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Merry ‘Sportsmas’ everybody!

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With all due respect to Robert Wells and Mel Tormé, we present our version of The Christmas Song (commonly subtitled Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire). This song is a classic written in 1945 and first recorded by Nat King Cole in 1946. This sports fans version includes an opening verse that Tormé added in…

Dear Santa: A few more wins and a lot more fans would be nice

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As is our tradition, we present my 19th Annual Sports Fan’s Letter to Santa Claus. Dear Santa Claus, As the years tick by, it seems I become more philosophical and truly more appreciative of what I have. I’m thankful for a wonderful wife who has been my best friend and biggest supporter for 30 years….

Kenneth Murray

Oklahoma almost had three Heisman winners in a row

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Two out of three isn’t bad. LSU quarterback Joe Burrow was the runaway winner of the Heisman Trophy Saturday night but Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts was second in points. Burrow got 2,608 points while Hurts was a distant second with 762 points. Justin Fields was third with 747 points and Chase Young was fourth with…

Gundy: A&M had a tough slate

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Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy had high praise for Texas A&M, a team that won only two more games than they lost this season. OSU faces A&M in the Texas Bowl with a kickoff set for 5:45 p.m. on Dec. 27 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. “I think they are the best 7-5 team…

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It’s No. 4 OU vs. No. 1 LSU Dec. 28 in the Playoff Semis

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ARLINGTON, Texas –  For the fifth year in a row and the third time under Coach Lincoln Riley, the No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners have won the Big 12 Championship. It was a struggle but the Sooners held off No. 7 Baylor and won 30-23 in overtime here  to win an unprecedented fifth Big 12 Championship…

OSU vs. Texas A&M in the Texas Bowl Dec. 27

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Oklahoma State will play a familiar opponent – Texas A&M – in the Texas Bowl at 5:45 p.m. December 27 in NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. Oklahoma State and Texas played each other every year as members of the Big 12 Conference from 1996-2011. The Cowboys won each of the final four meetings between the…

Tulsa had great hockey teams during the early CHL years

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In a goaltender dual Friday night at the BOK Center, the Fort Wayne Komets shutout the Tulsa Oilers, 1-0. It was only the second time these two teams have met in Tulsa, and the first time in three years. Fort Wayne goalie Cole Kehler faced 31 shots on goal, and made some great saves to…

Rematch: Round 2 between OU/Baylor

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No. 6 Oklahoma (11-1, 8-1 in the Big 12) dispatched in-state rival Oklahoma State Saturday, setting up a rematch with No. 8 Baylor at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Big 12 Championship game in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on ABC. In a cold, windy night, the Sooners ground out a 34-14 victory over OSU…

Texas fires assistants

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After a disappointing 7-5 regular season, Texas coach Tom Herman has fired defensive coordinator Todd Orlando and two other assistants. Offensive coordinator Tim Beck has been demoted to quarterback coach. Receivers coach Drew Mehringer and inside receivers coach Corby Meekins were fired. The three fired coaches had been with Herman for three years at Texas…

OSU awaits bowl invitation

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After losing to Bedlam rival Oklahoma, 16-34, on a blustery wind-swept Saturday night in Stillwater, the Oklahoma State Cowboys will find out this weekend where they will be headed for a bowl and who they will play. ESPN.com is projecting that Oklahoma State (8-4 overall, 5-4 in the Big 12) will face Notre Dame in…