All four WTA top seeds were in action today at the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati, Ohio with Naomi Osaka, Ashleigh Barty, and Karolina Pliskova fighting for to becomine World No. 1 at the end of the tournament. Top-seed Ashleigh Barty ousted Maria Sharapova with relative ease...
Ohio State Women’s Basketball Associate Head Coach Patrick Klein resigned Friday afternoon amid allegatation of NCAA violations. In a letter to university officials Klein recognizes these actions stating, “over the course of the past two weeks it has come to my attention that some of my actions as a...
The Columbus Destroyers fell to the Philadelphia Soul on Saturday night 42-35. It was a hard-fought performance from Columbus who looked to close out a three-game homestand with a win. Quarterback Grant Russell went 28-of-39 passing for 237 yards and five touchdowns. The signal-caller turned the ball over three...
Winners of five in a row, the Columbus Blue Jackets played host to the Boston Bruins in the regular season home finale at Nationwide Arena. Just like in their last meeting in Ohio on March 12th, the visitors took the lead early in the first period on one of...
OSU players kneel before their game against Michigan on Nov. 24. Photo by Sam Fahmi/Columbus Wired. After a zany offseason that saw the departure of several coaches and a handful of players, it’s hard to imagine that the Ohio State football team would actually buckle down and start...
Playing its last game before Christmas, the Ohio State Buckeyes looked to send fans home with an early Christmas present. Looking to improve on its 25-1 record against the Horizon League, the Scarlet and Gray welcomed Youngstown State University to the Schottenstein Center on Tuesday evening. It hasn’t been...
After winning 4-1 against the Los Angeles Kings, the Columbus Blue Jackets looked to grab their second win in a row. Tonight’s matchup against the Anaheim Ducks, unfortunately, would not see the Blue Jackets get the win. Evenly matched throughout the contest, there was only three goals total. Despite...
With just a day’s rest, the Columbus Blue Jackets were back on the ice to face the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings came into the evening 3-6-1 in their last 10, while the Blue Jackets were 5-5-0. Columbus has had a tough time playing a full 60-minute game, tonight...
The Columbus Blue Jackets faced the Vancouver Canucks in Nationwide Arena Tuesday evening. After a stretch of games with less than stellar performances, Head Coach John Tortorella hit the reset button. Goaltender Joonas Korpisalo got his 12th start of the season, over Sergei Bobrovsky. With a fresh set of...
Defensive end Jonathon Cooper celebrates along with teammates Malik Harrison (back, left) Tuf Borland (right) and Dre’Mont Jones (back, right) after his 3rd quarter sack on Michigan QB Shea Patterson. Photo by Sam Fahmi/Columbus Wired. On Tuesday night, the Big Ten Network announced the conference’s media and coaches...
I had the opportunity to get some questions out to Mike Healy, drummer for Papadosio in advance of their stop here in Columbus at The Newport Music Hall next week (11/23) … notes from the road: SM4CW: Hi guys … wanted to take a few minutes to discuss your...
All-Star Defenseman Seth Jones made his regular season debut in tonight’s game against the Arizona Coyotes. Columbus started the game fast and furious tonight with a goal by Pierre-Luc Dubois at 31 seconds in the opening period. Without sounding too brutal, tonight’s game was messy at best. Despite the...
To say Ohio State was angry and motivated in their season opener against Oregon State is probably an understatement. The fifth-ranked Buckeyes dispatched their season-opening opponent with ease on Saturday afternoon in front of 102,169 fans, 77-31. Ohio State piled up 721 yards of offense, using a balanced attack...
Kiki Bertens and Novak Djokovic each won their maiden Western & Southern Open titles Sunday afternoon in Cincinnati. For Bertens, the win is her biggest title of her career as her standout summer continues. Bertens defeated top-ranked Simona Halep 2-6, 7-6(6), 6-2 to win her second title of the...
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...
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...
The Ohio Machine began its 2018 campaign with a statement win against the New York Lizards on Sunday afternoon. The 25 goal performance set a record for the most goals scored by the Machine in a game. Midfielder Marcus Holman accounted for 11 goals which provided a spark for...
The Columbus Blue Jackets were unable to stifle the controlling play of the Pittsburgh Penguins but were successful in clinching a spot in the postseason in the 5-4 overtime loss. Columbus scored four times on the evening, with goals from Zach Werenski, Matt Calvert, Boone Jenner, Cam Atkinson. March...
The Ohio State Women’s Basketball Team begin its tournament march on Saturday afternoon with a first-round matchup against George Washington University. Saturday’s game marks the 25th tournament appearance for the Lady Buckeyes and the fourth straight trip to the NCAA tournament for head coach Kevin McGuff and his squad. The...
After their loss last Thursday to Penn State, Jae’Sean Tate stressed the need to start games with the same intensity they have been ending games with. “We’ve gotten away with coming out a little sluggish and tonight we finally couldn’t get back into it,” Tate said last Thursday. “We...
The Ohio State Buckeyes (11-4, 2-0) closed out non-conference pay with a tougher than expected game against in-state opponent Miami (OH), besting the Redhawks 72-59 Saturday afternoon at the Value City Arena. The Buckeyes struggled early offensively, starting just 3-16 from the field in the first 11:27 of the...
The Ohio State Buckeyes (7-3, 2-0) followed up a blowout win at Wisconsin Saturday night with a frenetic come from behind victory over the Michigan Wolverines (7-3 1-1), besting the 2017 Sweet Sixteen participants 71-62. Keita Bates-Diop paced the Buckeyes with 18 points and 9 rebounds, Jae’Sean Tate scored...
Ohio State and Wisconsin renewed their rivalry Saturday night inside of Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN for the Big Ten Championship. Despite being undefeated, Wisconsin faced criticism from many pundits for their strength of schedule. Head Coach Paul Chryst and his men relished the opportunity to earn a...
The Columbus Blue Jackets bested the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 (SO), with goals coming from Josh Anderson, Zach Werenski, and Cam Atkinson. Joonis Korpisalo had it easy between the pipes during the shootout as both Carolina shots were off the mark. A line we keep hearing from Columbus is they...
Sunday afternoon the Ohio State Buckeyes faced a much more physical opponent than they saw in the season opener and Robert Morris as they defeated the Radford Highlanders 82-72, but not without some hiccups throughout the game. Keita Bates-Diop posted his second double-double of the season in as many...
Ohio State must rebound quickly this week as Michigan State comes to town for a Big Ten East showdown. Following the Buckeye loss in Iowa City, the match up with the Green & White suddenly becomes very important in determining who will represent the Big Ten East in the...
If you didn’t watch the game against Iowa, chances are you were shocked to read the scoreline the following day. “Losses are always tough to handle,” said senior quarterback J.T. Barrett. Ohio State were upset by a hungry Iowa Hawkeye team last Saturday in Iowa City. Not all is lost...
The No.6 Ohio State Buckeyes are preparing to make the journey to Iowa to face Kirk Ferentz and the Iowa Hawkeyes Saturday afternoon in Iowa City, IA. Saturday’s game will mark the first trip the Buckeyes have made to Kinnick Stadium since 2010. Ohio State look to capitalize on...
Saquon Barkley has again emerged as one of the main cogs in the Nittany Lion offense this season. Many pundits to win the 2017 Heisman Trophy but what makes the junior tailback so special? Sequon Barkley 2017 Statistics: Rushing: 117 carries, 757 yards (6.5 yards per carry) Receiving: 32 catches for...
The much anticipated clash between Penn State and Ohio State. The Buckeyes began looking forward to this game following a 31-16 loss at the hands of the Oklahoma Sooners in early September. The Scarlet & Gray return to action after their convincing 56-14 victory over the Cornhuskers two weeks...
Six months ago, Ohio State wide receiver Johnnie Dixon didn’t know if he was going to play football again. Dixon’s freshman season was cut short by lingering knee issues and they continued to plague him for years following. “He got here, had this tendonitis and issues in his knees,...
Grigor Dimitrov and Nick Kyrgios both advanced their Masters 1000 final with semifinal wins Saturday at the Western & Southern Open. Seven-seed Dimitrov edged American John Isner 7-6(4), 7-6(10), advancing to his third final of the year. He lifted the title at Brisbane and Sofia earlier this season. “I...
For the second time in as many games, Columbus Crew SC posted a 1-0 victory, this time over the Philadelphia Union. Sporting a three man back line, what has long been considered the “second choice” formation for the team, Crew SC dominated. Philadelphia only had three shots in the...
On Marc Loving’s senior day, Ohio State couldn’t overcome it’s own lax defense and Indiana’s red hot offense as it drops the Big Ten regular season finale 96-92 at the Value City Arena. Indiana raced out to an 11-0 lead with just 2:18 gone in the first half. The...
It’s another Buckeye Leafcast with Andy Evans and Chris Stefanick! The two break down Ohio State’s incoming 2017 class, who’s going to play early, who the gems of the class are and why Urban only signed seven out of 21 kids from Ohio. Here is this year’s recruiting class,...
The Ohio State Buckeyes avenged an early conference season loss at Minnesota with a 78-72 win at home behind a career high 19 points for Trevor Thompson to improve to 3-5 in Big Ten play. Unlike the game in Minneapolis on January 8th it was the Buckeyes who built...
It’s hard to call a mid-January game, the fifth of the Big Ten conference slate, a ‘must win’ game but that is exactly what today’s game against the Michigan State Spartans was for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Thad Matta’s team came into the game winless in their first four...
After last Saturday’s 24-21 loss to unranked Penn State (5-2, 3-1), Ohio State has found themselves with more questions than what they started with since the beginning of the season. Or at the very least, those questions that had seemed to get squashed after throttling then-ranked No. 14 Oklahoma...
Last minute comebacks are always fun to watch. As you nervously creep towards the edge of your seat on the couch, your heart races and your breathing labors. You continually dry the sweat from the palms of your hands on your pants then clutch them together in a pact...
It was an all-to-familiar site on Opening Night in Nationwide Arena Thursday night as the Columbus Blue Jackets fell to the Boston Bruins 6-3 in front of 18,144. There was a fast start and a 3-1 lead, but the Jackets had no answer for the Bruins top line, specifically...
Columbus Wired interviewed three young, up-and-coming wide receivers during OSU’s Media Day: Johnnie Dixon, K.J. Hill and Austin Mack.
Angelique Kerber moved one way away from the number one spot in the WTA rankings with a solid 6-3, 6-4 win over third seed Simona Halep. Simona Halep broke Kerber’s serve early for a 3-2 lead before a rain delay forced players off court. When play resumed Kerber was...
Grigor Dimitrov won his fourth straight match against Stan Wawrinka with a convincing 6-4, 6-4 third round victory over the No. 2 seed at the Western & Southern Open. The Bulgarian needed just two break point opportunities in the first set, converting his second before serving out the set...
The United States Golf Association (USGA) announced today the groupings and starting times for the first two rounds of the 2016 U.S. Senior Open Championship, on Thursday, Aug. 11 and Friday, Aug. 12 at the Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio. The U.S. Senior Open consists of a field...
Dark Star Orchestra – 2/28/16 – Setlist via DSO Original Dead Show Recreated: 5/13/78 (Spectrum – Philly) Set One: Jack Straw ; Dire Wolf ; Beat It On Down The Line ; Peggy-O ; El Paso ; Row Jimmy ; New Minglewood Blues ; Candyman ;...
Ohio State may be without two starters on the defensive line when they take on Notre Dame in the BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Day but for some veterans of the Buckeyes’ defense, it doesn’t mean a thing. “I’m not worried personally,” said redshirt sophomore linebacker Darron Lee....
Ohio born (and former OSU resident) David Shaw and his tribe of New Orleans jam/soul/rock/funksters tore it up at the Newport Music Hall. From the moment they stepped on stage they had the Newport moving and the fun was just getting started. To a person, this is a band...
Columbus Blue Jackets General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen continues to reward players for their professional improvement. On Tuesday, the Jackets announced a five-year contract extension for defenseman David Savard, keeping him in the fold through 2021. The contract is worth $21.25 million and carries a $4.25 million cap hit according...
For the second time this season, Columbus Crew SC’s star forward Kei Kamara has been named the MLS Player of the Week. This announcement by the MLS comes after a spectacular performance on the part of Kamara against Colorado last Saturday where he scored two goals, bringing his total...
Columbus Crew SC won an impressive victory against the Chicago Fire for the second time in a week, creating a winning streak for Crew SC for the first time since April. Crew SC’s Sunday night match against Chicago was an exciting one from the start. Within 13 seconds of...