University of Tulsa incoming soccer freshmen Madison Tokarchik and Will Edwards were named the Gatorade Oklahoma High School Players of the Year, as announced by Top Drawer Soccer. A 5-6 defender, Tokarchik was a three-year letter winner at Bishop Kelley High School. She led BKHS to 38 wins, while scoring 38 goals and 42 assists…
Tulsa coach Philip Montgomery wants to prevent a coronavirus outbreak in the Golden Hurricane’s locker room. Players are required to quarantine for at least five days when they get on campus before being tested for COVID-19. A negative test lets players start voluntary workouts with guidelines for physical distancing, mask coverings, sanitization, limited groups and…
Five Big 12 football players have been named to the 2020 Preseason Walter Camp Football Foundation All-American team, presented by Marcum LLP. Leading the first-team offensive unit is Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard who was a 2019 Walter Camp First Team All-American, and Oklahoma’s Creed Humphrey who was a Walter Camp Second Team All-American…
The Big 12 Conference has announced a one-year extension to the multi-year agreement for Kansas City to serve as the host site for the Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships. The events will remain in Kansas City through 2025. Kansas City was the initial host of both championships in the first six years of the Conference…
Sports columnist Paul Finebaum said on ESPN that Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy should be fired for wearing a T-shirt with the logo of a conservative news network. OSU All-American running back Chuba Hubbard jumped on Gundy after his coach was seen wearing an OANN T-shirt, which stands for One America News Network –…
In an interview on ESPN, Oklahoma football coach Lincoln Riley admitted that a few OU football players have tested positive for the coronavirus. “We’ve had a player or two that has either been exposed or has tested positive for this thing just like everyone else has,” Riley said during the phone interview. “The difference for…
The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department has announced three football season ticket plans for the 2020 season that are on sale. OU’s home opponents are scheduled to be Missouri State (Sept. 5), Tennessee (Sept. 12), Baylor (Oct. 3), Oklahoma State (Oct. 24), Kansas State (Nov. 14) and Kansas (Nov. 21). Donor plans range from $300…
PROVIDENCE, RI – American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco has announced the creation of a Racial Equality Action Group consisting of administrators, head coaches and student-athletes from The American’s member institutions along with select ex officio members of the conference staff. The University of Tulsa’s Vice President and Director of Athletics, Dr. Derrick Gragg will…
The first phase for University of Tulsa football players to return to campus started June 21. The majority of the football team returned June 21-25, followed by all remaining football student-athletes along with men’s and women’s basketball from June 28-July 2. Men’s and women’s soccer returns on July 5, volleyball on July 12 and the…
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. – It’s always good to come back to my hometown area in Western New York, and there’s no better time to do so than in June. The weather this weekend was perfect; not too hot during the day, and not too cold at night. My wife and I grew up in Jamestown, New…