Tulsa’s comeback bid fell short as they fell to Central Florida, 65-58, Saturday afternoon at the Donald W. Reynolds Center. “We’re not a confident bunch right now. We’re really struggling with our confidence. I thought we had some really unforced turnovers that hurt us,” said Tulsa coach Frank Haith. “I thought UCF was too comfortable…
The Oral Roberts men’s basketball team led wire-to-wire and walked away from North Dakota State with an 80-74 victory Saturday night at the Scheels Center to split the weekend series. Kevin Obanor had a 23-point, 17-rebound performance. ORU had games postponed against Southwestern Christian and Tulsa this season. A game against the University of Texas-Arlington…
It’s not just anyone who can say they have a cousin who is now the head coach of a National Football League team, but I can. I don’t want to overstate this, and I’m certainly not bragging, but when you hail from a small city in western New York state (Jamestown), with a population at…
No. 9 Oklahoma has played its way into the Top 10 and probably into the NCAA Tournament by beating four Top 10 teams in the month of January. The latest conquest was a 66-61 win over then No. 9 Ala bama Sunday in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. It was even more impressive because OU was…
After a three-week absence, Cade Cunningham returned to the lineup and scored 21 points to lead Oklahoma State over Arkansas 81-77 on Saturday. It was a meeting of two of the nation’s top freshmen in Cunningham and Arkansas’ Moses Moody (16.5), who were high school teammates. Cunningham was in his first game since Jan. 12….
Five Tulsa players scored in double-figures as Tulsa defeated the ECU Pirates 77-68 Saturday at Williams Arena. Brandon Rachal led TU with 21 points and had 10 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season. He added 3 assists, a block and steal. Rey Idowu got his first start as a Hurricane scoring 16 points…
I never got to meet Hank Aaron, nor did I ever get to see him play in person, but from the time I began watching baseball, he was one of my favorite players. Henry Louis Aaron, better known as “Hammerin’ Hank,” died on Jan. 22, at the age of 86. Aaron’s career began in the…
Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy is one of six inductees who make up the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2021. “As a native Oklahoman, I am humbled and honored to be included in this year’s class for the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame,” Gundy said. The Class of 2021 includes Roy Clymer,…
The PGA Championship will be at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa in 2022 after the PGA terminated its contract with the Trump National in Bedminster, New Jersey, because of its association with former President Donald Trump. That original contract was signed in 2014 before Trump was elected president. Southern Hills was not scheduled to…
The transfer of Oklahoma linebacker Jon-Michael Terry became official when the Tulsa native and Victory Christian Academy graduate began classes at The University of Tulsa. Terry comes to Tulsa as a graduate transfer following five years with the Sooners. He totaled 52 career tackles in 42 games and was named to the Big 12 Academic…