Scouting Yankees Prospect #44: Neil Medchill

The New York Yankees selected outfielder Neil Medchill in the 11th round of the 2009 MLB Draft out of Oklahoma State University. A big-time slugger in the Big 12, he made a seamless transition to wooden bats in his professional debut season, setting the Staten Island single-season home run record.   Full Story

Men's Basketball Writer Kevin "Kevo" Danna provides the Bootleg faithful a look at the game flow, stats, facts, and his keen observations after Stanford's final rally fizzled at the end of a 71-70 defeat to the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Wednesday evening.   Full Story

Men's Hoops Editor Ray Salloom provides the Bootleg faithful a look at the game flow, stats, and facts after Stanford's final rally ran out of steam as the Cardinal lost a heartbreaker to Oklahoma State, 71-70, at Maples Pavilion on Wednesday night. Read how the Cardinal struggled at the free throw line but did not quit as they fought their way almost all the way back in this contest.   Full Story

”We don't have much talent. Only two legit Pac-10 starters (Fields and Green). But we're hanging tough with some good schools. That's better than pretty much anyone's expectations.” That's Wyndam. Hear plenty from Daniel and, alas, Marquees as an inspired 14-point comeback falls one point short.   Full Story

We're liveblogging Stanford/Oklahoma State, and the Cardinal are doing their part by keeping it close through 20. Despite the turnovers, missed free throws, missed box outs, and generally getting pushed around, the good guys are within five, 35-30. Can Stanford keep the momentum flowing in the second half? Will Barry Tompkins make my head explode? Stay tuned...   Full Story

Kevin "Kevo" Danna provides the faithful with his preview of the Oklahoma State Cowboys, including a look at their current season, the players to watch out for tonight, and the keys to a Stanford victory.   Full Story

Photographs by James Schammerhorn with OStatePhoto.com from Oklahoma State's 81-66 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Sunday at Gallagher-Iba Arena.   Full Story

STILLWATER – Marshall Moses couldn’t get much better than he was on Sunday. The Oklahoma State junior scored a career-high 23 points and missed just one shot – nearly tying a record set by Bryant “Big Country” Reeves for best shooting percentage by a Cowboy in a game – as Oklahoma State rolled to an 81-66 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Gallagher-Iba Arena.   Full Story

With 10 wins and two losses, the Vikings have shown they know how to put a win behind them and focus on the next game. Now they’re out to show they can rebound from a prime-time loss and beat another playoff team, and they say they’re confidence hasn’t been shaken. Plus get injury updates from Friday and more notes and quotes.   Full Story

James Anderson, Marshall Moses and Keiton Page rebounded from disappointing performances in a loss to Tulsa in leading Oklahoma State to a 61-55 victory over the dangerous Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners on Saturday afternoon at Gallagher-Iba Arena.   Full Story

TULSA – Travis Ford warned his Oklahoma State team earlier this week not “to get carried away” after beginning the season with six consecutive wins. The second-year head coach knew what he was talking about as Tulsa whipped his Cowboys in every phase of the game en route to an 86-65 victory Wednesday night in front of a standing room only crowd of 8,455 at the Reynolds Center.    Full Story

The Vikings have made strides in their offense, special teams and pass defense, but the defenders still take pride in being one of the best run defenses in the league. Plus, we look at the dominating stretch the Vikings have been working the last month and some corrections that can be made.   Full Story

Starting point guard Ray Penn and the other five Cowboy freshmen were just kindergartners the last time Oklahoma State’s basketball team made a trip to Tulsa. Penn and his teammates are hoping OSU’s 85-mile drive from Gallagher-Iba Arena to the Reynolds Center on Wednesday night turns out better than the Cowboys’ trip on Nov. 22, 1996.   Full Story

Images from OStatePhoto.com's James Schammerhorn during Oklahoma State's 80-58 victory over Prairie View A&M on Tuesday night at Gallagher-Iba Arena.   Full Story

STILLWATER – Oklahoma State head coach Travis Ford said earlier this week that Keiton Page plays better when he starts, and that’s why he decided to put him back in the Cowboys starting lineup in recent games. The 5-foot-9 sophomore proved his coach right on Tuesday night as he scored a career-high 22 points in helping OSU defeat Prairie View A&M 80-58 at Gallagher-Iba Arena.   Full Story

Josh White of North Texas had scored 23 and 25 points in games against Oklahoma State the past two seasons. So there was a reason for Cowboy head coach Travis Ford to be concerned entering Saturday’s game against the Mean Green. But freshmen Ray Penn and Fred Gulley combined to hold White to just four points as Oklahoma State defeated North Texas 82-68 at Gallagher-Iba Arena.   Full Story

Rookie cornerbacks Jacob Lacey and Jerraud Powers have been strong this season, but were abused on Sunday night against the Patriots and Randy Moss. Was that a one-week aberration, or sign of things to come? Brad Keller breaks it down.   Full Story

STILLWATER – Travis Ford’s first team at Oklahoma State was forced to rely on the three-point shot at times because of the lack of a true post presence. Ford’s team shot better than 38 percent from behind the arc last season, and the OSU head coach expected more of the same this season.   Full Story

STILLWATER – Oklahoma State’s season opener Saturday had a little bit of everything. Head coach Travis Ford took his team back to the locker room four times while waiting for the officials to show up. Seattle University left Gallagher-Iba Arena before the game started to go eat lunch. To top it off the Cowboys had three players record double-doubles in capturing the 86-64 victory over Seattle.   Full Story

There is not a more anticipated regular-season game in the NFL than the matchup between the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots. For the last decade, these games have helped decide the landscape of the playoffs in the AFC, and have developed into one of the biggest rivalries in league history.   Full Story

The Colts will have their hands full against the defensive front of the Patriots this week, and Greg Talmage focuses on three battles the Colts' offensive linemen will need to win if they want to move the ball down the field.   Full Story

The Colts have recently been winning games in unique ways. The offense started off the year averaging 29 points per game en route to a 6-0 start. But in the last two games they have averaged 19 points, including six field goals and only three touchdowns. As a result, there's been more pressure on the defense to keep opponents from scoring and games have been much tighter.   Full Story

STILLWATER - Oklahoma State head coach Travis Ford welcomed Dale Brown, his former college roommate at Kentucky, to Gallagher-Iba Arena on Tuesday night. But instead of his team being as giving as the Cowboys were on Saturday night in the first exhibition with 27 turnovers, they were more stingy with two young guards Ray Penn and Fred Gulley the ring leaders as the Pokes defeated Dillard 97-55.   Full Story

Several Vikings were given mid-season all-pro honors by two national publications. Two Vikings were represented on both lists, but one of the team’s best players was left off both lists.   Full Story

STILLWATER - Oklahoma State Cowgirls head coach Kurt Budke has bragged about the new, improved team chemistry going into this season. He has also hinted that his new youth movement with nine new players joining the four remaining seniors would lead to less points and more assists by superstar Andrea Riley.   Full Story

STILLWATER - As the season got underway, Travis Ford talked about the Oklahoma State Cowboys more like they were a science project than a basketball team. On Saturday, in a game where OSU turned the ball over 27 times on the way to a too-close-for-comfort 89-80 victory over Division II Central Oklahoma, the coach gave his experiment a failing grade.   Full Story