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OSU, ISU both undefeated in the Big 12

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With the postponement of the Oklahoma State game with Baylor, OSU officials scrambled to get a replacement game for last Saturday. It didn’t work out. “Coach (Mike) Holder and I discussed trying to find an opponent for this week,” OSU coach Mike Gundy said. “We were unsuccessful. I’m not sure exactly how many people or…

Cincy postponed, USF up next

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Tulsa football fans will have to wait until October 30 to see the teams play in Tulsa. Tulsa was supposed to host No. 8 Cincinnati Saturday for homecoming but that game was postponed because of coronavirus problems with the Bearcats. The game has been rescheduled for Dec. 5 at H.A. Chapman Stadium in Tulsa. Tulsa…

Center Gerard Wheeler

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The University of Tulsa offensive center Gerard Wheeler has been named to the Watch List for the Rimington Trophy. The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the most outstanding center in NCAA Division I College Football. Wheeler, a 6-3, 331-pound junior, is in his second year as Tulsa’s starting center. He has started the last…

Oilers reveal hockey schedule

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TU/UC  postponed Last Saturday’s Tulsa University football game against Cincinnati was postponed, due to COVID-19 cases at Cincinnati and the ensuing quarantine of student-athletes. It was to be the first home game of the season for the Golden Hurricane, and appropriately the school was scheduled to celebrate homecoming. That will now have to wait a…

Sooners pull out a crucial 53-47 4OT win over Texas

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Oklahoma’s young football team turned a corner Saturday with an impressive 53-45 win over rival Texas in a four-overtime game that lasted about four hours and 45 minutes. The Sooners (2-2, 1-2 in the Big 12) had comfortable leads over Kansas State and Iowa State but the defense folded and OU entered the Red River…

TU hosts Cincinnati – the third Top 11 team in a row

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Does anyone in America have a tougher schedule than Tulsa? After almost upsetting No. 10 Oklahoma State and then upsetting then-No. 11 Central Florida, Tulsa must now battle No. 8 Cincinnati. The Tulsa Golden Hurricane Homecoming game against the 11th-ranked Cincinnati Bearcats has been scheduled for a start time of 11 a.m. on October 17….

OSU/Baylor moved to Dec. 12

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Saturday’s game between Oklahoma State and Baylor has been moved from October 17 back to December 12 due to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. Baylor on Thursday suspended all football-related activities because the school needed to evaluate recent positive tests and perform contact tracing of its team. The Big 12 said that the league’s championship game…

Baseball loses two greats: Bob Gibson and Whitey Ford

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Within the span of a week, the baseball world lost two Hall of Fame pitchers; Bob Gibson and Whitey Ford. Two different personalities, but both fierce competitors on the mound. Gibson died on Oct. 2, at age 84, after battling pancreatic cancer for more than a year. He played 17 years in Major League Baseball,…

Win over No. 11 UCF could be the turning point for Tulsa

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Tulsa’s decisive 34-26 win over then-No. 11 Central Florida Saturday could be a turning point in the Golden Hurricane program. “New year, new season,” Tulsa coach Philip Montgomery said. “We’ve got a lot of talent on this football team. On the road in a tough environment . I’m proud of these guys for sticking together….

TU impresses with UCF win

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For the first time in 29 years, the University of Tulsa football team defeated a team ranked in the Top-15. In 1991, the Golden Hurricane defeated No. 15 Texas A&M 35-34, at home. Last Saturday, TU beat No. 11 Central Florida, 34-26, in Orlando. I don’t know if this one win will drive TU to…