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Ravens to host eighth-annual L.I.F.T conference

The Ravens are hosting the eighth-annual L.I.F.T conference

The Baltimore Ravens are hosting the eighth annual L.I.F.T Conference on April 12th, 2023 at the Under Armour Performance Center at 8:30am EST. L.I.F.T, which stands for Leading and Inspiring Females to Thrive, is for female student-athletes from local high schools.

Current freshmen, sophomores and juniors from Maryland high schools were invited to apply for the conference, with many receiving referrals from their coaches and/or athletic directors. The criteria to be selected included those student-athletes who serve as both an “untitled leader” and “unsung hero” for their respective sports programs.  

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh will be speaking at the event as well as as former WNBA player and current reporter Stacey Dales. Others expected to speak at the event include:

  • Sarah Snyder (Director of Sports Nutrition, Baltimore Ravens) 
  • Jalyn Powell, M.A. (Program Manager, Strive)  
  • Caroline Fitzsimmons (Personal Trainer) 
  • Maryland-Area High School Female Student-Athletes 

Statement Made: Creed Humphrey, Orlando Brown help Chiefs OL pitch Super Bowl shutout

Former Sooners Creed Humphrey and Orlando Brown were part of a Chiefs offensive line that was fantastic in Kansas City’s Super Bowl LVII win.

The Philadelphia Eagles entered Super Bowl LVII, having collected 78 sacks throughout the course of the season. They were fantastic up front, led by four players with double-digit sacks on the season.

It was a tall task for the Kansas City Chiefs and former Sooners Creed Humphrey and Orlando Brown, but they were up to the challenge. They helped keep an ailing Patrick Mahomes upright, allowing zero sacks on the evening in a historic performance.

Speaking with former Oklahoma women’s basketball star turned ESPN reporter [autotag]Stacey Dales[/autotag], [autotag]Creed Humphrey[/autotag] and [autotag]Orlando Brown[/autotag] talked about the performance of the Chiefs offensive line.

“We’ve been hearing it all week just about how historical their D line is, and how no one can block them,” Humphrey shared after the win. “And so, you know, we wanted to come out and make a statement tonight. So we came out protected our butts off, you know, got it going in the run game too. So that was a lot of fun.”

Dales also caught up with Orlando Brown, who was fired up after becoming a Super Bowl Champion.

“I mean, it’s historical,” Brown shared. “You know what I mean? You talked about em. It’s historical, where we’ve been able to do a credit to Coach Reid a credit to Coach Heck, Pat, all the receivers, everyone playing hand to hand. It’s historical what this front five was able to do. Pat winning the MVP, now standing out here as a Super Bowl champion. I mean, it’s the work. It’s the work we put in.”

After struggling with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive front in their Super Bowl LV loss, the Kansas City Chiefs rectified the situtaion. Following the loss back in 2021, they spent a second round pick on Creed Humphrey and made a trade with Baltimore for Orlando Brown.

Safe to say, those moves paid off handsomely for the Kansas City Chiefs.

In addition to shutting down the Eagles pass rush, they were great in the run game as well. Running back Isiah Pacheco carried the ball 15 times for 76 yards and a touchdown. As a team, the Chiefs ran the ball 26 times for 158 yards and a touchdown. They averaged 6.1 yards per carry in the win.

The offensive line came through in the clutch in the waning moments of the game. The Chiefs got the ball back with 5:15 remaining in the game and proceed to drive down to the Eagles 1-yard line. The offense was masterful, bleeding the clock, leaving just eight seconds remaining after Harrison Butker’s go-ahead field goal.

Oklahoma Sooners offensive line coach [autotag]Bill Bedenbaugh[/autotag] has a lot to be proud of this morning. Two of his guys played a significant role in a Super Bowl win. While Patrick Mahomes may have come home with an MVP award, the offensive line keeping the Eagles pass rush at bay was a huge part of the win.

With two-fifths of the Super Bowl champion’s offensive line coming out of Norman, the Sooners continue to prove their status as OLU.

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Every Oklahoma Sooner to win Big 12 Athlete of the Year

From football to softball, basketball to gymnastics, here are the 15 athletes who have won Big 12 Athlete of the Year.

With Jocelyn Alo taking home the Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year award, that makes 15 Sooners who’ve been recognized as the Big 12’s best.

Football leads the way with six awards, followed by softball with four. women’s gymnastics has recorded three Big 12 Athlete of the Year awards, while men’s and women’s basketball each has won the award once.

Josh Heupel got the ball rolling back in 2000-2001 after helping the Oklahoma Sooners win the 2000 national championship. Jocelyn Alo is the most recent recipient of the athlete of the year award after a dominating season at the plate for Oklahoma.

With Alo bringing home another Athlete of the Year award, let’s take a look at every Sooner to win the Big 12’s award.

Pair of Sooners inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame

On Monday night, Stacey Dales and Bob Kalsu were inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame.

The Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame held ceremonies on Monday night for the class of 2021 inductees. Joining an esteemed group of hall of fame members, Stacey Dales and Bob Kalsu were honored as part of the 2021 class.

Stacey Dales was a two-time All-American and back-to-back Big 12 Player of the year for the Sooners basketball. She helped lead the Sooners to Big 12 championships and a national championship appearance in 2002.

Dales, along with head coach Sherri Coale, put Sooners basketball back on the map. Before the 1999-2000 season, the Sooners had made the NCAA tournament just once in the previous 13 seasons. After Dales’ first tournament appearance in the 1999-2000 season, the Sooners went on a run where they appeared in the NCAA tournament for 19 straight seasons.

The Big 12’s all-time assist leader went on to play for the Washington Mystics of the WNBA before joining the NFL Network as a host and national correspondent.

Bob Kalsu, from Del City, Oklahoma, was an All-American selection at tackle for the Oklahoma Sooners before winning rookie of the year as a guard for the Buffalo Bills. He helped the Sooners amass a 10-1 record and a win over the Tennessee Volunteers in the Orange Bowl in 1967.

After his lone season in the NFL in 1968, Kalsu cut his playing career and joined the US Army as a lieutenant in the 101st Airborne Division during the Vietnam War. Kalsu was one of two professional football players killed in action during the Vietnam War in 1970.

They join other Sooners such as Brian Bosworth, Tony Casillas, Joe Castiglione, Sherri Coale, Patty Gasso, and Billy Sims to name a few as members of the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame.