Sports
7 February 2022
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Tulsa women’s basketball falls to Houston During a dominant season, Tulsa loses a close game to Houston, says sports editor Callie Hummel
The University of Tulsa women’s basketball team put on a good show Feb. 2 for the fans that showed up despite the severe weather outside. The game was initially supposed to hold a celebration for National Women in Sports day where they honor the players, coaches and alumni who made the team what it is today. The snow outside though postponed the ceremony, but the women indoors still continued with their game. Temira Poindexter, a freshman forward on the team who has been crucial to their winning record this season, put up a onegame-high of 20 points. Prior to the game, Poindexter was named the American Athletic Conference freshman of the week,
going back and forth between the two teams for the duration of the time left. At a crucial point when the clock was rapidly winding down, Tulsa’s Maya Mayberry scored a layup to put Tulsa ahead 64-63 with 18 seconds left. After holding a timeout, Houston came back strong on offense and with just a few seconds on the clock, with a rebound shot allowing Houston to win the game 6564. Losing is not a feeling that the Tulsa team knows well though, as they currently hold a 13-5 overall record. Their recent loss against Houston marks the only time in their season where they’ve lost two games in a row, having fallen to Cincinnati just a few days prior.
“Losing is not a feeling that the Tulsa team knows well ...” which brought the tally of her accolades up to six in the 11 weeks of the season. She has shown range in all aspects of the game, with high shooting percentages but also high rebounding statistics. While Tulsa’s team led the majority of the game, Houston slowly started closing the lead during the second half of the game, until the two teams were just one point apart. A basket by Houston switched them into the lead, and the ball, and score, kept
Like Poindexter, many other players on the team are receiving personal accolades and recognition for their work on the court. Wyvette Mayberry is currently holding the position of most points scored on the team with 248 and was recognized on Jan. 27 for having the highest three-point shot percentage in the nation at 50%. Her sister, Maya Mayberry is right below in points with 195. The team as a whole is also nationally recognized and ranked for having the second-
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highest number of three-pointers. They are currently 3-5 in their conference, though all games Tulsa has lost in their conference have been back and forth scoring with a final that could have gone either way. The next game will be on Feb. 6 at Wichita, before returning home on Feb. 12 against Temple to celebrate National Women in Sports Day. At halftime, Alicia Con-
ner-Todd, a former basketball player in the late 1970s, will be recognized for her contribution to sports. Connor-Todd also received her bachelor’s and master’s in nursing at the University of Tulsa. She is now a member of Tulsa’s Letterwinner’s Association and the Athletic Hall of Fame Committee.
Tom Brady officially retires from football After 22 years, the Buccaneers quarterback finally leaves the NFL, says commentary editor Logan Guthrie After a thrilling career that has won him the title of the Greatest of All Time in many circles, it has been announced that Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady will officially toss in the towel and hang up his cleats. At 44, he has decided to finally retire, finishing with seven Lombardi trophies
success is what I love so much about our game,” he said. “There is a physical, mental and emotional challenge EVERY single day that has allowed me to maximize my highest potential. And I have tried my very best these past 22 years. There are no shortcuts to success on the field or in life.”
“‘... There are no shortcuts to success on the field or in life.’” and leading both the New England Patriots and the Buccaneers to the Super Bowl a total of seven times (and winning five MVPs along the way), among other great victories in a long and impressive career. Brady took to Instagram to discuss his career and retirement. “I have always believed the sport of football is an ‘all-in’ proposition—if a 100% competitive commitment isn’t there, you won’t succeed, and
“This is difficult for me to write, but here it goes: I am not going to make that competitive commitment anymore. I have loved my NFL career, and now it is time to focus my time and energy on other things that require my attention. I’ve done a lot of reflecting the past week and have asked myself difficult questions. And I am so proud of what we have achieved. My teammates, coaches, fellow competitors and fans deserve 100% of
me, but right now, it’s best I leave the field of play to the next generation of dedicated and committed athletes.” Although a short-lived run with his current team starting in 2020, Brady speaks fondly on the time with them in his reflections. In his post, he went on to say, “To my Bucs teammates the past two years, I love you guys, and I have loved going to battle with you. You have dug so deep to challenge yourself, and it inspired me to wake up every day and give you my best. I am always here for you guys and want to see you continue to push yourselves to be your best. I couldn’t be happier with what we accomplished together.” Of course, Brady is best-known for his time spent with the Patriots for the majority of his career since 2000. He did not address them directly, but he did take the time to thank the team in a later response, as well as his thousands of fans that have stood by him throughout all his years in the sport. This was prompted by a statement by Robert
Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, in which he said the following: “Words cannot describe the feelings I have for Tom Brady, nor adequately express the gratitude my family, the New England Patriots, and our fans have for Tom for all he did during his career. A generation of football fans have grown up knowing only an NFL in which Tom Brady dominated. … You didn’t have to be a Patriots fan to respect and appreciate his competitiveness, determination and will to win that fueled his success. As a fan of football, it was a privilege to watch. As a Patriots fan, it was a dream come true.” This statement by Kraft really says it all. Despite the bumps in the road of his career, all the wins and losses, the only thing to do is to look back on all the amazing moments in this football player’s career, and look to the future with hope that there will be another competitor that brings as much joy to so many people.
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