Sports

Porter Moser seeks to build relationships at Oklahoma

April 15, 2021

New Oklahoma basketball coach Porter Moser, an outspoken Christian, wants to hit the ground running by building relationships with his new players, OU students and Sooner fans. Moser took the job after a successful run at Loyola Chicago. In the recent tournament, his team upset No. 1 seeded Illinois. “I was Jesuit-educated at Creighton University…

MLB Georgia boycott makes no sense

April 15, 2021 Jeff Brucculeri

Major League Baseball has decided to move the MLB All-Star game from Atlanta to Denver, Colorado, in protest of the new voting legislation that was recently passed in Georgia. It seems to me, if a game is going to be moved out of one state for political reasons, then why stop with Georgia? I’m not…

ORU’s Max Abmas named best mid-major college player

April 15, 2021

SporMax Abmas of the Oral Roberts men’s basketball team was chosen as the 2020-21 Lou Henson National Player of the Year as the best mid-major college player in the country. Abmas, an AP All-America Honorable Mention selection, also earned CollegeInsider.com All-America honors as a finalist for the Lute Olson Player of the Year. The Rockwall,…

Brin shines at TU game

April 15, 2021

Quarterback Davis Brin looked ready to take on the job of starter during Tulsa’s football Spring game Saturday. Tulsa quarterbacks completed 28-of-48 passes for 280 yards. Brin completed 13-of-24 passes for 173 yards and Roman Fuller connected on 12-of-18 passes for 85 yards. A total of 12 different receivers caught passes for the Hurricane, led…

Cade Cunningham will enter the NBA ‘21 Draft

April 15, 2021

Cade Cunningham announced that he will enter the NBA draft after a dynamic freshman season for Oklahoma State that saw him named a first-team AP All-American. “I see them as more human now than I used to,” Cunningham said of NBA players. “I’ve been looking at those guys since I was a sophomore in high…

TU’s Frank Haith gets a new contract extension

April 15, 2021

The University of Tulsa basketball coach Frank Haith has signed a contract extension, according Director of Athletics Rick Dickson. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. In seven years as Tulsa coach, Haith has compiled a 126-88 record, won a conference championship and has taken two teams to postseason play. Haith led Tulsa to the…

OU’s Austin Reaves will forego his senior season

April 15, 2021

Oklahoma point guard Austin Reaves will declare for the 2021 NBA draft even though he is eligible to play one more year in college. “I have decided to declare for the NBA draft and will be hiring an agent in the near future,” Reaves told. “My family and I believe this is best decision for…

Oklahoma hires Loyola Chicago coach Porter Moser

April 8, 2021

About a week after Lon Kruger retired as Oklahoma’s basketball coach, OU has hired Porter Moser, head coach of Loyola Chicago. Moser will be the 15th head coach in Oklahoma men’s basketball history. Over the last four seasons at Loyola University Chicago, Moser has won three regular-season Missouri Valley Conference titles, won six NCAA Tournament…

TU’s Collins accepts Nagurski Award

April 8, 2021

In a private presentation ceremony, Zaven Collins was presented with the 2020 Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which honors college football’s national defensive player of the year. He was announced the award winner on December 23. The award winner is chosen by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and awarded by the Charlotte Touchdown Club presented…

I’m picking the NY Yankees

April 8, 2021 Jeff Brucculeri

We are only one week into the Major League Baseball season, but there has already been some COVID related issues. This past Monday, the Texas Rangers played their home opener, and were willing to fill all 40,300 seats at their brand-new ballpark for opening day. At press time, we don’t know what the exact attendance…