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A hockey miracle happened 40 years ago

February 27, 2020 Jeff Brucculeri

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

February 27, 2020

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

February 27, 2020

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

February 27, 2020

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

February 20, 2020

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

February 20, 2020

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

February 20, 2020

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…

ORU beats South Dakota Saturday

February 20, 2020

ORU (14-12, 7-6 in the Summit League) picked up a 94-80 victory over South Dakota Saturday night at the Mabee Center. The Golden Eagles turned the ball over just three times and had all five starters score in double figures, while shooting a season-high 46 percent from distance to put a stop to the Coyotes…

The Brooklyn Dodgers and The Natural

February 20, 2020 Jeff Brucculeri

It was Roger Kahn who introduced me to the Brooklyn Dodgers, through his book, The Boys of Summer. This book became an instant hit with baseball fans when it was published in 1972, and has remained one of the all-time baseball classics. Kahn died on February 6; he was 92. Sometime around 1981, when I…

4 sports movies you should watch on an international trip

February 13, 2020 Jeff Brucculeri

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…