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Sportstradamus prognostications

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I, Sportstradamus, the all-knowing, all-seeing swami of sports prognostications, present to you my annual predictions for 2026. This year, I peer deeply into my magic mirror in hopes of seeing the future of sports, but instead I see a guy who has a lot greyer hair than he did at this time last year. Let’s…

College Basketball roundup

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North Texas breaks TU winning streak   TULSA WINNING STREAK ENDS North Texas got past Tulsa, 72-67, in an American Athletic Conference match up on Sunday, in Denton, Texas. It was only the second loss of the season for the Golden Hurricane who are now 13-2 overall, 1-1 in the AAC. North Texas improved to…

2025 Sports figures deaths

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It’s time to take a look back at some of the sports figures who died in 2025. Bill McCartney, the former University of Colorado football coach (1982-1994), died on Jan. 10 at age 84. McCartney was one of the men who founded the Promise Keepers organization in the 1990s. Former Seattle SuperSonics star Gus Williams…

OU’s season ends with playoff loss

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It may not have ended the way they would have liked, but overall, the Oklahoma Sooners football team had a very successful season. The Sooners finished the season with a 10-3 record, and they were 6-2 in the SEC. The Sooners finished the regular season ranked No. 8 and faced No. 11 Alabama in the…

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In the past, I have written a few Christmas and Thanksgiving poems. I haven’t written a New Year’s poem since I was a kid and collaborated with my friend Tim Johnson on what we called “Twas the Night Before New Year.” I’ll save you from having to read the sophomoric humor and inside joke laden…

OU versus Alabama rematch

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No. 8 seed Oklahoma will host a first round game in the College Football Playoff and will face No. 9 seed Alabama on Friday, Dec. 19 at 7:00 p.m. at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The game will be televised by ABC and ESPN. The winner will face No. 1 seed and Big Ten…

CFP Playoff selections

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This bowl season is shaping up to be quite interesting. Only one local college football team is headed to post-season play, and three schools have declined bowl invitations. The Oklahoma Sooners will be hosting a College Football Playoff game against Alabama on Dec. 21. This is not a bowl game, but rather a post-season game…

OU came from behind to stay in playoff contention

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It wasn’t pretty, but the Oklahoma Sooners accomplished what they needed in order to secure a spot in the College Football Playoffs. The Sooners came from behind and had to overcome three interceptions, to beat LSU 17-13 Saturday at Gaylord Family – Memorial Stadium in Norman. The Sooners who are now 10-2 overall, 6-2 in…

Turnovers doom OSU in close loss to Iowa State

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With a 20-13 loss to Iowa State on Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium, a horrible season for the Oklahoma State Cowboys has come to an end. Oklahoma State finishes with a record of 1-11 overall, 0-9 in the Big 12. The Cyclones are 8-4 overall and 5-4 in the Big 12 and are headed to…

Hurricane suffer 4th Quarter loss to the Blazers

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On a cold and windy Saturday afternoon, with the sun peaking out of the clouds for just one quarter of play, the UAB Blazers defeated the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 31-24, at H.A. Chapman Stadium. With the win, UAB finishes the season with a 4-8 record overall and 2-6 in the American Athletic Conference. Tulsa finishes…