way to a big upset win over Oklahoma State, however, the Cowboys’ offense finally came alive in the fourth quarter, and OSU turned in a 28-23, come from behind win at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater….

Saturday’s game between OSU and TU is important to both

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A lot is riding on the outcome of Saturday’s game between Oklahoma State and Tulsa in Stillwater. The Golden Hurricane (0-1) lost their season opener with UC Davis (17-19) while the Cowboys (1-0) had a close call with Missouri State, winning 23-16. Last year, OSU slipped past Tulsa 16-7 in Stillwater in a defensive game…

OU almost blows another big lead in an early season game

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Oklahoma has a tendency to blow big leads early in the season and that happened again Saturday against Tulane. OU led 37-14 at the half but almost lost the game as Tulane was driving with two minutes to go to score what could have been a go-ahead touchdown. Tulane quarterback Michael Pratt was one yard…

Miami Marlins now and then

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It had been 25 years since I went to my first Miami Marlins game, and boy, how things have changed. The first time I went to a Marlins game was in July of 1996. They were called the Florida Marlins then, and played in Pro Player Stadium, the home of the Miami Dolphins football team….

OU’s quest for championships begins against Tulane

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No. 2 Oklahoma’s quest for a seventh consecutive Big 12 Conference title, a spot in the College Football Playoff and a national championship begins Saturday in New Orleans. “I mean, this is Oklahoma,” OU coach Lincoln Riley said during Big 12 Media Days. “Every year is the year to do that. It takes a lot…