LaQuinton Ross scored 18 points and Lenzelle Smith Jr. had 16 – and each added critical points down the stretch – to help No. 17 Ohio State end a four-game skid with a 62-55 win over Illinois on Thursday night. “You want to see your team smile as much as possible,” said Smith, a senior. […]
Blue Jackets Continue Streak Beating Flyers 5-2
January 24, 2014 by
The Blue Jackets have talked often about the need to focus on “who’s up next” on their schedule, and not got wrapped up in the excitement surrounding this run they’re on. At some point, doesn’t it become a bit difficult? Adversity hasn’t been extinct in this now-eight-game winning streak – the Blue Jackets have trailed […]
Lady Buckeyes Knock Off Michigan 61-50
January 24, 2014 by
Ohio State picked up a much-needed victory on the road Thursday night and helped shake up the Big Ten standings with a 61-50 win over Michigan at Crisler Arena. Michigan entered the game in a three-way tie for first place in the Big Ten and now fall to 4-2 in conference play and 13-6 overall. […]
Cavaliers Fall to Bulls 98-87
January 23, 2014 by
Sometimes a coach will answer all the questions before they’re asked. That’s what Cavaliers coach Mike Brown did after his team’s pratfall in a 98-87 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night at The Q. “Easy to sum up,” Brown said tersely. “Chicago just out-toughed us. They out-toughed us. They were more physical than […]
Blue Jackets Win 7th Straight, Beat Kings 5-3
January 22, 2014 by
The Blue Jackets established a new franchise record Tuesday night with their seventh consecutive victory, which is all well and good on the surface – but the guys inside the locker room are anything but satisfied. Is this streak – which has now reached its third week – fun and exciting? Absolutely, and no one […]
Nebraska Beat Ohio State 68-62
January 21, 2014 by
Nebraska capitalized on the Buckeyes’ cold shooting late in Monday night’s game for a 68-62 upset that sent them to their fourth straight loss. “It’s like there’s this black cloud over us,” point guard Aaron Craft said. “We have to find a way to get it off.” Ohio State overcame a 14-point first-half deficit and […]
Pleasant, Ridgedale, River Valley Athletes Share December Honors
January 20, 2014 by
The Fahey Bank Athlete of the Month Winners for December 2013 are Drew Garverick of Pleasant, Caleb Osborne of Ridgedale, and Gabrielle Gooding of River Valley. Gabrielle “Gigi” Gooding is a freshman swimmer for River Valley. During the month of December she set the following school records: 100 freestyle in 57.83, 100 backstroke 104.58, 50 […]
Lady Buckeyes Fall to Iowa 81-74
January 20, 2014 by
The Ohio State women’s basketball team dropped a tough one Sunday afternoon, 81-74, to visiting Iowa, giving the Hawkeyes their first win at Value City Arena since the building opened in 1998. The Buckeyes trailed by as much as 17 points and made a furious comeback in the second half, cutting the lead to two […]
Blue Jackets Win 6th Straight, Beating Sabres 4-3 in Shootout
January 20, 2014 by
Sometimes, it’s best to revert to the old adage: they don’t ask “how.” They ask “how many.” It certainly applied to the Blue Jackets’ gutty and occasionally white-knuckle shootout victory tonight in Buffalo. They were not at their best, they were prone to some mistakes along the way, but when all was said and done, […]
Buckeyes Lose 3rd Straight, Fall to Minnesota 63-53
January 17, 2014 by
As a senior for Ohio State, Aaron Craft had never lost three straight games – until now. This isn’t exactly the kind of new experience that Craft will treasure from his college career. Elliott Eliason had 12 points and 13 rebounds to help Minnesota muscle past the 11th-ranked Buckeyes for a 63-53 victory Thursday night, […]
