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We need changes that will lead to peace

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What Bruce Arians said was not wrong, was it? The head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a post-workout press conference said he had a meeting with his players regarding the protests against the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. In that meeting, Arians challenged his players to not just protest but to take…

OU’s Creed Humphrey, OSU’s Chuba Hubbard are All-American

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University of Oklahoma center Creed Humphrey and Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard were named to the Associated Press preseason All-America first team. OU kicker Gabe Brkic was named to the preseason All-America second team and so was OSU receiver Tylan Wallace. The team was selected by 47 AP poll voters, who were asked to…

No football tailgating at OU, OSU

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In a response to the Chinese coronarvirus pandemic, The University of Oklahoma will not allow tailgating on campus during football games this fall.  OU has canceled its homecoming events. “In past years, a typical game day in Norman draws over 100,000 people to campus,” OU Vice President for University Operations Eric Conrad said in a…

TPS gets waiver for middle schools

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Tulsa Public Schools got a waiver from the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association that allows the district to postpone fall sports for nine of the 10 middle schools. Football, volleyball, cross country and cheerleading will start practicing on Jan. 4, with games scheduled to begin on Feb. 6. That is about a week after the…

No fans in the stands at UNC games

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North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham (formerly at Tulsa)  said UNC will start the football and other fall sports without fans at home games because of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. Cunningham said the restriction will last through September for football, men’s and women’s soccer, field hockey, volleyball and cross country. Tailgating has been banned. Cunningham…

OSU basketball schedule is loaded

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STILLWATER – The 2020-21 Oklahoma State basketball non-conference schedule could potentially feature three regular-season conference champions, 10 teams that finished in the top-100 of the 2020 N.E.T. Rankings and eight squads that won 18 games or more despite the shortened season. Oklahoma State will play host to seven non-conference games in Gallagher-Iba Arena, headlined by…

Sooners sign guard Josh O’Garro

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Oklahoma basketball coach Lon Kruger has signed 6-5 guard Josh O’Garro. A native of George Town, Cayman Islands, O’Garro joins Oklahoma from Santa Clarita Christian High School in Santa Clarita, Calif. He recently reclassified from the class of 2021 to class the of 2020 and began his OU coursework on Monday. “Josh is a terrific…

Toby Lane promoted to TU assistant

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A six-year veteran of The University of Tulsa basketball staff, Toby Lane, was promoted to assistant basketball coach, it was announced by Coach Frank Haith. Lane has spent the past 13 seasons under Haith, first as the associate director of basketball Operations at Miami (Fla.), then at Missouri as the director of operations and most…

Spotlight was on former TU athlete

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Following a speech by Vice President Mike Pence at the Republican National Convention, in a nine-minute video, titled “Lincoln,” Pastor Aaron Johnson praised President Donald Trump’s support of opportunity zones. Johnson, a former TU football student-athlete, is  executive director of the Tulsa Dream Center. His story was  highlighted for helping change lives. The Tulsa Dream…

OU scrimmages as fall football practice aims at Sept. 12

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With about two weeks left before the first game, the Oklahoma Sooner football team is getting to meet the challenges of a new season and the adjustments forced by the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. OU had started fall drills early because the season opener at home against Missouri State was originally schedule for August 31. That…