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4 sports movies you should watch on an international trip

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Spending time on an international airline flight presents an opportunity to watch many movies, and on a recent trip to Europe and back, that’s exactly what I did. I returned last week from a nine-day mission trip to Romania. While there, our group of six men worked on putting up wall board at two separate…

OU upsets Mountaineers

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Oklahoma (15-8, 5-5 Big 12) significantly improved its hopes for an at-large NCAA bid Saturday with an impressive 69-59 win over then-No. 13 West Virginia (18-5, 6-4) in Norman. The NCAA Selection Committee attaches value to wins over highly ranked opponents. “Anytime you beat a ranked team, that’s great from a resume standpoint,” OU coach…

Hurricane loses at Central Florida Hurricane loses at Central Florida

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Central Florida (13-10, 4-7 in the American Athletic Conference) led by as much as 19 points in the second half as the Knights beat Tulsa, 83-75, Sunday in Orlando. TU  (15-8, 7-3) cut the deficit to four points with 14 seconds left  but that was as close as the got. TU’s Martins Igbanu got his…

Rick Monday talks about ‘Blue Monday’

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Former two-time Major League Baseball All-Star Rick Monday was the guest speaker recently at the Claremore Diamond Dinner. I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with him about his stellar 19-year career. Monday, an outfielder at Arizona State, was named college baseball player of the year in 1965, and became the first player…

Last second shot lifts the Golden Hurricane

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Tulsa basketball is the hottest game in town. With one tenth of a second left Saturday, the Golden Hurricane’s Elijah Joiner hit a three-point shot and TU shocked No. 22 Wichita State, 54-51, in front of more than 8,000 screaming fans. Tulsa has won six games in row. The win, coupled with a loss by…

Manek is red hot in Bedlam win

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Oklahoma, battling for a spot in the NCAA Tournament, took care of business Saturday with a 82-69 win over Oklahoma State in Norman. Brady Manek paced the Sooners (14-7, 4-4 in the Big 12) with 30 points while the Cowboys (10-11, 0-8) are still searching for their first conference win. “Moving the ball, when you…

Fuqua tops ORU in Denver win

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Oral Roberts University got a career-high 19 points from R.J. Fuqua and 17 second-half points from Deondre Burns  for an 86-77 home win over Denver Saturday night inside the Mabee Center. The Golden Eagles led by as many as 19 points during the first half and played more than 34 minutes with a lead, but…

Kansas City wins the Super Bowl

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Quarterback Patrick Mahones was named Most Valuable Player Sunday after he engineered a comeback as the Kansas City Chiefs beat San Francisco, 31-20, in Super  Bowl LIV. The last time the Chiefs won the Super Bowl was 50 years ago. Mahomes, who played for Texas Tech, hit 26 of 42 pass attempts for 286 yards….

Tulsa leads the American after overtime win over UConn

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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…

OU edges Miss. State

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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…