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OU spring game April 24

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NORMAN – The Oklahoma Spring football game will be April 24 and will kick off at 4 p.m. It will be televised on Bally Sports Oklahoma (formerly FOX Sports Oklahoma). OU officials said Oklahoma Memorial Stadium’s seating capacity will be reduced to approximately 25% for the spring game. Tickets were first made available to season…

OSU spring game April 24

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STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State spring football game is set for noon on April 24 in Boone Pickens Stadium.  Some information for fans: Campus lots are open to the public unless otherwise posted. Tailgating is not permitted on campus. Immediately north of the stadium, Hall of Fame Avenue will be blocked off between Washington and…

Tim Johnson becomes the new athletic Director at ORU

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Mike Carter is retiring July 30 For 27 years Mike Carter has been the Athletic Director at Oral Roberts University. He will soon be stepping down from that position, but his accomplishments will continue to impact ORU for many years to come. Carter will be transitioning from his current role to Athletic Director Emeritus, at…

Porter Moser seeks to build relationships at Oklahoma

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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…