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Oklahoma senior point guard Danielle Robinson was named the Big 12 women’s basketball Player of the Week for the third time this season. Robinson averaged 26.5 points and shot 50 percent (18-of-36) from the field last week in an 82-77 win over Oklahoma State and an 80-78 loss to Texas A&M. In the loss to... Read More

CB Bennett Okotcha switches to Sooners January 31, 2011 Various recruiting Web sites are reporting that Coppell, Texas, cornerback Bennett Okotcha has switched his commitment from Notre Dame to OU and will sign with the Sooners on Wednesday. The 6-foot, 175-pound Okotcha is ranked the No. 98 overall prospect in Texas and the No. 64 cornerback in the country by... Read More

OU men’s game update January 31, 2011 As of Monday evening, Oklahoma’s men’s basketball game with Baylor, scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday at Lloyd Noble Center, was still scheduled to be played despite the forecast of a winter storm. Maintaining contact with Big 12 officials, OU’s athletic department has scheduled a meeting Tuesday morning to... Read More

Sooners on a winning streak January 30, 2011 Oklahoma owns the second longest winning streak (three) in the conference behind Texas. That’s a surprising development since some skeptics projected the Sooners might win only two or three Big 12 games all season. Defense has been the key to winning streak. But the best news for the Sooners is they defeated... Read More

Sooners going for late recruiting steals January 29, 2011 OU may not be done with its 2011 class after all. According to TheOldCoach.com, the Sooners have made overture to Coppell, Texas, defensive back Bennett Okotcha, a Notre Dame commitment. Okotcha, a 3-star prospect according to Rivals, previously has switched his commitment from Wisconsin to the Irish.... Read More

Tickets on sale Wednesday for Red-White Spring Game January 27, 2011 Tickets for Oklahoma’s spring football game go on sale at 8 a.m. Wednesday. The game will be April 16 with a tentative kickoff time of 2 p.m. General-admission tickets cost $5 through April 12. After April 12, tickets will be $10. They are available at SoonerSports.com, the OU Athletics Ticket Office or... Read More

Hardrick still with team January 26, 2011 OU sophomore forward Kyle Hardrick wasn’t on the bench for Saturday’s game against Colorado. Coach Jeff Capel said before practice on Wednesday that Hardrick remains with the team but is concentrating on academics this semester. Hardrick, a 6-foot-8 forward from Putnam City, won’t suit out any more games... Read More

Robinson a CLASS finalist January 26, 2011 OU senior point guard Danielle Robinson was named one of 10 finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award in women’s basketball, an acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School. Lowe’s encourages student-athletes to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders... Read More

Wegher will sit out January 26, 2011 Brandon Wegher, the Iowa running back who will walk on at Oklahoma, will have to sit out this season. He will have two years elgibility remaining, starting with the 2012 season. Wegher transferred to OU this semester after sitting out last season at Iowa. Wegher rushed for 641 yards his freshman year at Iowa but... Read More

Carter wins Wooden award January 26, 2011 Oklahoma safety Quinton Carter was named the winner of the seventh annual Wooden Citizenship Cup, an award presented annually by the Atlanta-based Athletes For a Better World. An award that features athletes in all sports, Carter also was previously named to the American Football Coaches Association 11-member Good... Read More

Poll: Which will be OU’s toughest game in 2011? January 26, 2011 Which of these games will be OU’s toughest next season?survey software 2 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post Ed Lova on Jan 26, Read More

Heupel, Norvell to receive raises today January 26, 2011 Last month, Josh Heupel and Jay Norvell were promoted to co-offensive coordinators. Today, they’re up for raises. Pending approval from the OU Board of Regents, who are meeting today in Oklahoma City, both Heupel and Norvell will see their salaries each increase to $330,000. Previously as OU’s wide... Read More

DeMarco Murray speaks from Senior Bowl January 25, 2011 OU running back DeMarco Murray speaks with the Miami Dolphins fan site Finsiders.com from the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala. 1 Show / Hide Archive Comments The following comments are archived from the original publication of this post Tweets that mention DeMarco Murray speaks from Read More

Power Lunch Chat Recap: Mike Baldwin January 25, 2011 Chat with OU basketball beat writer Mike Baldwin at 11 a.m. Read More

Trey Metoyer update January 25, 2011 Trey Metoyer’s father, David, told me today that, as of now, his son, arguably nation’s No. 1 WR who has committed to Oklahoma, has not qualified, “but is well on his way to qualifying.” Metoyer is working on bringing up his ACT score, which is the only holdup. Metoyer, rated the No. 1 wideout by... Read More

NFL Network’s Charles Davis talks Sooners at the Senior Bowl January 25, 2011 The NFL Network’s Charles Davis is in Mobile, Ala., this week preparing to call Saturday’s Senior Bowl, which will feature three former Sooners: running back DeMarco Murray, defensive end Jeremy Beal and safety Quinton Carter. In a one-on-one phone interview with The Oklahoman, Davis divulged his thoughts of... Read More

Stills, Jefferson arrested on misdemeanors January 22, 2011 Oklahoma wide receiver Kenny Stills and safety Tony Jefferson were arrested early Saturday morning on misdemeanor complaints, Norman police spokeswoman Jennifer Newell confirmed to The Oklahoman. According to Newell, Stills, 19, was arrested for misdemeanor driving under the influence at 2:10 a.m. and Jefferson,... Read More

Power Lunch Chat Recap: Mike Baldwin January 18, 2011 Chat with OU basketball beat writer Mike Baldwin at 11 a.m. Read More

Spring Game set for April 16 January 18, 2011 Oklahoma will hold its annual Red-White Spring Game on April 16 and spring drills will begin on March 8, the school announced today. Kickoff time for the Spring Game will be released at a later date. Read More

Robinson Big 12 Player of the Week January 17, 2011 OU senior guard Danielle Robinson was named the Big 12 women’s Player of the Week. Robinson averaged 25.0 points, 5.0 steals and 4.0 rebounds in wins over Kansas State and Texas. She scored a season-high 30 points Sunday in an overtime win at Texas after scoring 20 points last Wednesday against Kansas State.... 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.

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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

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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.