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Cowboys clobber Baylor 42-3 and awaits a bowl invitation

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No. 22 Oklahoma State, which was ranked as high as No. 6 at one point, finished the regular season in third place in the Big 12 conference following a convincing 42-3 thrashing of Baylor in Waco, Texas, Saturday. OSU was the only Big 12 team to beat No. 8 Iowa State, who finished the regular…

No. 11 OU headed to the Big 12 title game; UWV is up next

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No. 11 Oklahoma (7-2, 6-2 in the Big 12) took a big step toward their goal of a record-setting sixth straight Big 12 Championship with a hard-fought 27-14 win over Baylor Saturday night in Norman. The win clinched a spot in the Big 12 Championship game for the Sooners, who will get a chance to…

TU/Cincy game canceled – Title game will be December 19

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The Tulsa game versus Cincinnati scheduled here for Saturday has been canceled due to the coronavirus impact at Cincinnati. The two teams are atop the American Athletic Conference and will play in the championship game on December 19 in Cincinnati. Both schools have 6-0 league marks but the Bearcats get to host the title game…

OSU to travel to Baylor this Saturday

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Injuries and inexperience finally caught up Oklahoma State (6-3, 5-3 in the Big 12) as the Cowboys were upset by TCU, 22-29, Saturday in Fort Worth. The loss ended OSU hopes for a spot in the Big 12 Championship game against Iowa State. “I don’t think we are the same team from when we started…

Bales, Replogle will be missed

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Last week, two local sports icons who were affectionately known simply as “Coach,” passed away. One, David Bales, was not really a coach, and the other, Rod Replogle, was more than just a coach. I first met Bales in November 1988, when I was performing as the mascot “Bubby Breaker” for the Tulsa FastBreakers games….

OSU tops Texas Tech to keep its Big 12 title hopes alive

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Backup running back Dezmon Jackson rushed for career highs of 235 yards and three touchdowns as No. 21 Oklahoma State raced past Texas Tech 50-44 on Saturday in Stillwater OSU is tied with Oklahoma in the Big 12 Conference standing behind Iowa State. The Cowboys can be one of the two teams that make the…

OU/West Virginia game is rescheduled

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If No. 11 Oklahoma beats Baylor and West Virginia, the Sooners will have a spot in the Big 12 Championship and a shot to win an unprecedented sixth league title in a row. In accordance with Big 12 Conference football game interruption rules, the Oklahoma at West Virginia game scheduled for Nov. 28 was postponed….

Craziness persists in 2020

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I don’t have to tell you this has been a crazy year for all of us, and that the sports and entertainment business has been hit particularly hard with cancellations and limiting fan attendance, but the local universities are now facing this head-on as basketball season begins. Oral Roberts University men’s basketball team opened their…

Another miracle comeback for Tulsa

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They did it again! This 2020 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team has made come-from-behind victories the norm, and it’s been very exciting to watch. Last Thursday evening at H.A. Chapman Stadium, No. 24Tulsa came back from a 14-point deficit to score 21 points in the fourth quarter, and ultimate beat Tulane, 30-24, in double overtime….

Bedlam win gives No. 14 OU a path to the Big 12 title

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Oklahoma’s hopes for a spot in the Big 12 Championship took a big step Saturday as the Sooners swamped Oklahoma State 41-13 in front of a virus-reduced crowd in Norman. If OU (6-2, 5-2 in the Big 12) beats West Virginia and Baylor, the Sooners probably will be one of the teams playing for the…