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Sports Brief: Jan. 19

Eagle Update

After winning three of four games, men’s basketball for Oklahoma Christian has lost four straight since Jan. 7, including dropping an in-state matchup against Cameron University in Lawton, OK. The losses have dropped the Eagles to 7-11 for the year and a 3-8 conference record. 

The women got their third conference win in The Nest against St. Mary’s University on Jan. 14, improving their record to 3-9 in conference play. 

The Lady Eagles tip-off against Midwestern State University on Saturday, Jan. 21 in Wichita Falls, TX. 

The indoor season for track and field began last weekend on Jan. 13 at the Corky Classic in Lubbock, TX.

Bryah Davis finished top 10 in the 200 meters, Dylan Burrows placed sixth in the 800 meters, Owen Pearce came in eighth for the 300 meters and Wyatt Theil received third for high jump jumping 6 feet 9 inches’. 

Both Eagle baseball and softball are now two weeks away from their season openers as practice rears up for the 2023 season.

Brady

Rumors are swirling that Tom Brady may have played his final NFL game in a playoff loss against the Dallas Cowboys. 

Brady ended his latest post-game press conference with a heartfelt thank you to Tampa Bay. 

“I love this organization. It’s a great place to be. Thank you everybody for welcoming me and all you regulars. I’m very grateful for the respect. Hopefully, I gave the same thing back to you guys,” Brady said. 

Brady officially retired last off-season but returned to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the last year of his contract.

Brady has not officially stated what his future plans are at this point in time.  

NFC East, NFL Playoffs

The NFC East became the first division since 2002 to have three teams make the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. Both the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants won their first-round playoff game to advance, and the Philadelphia Eagles are coming off the first-round bye since gaining No. 1 seed status.

The four teams in the NFC East posted a combined 43-23-2 record this season which is the best record of any division in the NFL.

The Giants and Eagles are facing off against each other for the third time this season with the Eagles winning the first two.

The Cowboys are playing the San Francisco 49ers in a rematch from last year’s playoffs where San Francisco beat the Cowboys in Dallas 23-17.   

The Kansas City Chiefs, Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Bills, and Cincinnati Bengals are the four remaining in the AFC.

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