Roughnecks roll Toros

By Rick Lohman, Tulsa Today

Roughneck Joey Calistri lines up goal. Photo: Lori Scholl

TULSA, OK— Sometimes one goal is all you need, and Joey Calistri met that need for the Tulsa Roughnecks FC as they battled the RGV Toros FC to a 1-0 decision at ONEOK Field in front of 3,015 on Saturday night.

Calistri took a lead pass from Ian Svantesson in the 31st minute and punched it past Toros goalkeeper Borja Angorita for what was the only goal of the match.  Goalkeeper Bryan Byars posted his first clean sheet of the season, making eight saves in the shutout.  Continue reading →

Route 66 Gurney Tourney deadline

By Staff Report

Teams race bed-to-bed

Only a few days left to register for the 2017 Chapman Foundations Route 66 Gurney Tourney, a fun family event featuring outrageously decorated gurney beds, designed and sponsored by individuals, businesses, organizations and clubs, which will be awarded for theme, décor and racing success.

The event is scheduled for Saturday, April 15 at 10 a.m. at The University of Tulsa, and proceeds support Hospitality House of Tulsa’s mission to provide a “home away from home” for families caring for loved ones in medical crisis.  Continue reading →

RESPECT Act passes Indian Affairs Committee

By Staff Report

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator James Lankford’s Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation with Tribes (RESPECT) Act today passed the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. The bill would repeal several outdated, offensive federal laws against Native Americans, including unenforced laws currently in place subjecting Native Americans to forced labor.

Specific to Oklahoma, the bill would repeal a 100-year-old law that allowed for the forced removal of Native American children from their homes to attend boarding schools without the consent of the child’s parents.    Continue reading →

Exhibit celebrates heroes of Holocaust

By Staff Report

Turbulent Spirits, by Knigin

Tulsa’s Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art has partnered with the Tulsa Performing Arts Center to honor the late Michael Knigin show, “Remembrance 2000” during April.

Knigin’s exhibit features 25 pieces on canvas, all commemorating both dead and living heroes of the Holocaust.

Knigin’s art serves as an ongoing reminder of the past and a step toward building a better future.    Continue reading →

Brainwashed children now ISIS bloody killers

By David Arnett, Publisher

Screen shot from ISIS video

The horror of Islam’s most visible murderous evil is visible in video Tulsa Today first covered January 30. Today, Sky News features a portion of the killing video the Clarion Project first released and interviews some of the  captured children. The killer kids are abused and brainwashed boys.

Sky News reports, “On the highly produced film, you see handcuffed men running from room to room. They are being hunted. It is utterly awful when you realize it is real. This looks like a Hollywood film. But it is actually happening.  Continue reading →