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…
Even though baseball spring training is still a month away, and the Major League and minor league seasons don’t begin for a couple months, this is a great time of year for baseball fans. It’s banquet and caravan season. This is the time of year current and former Major League players have the time in…
With a late surge, Tulsa (10-6, 2-1 in the AAC) topped Houston (12-4, 2-1), 63-61, Saturday in a key American Athletic Conference game. Trailing 61-56, Darien Jackson hit his third 3-pointer of the game at the 1:38 mark, slicing Tulsa’s deficit to 2 points. Jackson followed his trey with a steal and after two Brandon…
After a big win at Texas last week, Oklahoma (11-4, 2-1 in the Big 12) lost at Iowa State, 68-81, Saturday. The last time that OU won in Hilton Coliseum was in 2011. Brady Manek led OU with 17 points while Austi Reaves had 12 points and five rebounds. Iowa State (8-7, 1-2) ended a…