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Oilers adjust to coronavirus pandemic

January 21, 2021 Jeff Brucculeri

In case you missed it, and I wouldn’t blame you if you did, the Tulsa Oilers opened the 2020-2021 hockey season on Dec. 11, in what is a scaled down version of the ECHL. Due to the pandemic and with many cities and states still under strict COVID lockdowns, several of the teams in the…

Joiner leads the Golden Hurricane past Memphis Sunday

January 21, 2021

Tulsa escaped with a 58-57 win over Memphis here Sunday as Elijah Joiner paced the Golden Hurricane with 16 points and Brandon Rachal added 12 points – including 10 in the second half – as TU overcame a half-time deficit. In the second half, the Hurricane forced 21 Memphis turnovers and scored 24 points off…

Bedlam game gets postponed

January 21, 2021

The first Bedlam basketball game between Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in Stillwater was postponed last Saturday due to Chinese coronavirus pandemic, the Big 12 and Oklahoma State announced. The Tuesday road trip to West Virginia was also postponed but the Saturday game at 1 p.m. in Stillwater against No. 2 Baylor is still on the…

ORU wins a pair at Denver

January 21, 2021

ORU beat Denver 91-84 Saturday, completing a two game sweep in the Mile High City. ORU beat Denver 88-84 on Friday. The Summit League is playing back-to-back games instead of a home-and-home schedule this season due to concerns about coronavirus pandemic. Kevin Obanor had 25 points as the Golden Eagles had four players score in…

After a wild 2020, here are my predictions for 2021 sports

January 14, 2021 Jeff Brucculeri

I, Sportsradamus, the great, and all knowing one (not according to my wife), will now unveil my prognostications for this, the year 2021. First, in no way should you blame me for not predicting the kind of year we had last year. There’s nobody on this planet that could have predicted the entire sports world…

Collins wins the Benarik Award

January 14, 2021

Tulsa All-American linebacker Zaven Collins has won the Bednarik Award, presented each year to the best linebacker in the nation. Collins didn’t play in TU’s bowl game and has announced he is entering the NFL Draft, foregoing his final year of college eligibility. The other two finalists for the award were Notre Dame senior linebacker…

OU players transfer, opt for draft

January 14, 2021

Oklahoma defensive end Ronnie Perkins will forego his eligibility and enter the NFL Draft. Perkins was a Freshman All-American in 2018 and then a Second Team All-Big 12 selection in 2019 and 2020. Due to a drug test, Perkins was ruled ineligible for the College Football Playoff semifinal in 2019 and he was suspended this…

Football picks ends in dead heat

January 14, 2021

Jon Biggs and Tulsa Beacon editor Charles Biggs ended the year tied in the Tulsa Beacon Football Picks competition. Jon Biggs picked Alabama and Charles Biggs selected Ohio State in the National Championship game and that made a tie since Charles Biggs was one game ahead going into the national championship. Both ended the year…

OSU players transfer, opt for draft

January 7, 2021

Oklahoma State linebacker Amen Ogbongbemiga is declaring for the 2021 NFL draft. Ogbongbemiga had 80 tackles – the second-highest on the team. He set a new school record with three forced fumbles in a single game against TCU. OSU linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez will return to play for the Cowboys next season. Senior wide receiver Landon…

OU finishes by dominating Florida

January 7, 2021

Faced with an odd set of circumstances, the Oklahoma football team finished the pandemic-plagued 2020 season on a high note with a 53-20 win over Florida in the Cotton Bowl. The Sooners had to overcome the suspension of some key players, two early losses in the Big 12, the cancellation of the West Virginia game,…