As of Monday, Tulsa was tied with Houston atop the standings of the American Athletic Conference after an exciting overtime against Connecticut. Tulsa won 79-75 as Martin Igbanu hit a career-high 28 points – including seven in overtime. Tulsa is 6-1 in January and has won five games in a row. We knew this was…
Mississippi State missed a last-second shot and Oklahoma held on for a one-point victory, 63-62, Saturday in Norman in the Big 12/SEC Showdown. Brady Manek paced the Sooners with 18 points. A Bulldog player missed a jump shot near the free-throw line and OU got the rebound to seal the victory. “It was a huge…
Oklahoma State posted a much-needed win Saturday with a 73-62 win over Texas A&M in the Big 12/SEC Showdown. Isaad Likekle poured in 13 points and the win snapped a six game losing streak for the Cowboys. OSU shot 55% from the field (27-of-49), compared to 39% by Texas A&M (23-of-59). The Cowboys shot 42%…
Emmanuel Nzekwesi and Max Abmas combined for 51 points but it wasn’t enough Saturday as ORU (11-9, 4-3 in the Summit Conference) fell to South Dakota (15-8, 6-3), 91-80, Saturday in Vermillion. “Our inability to guard without fouling stood out. They did a good job of getting to the paint and they ended up with…
It was with great anticipation and excitement that I watched the announcement of the 2020 Baseball Hall of Fame inductees, last week. It wasn’t because I was hoping Derek Jeter would be a unanimous choice, but because I was hoping Larry Walker would finally be selected. Jeter fell one ballot shy of being voted unanimously…
As of Saturday, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane were tied atop the standings of the American Athletic Conference after a 67-54 win at Tulane. Tulsa (12-6, 4-1 in the AAC) was tied with Houston the standings before the January 22 game here against Memphis (12-3, 3-1). This is the best start for TU since they went…
Brady Manek hit a career-high 31 points Saturday as Oklahoma raced past TCU 83-63 in Norman. Manek drained a career-high seven three-pointers. “We had better ball movement today than what we have had,” said OU coach Lon Kruger. “Our guys did a good job of breaking down the defense with the dribble drive and kicking…
Oklahoma State (9-8, 0-5 in the Big 12) is still looking for that elusive first Big 12 win of the season. The Cowboys were edged 75-68 Saturday by No. 2 Baylor (15-1, 5-0 in the Big 12) in Stillwater. “Our kids did exactly what we asked them to do for 40 minutes today and put…
Emmanuel Nzekwesi had 30 points and 11 rebounds Saturday as ORU (11-8, 4-2 in the Summit League) raced past Purdue Fort Wayne, 92-68, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. “To play well on the road involves a number of guys and our seniors did a great job of setting the tone to get a win in a…
Major League Baseball has been in the news a lot lately, and it hasn’t been for a good reason. Normally, MLB wouldn’t get this much press in January, not even with big free-agent signings, but for a cheating scandal, that’s another subject. The Houston Astros have been accused of using video equipment to steal signs…