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Ohio State’s post-spring two-deep roster
Well, there’s not much to say at this point. I mean, there are plenty of practices during preseason camp before the first game against Miami (Ohio), and with the addition of several key incoming freshman who didn’t enroll early, things can change. And likely [Read More]
Ubaldo is just plain awful
Last night against the Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians’ starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez lasted just 4-1/3 innings while throwing a whopping 99 pitches to 28 batters. Of those 99, just 58 landed in the strike zone. Jimenez surrendered seven runs on nine hits with [Read More]
Tribe KO’s Beckett, rips Red Sox
As a Cleveland Indians fan, Josh Beckett can golf as much as he wants before facing the Tribe. Beckett, a starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, was shelled for seven runs on seven hits in 2.1 innings as the Indians went on to win 8-3 at Fenway Park, Thursday night. [Read More]
NBA team in Columbus? Highly unlikely
So the mayor of Columbus, Michael Coleman, would like a National Basketball Association franchise in his fair city. Really? I guess it’s always nice to dream big. The fact of the matter remains, Columbus is a small market that already has a winter season sport [Read More]
Seven former Buckeyes are heading to NFL
The three-day extravaganza known as the 2012 NFL Draft concluded on Saturday with four former Ohio State players being selected among the 253 during the seven rounds while three others signed as undrafted free agents following the draft. The first former Buckeye to hear his [Read More]
Football Recruiting Update: Buckeyes land a pair on Monday, now at 13
Urban Meyer and his coaching staff landed a pair of big name recruits on Monday as Joey Bosa and Lewis Neal both pledged their allegiance to Buckeye Nation earlier today. This comes on the heels of Alex Anzalone’s... [Read More]
Scarlet wins Spring Game in an aerial show
To much of the delight of the 81,112 fans in attendance, the 2012 LiFE Sports Spring Game turned out to be the aerial show head coach Urban Meyer said it would be as the Scarlet squad defeated the Gray team, 20-14, at Ohio Stadium, Saturday afternoon. Scarlet was led by [Read More]
Spring Game Preview – Scarlet vs. Gray
The 15th and final “practice” of spring football drills concludes with the 2012 LiFE Sports Spring Game pitting Scarlet vs. Gray, Saturday afternoon. Kickoff at Ohio Stadium is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ET, and the game will be televised on BTN with Tom Hart and [Read More]
J.T. Barrett highlight videos
J.T. Barrett, a 6-foot-2, 205-pound dual-threat quarterback from Rider High School in Wichita Falls, Texas, is rated a four-star recruit by both major recruiting services. Scout ranks Barrett as the seventh-best overall quarterback, while Rivals lists him as the sixth-best [Read More]
Yee haw! Buckeyes land dual-threat QB from Texas
Once again, Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer and his staff hit another home run on the recruiting trail as they received their tenth verbal commitment for the class of 2013 as J.T. Barrett pledged his allegiance to Buckeye Nation earlier today. Barrett, a 6-foot-2, [Read More]
Meyer plucks tight end from SoCal
Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer and his staff received another verbal commitment for the class of 2013 as Marcus Baugh pledged his allegiance to Buckeye Nation on Tuesday. Baugh, a 6-foot-4, 215-pound tight end from J.W. North High School in Riverside, Calif., is rated a [Read More]
The future of OSU hoops as Sullinger opts for early exit
While this shouldn’t come as a shock, Ohio State’s two-time All-American forward, Jared Sullinger, announced he was foregoing his final two years of eligibility to enter this year’s NBA Draft at a press conference held at Value City Arena, Wednesday [Read More]
Football recruiting update: Buckeyes nab two on April 1
On Sunday, Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer and his staff received two verbal commitments for the class of 2013 after a pair of stellar football prospects visited the Columbus campus over the weekend. The first to pledge his allegiance to Buckeye Nation was Ezekiel [Read More]
Roundball Preview: Ohio State vs. Kansas
Date: March 31 Time: 8:49 PM ET Venue: Mercedes-Benz Superdome Location: New Orleans, LA Overall Record: 31-7 Overall Record: 31-6 Big Ten Record: 13-5 Big XII Record: 16-2 RPI: 5 RPI: 6 Strength of Schedule: 5 Strength of Schedule: 14 Home: 18-2 Home: 16-0 Away: 7-4 Away: [Read More]
Scouting the Jayhawks
On Saturday night, the East Regional champion, Ohio State Buckeyes, take on the Midwest Regional champ, Kansas Jayhawks, in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament national semifinals. Tip-off at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome is scheduled for approximately 8:49 p.m. ET, and [Read More]
Sullinger selected as as AP, Wooden All-American
On Monday, The Associated Press All-American men’s basketball team was announced and Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger made the first-team AP squad for the second-straight season. He’s the first to repeat as an AP All-American since Tyler Hansbrough in 2009, [Read More]
Buckeyes get another shot at Jayhawks in semifinal
With Kansas’ 80-67 win over North Carolina in the Midwest Regional finals at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, the champions of the East Regional, the Ohio State Buckeyes, get a shot at redemption by taking on the Jayhawks in the NCAA Tournament semifinals at [Read More]
Total team effort gives Ohio State trip to Final Four
Four Buckeyes scored in double figures as No. 2-seed Ohio State knocked off top-seed Syracuse, 77-70, in the East Regional Finals at TD Garden in Boston, Saturday night. But just looking at the box score doesn’t tell the whole story of how much of a total team effort [Read More]
Roundball Preview: (2) Ohio State vs. (1) Syracuse
Date: March 24 Time: 7:05 PM ET Venue: TD Garden Location: Boston, MA Overall Record: 30-7 Overall Record: 34-2 Big Ten Record: 13-5 Big East Record: 17-1 RPI: 5 RPI: 1 Strength of Schedule: 9 Strength of Schedule: 25 Home: 18-2 Home: 19-0 Away: 7-4 Away: 9-1 Neutral: 5-1 [Read More]
Sayonara, Cincy! Buckeyes knock out Bearcats
Sophomore forward Jared Sullinger scored 23 points and pulled down 11 rebounds as second-seed Ohio State flattened sixth-seed Cincinnati, 81-66, in the East Regional semifinals at TD Garden in Boston, Thursday night. Sophomore forward Deshaun Thomas added 26 points, with 20 [Read More]
Roundball Preview: (2) Ohio State vs. (6) Cincinnati
Date: March 22 Time: 9:45 PM ET Venue: TD Garden Location: Boston, MA Overall Record: 29-7 Overall Record: 26-10 Big Ten Record: 13-5 Big East Record: 12-6 RPI: 5 RPI: 34 Strength of Schedule: 8 Strength of Schedule: 66 Home: 18-2 Home: 14-4 Away: 7-4 Away: 7-5 Neutral: 4-1 [Read More]
Know Thy Foe: Ohio State’s Little Brother
Since 1905 when The Ohio State University and the University of Cincinnati first met on the hardwood for a game of basketball at the Armory on the OSU campus, with the Buckeyes winning 43-6 by the way, the two schools would only get together eight times over the next 107 [Read More]
Buckeyes heading to Beantown, will face UC in regional semis
Four Buckeyes scored in double figures led by sophomore forwards Jared Sullinger and Deshaun Thomas, who each scored 18 points, as second-seed Ohio State defeated seventh-seed Gonzaga, 73-66, in an NCAA Tournament third round game at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, [Read More]
Roundball Preview: (2) Ohio State vs. (7) Gonzaga
Second-seeded Ohio Stated advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament after defeating No. 15 Loyola Maryland, 78-59, at the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Thursday night. The Buckeyes were led by sophomore forward Deshaun Thomas, who scored 31 points and ripped [Read More]
Roundball Preview: (2) Ohio State vs. (15) Loyola Maryland
Date: March 15 Time: 9:50 PM ET Venue: Consol Energy Center Location: Pittsburgh, PA Overall Record: 27-7 Overall Record: 24-8 Big Ten Record: 13-5 MAAC Record: 13-5 RPI: 7 RPI: 76... [Read More]
