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Oklahoma improves its tournament hopes with WVU win

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Doolittle’s broken nose not a problem Oklahoma greatly enhanced its case for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament with a 73-62 win at No. 20 West Virginia Saturday and a 65-51 win over No. 22 Texas Tech last week. ESPN was projecting the Sooners to be a No. 10 seed before Tuesday night’s home…

Cowboys surge with ISU victory

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Can Oklahoma State win the Big 12 Championship Tournament? It’s not probable but it remains a possibility as the Cowboys (15-14, 5-11 in the Big 12) have won five out of their last eight Big 12 games after a mid-season slump in which they lost  nine of 10 conference matchups. And the latest surge includes…

TU to be seeded no worse than No. 3

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As of Monday, Tulsa (20-9, 12-4 in the AAC) was tied for first place with Houston atop the American Athletic Conference standings after winning five out of the last six conference games. Tulsa played at Temple Wednesday night and will finish the regular season at 3 p.m. at Wichita on CBSSN. The Golden Hurricane have…

A hockey miracle happened 40 years ago

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Friday evening, February 22, 1980, I had just finished eating dinner and had tuned our black-and-white RCA console television to WKBW-Channel 7, the ABC affiliate in Buffalo. I was 15 years old, and already a huge hockey fan, but more than that, I loved watching the Winter Olympics, and this evening the USA hockey team…

Golden Hurricane race past SMU for second place in the AAC

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Tulsa’s Martins Igbanu scored a game high 23 points to pace the Golden Hurricane to a 79-57 home win over SMU (18-8, 8-6 AAC) Saturday. Tulsa (18-9, 10-4 AAC) retired the jersey of legendary Bobby “Bingo” Smith (No. 32) in a ceremony at the game. The win gave the Golden Hurricane sole possession of second…

Cowboys top the Sooners in Bedlam

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Cameron McGriff connected on 28 points as the Oklahoma State Cowboys upset Oklahoma, 83-66, Saturday in Stillwater  in the second round of Bedlam. Kalib Boone added 14 points and Yor Anei contributed 10 points and 10 rebounds as OSU (14-13, 4-10 Big 12) continued the rise from their midseason slump. OSU has won four out…

ORU falls to Denver in overtime

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Despite a double-digit lead in the final five minutes of regulation, ORU could not hold off Denver falling, 100-95, in overtime Thursday night at Hamilton Gymnasium. “Denver 100% deserved to win,” said ORU coach Paul Mills. “I thought they came out with great energy. As you saw in the overtime, they got every single loose…

Red-hot Cowboys rally to upset then-No. 24 Red Raiders

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Even with post-season play a remote possibility, Oklahoma State’s basketball team has recovered from a mid-season slump. Jonathan Laurent and Kalib Boone each had 16 points as OSU (13-12, 3-9 in the Big 12) upset then-No. 25 Texas Tech, 73-70, in Stillwater Saturday .Isaac Likekele contributed 14 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals…

Free throws help Tulsa beat USF

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Brandon Rachal scored 18 points – including five three-pointers – as Tulsa (15-8, 9-3 in the American Athletic Conference) defeated South Florida 56-48 Saturday in Tampa, Florida. “Our defense in the first half was terrific. We knew it would be this type of game where we had to grind it out,” said Tulsa coach Frank…

OU tops ISU, falls to No. 3 Kansas

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It was an up and down week for Oklahoma. On February 12, the Sooners (15-9, 6-6 in the Big 12) got revenge on Iowa State with a 90-61 blowout win in Norman. But on Saturday, the Sooners were on the other side of a blowout, losing to No. 3 Kansas, 70-87. OU has lost 19…