Scott Puryear
@scottpuryear
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Former sportswriter, current host of The Starting Lineup radio show on 102.1 The Won w/Ned Reynolds & Art Hains and the Around The Ozarks Sports Scene podcast.
Joined August 2010
Bears drop another close one, 72-70 at Louisiana Tech. Sixth straight loss to drop to 13-15. Fall to 1-7 in games decided by four points or less this season. Not sure that last play drawn up was the most high percentage play in the world, either ... an attempted long lob from
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Fun to catch up with @byEliHoff on this week's edition of Around The Ozarks Sports Scene to talk all things @MizzouAthletics ... we get into topics involving @MizzouFootball @MizzouHoops, some baseball and women's basketball talk and more! Eli does a tremendous job of covering
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Always one of my favorite interview subjects, being a life-long #Sooners fan ... it was our honor and pleasure this morning to get time with retiring OU Director of Athletics @soonerad Joe Castiglione on The Starting Lineup show ... Joe C talked about his hiring of @CoachStoops,
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Big changes are coming to college sports, and who better to break it down than OU legend Joe Castiglione? He shares insider insight from 28 years shaping championship programs. Full interview 🎧
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5⭐️ Jordan Smith TOOK OVER the WCAC Championship last night 😤 The Arkansas commit dropped 39 points, 7 assists, and 7 STEALS to lead Paul VI (VA) to the huge 82-76 win over St. John’s (DC) 🔥
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Judged by what I'm seeing on my TV tonight ... is this the smallest Lady Bears crowd since Great Southern Bank Arena opened? If a loose ball enters the stands, it'll take 2-3 minutes for someone to get over there and retrieve it.
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Caglianone’s first homer of spring training! 460 feet 💣
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This might be the all-time dumbest ruling made by the @NCAA and that's saying something ... you should be embarrassed and ashamed denying a kid another football season because he played 15 meaningless lacrosse minutes at another school as a freshman. Yeah, go ahead and let
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Team USA in the locker room singing Toby Keith with the FBI Director... What a world
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Checking in on three jobs that all became open in women's college basketball last Spring ... Arkansas is now 11-17 and 0-13 in the SEC, having lost 14 straight: The Lady Backs were 10-23 and 3-14 last year. Mizzou is soon to be 16-12 and 4-10 in the SEC, unless it somehow
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Scenes like this all over our country! Unforgettable day!!
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Connor Hellebuyck finished the game saving 41 of 42 shots 🏒 That sets a new Olympic record for the most saves by a goalie in a single men's gold medal match involving NHL players 🔥
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Team USA brought out Johnny Gaudreau's children on the ice for their gold medal photo ❤️
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Immediately after USA Hockey won gold, they used the platform to honor Johnny Gaudreau. A beautiful tribute to a fallen brother. His kind spirit is always with them. They carry him every day. Our ESPN piece on the life and legacy of Johnny Hockey, from one year ago.
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Jack Hughes, winning goal scorer, with an absolutely perfect post game interview. “I love my country.” This is all we want from our national team athletes, just love the country as much as we do. Fantastic:
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I bet I didn't watch a half hour of these Winter Olympics before this morning ... But with all the drama of the USA-Canada gold medal game, the great postgame coverage, medal ceremony, celebration shots of parents and players and festivities and the back-stories to the "Miracle
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THE USA IS GOLDEN FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1980! 🥇🇺🇸🏆 🎙️Kenny Albert with the call for NBC https://t.co/MCtuDPUkeb
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Only job apparently more difficult today than being the Team USA goalkeeper .. being Jack Hughes' dentist.😁
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I'm not a hockey guy ... but I am an American. And my goodness this gold medal game is absolutely nerve-wracking and captivating. #USA
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"Mike Eruzione ... and I play for the United States of America." Still perhaps the single greatest line ever uttered in a sports movie. "Miracle" sucks me in every single time it's on TV. #Again
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