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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
It was a great dance, but it came to a disappointing end, as the No. 15 seed ORU Golden Eagles lost to No. 3 Arkansas, 72-70, in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Basketball Tournament, on Saturday. It was certainly no fluke, or a lucky streak, that propelled the Golden Eagles deep into the NCAA…
Baylor and Houston advanced to the Final Four Monday as the Bears beat Arkansas 81-72 and Houston topped Oregon State 67-61. The Tulsa Beacon goes to press on Tuesday afternoon and the final two participants were decided in games Tuesday night. USC played Gonzaga and UCLA played Michigan. Arkansas had a pattern of comeback wins…
Following another trip to the NCAA Tournament, Oklahoma Coach Lon Kruger, 68, has decided to retire. OU began an immediate search for a replacement. “It’s been an honor to serve the University of Oklahoma as its head men’s basketball coach over the last 10 years,” said Kruger. “The people here are certainly amazing and our…
After an up-and-down season with game cancelations, coronavirus concern and sparse crowds, the Oklahoma State football team is conducting spring drills with a hope that the next season will be normal. “It’s exciting for all of us to get back to football. We’ve had a lot of walkthroughs, much different offseason obviously with coaches not…