Sports

TU recognizes outstanding athletes even without a banquet

May 14, 2020

Despite cancelation of the 25th Annual Golden ‘Cane Award Gala due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The University of Tulsa athletics still recognized recently the deserving student-athletes for the 2019-20 academic year with a Virtual Golden ‘Cane Awards. The annual awards are highlighted by the announcement of the “Ultimate Team”- which recognizes TU’s top-10 student-athletes based…

Live sports give way to spinning, marbles

May 7, 2020 Jeff Brucculeri

Throughout the past two months, without live sports to broadcast, the sports networks have been digging in their archives to show classic games. However, this past weekend, ESPN went beyond the usually classic sports format. The sports network aired some of the weirdest sports offerings you’ve ever seen. As was stated on the ESPN website…

ORU basketball signs two freshmen and three transfer students

May 7, 2020

ORU has signed five basketball players – two freshmen and three transfers. Coach Paul Mills signed freshmen Jamie Bergens (Almere, Netherlands) and Nate Clover (Port Arthur, Texas) along with transfers R.J. Glasper (Forrest City, Ark.), Sheldon Stevens (Grandview, Mo.) and Kareem Thompson (Florence, Ala.) to the program. Here are their profiles: Jamie Bergens, West Nottingham…

NBA takes steps to re-open

May 7, 2020

The National Basketball Association is modifying its guidance to teams concerning team practice facilities and player training in light of relaxed rules by some states concerning the coronavirus. On May 8, teams can make their practice facilities available to their players for workouts or treatments on a voluntary, individual basis if they are in a…

NFL to announce schedule

May 7, 2020

The NFL tentatively plans to unveil its 2020 schedule by May 9. The NFL is considering postponing the schedule’s release. Normally, the schedule comes out before the NFL Draft but it didn’t this year due to the coronavirus outbreak. Some tickets providers want that schedule pushed back until the league can actually schedule games this…

Maybe MLB back in June

May 7, 2020

Major League Baseball is hoping to begin its coronavirus-delayed 2020 season sometime in July. An August return may be more realistic but league officials privately think that moving back to August from July would be simpler than trying to move an August schedule up to July. A tentative schedule would be spring training in June…

Pay cuts for KU and KSU

May 7, 2020

Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman and basketball coach Bruce Weber agreed to a 13% salary cut for the upcoming year because of financial woes due to the Chinese coronavirus situation. All athletics department employees making more than $150,000 per year will have their salaries cut by 10%. “We are in the midst of such…

No Little League WS

May 7, 2020

After an assessment of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on 6,500 community-based Little League programs in 84 countries and based upon the direction of governmental and public health authorities, and in consultation with medical professionals and the Board of Directors, Little League International made the difficult and disappointing decision to cancel its seven…

Sports-related activities are continuing

April 30, 2020 Jeff Brucculeri

Although sports schedules have been shut down for several weeks, there are sports related activities still going on. Amateur drafts are continuing and stadiums are still being built. The National Football League and Women’s National Basketball Association have conducted their annual amateur drafts virtually, and they were still broadcast on television. The 85th annual NFL…

Dallas Cowboys draft two Sooners and one Golden Hurricane

April 30, 2020

The Dallas Cowboys couldn’t believe that former Oklahoma wide receiver CeeDee Lamb had not been drafted when it came their turn in the first round of the NFL Draft last Thursday. “We thought he was a Top 10 pick,” Cowboys chief operation officer Stephen Jones said. “We never really thought we had a chance to…