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Tuesday links June 17, 2008 Here are some interesting stories from the world of OU sports * Rich Rodriguez says he talked to Stoops before West Virginia played OU in the Fiesta Bowl. * Adrian Peterson, who hosts a football camp next week in Norman, is launching a foundation for kids. * A great debate – Who was the best Sooner between... Read More

Friday OU links May 30, 2008 * Former OU football player Eric Thunander will sign his book “Silent Thunder” Saturday in Durant. * Kansas has the Big 12′s best returning defense? * The Baltimore Sun on ex-OU RB Allen Patrick. Read More

Bedlam Baseball May 16, 2008 By Jake Trotter OSU’s Andrew Oliver (5-2, 214 ERA) vs. OU’s C.J. Blue (6-2, 4.50 ERA). The Sooners are saving Ryan Duke (6-4, 3.28 ERA), who has been their best pitcher of late, for Sunday. That’s probably the smart move. OSU’s pitching on the first two days with Oliver and Saturday starter Tyler... Read More

Baseball: 3 players named Academic All-Big 12 May 15, 2008 The OU baseball team had three of its players named to the 2008 Academic All-Big 12 teams on May 15. Senior Jarod Freeman led the way with first team honors and senior Drew Roberts and sophomore Aaron Baker received their first such accolade and were named to the second team. Oklahoma has had at least two... Read More

Thursdays links May 15, 2008 * CSTV talks to Oklahoma about this weekend’s Bedlam baseball series. * Indiana to NCAA: We’ve been punished enough over Sampson. * Interesting column: College players deserve a piece of the action. * Good D.J. Mathis story from Eugene, Ore. Read More

Track: OU heads to Big 12 May 15, 2008 The OU Track team heads to Boulder, Colo., this weekend for the 2008 Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships, May 16-18, at Potts Field on the camups of the University of Colorado. The OU men enter the meet as the defending team champion after topping second place Texas Tech by 10.5 points in 2007 to win... Read More

Wednesday’s links May 14, 2008 * AOL Sports weighs in on the Keith Nichol departure. * Another take, this time from Detroit, on Nichol. * Soonersports.com offers the men’s basketball year in review. * It’s never too early to look ahead to Big 12 football. * Arizona State drops three sports, including wrestling. *... Read More

Track: OU wins academic honors May 13, 2008 Eleven members of the OU track team were named to the Big 12 Conference’s 2008 Academic All-Big 12 Track and field teams on Tuesday. Amy Backel, a civil engineering sophomore, and Catherine Odell, an instructional leadership senior, led the way with perfect 4.0 grade point averages. Other Sooners on the first... Read More

Monday links May 12, 2008 * Here are some highlights of Izaan Cross, a defensive end from Flowery Branch, who is considering OU. * More recruiting: Mesquite OL Josh Aladenoye may get an OU offer, according to SoonerScoop. * C&C Machine weighs in on OU baseball. Read More

Men’s hoops: Lost in the (Bobby) Maze May 08, 2008 By Scott Wright I confess, I miss Bobby Maze. And it has nothing to do with his playing ability. He’s the most underrated interview subject to put on a Sooner basketball jersey in quite some time and it’s a shame we only got to enjoy him for one year. Why am I talking about Bobby Maze? Well, after a... Read More

Doston released May 08, 2008 By Jake Trotter Former OU defensive end Alonzo Dotson has been released by the Washington Redskins. Doston was an undrafted free agent signed by Washington a couple of days after the NFL Draft. Read More

Link of the day: OU on YouTube May 08, 2008 Here’s something to check out. OU has put together its own YouTube channel. “There is only one Bubba Moses. Read More

Who had the best draft in the NFC East? May 06, 2008 By Jake Trotter According to James Walker of ESPN.com, it was the Washington Redskins. Here’s an excerpt from Walker’s column: After failing to land Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Johnson in a trade last week, the Washington Redskins did a great job of upgrading the position by taking Michigan State’s... Read More

Football: Adrian Peterson to hold youth camp May 05, 2008 NFL Rookie of the Year, Adrian Peterson has announced plans to host the inaugural Old Spice Adrian Peterson Football Camp presented by AT&T and The Oklahoman for youth this summer in Norman. Peterson will be on hand with area high school football coaches June 26 – 28 at the OU Intramural Fields from 9:30 am... Read More

Kelly doing well in Washington May 05, 2008 By Jake Trotter Former OU receiver Malcolm Kelly apparently turning heads at Redskins minicamp: http://www.redskins.com/news/newsDetail. Read More

Stoops No. 4 May 01, 2008 By Jake Trotter Bob Stoops the No. 4 coach in the nation, according to the Sporting News: http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic. Read More

Kanye West… April 30, 2008 By Jake Trotter According to various eyewitness reports, several Sooners were spotted at Tuesday night’s Kanye West concert. That list included Curtis Lofton, now of the Atlanta Falcons, along with Nic Harris. I assume Lofton bought the tickets. The Griffin brothers, both Taylor and Blake, were also there.... Read More

Football: OU 8th in Rivals preseason rankings April 30, 2008 NFL depatures have shaken up Rivals’ preseason 2008 rankings. The Sooners are eighth. Here’s a link. Read More

OU-Wichita State April 30, 2008 By Jake Trotter Both teams traded off 2 RBI singles in the first inning, leaving the score 2-2 heading into the second. Sooner starter Antwonie Hubbard, who shut down TCU last week, showed some control issues in the first inning, walking two batters, who both scored. Read More

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Stephanie Kuzydym

OU Sports Reporter

Stephanie Kuzydym learned at a young age that life is a game of inches. That's just one reason why she loves football. Kuzydym joined The Oklahoman in July 2012 as a Sooners beat writer.

Before arriving in Norman, Kuzydym was an intern for the sports departments at USA TODAY, the Orlando Sentinel and South Bend (Ind.) Tribune. She was also sports editor of her college paper, the Indiana Daily Student.

Kuzydym is from small town Indiana. She graduated from the IU School of Journalism at Indiana University in May 2012.

Anthony Slater

Reporter

Anthony Slater has been NewsOK.com's lead sports blogger since the summer of 2012, covering Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Before that, he covered OSU athletics for The Daily O'Collegian, working as the sports editor and beat writer for football and men's basketball. Originally from Northern California, he has lived in Oklahoma the past three years.

Jason Kersey

OU Sports Reporter

Jason Kersey became The Oklahoman's OU football beat writer in May 2012 after a year covering high school sports and OSU recruiting. Before joining the newspaper in November 2006 as a part-time results clerk, he covered high school football for the Newcastle Pacer. During his time with The Oklahoman, he has also coordinated Thunder coverage, worked on the copy desk and covered several NFL games, including Super Bowl XLV. A Noble High School and OU graduate, he lives in Norman.