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Video: Roy Williams visits the Children’s Center February 29, 2008 sharedVideo(1433964642) Read More

Soccer: Sooners add assistant coach February 28, 2008 First year head soccer coach Nicole Nelson completed her staff on Wednesday, naming Graeme (pronounced Gram) Abel an assistant coach. Abel comes to Norman after coaching the past three years on the University of Nevada’s staff. “Graeme is an incredible addition to our staff,” said Nelson. “He has been... Read More

Tennis: Next up for OU – Tulsa. February 27, 2008 The No. 47 Oklahoma Sooners men’s tennis team returns to the court Thursday, Feb. 28 following a 10-day layoff. The Sooners travel up Interstate-44 to face in-state rival Tulsa (9-2) on Thursday at 5 p.m. at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center. “Tulsa is an extremely talented team and this match will be the... Read More

Tennis: Women play home match Saturday February 22, 2008 The OU women’s tennis team opens the first of six straight home contests Saturday, Feb. 23, when it host Alabama at The Greens Golf and Country Club in Oklahoma City. Matches will begin at 1 p.m. This will be the fourth time the two teams have met. Alabama (3-4) currently holds a 3-0 series record over OU... Read More

Softball: Three OU players drafted February 19, 2008 The Oklahoma softball team had three players taken in the 2008 National Pro Fastpitch Senior Draft on Monday. Seniors Savannah Long, Susan Ogden and Lauren Eckermann were three of the 24 senior softball players taken in the draft. The Sooners tied Georgia Tech with the most selections by one team as each school... Read More

Today’s links: Football, softball and lacrosse February 15, 2008 Here are some links from around the web. * Does OU really care about star ratings? * Buffalo really wants Malcolm Kelly. * The fake recruit saga continues. This time with a lawsuit from his coach. * Good feature on OU softballer D.J. Mathis. Read More

OU: Gymnastics, wrestling teams compete together February 14, 2008 The No. 17 Sooners return home this Friday, Feb. 15, at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman when they host the Cal Poly Mustangs (5-6) at 7 p.m., in the first annual “Beauty and the Beast” event. The squad will share the floor with the OU women’s gymnastics team who will simultaneously compete against Big 12... Read More

Rowing: OU hires coach February 14, 2008 OU has named Leeanne Crain as the first head coach of its new rowing program. Crain has spent the last four seasons as head coach at the University of Central Florida, following a 10-year stint as coach at the University of San Diego. Crain’s appointment was announced Wednesday by OU Vice President for Sports... Read More

Volleyball: OU recruit honored February 12, 2008 Oklahoma volleyball incoming freshman setter Brianne Barker has earned another prestigious award as she was named to the AVCA High School Senior All-America Team that was released on Tuesday afternoon. Barker, an Amarillo, Texas native, was one of five prep players from the state of Texas named to the squad. It... Read More

Softball: OU has top Big 12 pitcher, player February 12, 2008 Oklahoma swept the first slate of weekly Big 12 softball awards as Amber Flores was named the Player of the Week and D.J. Mathis received the Pitcher of the Week honor, the conference announced Tuesday. Both Sooners are receiving their first career weekly accolade. It also marked the sixth time in the history of... Read More

Trotter taking football questions… February 12, 2008 By Jake Trotter Sooner fans, I’ll be taking questions from you about OU football and answering them in the newspaper every Sunday. To ask a question, send me an email at: mailto:jtrotter@oklahoman.com. Keep it brief and clean. Oh, and let me know what town you’re from. Look forward to hearing... Read More

Spring dates released… February 11, 2008 By Jake Trotter Ready for football yet? Well, spring pracitce is almost here. Read More

Recruiting: Stephen Good benches February 11, 2008 How big is recruiting? Big enough that offensive lineman Stephen Good’s bench press videos are posted on YouTube. Watch it here. Read More

Softball: OU opens season Tuesday against St. Greg’s February 11, 2008 The No. 5 Oklahoma softball team hosts St. Gregory’s in its home opener on Tuesday. The Sooners and Cavaliers will meet at 3:30 p.m. on Marita Hynes Field inside the OU Softball Complex. Tuesday will also feature $.50 hot dog night and every fan will receive a free 2008 team poster. Live stats of Tuesday’s... Read More

Track: Leith 2nd in NYC February 11, 2008 Sheldon Leith highlighted competition for the University of Oklahoma indoor track team at the first of two days of competition, Friday, at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational in New York City. Leith and Latoya Greaves both finished in the top three of the 60-meter hurdles in their respective divisions. Leith... Read More

Track: OU team in New York, Lincoln this weekend February 08, 2008 The University of Oklahoma indoor track team will split this weekend, heading to both New York City and Lincoln, Neb. A group of distance runners and sprinters will be in the Big Apple for the 2008 New Balance Collegiate Invitational, Friday and Saturday, while jumpers, vaulters and multi-event athletes... Read More

Tennis: OU meets Minnesota Saturday February 08, 2008 The University of Oklahoma men’s tennis team returns to the court this weekend, following a week layoff, when it faces Minnesota and Wisconsin-Green Bay in Minneapolis, Minn. “We have showed tremendous improvement over the last couple of weeks and I am pleased with the way we are competing,” head coach Paul... Read More

OU’s weekly sports notes February 04, 2008 News and notes from around the world of OU sports MEN’S BASKETBALL (15-6, 3-3) Last Week: Oklahoma split its two games last week, beating Bedlam rival Oklahoma State 64-61 on Monday in Norman before falling at No. 23 Texas A&M 60-52 on Saturday. Junior forward Taylor Griffin led the Sooners against... Read More

Tennis: OU men fall February 04, 2008 The University of Oklahoma men’s tennis team dropped its first match of the of the season to Virginia Commonwealth, 5-2, Sunday afternoon in Norfolk, Va. “VCU is a very tough team and they showed that today as they played excellent tennis and made us pay for our mistakes,” head coach Paul Lockwood said.... Read More

Softball: Two Sooners on preseason watch list February 02, 2008 Oklahoma softball players Lauren Eckermann and Samantha Ricketts have been named to the initial watch list for the seventh annual USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year Award, announced the Amateur Softball Association, the National Governing Body of Softball in the United States. Ricketts was named... Read More

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The OU Bloggers

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.