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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…

No. 25 Tulsa topples SMU with another comeback win

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It was an amazing comeback and a big win for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Saturday night at H.A. Chapman Stadium, as TU erased a 21-point deficit to come away with a 28-24 victory over the 19th-ranked SMU Mustangs. Tulsa is now ranked No. 25 in the AP Top 25 Poll.  It’s the first time Tulsa…

Navy vs. Tulsa is postponed

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Due to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, last Saturday’s game between Tulsa and Navy was postponed. The American Athletic Conference announced the game between Tulsa (3-1, 3-0 in the American Athletic Conference) and Navy in Annapolis, Maryland, has been postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases at the Naval Academy and the ensuing contact tracing of student-athletes….

Banged up Cowboys get a week off before the OU game

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No. 13 Oklahoma State took a big step toward a spot in the Big 12 Championship Saturday with a hard-fought win over Kansas State, 20-18, in Manhattan. The Cowboys are off this week and they travel to Norman on November 21 for the Bedlam game with No. 18 Oklahoma. If OSU can win the next…