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OSU football Buckeyes go nuts against Beavers, 77-31

September 1st, 2018
Posted by Andy Evans
in Featured Content, Ohio State Buckeyes, OSU Football, Uncategorized

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...

Tags Dwayne Haskins Mike Weber Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Football Oregon State Beavers Oregon State football OSU Football Ryan Day

August 19th, 2018
Posted by Eric Paxton
in Uncategorized, Western and Southern Open

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...

Tags ATP Cincy Tennis Kiki Bertens Novak Djokovic Roger Federer Simona Halep western southern open wta

June 1st, 2018
Posted by Mac Connor
in Featured Content, Memorial Tournament, PGA Tour, Uncategorized

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...

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June 1st, 2018
Posted by Mac Connor
in Featured Content, Memorial Tournament, PGA Tour, Uncategorized

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...

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May 2nd, 2018
Posted by Ralph Schudel
in Ohio Machine (MLL), Uncategorized

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...

Tags Kyle Bernlohr Marcus Holman Ohio Machine Tom Schreiber

April 5th, 2018
Posted by Brian Klein
in Blue Jackets (NHL), Uncategorized

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...

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March 16th, 2018
Posted by Ralph Schudel
in Ohio State Buckeyes, OSU Basketball, Uncategorized

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...

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January 31st, 2018
Posted by Eric Paxton
in Uncategorized

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...

Tags Big Ten Buckeyes Indiana Hoosiers Ohio State

December 30th, 2017
Posted by Eric Paxton
in OSU Basketball, Uncategorized

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...

Tags Buckeyes Miami (OH)Ohio State Buckeyes redhawks

December 4th, 2017
Posted by Eric Paxton
in Uncategorized

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...

Tags b1G Big Ten Basketball Buckeyes Michigan Wolvermines Ohio State Buckeyes OSU UM

December 3rd, 2017
Posted by Ralph Schudel
in Ohio State Buckeyes, OSU Football, Uncategorized

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...

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November 28th, 2017
Posted by Brian Klein
in Uncategorized

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...

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November 12th, 2017
Posted by Eric Paxton
in OSU Basketball, Uncategorized

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...

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November 10th, 2017
Posted by Ralph Schudel
in Ohio State Buckeyes, OSU Football, Uncategorized

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...

Tags Mark Dantonio Michigan State Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Football OSU Football

November 9th, 2017
Posted by Ralph Schudel
in Featured Content, Ohio State Buckeyes, OSU Football, Uncategorized

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...

Tags Buckeyes Greg Schiano Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Football Sam Hubbard urban meyer

November 3rd, 2017
Posted by Ralph Schudel
in Featured Content, Ohio State Buckeyes, OSU Football, Uncategorized

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...

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October 28th, 2017
Posted by Ralph Schudel
in Uncategorized

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...

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October 28th, 2017
Posted by Ralph Schudel
in Ohio State Buckeyes, OSU Football, Uncategorized

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...

Tags Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Football OSU Football

October 6th, 2017
Posted by Ralph Schudel
in Ohio State Buckeyes, OSU Football, Uncategorized

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,...

Tags Buckeyes Johnnie Dixon Ohio State Football Zach Smith

August 20th, 2017
Posted by Eric Paxton
in Uncategorized

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...

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July 22nd, 2017
Posted by Ben Ferree
in Uncategorized

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...

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March 4th, 2017
Posted by Eric Paxton
in OSU Basketball, Uncategorized

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...

Tags Big Ten Big Ten Basketball Buckeyes Hoosiers Indiana Ohio State Ohio State Basketball

February 7th, 2017
Posted by Andy Evans
in Ohio State Buckeyes, OSU Football, Podcasts, Uncategorized

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,...

Tags National Signing Day 2017 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Football Ohio State football recruiting OSU Football OSU football recruiting urban meyer

January 25th, 2017
Posted by Eric Paxton
in OSU Basketball, Uncategorized

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...

Tags basketball Big Ten Minnesota Gophers Ohio State Basketball Ohio State Buckeyes

January 15th, 2017
Posted by Eric Paxton
in OSU Basketball, Uncategorized

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...

Tags "Ohio State University" sports Big Ten Buckeyes Michigan State Ohio State Basketball Spartans

October 28th, 2016
Posted by Andy Evans
in Uncategorized

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...

Tags Billy Price JT barrett Northwestern Wildcats Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Football OSU Football Pat Elflein Penn State Nittany Lions urban meyer

October 19th, 2016
Posted by Andy Evans
in Uncategorized

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...

Tags Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavs Lebron James NBA preseason Schottenstein Center Tyronn Lue Value City Arena Washington Wizards

October 13th, 2016
Posted by Dave Seaman
in Blue Jackets (NHL), Featured Content, Uncategorized

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...

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August 21st, 2016
Posted by Andy Evans
in Uncategorized

Columbus Wired interviewed three young, up-and-coming wide receivers during OSU’s Media Day: Johnnie Dixon, K.J. Hill and Austin Mack.

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August 21st, 2016
Posted by Eric Paxton
in Uncategorized

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...

Tags ATP Cilic Cincinnati Cincy Tennis Dimitrov Halep Kerber Muguruza Murray Pliskova Raonic Tennis western southern open wta

August 19th, 2016
Posted by Eric Paxton
in Uncategorized

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...

Tags Andy Murray ATP Cincinnati Cincy Tennis Rafael Nadal Stan Wawrinka Tennis western southern open

August 6th, 2016
Posted by Andy Evans
in Uncategorized

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...

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March 8th, 2016
Posted by Steve Mack
in Concert Photo Galleries, Entertainment, Photo Galleries, Uncategorized

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 ;...

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December 31st, 2015
Posted by Andy Evans
in Uncategorized

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....

Tags DeShone Kizer Notre Dame Football Ohio State Football OSU Football

December 14th, 2015
Posted by Steve Mack
in Concert Photo Galleries, Concert Reviews, Entertainment, Uncategorized

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...

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September 8th, 2015
Posted by Dave Seaman
in Blue Jackets (NHL), Featured Content, Uncategorized

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...

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August 11th, 2015
Posted by Aaron Butts
in Columbus Crew (MLS), Uncategorized

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...

Tags Columbus Crew columbus crew sc Crew crew sc kamara Kei Kamara MLS player of the week

July 20th, 2015
Posted by Aaron Butts
in Columbus Crew (MLS), Uncategorized

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...

Tags Chicago Fire Columbus Crew columbus crew sc Crew crew sc finlay higuain kamara MLS Soccer

June 5th, 2015
Posted by Andy Evans
in PGA Tour, Uncategorized

Andy Sullivan used an 8-under second round on Friday to pull to within two strokes of leader David Lingmerth at the 40th annual Memorial Tournament. “Tee to green, I just hit the ball great today,” he said. “I didn’t miss a lot of greens or fairways and just holed...

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May 11th, 2015
Posted by Aaron Butts
in Columbus Crew (MLS), Uncategorized

After failing to come up with a win despite a great performance last week against D.C. United, Columbus Crew SC kept up the intensity as they played back home at MAPFRE stadium and beat the Seattle Sounders in a spectacular 3-2 victory. With storm clouds and lightning in the...

Tags Columbus columbus crew sc crew sc federico higuain higuain kamara Kei Kamara MLS pipa seattle Seattle Sounders Soccer sounders sports victory

April 27th, 2015
Posted by Aaron Butts
in Columbus Crew (MLS), Uncategorized

Columbus Crew SC won their match this past Saturday against the Philadelphia Union in spectacular fashion by a score of 4-1. This win brings the record for the Crew up to 3-2-2 and puts them in fourth place within the Eastern Conference of the MLS. From the start of...

Tags Columbus Crew columbus crew sc crew sc ethan finlay finlay kamara Kei Kamara philadelphia union Union

April 13th, 2015
Posted by Andy Evans
in Ohio Machine (MLL), Uncategorized

The Ohio Machine opened their 2015 campaign the same way they ended last year’s season: with a loss to the New York Lizards. The 14-8 loss gives New York an undefeated record against Ohio 7-0. Despite leading 3-1 early in the game and being tied 6-6 at the half,...

Tags Major League Lacrosse MLL New York Lizards Ohio Machine

March 28th, 2015
Posted by Aaron Butts
in Columbus Crew (MLS), Uncategorized

Columbus Crew SC lost their second match of the season Saturday 2-1 against the New York Red Bulls. The loss came after a very underwhelming 90 minutes of play in which Crew SC seemed to play very differently than they had in the previous two games. “I’m not gonna...

Tags Columbus Crew columbus crew sc Crew crew sc federico higuain higuain new york red bulls Red Bulls

March 16th, 2015
Posted by Aaron Butts
in Columbus Crew (MLS), Uncategorized

Columbus Crew SC pulled off their first win of the season Saturday night against Toronto FC, winning a very exciting match 2-0. The first half seemed to echo the previous week’s game against the Houston Dynamo in that Crew SC was unable to score despite many opportunities to do...

Tags columbus crew sc Crew crew sc gregg berhalter justin meram Kei Kamara toronto toronto fc

March 8th, 2015
Posted by Ben Ferree
in Ohio State Buckeyes, OSU Basketball, Uncategorized

In the final game for five Ohio State Seniors, in a game that would’ve made Thad Matta the winningest coach in Buckeye history, OSU suffered a major letdown and was defeated by the Wisconsin Badgers 72-48. It was the lowest point total for the Buckeyes all season, and they...

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March 7th, 2015
Posted by Dave Seaman
in Uncategorized

The Colorado Avalanche scored three times in the first ten minutes and cruised to a 4-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets in front of 16,599 in Nationwide Arena Saturday. The Jackets, who beat New Jersey 3-2 on Friday, couldn’t solve Colorado goaltender Semyon Varlamov, who stopped all 44...

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March 6th, 2015
Posted by Columbus Wired
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Fans and competitors of Jack Nicklaus knew he had very few weaknesses in his legendary, record-setting golf career. There is, however, one weakness he confesses to off the course—-ice cream—-and now he’s giving into it and sharing it with the public. In a partnership between two great family-owned companies,...

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March 3rd, 2015
Posted by Brian Doyle
in Uncategorized

Alexander Ovechkin scored two goals tonight to help propel the Washington Capitals passed the Blue Jackets, 5-3. In a very physical game, Ovechkin scored his first goal three and a half minutes into the game, beating Sergei Bobrovsky with a deflection on Brooks Orpik’s shot. Eric Fehr followed Ovechkin...

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February 11th, 2015
Posted by Ben Ferree
in Uncategorized

Ohio State continued started up another winning streak tonight, beating Penn State 75-55. It was the Buckeyes fifth win in their last six games, despite not having big man Anthony Lee due to a groin injury. OSU was also still without Marc Loving, their second leading scorer, who remains...

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January 22nd, 2015
Posted by Brian Doyle
in Uncategorized

Coming off of back-to-back road wins against Boston and Minnesota, the Columbus Blue Jackets were looking to close out the first half of the season with a win in Winnipeg and carry some momentum into the All-Star break. Contrary to the desired, the Jackets were demolished Wednesday by the...

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