Evan Turner will trade in his scarlet and gray for Philadelphia red and royal blue. The Philadelphia 76ers made the reigning national and Big Ten Player of the Year the second pick in the 2010 NBA Draft Thursday night. The Washington Wizards selected Kentucky product John Wall with the No.
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Ohio State landed what some may consider its best recruit in recent memory. Braxton Miller, the No. 2-ranked quarterback in the country, chose OSU Thursday out of a group of the NCAA’s top football programs that were all hoping to add him to their squad next year.
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The months of rumors surrounding the Big Ten conference lately have turned the Midwest into the Hollywood of college football. There have been all sorts of rumors, most of them no more than “Brangelina” status. On any given day, a rumor runs rampant of Texas joining the Big Ten, which would certainly grant the conference galactic college football superiority over the SEC.
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Sports editor Zack Meisel narrows down the top moments of the year to 10
1. Rarely is a Rose Bowl title the goal for an Ohio State football team, but after a pair of crushing defeats — one at home to USC and a shocking loss at Purdue — the Buckeyes had to reevaluate their annual expectations of a national championship.
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At the Class AAA level in baseball, lineups can change significantly from one day to the next depending on what is happening with the parent organization. The Cleveland Indians have run into injuries at the beginning of 2010 that have forced them to call up a lot of the talent from the Columbus Clippers.
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Tiger Woods shoots even par, seven strokes behind leaers
On a day in which play was suspended twice due to inclement weather, three players found the conditions to be quite nice at the Memorial Tournament’s first round, each posting rounds of 65 (-7), good enough for first place. While Justin Rose sat alone atop the leader board for most of the afternoon, both Geoff Ogilvy and youngster Rickie Fowler were able to match Rose’s 65 to create a three-way tie for the lead.
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One of three co-leaders after the first day of action at the Memorial Tournament, PGA rookie Rickie Fowler separated himself from the pack on day two with a round of 66 leaving him 13-under for the tournament. “I just feel really comfortable getting out and seeing my name on top of the leaderboard,” said Fowler.
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Freshman James Sweeney walked across the Oval numerous times in 1952. Fifty-eight years later, he is still making that same walk. Sweeney’s history at Ohio State is remarkable. In his time, he has seen six football National Championships, five Heisman award winners, four Ohio State structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places, three Pistol National Championships, two pistol athletes win the Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor award, and one ultimate success: educating students.
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Pataskala, Ohio, native Will O’Brien has two families; he is the newest addition to the Ohio State baseball team and is one of Nancy and Bill O’Brien’s four children. The OSU baseball team recently adopted O’Brien with the help of the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation, a non-profit organization that seeks to improve the lives of children with pediatric brain tumors.
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Duron Carter It appears as if Carter has replaced the departed Ray Small in Tressel’s doghouse. His first strike was being academically ineligible for the Rose Bowl. Strike two was again grade-related, as Carter sat out all of spring practice with academic issues.
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For the first time since the epic 2002 National Championship game, Ohio State will play the Miami Hurricanes and have the opportunity to show that the double-overtime thriller was no fluke. The Buckeyes, ranked No. 2 in ESPN’s 2010 preseason college football poll, will have a lot on the line as they welcome the No.
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Festivities at this year’s Memorial Tournament will start off with a bang this afternoon as tournament host Jack Nicklaus and nine of the world’s best golfers hit the links in the Memorial Skins Game. Playing the back nine holes at Muirfield Village Golf Club, the skins game will feature two star-studded groupings.
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The Memorial Tournament is considered a second-tier tournament to the four major golf championships, and so is its course at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. But not by much. The course ranks 19th on Golf Digest magazine’s most recent edition of America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses and was ranked sixth in difficulty on the PGA tour in 2009.
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Sports editor Zack Meisel narrows down the top moments of the year to 10
1. Rarely is a Rose Bowl title the goal for an Ohio State football team, but after a pair of crushing defeats — one at home to USC and a shocking loss at Purdue — theBuckeyes had to reevaluate their annual expectations of a national championship.
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A small group of beer-drinking, soccer-loving friends have managed to use their love for a sport to create a growing, nationally known fanbase in just five years. The Hudson Street Hooligans have grown into one of the best-known supporter groups in the country, using their love of soccer to create their own traditions with the hopes of making the Crew a household name in Columbus.
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Nearly a month removed from his withdrawal from the Players Championship, Tiger Woods and all the drama that surrounds him return to competition today at the Memorial Tournament. Maintaining the No. 1 spot atop the World Golf Rankings for the last five years, there is never a lack of public intrigue surrounding Tiger Woods.
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The Buckeyes might have a new quarterback to someday fill the shoes of Terrelle Pryor. And yes, this quarterback is even being compared to the Ohio State starter. Braxton Miller, the top recruit in the nation according to Scout.com, has OSU on his radar as one of his top schools.
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Of all the gifts Jack Nicklaus has given to the fans of golf, there’s still one that keeps on giving. In its 35th year, the Memorial Tournament is one of the gems of the PGA Tour season. Though it is not a major, it’s widely regarded as one of the best of the rest of the tournaments.
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With an experienced offensive line, a plethora of running backs and a third-year quarterback in Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State has high expectations going into the upcoming football season. Although some pundits are penciling in the Buckeyes for a return to Arizona for the Tostitos National Championship, their schedule will be difficult.
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For the first time since the epic 2002 National Championship game, Ohio State will play the Miami Hurricanes and have the opportunity to show that the double-overtime thriller was no fluke. The Buckeyes, ranked No. 2 in ESPN’s 2010 preseason college football poll, will have a lot on the line as they welcome the No.
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Tiger Woods’ impact is expected to extend past the score card when the world’s No. 1-ranked golfer plays in the Memorial Tournament this weekend in Dublin, Ohio. When Woods announced that he would be playing in Columbus, local-area businesses and the Muirfield Village Golf club, the host of the event, raised expectations for attendance and sales.
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The Hudson Street Hooligans, a fan group for the Columbus Crew, aims to bring together excited crew fans and popularize the sport of soccer in the city.
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