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Michael Peters
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Journalist covering University of Tulsa sports for Tulsa World. Previously Houston Chronicle, Beaumont Enterprise, Galveston County Daily News and Bryan-College Station Eagle.

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TU receiver Zion Booker likely to miss season finale with back injury tulsaworld.com/sports/colle...
TU receiver Zion Booker likely to miss season finale with back injury
Booker, a junior transfer from Western Carolina, hasn’t played since the Temple game. He had started seven of the first eight games.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
While the TU men were picking up a big win today, the TU women are preparing for a trip to the Bahamas: Off to 5-0 start, TU women prepare for first road trip tulsaworld.com/video/sports...
Off to 5-0 start, TU women prepare for first road trip
The Tulsa women’s basketball team makes its first road trip of the season this weekend when it travels to the Bahamas to take on Kent State on Friday.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The highlights from my visit with Justin Moore, as he talked about his first year as TU athletic director.
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Unexpectedly busy first year for TU athletic director Justin Moore
Moore has been the face of fundraising efforts over the past year that have allowed, among other things, resources for TU football and basketball to be competitive in the transfer
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July 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Some news today for Tulsa men's basketball: Konkol returning for fourth season as TU basketball coach with increased university support. tulsaworld.com/sports/colle... via @tulsaworld
Konkol returning for fourth season as TU basketball coach with increased university support
Tulsa athletic director Justin Moore confirmed Saturday Hurricane men’s basketball coach Eric Konkol will return for his fourth season.
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March 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Tulsa’s surprise run in AAC Tournament ends at hands of North Texas tulsaworld.com/sports/colle... via @tulsaworld
Tulsa’s surprise run in AAC Tournament ends at hands of North Texas
The Hurricane missed its first six 3-pointers in the second half and allowed the Mean Green to shoot an absurd 71.4% from the field through the first 16 minutes of the second half to pull away.
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March 15, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Our first story from Fort Worth — Furious second-half rally lifts Tulsa men to upset win over Temple in AAC Tournament. tulsaworld.com/sports/colle... via @tulsaworld
Furious second-half rally lifts Tulsa men to upset win over Temple in AAC Tournament
TU rallied from a 14-point first half deficit to knock off seventh-seeded Temple 75-71 in the second round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament in Fort Worth on Thursday night.
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March 14, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Tulsa coach Tre Lamb uses additional money, staff to lure transfers. Lamb says AAC schools North Texas, Memphis, Tulane, UTSA and UAB are offering transfers as much as $70,000 in this current cycle.
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Tulsa coach Tre Lamb uses additional money, staff to lure transfers
When Lamb was hired in December, one of his directives was to build the Hurricane program for this new era. One of the first things he did was hire a
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January 15, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Tre Lamb has house hunted, signed 16 players in the portal and assembled a coaching staff. Now the focus turns to football.
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After a busy first month, TU football coach Tre Lamb can now focus on football
For the last month, Lamb has been busy with house hunting, assembling his coaching and support staff and recruiting players in the transfer portal.
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January 9, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Delanie Crawford’s career-best 36 points leads TU to win over East Carolina. tulsaworld.com/sports/colle... via @tulsaworld.bsky.social
Delanie Crawford’s career-best 36 points leads TU to win over East Carolina
Crawford’s previous career scoring high came in Nov. 2023 against Lindenwood when she had 35 points.
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December 30, 2024 at 1:49 AM
This story has been updated with sources confirming the hiring of Kam Martin and the "ballpark" of the $3 million NIL pool.
TU President Brad Carson: Football to be ‘top of the AAC’ when it comes to resources tulsaworld.com/sports/colle... via @tulsaworld.bsky.social
TU President Brad Carson: Football to be ‘top of the AAC’ when it comes to resources
When it comes to the new era of athlete compensation that is coming to the NCAA, Carson wants TU to be at the top of its conference.
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December 11, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Tre Lamb has a five-year deal. Tulsa doesn’t have to release salary figures, but it’s believed his salary is in the range of the $1.4 million paid yearly to Philip Montgomery.
December 10, 2024 at 10:24 PM
TU coach Tre Lamb said Tuesday interim coach Ryan Switzer is staying as receivers coach. He also said he has hired three members of his ETSU staff to join him in as yet to be determined positions — Josh Reardon, ETSU AHC/DC; Hakim Gray ETSU AHC/DL; and Joe Scelfo, ETSU OC/OL.
December 10, 2024 at 8:31 PM
This will be the Tre Lamb quote people remember from today's press conference:
“I want to win fast. This is not a complete rebuild. I firmly believe we can come in here in Year 1 and make it to a bowl game. ...There's no reason this should take three years like it used to.”
December 10, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Here is new Tulsa football coach Tre Lamb's opening statement to fans, media and current Hurricane players Tuesday at Chapman Stadium.
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New Tulsa football coach Tre Lamb makes introductory statement
New Tulsa football coach Tre Lamb is introduced before a crowd of media, fans and current Hurricane players on Tuesday at the ONEOK Club at Chapman Stadium.
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December 10, 2024 at 7:12 PM
If you’re looking for some reasons to temper your enthusiasm for the Tre Lamb hiring, we provide a few. Tulsa fans rally around hiring of Tre Lamb as next football coach tulsaworld.com/sports/colle... via @tulsaworld
Tulsa fans rally around hiring of Tre Lamb as next football coach
TU social media has full embraced East Tennessee State coach Tre Lamb, the largely unmentioned candidate who was officially hired to be the 35th Hurricane coach Sunday.
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December 10, 2024 at 12:17 AM
Our story has been updated with the official information from the University — Tre Lamb hired as 35th Hurricane football coach.
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Tulsa hires East Tennessee State coach Tre Lamb as next head football coach
The hiring, first reported by ESPN, comes 14 days after the firing of Kevin Wilson ahead of the Hurricane’s season finale against Florida Atlantic.
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December 9, 2024 at 12:20 AM
Our first story. Sources confirm ESPN reporting: Tulsa to hire East Tennessee State coach Tre Lamb as next head football coach. tulsaworld.com/sports/colle... via @tulsaworld.bsky.social
Tulsa to hire East Tennessee State coach Tre Lamb as next head football coach
Tulsa is set to hire current East Tennessee State coach Tre Lamb as its next head football coach, sources told the Tulsa World on Sunday.
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December 8, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Isaiah Barnes expected to have "missed time" with a hand injury suffered in Tulsa's 70-66 loss to Southern on Saturday at the Reynolds Center.
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Tulsa men's basketball falls Southern, 70-66
Keaston Willis scored 23 points but Tulsa fell to Southern, 70-66.
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December 8, 2024 at 12:10 AM
We offer some new names who have popped up in the coaching search, along with the complete list of transfer portal entries. Deep into Week 2, new names emerge in Tulsa football coaching search. tulsaworld.com/sports/colle... via @tulsaworld.bsky.social
Deep into Week 2, new names emerge in Tulsa football coaching search
Twenty-seven Hurricane players have announced their intention to enter the transfer portal, including American Athletic Conference freshman of the year Joseph Williams.
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December 5, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Could a coaching hire come this weekend? Sam Stone thinks so. With a coaching hire still on the horizon, Jenks’ Stone, Antai pick Tulsa tulsaworld.com/sports/colle... via @tulsaworld
With a coaching hire still on the horizon, Jenks’ Stone, Antai pick Tulsa
Jenks' Sam Stone and Javion Antai were two of 14 TU football signees Wednesday, the first day colleges could sign high school players.
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December 5, 2024 at 1:48 PM