Thanks to the college football transfer portal, players are switching teams all over the place. The University of Tulsa football team had added six transfers to the 2021 roster, including five 4-year college transfers and one junior college student-athlete. Tulsa added three players to each side of the ball, including two defensive backs and one…
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton has hired assistant coaches David Cason and Larry Blunt. Cason, a 25-year collegiate coaching veteran with stops at Texas, North Carolina, Notre Dame, VCU and Tulsa, spent the last three seasons as the associate head coach at FIU. He has been a part of more than 400 victories…
As I sit here writing, I was reflecting on this past Sunday, Father’s Day, and the influence we father’s have on our children’s love of sports. Before we get into a debate over the importance of sports, let me say, the number one thing I hope to pass on to my kids is my faith…
A lawsuit filed by a former University of Oklahoma women’s volleyball player reveals that scholarship athletes were required to watch and discuss a political documentary that compares former President Donald Trump and his supporters with violent segregationists in the 1960s. Because she expressed disagreement with that premise, Kylee McLaughlin’s lawsuit said she was subsequently ostracized…
The eyes of the sports world were on the No. 1 seeded Oklahoma Sooner softball team as they won the national title June 10 with a 5-1 victory over No. 10-seeded Florida State. It was the third national title for OU in the past five years. Both OU and FSU lost their opening games and…
Last week, I wrote about our trip to the Ark Encounter. This week our whirlwind vacation continues in Kentucky, Virginia and North Carolina. Next stop, the Mary Todd Lincoln House in Lexington, KY. The wife of President Abraham Lincoln was one of America’s most interesting first ladies. This House was her family’s home where she…
Publication of the state’s hunting and fishing rulebooks could be delayed after the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission on June 7 tabled discussion of emergency turkey hunting rules meant aid dwindling populations. Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation biologists told the seven-member body that wild turkey populations have dropped an estimated 50 to 80 percent in some…
My wife, daughter and I just returned from a 10-day whirlwind “vacation.” I use that term loosely, because it was not very relaxing, but it sure was a lot of fun. A few times each year, this sports column focuses on travel; my travels to be specific, and this is one of those times. First…
Former University of Oklahoma football players Josh Heupel and Roy Williams are among the 78 players listed from the Football Bowl Subdivision for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame on the 2022 ballot. Former Oklahoma State running back Terry Miller was also on the ballot. Miller was a two-time First-Team All-American, earning unanimous…
Southern Hills Country Club sure looks great on television, as the local golf course was the host of the KitchenAide Senior PGA Championship last week. Guess who forgot to put it on his calendar, and instead was out of town on a family vacation. Yep, this sports columnist. Admitting this might be a bit embarrassing,…