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Driller pine tar incident is swept aside?

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Call me naïve, but until recently I had no idea that pitchers in minor league and Major League Baseball were still doctoring the baseball to try to gain an advantage. I thought that practice went out a long time ago. However, there is some unspoken acceptance of using a small amount of pine tar to…

Six Sooners, three Cowboys named to All-Big 12 team

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Hurts, Murray rate individual recognitions If the media pundits are correct, Oklahoma should be in great shape for a run at a fifth consecutive Big 12 Conference football title. Six Sooners were picked on the Preseason All-Big 12 team and OU linebacker Kenneth Murray was chosen as the “defensive player of the year” in the…

NCAA’s transfer portal greases the skids for college athletes

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When Baker Mayfield transferred to Oklahoma from Texas Tech, former OU football coach Bob Stoops didn’t meet him until he was already on campus and enrolled in classes. That transfer was disastrous for the Red Raiders but a boon for OU. At first, Texas Tech wanted Mayfield to lose a year of eligibility as punishment…

Thole likes continuing his baseball career with the Drillers

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Last week, I wrote about just a portion of my interview with Tulsa Drillers catcher Josh Thole and the early years of his career. This week we look at where he is now on his baseball journey. Thole is a native of Breese, Illinois, and has played in 478 Major League games, split between the…

Brock Vandagriff, No. 1 QB in the nation, commits to OU

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The best player in America will play football for the Oklahoma Sooners. But quarterback Brock Vandagriff first has to finish high school and he won’t sign with the Sooners until sometime perhaps in 2020. His high school class graduates in 2021. Rivals.com has already named the record-setting quarterback as not only the best pro-style quarterback…

Catching a knuckleball was a key for Drillers’ Josh Thole

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Josh Thole is currently laboring in minor league baseball, as a catcher with the Tulsa Drillers, but his experiences in baseball reach a lot further than the Texas League. I spoke with Thole recently and asked him about his career thus far. Thole was drafted by the New York Mets in the 13th round of…

Spots are open to tailgate at Tulsa University football games

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Tailgating spots for the six-game 2019 Tulsa  football season are now available. A limited number of tailgate spots for Chapman Commons and Glenn Dobbs Drive (8th Street) for the entire season can be purchased, while fans can also purchase turnkey tailgate packages on Chapman Commons for single game usage. “Tailgating is such a great way…

Two Cowboys to the HoF

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Two members of the Oklahoma State football program were honored by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame, as wide receiver Dillon Stoner was presented with a National Football Foundation College Player of the Year Award and Mack Butler, OSU’s director of football operations, was presented with the Merv Johnson Integrity in College Coaching Award. They…

Leslie O’Neal on ballot

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Former Oklahoma State defensive end Leslie O’Neal is one of 76 players included on the ballot for 2020 induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. It is the third consecutive year that O’Neal has been included on the ballot. A two-time All-America honoree, O’Neal anchored the two best defenses in school history in 1984…

Kickoff times for the AAC

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The American Athletic Conference has announced a number of kickoff times and television designations for the 2019 football season.  It includes the kickoff times for much of The American’s Thursday and Friday prime time games on ESPN networks. The prime time package begins Thursday, August 29, as Cincinnati hosts UCLA at Nippert…