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March Madness

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The entire NCAA Tournament will be played in Indiana. There will be 37 at-large selections (one more than normal) and 31 automatic qualifiers (one fewer than normal). Games will be played on two courts inside Lucas Oil Stadium, as well as Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Mackey Arena in West Lafayette and…

Minor league baseball will return to Tulsa this summer

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Minor League baseball will be back in Tulsa this summer, and the Tulsa Drillers recently released their schedule for the upcoming season. The Drillers will play in the new Double-A Central League, and the season will begin a little later than usual. It will be nice to see professional minor league baseball return to ONEOK…

Tulsa’s Collins wins the Lombardi Award

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Former University of Tulsa linebacker Zaven Collins is the 2020 winner of the Lombardi Award winner.  The award is named in honor of legendary NFL coach Vince Lombardi and was created in 1970 by the Rotary Club of Houston shortly after the death of the famed coach. The Lombardi Award is presented to the top…

OU, OSU players to transfer

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Oklahoma wide receiver Trevon West has entered the NCAA Transfer portal. From Lamar (Arlington, Texas) High School, West played in eight games as a true freshman during the 2020 season with four catches for a total of 59 yards during the Sooners’ season-opening win vs. Missouri State. West was regarded as the No. 88 overall…

Red-hot Sooners edge West Virginia

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OU is ranked No. 9 in the country Can No. 9 Oklahoma compete for the national championship? In a year when traditional powers like Kentucky, Duke and to some extent Kansas are not hitting on all cylinders, the Sooners are making a case that they could challenge to show up in the Final Four. OU,…

Cowboys race past K-State, 67-60

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Freshman sensation Cade Cunningham has 15 points and Rondel Walker – in his first start of the season – added 10 points, six rebounds, three blocked steals and one block as Oklahoma State topped Kansas State 67-60 Saturday in Stillwater. Bryce Williams also scored 10 points for OSU (13-6, 6-6 Big 12). “He plays the…

Tulsa loses another home contest

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Tulsa dropped a home game to Tulane, 48-58, last week. Brandon Rachal posted his fifth double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Hurricane, while Elijah Joiner added 9 points. Tulane was led by Jaylen Forbes and Jadan Coleman with 15 and 13 points, respectively.  Tulsa dropped its third consecutive home game and…

ORU splits with South Dakota State

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Behind 42 points from Max Abmas, ORU scored 56 second-half points to shoot past league-leading South Dakota State in a 103-86 victory Saturday afternoon at the Mabee Center. That win put ORU in third place in the Summit League standings. The Golden Eagles outscored SDSU by 21 points in the second half overturning a four-point…

Restructured baseball departs traditions

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While we have been contending with ice and snow, and temperatures below freezing, my mind has begun yearning for warmer days and the pending baseball season. However, I’m disappointed with the way Major League Baseball has restructured the minor leagues. We outlined in the past how MLB has taken over the business entity known as…

It’s about time for TU’s Drew Pearson

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It’s about time. That’s what I said when I heard the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction committee announced Drew Pearson would be a member of the 2021 Hall of Fame class. The induction of one of the best wide receivers to ever play, was long overdue. Pearson played collegiately at the University of Tulsa…