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  • OSU writer Gina Mizell on WNSP in Mobile, Alabama

    Lindsay Houts | Published: Thu, Dec 1, 2011

    Click to listen: Gina Mizell – WNSP Alabama

  • Power Lunch: Chat with OSU writer Gina Mizell

    NewsOK.com Sports Staff | Published: Thu, Dec 1, 2011

    Power Lunch: Chat with OSU writer Gina MIzell

  • The case for Oklahoma State in the national title game

    Gina Mizell | Published: Wed, Nov 30, 2011

    You won’t get any lobbying from me. That’s not my job as a reporter. And, clearly, you won’t get any politicking from Mike Gundy, either. Moving on. But some media voices around the country have started arguing that OSU, not Alabama, is really the team that deserves to...

  • Reflecting on the Oklahoma State women’s basketball tragedy

    Gina Mizell | Updated: Mon, Apr 22, 2013

    I was inside Gallagher-Iba Arena on Monday for the memorial service for OSU women’s basketball coach Kurt Budke, assistant Miranda Serna and Olin and Paula Branstetter. And today, I was back at GIA as the Cowgirls took the court again for the first time since the plane crash. I’m not...

  • Gina Mizell’s Power Lunch Chat Recap

    Lindsay Houts | Published: Mon, Nov 21, 2011

    Power Lunch: Chat with OSU writer Gina Mizell

  • Kurt Budke made early impression

    Gina Mizell | Published: Fri, Nov 18, 2011

    I, like so many others, woke up to the terrible news that OSU women’s basketball coach Kurt Budke, along with assistant Miranda Serna and two others, died in a plane crash in Arkansas Thursday night. I don’t have the history with Budke that many of my colleagues, or OSU fans, do. But he...

  • Memories of OSU coach Kurt Budke

    John Helsley | Published: Fri, Nov 18, 2011

    The news that Oklahoma State women’s basketball coach Kurt Budke and assistant coach Miranda Serna were killed in a plane crash last night hit me like a punch to the stomach this morning. I heard the news on the radio while driving into the office today. I immediately thought back to the OSU...

  • Power Lunch: Chat with Gina Mizell

    NewsOK.com Sports Staff | Published: Thu, Nov 17, 2011

    Power Lunch: Chat with OSU writer Gina Mizell

  • Introducing Cezar Guerrero

    John Helsley | Published: Thu, Nov 17, 2011

    By John Helsley jhelsley@opubco.com follow on Twitter @jjhelsley Someone posed the question late Wednesday night – “Have we been hyping the wrong Oklahoma State freshman?” How about answering a question with a question, “Why pick only one?” Le’Bryan Nash came to the Cowboys...

  • Why there should be no rematch

    John Rohde | Published: Sun, Nov 6, 2011

      In our haste for hyperbole, we have lost all track of time. As a result, we are clearly running low on centuries. By my count, we are now covered until at least 3011 before college football’s next “Game of the Century.” The latest 100-year rendition was No. 1 LSU at No. 2...

  • Pat Jones' Top 10 OSU victories

    John Rohde | Published: Wed, Sep 28, 2011

    Ever since Oklahoma State posted its 30-29 victory at Texas A&M on Saturday, writers and fans have weighed on the biggest victories in OSU history. Time to get the viewpoint of a coach who was part of that program’s history. Pat Jones coached the Cowboys from...

  • Here's your new Big 12

    John Rohde | Published: Wed, Sep 21, 2011

    Depending on what transpires Thursday at its board of directors meeting, the beleaguered Big 12 will start anew: with or without a lawsuit from Baylor trying to block Texas A&M’s exit to the Southeastern Conference; with or without Dan Beebe as commissioner; with or without Chuck...

  • OSU denies report of joining in lawsuit against SEC, Texas A&M

    Michael Sherman | Updated: Mon, Jun 17, 2013

    Oklahoma State spokesman Gary Schutt issued a statement Thursday afternoon denying reports that Oklahoma State would join a lawsuit against the Southeastern Conference and Texas A&M.

  • Justin Blackmon interviews Ryan Broyles

    David Morris | Published: Wed, Jul 20, 2011

    I’m amazed how much athletes use Twitter. I don’t follow any OU or OSU athletes, but in pulling screen grabs for this video I noticed an almost non-stop stream of virtual conversation from Kenny Stills and the athletes he was tweeting with.

  • Parties Extra! ---Women for Oklahoma State University meet in Oklahoma City

    Helen Ford Wallace | Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

    Ann Hargis, Lela Sullivan, Suzanne Spradling, Susan Dobson were at Gaillardia Golf and Country Club.

  • Francis Mallmann talks wine tastings and fru-fru restaurants

    David Morris | Published: Sun, Apr 10, 2011

    Renown Argentine chef Francis Mallmann delivered the keynote speech during Wine Forum of Oklahoma 2011 at Oklahoma State University.

  • Excellent footage from OSU pro day

    David Morris | Published: Thu, Mar 10, 2011

    Videographer Tim Money, he’s a pro. The above video is from Tim shooting OSU players who want to be pros.

  • Illegal pitches and upsets at Women's College World Series

    David Morris | Published: Fri, Jun 4, 2010

    OSU softball star Mariah Gearhart joined me in the OPUBCO Studios this morning to knock out some quick analysis of Game 1 action and to preview tonight’s two games.

  • Oklahoma State University Geography Department's alums celebrate

    Helen Ford Wallace | Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

    Brent Payne and Jennifer Spencer were at the event. (Photos provided).

  • Orange you stoked about free Whataburgers?

    David Cathey | Published: Thu, Nov 5, 2009

    With Bedlam football lurking, Cowboy fans will enter the game one-up on Sooner fans, thanks to Whataburger. On Tuesday, Nov. 10, Whataburgers around the globe will offer free burgers to those that dine in between 5 and 8 p.m. But the catch is you must show up dressed head-to-toe in orange....



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.


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