Sports

TU coach Frank Haith named District 24 Coach of the Year

April 2, 2020

The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) selected as Tulsa’s Frank Haith as the District 24 Coach of the Year. After being picked 10th in the American Athletic Conference preseason coaches’ poll, Haith led the Golden Hurricane basketball team to a share of the regular season title. For that, Haith was also selected as The…

TU cancels the spring football game

April 2, 2020

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane Spring Football Game, scheduled for April 4, has been canceled, as has all remaining spring football practice sessions. The University of Tulsa announced that for the remainder of the semester, classes will be held in a virtual learning environment (online). The Hurricane football team finished four spring workouts before stopping for…

ORU cancels spring competitions

April 2, 2020

All Oral Roberts University athletic competitions have been canceled for the 2019-20 academic year as announced by The Summit League due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Summit League Commissioner Tom Douple announced Friday that all spring sports have been canceled given the current status of COVID-19. This cancellation includes all non-conference, conference and championship competitions for…

American Athletic cancelations

April 2, 2020

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The American Athletic Conference has canceled all athletic competition and championships for the remainder of the academic year. In addition, all American institutions have ceased practicing.

Olympic Games are postponed

April 2, 2020

The 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo have been postponed and could be cancelled due to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach agreed to postpone the Tokyo 2020 by about one year. The Opening Ceremony had been planned for July 24. The Olympic flame will remain…

OU-ex Blake Bell signs with Dallas

April 2, 2020

Former Oklahoma Sooner quarterback and Super Bowl champion Blake Bell signed with the Dallas Cowboys. Bell, who has played tight end in the NFL, caught eight passes for 67 yards last season for the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. The Cowboys lost tight end Jason Witten to the Las Vegas Raiders in the offseason….

OU ticket office temporarily closed

April 2, 2020

Due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the Sooner Club and the OU Athletics Ticket Offices will be closed until further notice. Payment plans for football ticket renewals have been extended to June 1. The Sooner Club has extended new payment schedule opportunities for non-renewed accounts through June 1. Donors and season ticket holders can complete…

OSU-ex Leslie O’Neal in HofF

April 2, 2020

Former Oklahoma State defensive end Leslie O’Neal is one of 17 players named to the 2020 College Football Hall of Fame Class, the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced. It marked the third consecutive year that O’Neal was included on the ballot. A two-time All-America honoree, O’Neal anchored the two best…

Thanks to Alyssa, I’m writing about the Shootout in Chicago

March 26, 2020 Jeff Brucculeri

As I wrote last week, the COVID-19 coronavirus has had a huge impact on our world, and more specifically the world of sports, and personally, my bank account. This week, it became evident that even the sports networks are scrambling to find programming to fill their hours. However, with the lack of live games to…

OSU Pro Day

March 26, 2020

STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State football team held its annual Pro Day Tuesday, as 10 Cowboy seniors worked out in front of NFL personnel from across the league. OSU’s participants included kicker Matt Ammendola, defensive back Bryce Balous, quarterback Dru Brown, defensive back A.J. Green, offensive lineman Marcus Keyes, wide receiver Jordan McCray, linebacker Philip…