Daily Bullets (Apr. 30): Pokes are Champs (Again), NCAA Tourney Expanding?

Thanks for stopping by – here’s your daily dose of Oklahoma State sports news. 

OSU Bullets

•  Cowboy Golf clinched back-to-back Big 12 titles yesterday while Preston Stout won his third consecutive individual title (PFB)

• The Cowgirls shut out Tulsa, 5-0, yesterday (PFB)

• More teams are (very likely)  being added to the NCAA Tournament, and power conference teams (like OSU) are likely to be the beneficiaries:

College basketball is expected to undergo a seismic shift during the 2026-27 season amid the anticipation of likely NCAA Tournament expansion. The 68-team format that American sports fans came to know and love is on the way out, and a 76-team format featuring a beefed up “opening round” is on the way in. [CBS Sports]

• Sources are reporting the Big 12 has secured an optional private equity deal teams can take advantage of (Yahoo Sports)

• Cade Cunningham had a career playoff game, fending off the Magic from eliminating his Pistons

CADE CUNNINGHAM IS CLUTCH 💰 pic.twitter.com/uFFVKGs9Zz

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 30, 2026

Non-OSU Bullets

• Long story short – Saudi Arabia is pulling its investment in LIV golf, players in the league won’t be automatically let back into PGA Tour

• Redeem the time, per Ben Sasse (faith-based)