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Ohio State's football coaches to see a pay increase for 2013 season

Ohio State will pay Urban Meyer and his football coaching staff a total of $7,574,000 in salary for the 2013 season, according to a report from the Columbus Dispatch. Full story


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2014 Ohio State football schedule released

The Big Ten released the 2014 conference schedule Thursday, one that sees Ohio State traveling to familiar conference foes Penn State and Michigan State as well as new member Maryland. The Buckeyes are set to host Michigan at the end of the season but do not play Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue or Wisconsin in 2014. Full story

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Ohio State men's tennis advances to NCAA quarterfinals with 4-0 victory over Texas A&M

Twice this season, the Ohio State men’s tennis team found itself on the losing side of a match. On Thursday night, though, the Buckeyes got their revenge for one of those losses. The No. 5 Buckeyes defeated the No. 12 Texas A&M Aggies, 4-0, in the round of 16 of the NCAA Tournament, improving their record to 34-2 on the season. Full story

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Ohio State names Brett Larson men’s hockey associate head coach

Brett Larson was named the associate head coach for Ohio State's men's hockey. Steve Rohlik, who was named head coach in April, made the announcement Tuesday. Rohlik replaced former coach Mark Osiecki, who was let go by OSU on April 15 after "a difference of opinion over the management of the program that could not be resolved,” according to Gene Smith, OSU athletic director. Full story

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Ten former Ohio State football players prepare to chase NFL dreams

As a senior captain of the Ohio State football team last season, defensive end John Simon helped lead the Buckeyes to a 12-0 season and was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. Full story

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Ohio State men's lacrosse wins ECAC championship, defeats Denver 11-10

Sophomore midfielder Turner Evans scored with 24 seconds remaining and the No. 10 Ohio State men’s lacrosse team pulled out a dramatic, 11-10 victory against Denver in Sunday's Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship Game in Geneva, N.Y. Full story

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Big Ten announces football division alignments, nine game schedule set for 2016

The Big Ten Conference office announced new football division alignments on Sunday that are set to begin in 2014 and a nine-game conference schedule for 2016. Full story

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Ohio State men's lacrosse beats Loyola 18-11, advances to ECAC championship

Trailing by one and heading into the fourth quarter of the semifinal matchup, the No. 10 Ohio State men’s lacrosse team needed a spark if they were going to pull out a victory against the defending national champion, the No. 4 Loyola Greyhounds. Full story

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Former Ohio State defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins selected by the New York Giants in NFL Draft

Former Ohio State defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins was selected No. 49 overall by the New York Giants in the 2013 NFL Draft on Friday night. Full story

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Commentary: Browns draft not as bad as it seems

The Cleveland Browns may have traded away a lot of their draft picks this past weekend which may be frustrating for some, but it's not as bad as it seems. Full story

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Ohio State women's gymnastics sends two to NCAA championships

Juniors Sarah Miller and Melanie Shaffer to Los Angeles competed in the NCAA championships for the Ohio State women's gymnastics team on April 19. Full story

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Former OSU safety to participate in Google+ hangout in prep for NFL draft

Former Ohio State strong safety and 2013 NFL Draft hopeful Orhian Johnson will be participating in an hour-long Google+ Hangout hosted by the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) on Wednesday beginning at 7 p.m. Full story

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Steve Rohlik named Ohio State men's hockey coach

Steve Rohlik has been named head coach of the Ohio State men’s hockey team, athletic director Gene Smith announced Wednesday. Rohlik was OSU’s associate head coach for the past three seasons and has 16 years of coaching experience at the Division I level. “We are pleased Steve has accepted our head coaching position,” Smith said in a statement. Full story

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Ohio State softball looks to rebound against Michigan State

Despite suffering through a weekend sweep in Madison against the Wisconsin Badgers, the Ohio State softball team (27-17, 6-9) remains optimistic and determined as the season enters the home-stretch. Full story

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Framing the best Ohio State sports moments of 2012-13

Fans of Ohio State sports are lucky, spoiled even, you could say. Not only is Columbus home to one of the country’s best football programs with Urban Meyer at the helm, but the basketball team, under the watch of Thad Matta, has developed into a national power. Full story

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Commentary: Big Ten finally remedies mistake of Leaders and Legends

We’ve all made bad decisions. Remember your freshman year when you wore an Ohio State shirt, OSU hat, OSU lanyard and cargo shorts around campus every day? That was brutal. We knew you went here. Or remember that one time when you decided to participate in extracurricular activities a little too much and had to miss out on Mirror Lake Night because you needed to lie down early? It’s OK. Full story

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For Ohio State softball’s Maddy McIntyre, surfing still a ‘passion’

The warm sunshine beams down upon the tropical waters off the coast of San Diego, as Ohio State softball shortstop Maddy McIntyre sits on a surf board, bobbing in the Pacific Ocean and waiting for the next wave to ride. The serenity the ocean offers is a far cry from the stress of finals week or the pressure of hundreds of screaming fans. Full story

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Columbus police officer doubles as Clippers bullpen catcher

Jason Kulp, an officer for Columbus Division of Police, has added a new uniform to his wardrobe for the summer. Kulp has been named the Columbus Clippers’ bullpen catcher and will be in right field this season. With the position comes the opportunity to catch for the pitchers of the Cleveland Indians’ minor league affiliate and have one of the best seats in the house for all of the home games. Full story

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Commentary: After a solid first month of the season, there will be more to come for the Indians

The Cleveland Indians finished the first month of the 2013 season two games over .500 with a record of 16-14. Full story

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Ohio State football's Curtis Grant blossoming in spring

Coming out of last season’s spring practices, junior linebacker Curtis Grant was tapped as the Ohio State football team’s starter at middle linebacker. Three disappointing games into the season, Grant was relegated to the bench and found himself in the shadows of junior Ryan Shazier and, later in the season, converted fullback-turned-linebacker Zach Boren. Full story

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Ohio State men's tennis advances to NCAA quarterfinals with 4-0 victory over Texas A&M

Only twice this season has the Ohio State men’s tennis found themselves on the losing side of a match, and on Thursday night the Buckeyes got their revenge. The No. 5 Buckeyes defeated the No. 12 Texas A&M Aggies 4-0 in the Round of 16 of the NCAA Tournament, improving their team record to 34-2 on the season. Full story

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Melissa Schaub named Ohio State women's tennis coach

The Ohio State women’s tennis team has their new coach. Sort of. Melissa Schaub spent the 2012-13 season as an interim coach for the Buckeyes and was named the full-time coach by the university on Tuesday. Last year under Schaub, the Buckeyes went 10-14 as a team and were eliminated in the first round of the Big Ten tournament, losing five straight matches to end the season. Full story

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Ohio State men's lacrosse beats Towson 16-6 in first round of NCAA tournament

It took nearly the entire first quarter, but once things got started for the Ohio State men’s lacrosse team they never looked back. Full story

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Commentary: an athlete's ability, not sexuality, needs to be focus

The civil rights movement toward LGBT acceptance within sports took a big step forward on Monday, when NBA center Jason Collins became the first active player to come out as gay in one of the four major U.S. professional sports leagues (NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL). Full story

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Ohio State men's tennis wins Big Ten tournament title, defeat Michigan 4-0

The Ohio State men’s tennis team shut out three consecutive conference opponents en route to winning its seventh Big Ten Tournament in eight years. Full story

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Commentary: After a solid first month of the season, there will be more to come for the Indians

The Cleveland Indians finished the first month of the 2013 season two games over .500 with a record of 16-14. Full story

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Ohio State men's lacrosse wins season finale, locks up third seed in ECAC tourney

The Ohio State men’s lacrosse team celebrated their senior day in fashion, winning the season finale over Fairfield 14-8 to lock up the third seed in the ECAC. Full story

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Ohio State gymnast Michael Newburger claims pommel horse national championship

When Michael Newburger stepped onto Ohio State’s campus in 2009 for his freshman year, he was not even a part of the men’s gymnastics team. Four years later, he is the 2013 NCAA Pommel Horse Champion. Full story

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Ohio State baseball looking to continue winning ways against Penn State

After taking two out of three from Illinois in last weekend’s Big Ten series, the Ohio State baseball team is looking to keep the winning mindset alive with Penn State coming to town Friday night. Full story

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Ohio State softball sweeps Michigan State

The Ohio State softball team swept a doubleheader against Michigan State on Wednesday at Buckeye Field. The Buckeyes won the first game by a score of 4-1, and took the second 6-3 to improve their record to 29-17 overall and 8-9 in Big Ten play. Full story

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Ohio State men’s tennis captures 8th-straight Big Ten title, looks ahead to tournament

The Ohio State men’s tennis team captured its eighth-straight Big Ten conference title in style over the weekend — with a pair of victories against both conference rivals from Michigan. The 6-1 home victory against Michigan State (13-12, 6-5) on Friday, paired with the 4-0 road win against No. Full story

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Commentary: US national soccer team at risk of losing popularity

Every four years a sporting event comes around that unites the world for a month of fun, friends and football — or as its known in the U.S., soccer. The World Cup, coming again in 2014, is one of the most well-viewed sporting events in the world. With 32 countries worldwide taking part, it brings people together in a way no event besides the Olympics truly does. Full story

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Big changes to Big Ten divisions

The Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines, two of college football’s fiercest rivals, could meet one another in the Big Ten Football Championship Game at the conclusion of the 2013 regular season. That will no longer be a possibility in 2014, when OSU and Michigan will be realigned to the same division of the Big Ten, according to a report from ESPN. Full story

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Ohio State baseball shows ‘competitive toughness’ in win against Illinois

The Ohio State baseball team won its rubber match with Illinois, 7-3, after splitting the first two games of the weekend series. OSU wore camouflage uniforms for Sunday’s game to pay tribute to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. They were originally going to wear them for Tuesday night’s game against Akron, but the game was rained out. Full story

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Ohio State sports year in review

In Michael and Andrew's final episode they talk about what they took away from the Spring Game and the best moments in Buckeye sports this school year. Full story

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Ten former Ohio State football players prepare to chase NFL dreams

As a senior captain of the Ohio State football team last season, defensive end John Simon helped lead the Buckeyes to a 12-0 season and was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. Full story

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