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ORU splits with No. Dakota St.

February 11, 2021

The Oral Roberts men’s basketball team led wire-to-wire and walked away from North Dakota State with an 80-74 victory Saturday night at the Scheels Center to split the weekend series. Kevin Obanor had a 23-point, 17-rebound performance. ORU had games postponed against Southwestern Christian and Tulsa this season. A game against the University of Texas-Arlington…

My cousin is the new coach of the Eagles

February 4, 2021 Jeff Brucculeri

It’s not just anyone who can say they have a cousin who is now the head coach of a National Football League team, but I can. I don’t want to overstate this, and I’m certainly not bragging, but when you hail from a small city in western New York state (Jamestown), with a population at…

OU defeats 4 Top 10 teams in January

February 4, 2021

No. 9 Oklahoma has played its way into the Top 10 and probably into the NCAA Tournament by beating four Top 10 teams in the month of January. The latest conquest was a 66-61 win over then No. 9 Ala bama Sunday in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. It was even more impressive because OU was…

Cunningham paces Cowboys

February 4, 2021

After a three-week absence, Cade Cunningham returned to the lineup and scored 21 points to lead Oklahoma State over Arkansas 81-77 on Saturday. It was a meeting of two of the nation’s top freshmen in Cunningham and Arkansas’ Moses Moody (16.5), who were high school teammates. Cunningham was in his first game since Jan. 12….

Tulsa runs past East Carolina

February 4, 2021

Five Tulsa players scored in double-figures as Tulsa defeated the ECU Pirates 77-68 Saturday at Williams Arena. Brandon Rachal led TU with 21 points and had 10 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season. He added 3 assists, a block and steal. Rey Idowu got his first start as a Hurricane scoring 16 points…

History was made when the late Hank Aaron hit No. 715

January 28, 2021 Jeff Brucculeri

I never got to meet Hank Aaron, nor did I ever get to see him play in person, but from the time I began watching baseball, he was one of my favorite players. Henry Louis Aaron, better known as “Hammerin’ Hank,” died on Jan. 22, at the age of 86. Aaron’s career began in the…

OSU’s Mike Gundy named to OK Sports Hall of Fame

January 28, 2021

Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy is one of six inductees who make up the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2021. “As a native Oklahoman, I am humbled and honored to be included in this year’s class for the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame,” Gundy said. The Class of 2021 includes Roy Clymer,…

Southern Hills gets Trump’s PGA

January 28, 2021

The PGA Championship will be at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa in 2022 after the PGA terminated its contract with the Trump National in Bedminster, New Jersey, because of its association with former President Donald Trump. That original contract was signed in 2014 before Trump was elected president. Southern Hills was not scheduled to…

Jon-Michael Terry transfers to TU

January 28, 2021

The transfer of Oklahoma linebacker Jon-Michael Terry became official when the Tulsa native and Victory Christian Academy graduate began classes at The University of Tulsa. Terry comes to Tulsa as a graduate transfer following five years with the Sooners. He totaled 52 career tackles in 42 games and was named to the Big 12 Academic…

No fans at Summit Tournament

January 28, 2021

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota – Commissioner Tom Douple in conjunction with the Sioux Falls Sports Authority announced that the 2021 Men’s and Women’s Summit League Basketball Tournaments will be held without fans and the games will be moved to the Sanford Pentagon and played during the originally scheduled dates of March 6-9. The move from…