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…
After a narrow 13-24 loss to No. 18 Cincinnati in Ohio Saturday, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-5, 0-3 in the American Athletic Conference) return home Saturday to host Memphis (6-1, 2-1 in the AAC). TU is looking for their first conference win this season against Memphis, whose only stumble this year was a two-point defeat…
Using an option offense and a tight defense, Navy cruised to a 45-17 win over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Saturday, in front of 17,951 at H.A. Chapman Stadium. “Hats off to Navy. I thought they played a really nice game,” said Tulsa head coach Philip Montgomery. “Option is always difficult to defend, and we knew…
TU to host Navy Saturday night Tulsa couldn’t hold on to a fourth quarter lead and was edged by No. 21 SMU 37-47 in triple overtime Saturday night in Dallas. The Golden Hurricane (2-3, 0-1 in the AAC) led by 21 points in the fourth quarter against the undefeated Mustangs (6-0, 2-0). SMU managed three touchdowns…
With the new school year here and the fall sports heating up, it’s time to take a look at some of the news and notes for some of the local college soccer and volleyball teams. SOCCER The Oral Roberts University men’s soccer team was picked to finish 4th in the 2019 Summit League preseason coaches’…
The Oklahoma Sooners are ranked No. 4 in the nation in the Coaches Top 25 Preseason Poll. Defending national champion Clemson is ranked No. 1 and Alabama and Georgia are Nos. 2 and 3. From the Big 12, Texas is No. 10, and Iowa State is No. 24. West Virginia, Oklahoma State, TCU and Baylor…
Tulsa, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State all have tough football schedules this season. In nonconference action, the Golden Hurricane have road games at Michigan State and San Jose State plus home contests against OSU and Wyoming. OU opens at home with a Sunday night game against Houston, followed by a home game versus South Dakota and…
Expectations for the Tulsa University football team are low. TU was picked to finish last in the West Division in the preseason poll of the American Athletic Conference. Last season, TU opened with a win and then lost nine out of 11 to finish 3-9. Will the low expectations make Tulsa players play with a…
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…
The American Athletic Conference and ESPN have reached agreement on a 12-year media rights extension beginning in 2020-21, according to American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco and ESPN Executive Vice President of Programming and Scheduling Burke Magnus. ESPN has been the conference’s principal media rights holder for football, men’s and women’s basketball and Olympic sports…