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Berry Tramel, a lifelong Oklahoman, sports fan and newspaper reader, joined The Oklahoman in 1991 and has served as beat writer, assistant sports editor, sports editor and columnist.

Tramel grew up reading four daily newspapers — The Oklahoman, the Oklahoma City Times, the Norman Transcript and the Oklahoma Journal — and entered the newspaper business at the age of 17, with the Transcript in 1978. His first game assignment was the Lexington-Elmore City high school football game, and he has enjoyed the journey ever since, from high school wrestling duals and regional track meets to Orange Bowls and the NBA playoffs.

Tramel was born and raised in Norman, Okla. He and his wife, Tricia, were married in 1980 and live in Norman near their daughter, son-in-law and three granddaughters.

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Big 12/SEC bowl game might trigger a plus-one playoff Published: Sat, May 26, 2012 Berry Tramel: Alliance would pit a pair of teams that certainly would be involved in any playoff scenario. Read More
OU athletic director Joe Castiglione talks college football playoff, says regular season must be protected Published: Wed, May 16, 2012 A college football playoff is coming to a season near you, provided the sport's power-brokers do something they haven't always done. Compromise. So says OU athletic director Joe Castiglione, one of those decision-makers. Read More
Mother's Day: Former OU star Jason White learned resiliency from his late mother Published: Sat, May 12, 2012 Jason White lost his mother, Sue White, to cancer on April 1. As he watched her battle the disease, he saw where he'd inherited his determination from. Read More
Special Olympics' 40-year hold on Barry Switzer Published: Tue, May 8, 2012 COMMENTARY — On Wednesday Barry Switzer will celebrate his 40-year affiliation with Oklahoma Special Olympics. In those 40 years he's gone from a virtual recruiter for the event to the “head cheerleader, leader of the jubilee.” Read More
Bob Bowlsby's hiring as commissioner is a good sign for the Big 12 Conference Published: Fri, May 4, 2012 Bowlsby admits he was skeptical, that he had little faith in the Big 12 Conference. But any reservations were put to rest during interview. Read More
Big 12: Q&A with new league commissioner Bob Bowlsby Published: Fri, May 4, 2012 The Stanford athletic director will take over as Big 12 boss in June. Bowlsby received five-year contract. Read More
Four-team college football playoff the best news to come out of a big sports Thursday Published: Thu, Apr 26, 2012 An expanded college football playoff is coming. A four-team bracket is assured. Not exactly a Final Four or a First Four, since it's the only four. Call it the Fab Four. Read More
Here's a 'yes' vote for free agency in college athletics Published: Thu, Apr 19, 2012 Bo Ryan and the Wisconsin basketball team have been shamed into doing the right thing, and Jarrod Uthoff is free to transfer. But the issue behind the situation goes deeper than just where athletes can go. Read More
Saints' bounty scandal: Football coaches have good reason for keeping injuries quiet Published: Sat, Apr 7, 2012 Thanks to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the audio released by Sean Pamphilon, we know a much better reason to hide injuries than keeping foes from knowing who might be too slow to reach the corner. Read More
OU's Bob Stoops and OSU's Mike Gundy: Two successful football coaches, two different philosophies on picking a QB Published: Wed, Apr 4, 2012 Bob Stoops waited until 11 days before the opener to pick the winner of his last quarterback derby, and that was Sam Bradford. Mike Gundy doesn't plan to wait that long to pick Brandon Weeden's replacement. Read More
Berry Tramel: Landry Jones' trip a sign of the times Published: Tue, Apr 3, 2012 OU FOOTBALL: Sooners' quarterback spent spring break being tutored by George Whitfield Jr. Trips like Jones' are the norm in this day and age. Read More
2012 Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame inductees named Published: Tue, Mar 20, 2012 Dewey Selmon, Pat Jones, Ferguson Jenkins and Lynne Draper were named Tuesday as the 2012 living inductees for the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame, joining the late Perry Maxwell and Jesse “Cab” Renick for the 2012 class. Read More
Former OU basketball coach Kelvin Sampson an NBA coach with a college spirit Published: Sun, Mar 18, 2012 Houston Rockets assistant coach Kelvin Sampson says he most misses college basketball twice a year: Oct. 15, the start of practice, and Selection Sunday. Read More
Is the Big 12's new deal with ABC/ESPN a good idea? Updated: Sun, Mar 18, 2012 BERRY TRAMEL COMMENTARY - When you're talking about college football and TV, it's all about money. And that's exactly what the Big 12 will get with its new deal: Money. Big 12 schools are set to make roughly $20 million a year each in the new deal. Read More
Without state schools in tournament, it's like March Madness Lite Published: Sun, Mar 11, 2012 No OSU. No OU. No Tulsa. No ORU. The bracket show could have been watched with one eyeball. Read More
What will happen to the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City now that Missouri's gone? Published: Sat, Mar 10, 2012 BERRY TRAMEL COMMENTARY — For years, fans from Missouri and Kansas have dominated the stands at the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City. But now that Missouri is headed to the SEC, questions abound about Kansas City's viability as a “Big 12” town. Read More
Big 12 basketball: So long, Texas A&M Aggies, hate to see you go Published: Fri, Mar 9, 2012 Amid all the realignment in Conference Chaos, one of the irreplaceable programs include A&M basketball. Read More
Coaches gave Big Eight basketball an edge Published: Wed, Mar 7, 2012 So many coaches these days are button-down. Vanilla flavored. Afraid to offer a peek of personality. Read More
Let's count our blessings that we still have Bedlam and Red River rivalries Published: Mon, Mar 5, 2012 Collateral damage has mounted through the realignment craze of the last 21 months. Trust is gone. So is geographic sense. But nothing has taken a hit like rivalries. Read More
Lon Kruger can challenge a ball team without spitting nails or stomping feet Published: Sun, Mar 4, 2012 The Oklahoma men's basketball coach said: “That's the way I would want my sons and daughters treated. For us, that's the only way to do it.” Read More
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