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Clifton, Wall — it’s a euphemism July 31, 2008 | Comment on this article

Rivals.com is reporting that Baylor will hire Dwon Clifton as its Director of Player Development tomorrow (Friday). You may be asking ‘Who?’ Well, here’s the deal. In writing “Baylor will hire Dwon Clifton” you’re actually writing “Baylor will be signing the Class of ’09′s top prospect, John... Read More

Football: Pettigrew on watch list July 31, 2008 By Scott Wright Brandon Pettigrew continues to draw notice as one of the top tight ends around. The OSU senior is one of 30 players on the preseason watch list for the John Mackey Award, which goes to the nation’s best tight end. Pettigrew was already named to the watch list for the Rotary Lombardi Award,... Read More

Football… it’s almost here July 30, 2008 By Scott Wright We’re still two days away from turning the calendar to August, but only one day away from Cowboy football practice. I can’t tell you how much that excites me. To get you primed, here are a few thoughts on what to watch for over the next week or so both on the field and in The Oklahoman.... Read More

Highlight Reel: Top 10 basketball recruits for 2009 July 29, 2008 It looks like there’s a chance Oklahoma State could land John Wall, the top-ranked basketball player in the nation. But what’s he look like in action? Here’s a YouTube roundup of the Rival.com’s Top 10 basketball recruits, including Xavier Henry of Putnam City (No. 2) and Daniel Orton of McGuinness (No.... Read More

Watching Youtube with the Youtube superstar July 25, 2008 I have a story for you guys. So last night (after a ridiculous day of just putting at the media golf day at Karsten Creek) I went to Tulsa to cover the Cowboy Caravan. Bill Haisten of the Tulsa World and I set up our computers at a table in the back of the room so we could write while Kurt Budke and Mike... Read More

Wishing I was in Vegas, but not to gamble July 25, 2008 John Wall to Oklahoma State rumors are hitting a fever pitch this week. The Class of ’09′s top-ranked overall player (by rivals.com) has been out in Las Vegas playing this week. Says Dick Weiss of The Daily News: “Word out of this city indicates Oklahoma State coach Travis Ford may be close to... Read More

Happy camping in Tulsa and OKC July 22, 2008 As we mentioned last week in the paper, Travis Ford is adding satellite camps to the already-past Cowboy basketball camps in Stillwater. Here are the details: Cowboy Basketball To Host Two Additional Summer Camps STILLWATER, Okla. (OSU Athletics <http://www.okstate.com>) < A pair of... Read More

I’m not very good at video games July 16, 2008 By Scott Wright Sorry Cowboy fans. I offer my apologies for the poor display of video gaming that you read about in Wednesday’s paper. Jake Trotter and the Oklahoma Sooners gave me and the Pokes quite a beating in NCAA Football 2009. But don’t be discouraged. The 47-10 loss was more my inadequacy on the PS2... Read More

the favorite floor July 15, 2008 http://www.okstate.com/ViewArticle. Read More

Ever have one of those days? July 15, 2008 Picked up the paper this morning and glanced over my Trooper Taylor story (which I re-read like four times last night before I sent it in, by the way) and saw a glaring error. Taylor was not at Tennessee for more than a decade — that would be Dr. Iven, who introduced Taylor. That’s why you don’t type... Read More

Lots of news for a Tuesday in July July 15, 2008 OSU media relations just sent out the following regarding football camp. More on exactly what this means in tomorrow’s paper. Fan Policies :: Fans are invited to attend the first seven periods of the first seven practices of camp. Seven periods equates to roughly one hour. Once the seventh period ends,... Read More

Long time no post … July 14, 2008 by Andrea Cohen But since I’m sitting in Enid at the Cowboy Caravan at the moment, I figured what better time to get back on the blogging bandwagon? Big crowd here in Enid — the POSSE guys told me they pre-sold sold 350 tickets, and I’m not sure what the final count is. In some ways these Cowboy... Read More

Allow me to introduce myself… July 11, 2008 Hello, Cowboy fans. I’m Scott Wright and I’m your new OSU football beat writer. Maybe you noticed my name on the story in today’s paper about Artrell Woods — or maybe you read the story and just assumed Mike Baldwin wrote it. Mike has been doing an excellent job covering OSU athletics for a long time now,... Read More

Shreveport Scenario July 02, 2008 ESPN is kicking up some preseason college football interest. Hey, it’s that time. Analyst Mark Schlabach has posted his, admittedly early, bowl projections for the upcoming season. He has the Cowboys headed back, gulp, to Shreveport, to face Mississippi State in the Independence Bowl. Headed back and... Read More

rule change could help Cowboys June 26, 2008 By Mike Baldwin This year college football is changing its clock rule similar to the NFL. Once a play ends the clock automatically starts at 40 seconds, even on running plays and completed passes where the runner heads out of bounds. Similar to the NFL, each offense will probably... Read More

Cowboy baseball: CWS a real possibility April 22, 2008 It’s been a long nine years since the OSU baseball team has been spotted in Omaha. This year’s team could end the drought. These Cowboys, a better pitching squad than last year’s team that came within a game of a College World Series berth, have taken series from every real contender in the Big 12.... Read More

Travis Ford: YouTube highlights April 17, 2008 Here are some of the YouTube treasures found featuring new OSU basketball coach Travis Ford. Read More

UMass media reports … April 16, 2008 As we wait for Travis Ford’s decision (we can confirm he has been offered, cannot confirm he accepted), here’s something interesting to read. http://www.dailyhampshiregazette.com/umsports/blog/index. Read More

thinking Wednesday is going to be interesting April 15, 2008 It’s midnight Tuesday night/Wednesday morning and there’s reason to believe the coaching search is nearing completion. Or has reached completion. A source close to the search said he expected a hire Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. We now know Chris Lowery said no... Read More

names of the day April 11, 2008 andrea cohen On Friday, Day 11 of Operation Find A Basketball Coach, I heard two names all day long. Tim Floyd was name No. 1, and Kevin Stallings was name No. 2. The USC coach seems like a longshot because he turned down LSU already this spring (he’s a Mississippi native and La. Tech grad). As for... Read More

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The OSU Bloggers

Gina Mizell

OSU Sports Reporter

Gina Mizell joined The Oklahoman in August of 2011 as the Oklahoma State beat writer, where she covered the Cowboys' historic run to the Big 12 championship and Fiesta Bowl in her first season on the job.

Before arriving in Stillwater, Gina was the Padres' Associate Reporter for MLB.com and a sports reporter/columnist at the Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise. Her work has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, the Best of the West journalism contest, the Arizona Newspapers Association and the Association for Women in Sports Media.

Gina is a Phoenix native and graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University in 2010.

John Helsley

OSU Reporter Sr.

John Helsley grew up in Del City, reading all the newspapers and sports magazines he could get his hands on. And Saturday afternoons, when the Major League Game of the Week was on, he'd keep a scorecard for the game. So the sports appeal was was deep-rooted at an early age.

Mrs. Jackson, an English/Journalism teacher at Del City High, plucked him for the school paper, The Eagle Beacon, and John was hooked. While he detoured through a brief accounting career, John returned to college (Central Oklahoma) for a second degree and a second career that has seen him cover everything from the preps to the pros at The Oklahoman.

John lives in Edmond with his wife Roberta and two daughters, Sarah and Jillian, who are keeping the family tradition of cheering for the baseball team with the birds on the bat.

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.