In his first year of eligibility, former Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. “As a son of an all-time, lifelong high school coach, no one appreciates the game of football and the coaching profession more than I do, and so I am truly grateful for and humbled…
Former Oklahoma State head football coach Pat Jones, host of The Pat Jones Show on the Sports Animal KYAL 97.1 FM, has been named the Oklahoma Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. “We are very proud of what ‘Coach’ Jones has accomplished on The Sports Animal as he is the first…
In case you missed it, and I wouldn’t blame you if you did, the Tulsa Oilers opened the 2020-2021 hockey season on Dec. 11, in what is a scaled down version of the ECHL. Due to the pandemic and with many cities and states still under strict COVID lockdowns, several of the teams in the…
Tulsa escaped with a 58-57 win over Memphis here Sunday as Elijah Joiner paced the Golden Hurricane with 16 points and Brandon Rachal added 12 points – including 10 in the second half – as TU overcame a half-time deficit. In the second half, the Hurricane forced 21 Memphis turnovers and scored 24 points off…
The first Bedlam basketball game between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in Stillwater was postponed last Saturday due to Chinese coronavirus pandemic, the Big 12 and Oklahoma State announced. The Tuesday road trip to West Virginia was also postponed but the Saturday game at 1 p.m. in Stillwater against No. 2 Baylor is still on the…
ORU beat Denver 91-84 Saturday, completing a two game sweep in the Mile High City. ORU beat Denver 88-84 on Friday. The Summit League is playing back-to-back games instead of a home-and-home schedule this season due to concerns about coronavirus pandemic. Kevin Obanor had 25 points as the Golden Eagles had four players score in…
I, Sportsradamus, the great, and all knowing one (not according to my wife), will now unveil my prognostications for this, the year 2021. First, in no way should you blame me for not predicting the kind of year we had last year. There’s nobody on this planet that could have predicted the entire sports world…
Tulsa All-American linebacker Zaven Collins has won the Bednarik Award, presented each year to the best linebacker in the nation. Collins didn’t play in TU’s bowl game and has announced he is entering the NFL Draft, foregoing his final year of college eligibility. The other two finalists for the award were Notre Dame senior linebacker…
Oklahoma defensive end Ronnie Perkins will forego his eligibility and enter the NFL Draft. Perkins was a Freshman All-American in 2018 and then a Second Team All-Big 12 selection in 2019 and 2020. Due to a drug test, Perkins was ruled ineligible for the College Football Playoff semifinal in 2019 and he was suspended this…
Jon Biggs and Tulsa Beacon editor Charles Biggs ended the year tied in the Tulsa Beacon Football Picks competition. Jon Biggs picked Alabama and Charles Biggs selected Ohio State in the National Championship game and that made a tie since Charles Biggs was one game ahead going into the national championship. Both ended the year…