‘Men’s Basketball’ Archives
Football Recruiting Update: Son of Spencer makes it a baker’s dozen so far
Right: Evan Spencer from Vernon Hills, Illinois, is the latest to commit to Ohio State. (Daily Herald Photo) Evan Spencer, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound wide receiver from Vernon Hills High School in suburban Chicago, issued his verbal commitment to play for Ohio State on Saturday. [Read More]
Braxton Miller’s commitment is huge, but…
Right: Braxton Miller from Wayne High School in Huber Heights, Ohio. (File Photo) Yesterday, Braxton Miller announced his commitment to Ohio State for the class of 2011 at a press conference held at Wayne High School in Huber Heights. Miller, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound [Read More]
Moeller’s attacker finally pleads guilty
Right: Ralph Gray Decker pleaded guilty to felony battery after he sucker-punched Tyler Moeller at a Florida bar, last July. (File Photo) Ralph Gray Decker, the man who was accused of punching Ohio State linebacker Tyler Moeller at Gator’s Cafe and Saloon last summer, [Read More]
Spring Game recap
FINAL 1 2 3 4 - T SCARLET 7 0 0 7 14 ⇒ GRAY 7 0 0 10 17 Box Score Right: Redshirt freshman quarterback Kenny Guiton threw for 167 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Gray team to a 17-14 win. (AP Photo) There’s just one remaining question following [Read More]
Five soon-to-be Buckeyes to play at Ohio Stadium, Friday night
Right: Ohio State signee Verlon Reed from Marion-Franklin High School in Columbus will play in the North-South All-Star Classic. (File Photo) Five Ohio State signees from the class of 2010 who will report this summer to play for the Buckeyes will get their first look of [Read More]
Football update: Some people call me Maurice; Cash commits; Stealing signals
Right: Youngstown’s Jamel Turner during his junior year playing at Ursuline High School. (File Photo) Man, I can’t even take a few weeks off without something major happening! Here are just a few of the things that have transpired while I was away: The local ABC [Read More]
Know thy foe: Scouting the Volunteers
Right: Tennessee guard Scotty Hopson leads the Volunteers averaging 12.5 points per game. (Getty Images) I would like to start out by saying that there’s been a lot made out of the upsets so far in the NCAA tournament, but I think the root of the problem just might be [Read More]
Reversal of fortune twenty minutes later
Right: Ohio State’s Greg Oden swats away the driving runner from Tennessee’s Ramar Smith as time expired. (Getty Images) This is a game recap from the 2007 South Regional semifinals between Ohio State and Tennessee that was originally posted here at [Read More]
Bring on Tennessee!
Right: Ohio State’s Dallas Lauderdale throws it down in front of Georgia Tech’s Mfon Udofia. (Getty Images) Ohio State, now the highest seed still remaining in the Midwest Region, defeated Georgia Tech 75-66 on Sunday to advance to the Sweet 16. With the win, [Read More]
NCAA Second Round: OSU vs. Georgia Tech
No. 2-seed Ohio State (28-7) vs. No. 10-seed Georgia Tech (23-12) Date: Sunday, March 21 Time: 2:20 p.m. ET Place: Bradley Center – Milwaukee, WI (capacity 19,000) TV: CBS Sports with Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel. Radio: Flagship stations WBNS-AM 1460 and WBNS-FM 97.1 [Read More]
Gauchos down, Yellow Jackets to go until Sweet 16
Right: Ohio State’s Jon Diebler rises and fires on one of his seven triples vs. UC Santa Barbara, Friday night. (Getty Images) No. 2-seed Ohio State advances to the second round of the NCAA tournament after defeating 15th-seed UC Santa Barbara, 68-51, at the Bradley [Read More]
NCAA First Round: Ohio State vs. UCSB
No. 2-seed Ohio State (27-7) vs. No. 15-seed UC Santa Barbara (20-9) Date: Friday, March 19 Time: 9:35 p.m. ET (appox.) Place: Bradley Center – Milwaukee, WI (capacity 19,000) TV: CBS Sports with Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel. Radio: Flagship stations WBNS-AM 1460 and [Read More]
Scouting the Gauchos
Right: UC Santa Barbara’s sophomore guard Orlando Johnson leads the Gauchos averaging 17.9 points per game. (AP Photo) The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos head into their first round match-up against Ohio State as the No. 15-seed and have an overall record of 20-9. UCSB [Read More]
Tressel gets five commitments in the last two days
Right: Toledo Rogers’ DerJuan Gambrell. (Photo courtesy of JJHuddle) Ohio State’s recruiting class for the class of 2011 swelled to a total of seven in the last two days with the additions of Chase Farris, Brian Bobek, DerJuan Gambrell, Antonio Underwood and [Read More]
Michigan’s nightmare continues
Above: While it’s safe to assume that Ohio State’s Jim Tressel doesn’t own any real estate in “that state up north,” he’s has definitely owned the Wolverines since taking over in 2001. (Matt Barker Photo) Ohio State head football coach [Read More]
OSU wins Big Ten tourney, earns No. 2 seed in NCAAs
Right: Ohio State’s Evan Turner (left) along with Mark Titus and and David Lighty celebrate with the Big Ten tournament championship trophy. (Getty Images) Now Ohio State has a companion for the trophy they won earlier this season by winning the Big Ten regular season [Read More]
Bucks survive again, this time in double OT
Right: Ohio State’s Jon Diebler starts to celebrate during the second overtime of the Buckeyes’ 88-81 win over Illinois. (Getty Images) Evan Tuner scored 12 of his 31 points in the two overtime sessions as Ohio State survives once again to play another day, this [Read More]
OSU to face Illinois in Big Ten semis
Right: Mike Tisdale, also known as “Lurch,” scored 21 points in Illinois 58-54 win over Wisconsin, Friday afternoon. (Getty Images) After Evan Turner’s miracle shot from somewhere near Muncie, the fifth-seeded Fighting Illini of Illinois (18-13, 10-8 Big [Read More]
Superman saves the day as Buckeyes survive scare to advance
Right: Ohio State’s Evan Turner, minus the cape, acknowledges his three-pointer at the buzzer after it was reviewed by officials that beat Michigan. (Getty Images) John who? If there’s was any type of a two-horse race for National Player of the Year awards, that [Read More]
ET is not “The Villian,” he’s Superman
Right: Ohio State’s Big Ten Player of the Year, Evan Turner. (AP Photo) villain /v’ɪlən/ noun - 1. A villain is someone who deliberately harms other people or breaks the law in order to get what he or she wants. 2. The villain in a novel, film, or play is the [Read More]
Big Ten champs!
Right: Ohio State’s soon-to-be-named Big Ten and National Player of the Year, Evan Turner, kisses the conference championship trophy. (AP Photo) Last night at the Schottenstein Center, Jon Diebler scored 21 points on 7-of-14 shooting from three-point land and Evan [Read More]
Game No. 31: Illinois
No. 6 Ohio State (23-7, 13-4) vs. Illinois (18-11, 10-6) Date: Tonight Time: 9:00 p.m. ET Place: Schottenstein Center, capacity 19,049 TV: ESPN with Dave O’Brien and Steve “Hair Gel” Lavin. Radio: WBNS-AM 1460 and WBNS-FM 97.1 in Columbus and 58 more [Read More]
Bucks get two W’s, claim first place
Right: Dunk you very much. Ohio State’s Dallas Lauderdale throws it down over Michigan’s Zack Novak. (AP Photo) The Ohio State Buckeyes notched two wins last week, defeating Penn State 75-67 in State College on Wednesday before downing Michigan 66-55 at home on [Read More]
Game No. 29: Penn State
No. 9 Ohio State (21-7, 11-4) at Penn State (10-16, 2-12) Date: Tonight Time: 6:30 p.m. ET Place: Bryce Jordan Center, capacity 15,261 TV: Big Ten Network with Tom Hamilton and Tim Doyle. Radio: WBNS-AM 1460 and WBNS-FM 97.1 in Columbus and 58 more stations across [Read More]