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,…
‘Game of the Century’ September 18 Oklahoma football fans will need to get up early in September as two of the Sooners’ first games will kick off at 11 a.m. OU opens the season on September 4 at Tulane in a game that will be televised by ABC and then the 50th anniversary of “The…
Oklahoma State will start the 2021 football season at 6 p.m. on September 4 in Stillwater in a game against Missouri State that will be shown on ESPN+. OSU is 8-0 all time against Bears. It will be their first meeting since 2018. Oklahoma State will host in-state foe Tulsa on Sept. 11, with kickoff…
The game times and television selections for five Tulsa football games in 2021 were announced by the American Athletic Conference. Tulsa opens the season with a home game on Thursday, Sept. 2 against non-conference opponent UC Davis. The game has a start time of 6:30 p.m. (CT) and will be aired on ESPN+. The Golden…
The Summit League announced that 11 individuals from league champion Oral Roberts baseball team made the all-league teams or won individual awards. Isaac Coffey was named the Pitcher of the Year, Joshua Cox was selected as the Newcomer of the Year and Ryan Folmar earned his fifth Summit League Coach of the Year honor. Coffey…