Despite getting six goals from attackman Marcus Holman, the Ohio Machine’s struggles continued on Sunday night as they lost their fifth game in a row and the sixth on the season, going down to the Dallas Rattlers in front of 3,011 strong at the Ford Center in Frisco, Tex.,...
Pictured from left to right are the Machine’s Connor Cannizzaro, Jake Bernhardt, Ryan Ambler, Tom Schreiber and Marcus Holman during this season’s opener at home against the New York Lizards. Photo by Sam Fahmi/Columbus Wired On Tuesday, Major League Lacrosse announced the two teams that will be taking...
In front of over 2,800 fans at Fortress Obetz on Saturday night, the Ohio Machine lost to the Chesapeake Bayhawks, 15-12. The loss completed a sweep for Chesapeake (5-2) who beat Ohio (2-5) on June 2, 13-8. The win also gave the Bayhawks their fourth win in a row...
Unfortunately, though, not in a good way. On Thursday afternoon, the defending Major League Lacrosse champion Ohio Machine dropped their third game in a row bringing their record on the 2018 season to 2-4. It was billed as a “championship game rematch” because the Sheens were taking on the...
Bryson DeChambeau celebrates after his winning putt on No. 18 at the 43rd annual Memorial Tournament. Photo by Columbus Wired’s Sam Fahmi For the fourth time in the last five years, Jack’s tournament could not be decided in 72 holes and once again, it took extras to decide...
Photo by Columbus Wired’s Ken Tishenkel Saturday’s round of the 43rd annual Memorial Tournament is officially in the books and it was a thrilling third day of action. A lot of front nines got torched while back nines ended in flames. New leaders emerged while others put themselves...
Tiger Woods came into the weekend after struggling through his first round, then catching fire to end his second. He wrestled with driving the ball and sinking his putts on Thursday and Friday, but had his irons and wedges absolutely locked in. Woods finishes with a 67 on Friday...
Rory McIlroy during his second round on Friday at the Memorial Tournament. Photo: Columbus Wired’s Ken Tishenkel One guy is making his seventh appearance and the other his sixth with a win tucked under his belt. The third round of the 43rd annual Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide...
All photos appearing in this piece are credited to Columbus Wired’s Ken Tishenkel. Weather delay. Tournament rookies making the cut. Returning champs missing it. A 19-year-old in contention. And oh yeah: Tiger’s back. Literally. All together, it was just another “normal” first two rounds of the Memorial Tournament...
Tiger Woods entered his round Friday at the Memorial Tournament even par after battling back from 4-over midway through Thursday. He wrestled with consistency in his first round, dealing with a stiff back and extreme heat and humidity. He struggled to find the fairway Thursday, and started off his...
Five-time Major champion Phil Mickelson has not been real sharp lately. And two-time Masters winner Bubba Watson is still getting mad at his caddy for forcing him to make good decisions. The two were paired up together for the first two rounds of the 43rd annual Memorial Tournament and...
The grouping of Jason Day, Rory McIlroy, and Dustin Johnson started their Friday round at 8:15 off the 10th tee in front of a large gallery at Muirfield Village Golf Club for the second round of the Memorial Tournament. The pairing of local hero Day with two of the...
Ancer, Niemann and Hossler. Sounds like a law firm. Nope, rather it’s three guys who currently lead the 120-player field for the 43rd annual Memorial Tournament at the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. If you are unsure of who these guys are, you’re not alone. Three unfamiliar...
In his first event since a heated incident became very public three weeks ago, Lucas Glover put together a solid first round that has his name on the first page of the leaderboard for the 43rd annual Memorial Tournament at the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. As...
Playing golf at the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio cannot be easy. Especially for the first time. But the world’s No. 89 and 196th-ranked golfers made it look easy after Thursday’s opening round of the 43rd rendition on the course that Jack Nicklaus built. Abraham Ancer (No....
Newly acquired attackman Davey Emala in a game against the Machine last season. Photo credit to photographer with In Lacrosse We Trust. The Ohio Machine made a move on Wednesday, trading five-year veteran midfielder Mark Cockerton to the Boston Cannons for five-year veteran attackman Davey Emala. The Machine...
Machine midfielder Peter Baum attempts a shot in the second half during Ohio’s rematch with Charlotte. Photo credit to the Ohio Machine’s official Twitter page. The Ohio Machine (2-2) suffered their second loss of the season on Saturday night, once again at the hands of the Charlotte Hounds....
The Ohio State University athletics department announced on Wednesday that the schedules for the 2020 and 2021 seasons are now complete. According to an official statement released, the University of Buffalo has been added for 2020 and the University of Akron for 2021. Both games will be at home...
Dustin Johnson. Justin Thomas. Jason Day. Bubba Watson. So far, there have been some marquee names already on the bill for this year’s Memorial Tournament. Of course, that’s nothing new. Many widely regard Jack’s Tournament as the unofficial “fifth major”. However, one player has officially confirmed his spot in...
Ohio Machine goalie Kyle Bernlohr talked with the media after his and his team’s stout defensive performance in their home win against the Dallas Rattlers. Kyle Bernlohr Ohio Machine goalie Kyle Bernlohr talked about his and his team's stout defensive performance after Saturday night's win over the Dallas...
The Ohio Machine rallied around a hat trick from attackman Marcus Holman and a staunch second half effort from goalkeeper Kyle Bernlohr to win their second game of the season on Saturday night in Fortress Obetz versus the Dallas Rattlers, 14-12. After last week’s disappointing fourth quarter effort, where...
Former OSU QB Joe Burrow warms up during the 2017 spring game. Photo by Ken Tishenkel It’s official. Joe Burrow is transferring. The fourth-year junior announced his intentions via Twitter this afternoon. After weeks of struggling with this decision, I have decided to leave Ohio State and...
What a difference a week makes. But not in a good way. After blistering the New York Lizards last weekend for a team-record 25 goals, the Ohio Machine couldn’t muster half of that versus the Charlotte Hounds on Saturday in a losing effort, 14-10. Second-year attackman Matt Rambo led...
Either way you look at it, things have not exactly been even between the Ohio Machine and the Charlotte Hounds. On second thought, actually they have been. The series is currently tied 6-6. However, it’s been like a pendulum swinging from one side to the other. When both teams...
The Ohio Machine put on a show for fans at Fortress Obetz on Sunday afternoon, scoring 25 goals on the New York Lizards. That mark surpassed a franchise record for goals scored in a game for Ohio. Head coach Bear Davis was excited at the performance, but hinted the...
Lacrosse just seems to come easy for Marcus Holman. On Sunday afternoon in front of over 3,300 eager fans ready for their 2017 Major League Lacrosse champion Ohio Machine’s 2018 season opener at Fortress Obetz, Holman gave them a game they would never forget. The sixth-year attackman went nuts,...
It does not look like there is any championship hangover for the Ohio Machine to start the 2018 season. In front of 3,347 strong at Fortress Obetz, the Sheens capitalized on a single-game, record-setting day from attackman Marcus Holman to maul the New York Lizards, 25-13, which also set...
Photo by Ralph Schudel Major League Lacrosse held their seven-round draft on Wednesday night and when all was said and done, 63 guys will now be able to say they’re professionals. With the first pick, the Boston Cannons took University of Denver faceoff specialist and current Tewaaraton Award...
Photo by Ric Kruszynski Former Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce has passed away. He was 87. His daughters released an official statement that read: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our father, Coach Earle Bruce, early this morning, Friday, April 20. He...
Photo by Sam Fahmi As the old saying goes, “all’s quiet on the Western front.” Or in this case, the Midwestern front. More specifically, the Ohio State front when it comes to who is going to be the Buckeyes’ starter at quarterback for 2018. Since the start of...
Photo by Ralph Schudel After the Ohio Machine officially ended their 2018 spring camp with the Blue versus White scrimmage at Fortress Obetz on Sunday, head coach Bear Davis finalized on Tuesday the squad he wants to take the field when his team welcomes in the New York...
Ohio State concluded spring camp with the Spring Game in Ohio Stadium on Saturday and it was the Gray over the Scarlet, 37-14, in a watered down version of the annual intra-squad contest. The game was still a traditional four quarters but they were only ten minutes long. And...
It’s time to Oil up! After putting together a championship run in 2017, the Ohio Machine are gearing up for another run in the upcoming 2018 season and plan to end this year’s training camp with a bang by hosting a free scrimmage. Now in their seventh season, last...
They say that “all good things must come to an end,” and that’s what happened with the original Columbus Wired Twitter account. We are taking a step forward as we strive to be the premier source of sports and entertainment coverage for all things Central Ohio. We are announcing our move...
Former Temple defensive coordinator and OSU cornerbacks coach Taver Johnson during a post game press conference last season. Photo by Clem Murray of the Philadelphia Enquirer. The Ohio State athletics department officially announced on Tuesday via their website and Twitter that former OSU cornerbacks coach Taver Johnson will...
Photo by Sameh Fahmi Urban Meyer has made one thing clear to anyone who has ever been on his coaching staff throughout the years: if a guy is not a good recruiter, then he’s not good enough to coach at OSU. “The one thing about here, and I’ve...
They’re baaaaaccckkk! Columbus Wired’s Andy Evans and his podcasting partner in crime, Chris Stefanick, return from a month-long hiatus to break down some OSU football. The duo get into the hiring of Alex Grinch and leaving of Kerry Coombs. What kind of impact will this have on the secondary...
Last week it was reported that Ohio State co-defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach Kerry Coombs was leaving central Ohio for the friendly confines of Nashville, Tenn. to be newly announced head coach Mike Vrabel’s assistant. Now it is being reported by Jim Owczarski of the Cincinnati Enquirer that Coombs...
When Ohio State cornerback Denzel Ward decided at the last minute that he was not going to play against USC in the Cotton Bowl, everyone knew why. The junior is being tabbed as one of, if not the, best corners in the upcoming 2018 NFL Draft. His announcement on...
Photo credit: Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times For the last couple of weeks, much speculation was flying around about a new addition to Ohio State’s coaching staff. It was rumored that head coach Urban Meyer was adding Washington State’s Alex Grinch as an assistant. Those rumors were put to...
Photo by Tom Pennington of Getty Images It’s the final football Buckeye Leafcast of the season with our own Andy Evans and his podcasting partner-in-crime, Chris Stefanick! The two recap Ohio State’s big win over USC in the Cotton Bowl, who’s going to leave early and where JT...
Our own Andy Evans and his podcasting brother-in-arms, Chris Stefanick, break down the first-ever early signing day for college football and how the Buckeyes fared. Did losing Jackson Carman, Emory Jones and Jaiden Woodbey really hurt OSU? And which recruits will have an immediate impact as well as which...
He’s fought off criticism from both a local and national perspective. He’s been called out of his name just about every opposing stadium he’s been to. He’s dealt with the highs and lows of being Ohio State’s quarterback since winning the job his redshirt freshman season in 2014. And...
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Our Andy Evans and his podcasting brother-in-arms, Christopher Stefanick, with the Buckeye Leafcast, recapping Ohio State’s big B1G win over Wisconsin! Should the Buckeyes have blown out the Badgers? Would Haskins have been better than Barrett?? And is Weber really ready to go pro??? The dynamic duo give you their...
The overlying discussion since the clock hit quadruple zeros in Lucas Oil Stadium after No. 8 Ohio State’s win in the Big Ten championship game is are the Buckeyes getting into the College Football Playoff committee’s final four. The argument now is the difference between OSU’s two losses (11-2,...
It was a night to remember for J.K. Dobbins in the Big Ten championship game. Not only did the true freshman run for a career second-best 174 yards against Wisconsin’s nationally ranked No. 1 rushing defense but he also became Ohio State’s all-time freshman rushing yards record holder, breaking...
Usually when it comes to stopping the other team’s rushing attack, the first line of defense is the defensive line. Then when that gaping hole appears because the offensive line has done their job, the next level of defenders are the linebackers. But when an offensive guard pulls and...
Laser focus. It’s been Ohio State’s credo since the loss to Iowa. Head coach Urban Meyer called it “laser lights” while talking to the media the following week. Since getting spanked by Iowa, 55-24, on Nov. 4, the Buckeyes (10-2, 8-1 Big Ten) have been on a tear. They...
On Saturday at high noon, two of college football’s biggest rivals will hit the gridiron in what is widely regarded as one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports: The Game. It’s so synonymous with college football, it doesn’t need a trophy or some catchy name to separate...