Ameryst Alston scored 24 points, Kelsey Mitchell had 22 and No. 7 Ohio State beat Illinois 80-70 on Monday night for its fifth straight victory. The Buckeyes (17-4, 9-1 Big Ten) shot 44 percent from the field and struggled to pull away from the Illini (8-13, 1-9) until Mitchell’s seven fourth-quarter points silenced Illinois. Illinois […]
U.S. Men down Iceland 3-2
February 1, 2016 by
The U.S. Men’s National Team opened up its 2016 campaign with a stirring 3-2 comeback win against Iceland at StubHub Center on Sunday afternoon. Jozy Altidore, Michael Orozco and Steve Birnbaum got into the scorers’ column for the USA with Birnbaum also grabbing an assist and captain Michael Bradley providing a pair of helpers as […]
Ohio State rallies to beat Northwestern 76-73
January 29, 2016 by
Kelsey Mitchell scored one point in the first half of No. 7 Ohio State’s 76-73 win over Northwestern on Thursday night. She finished with 27. Nobody on the Scarlet and Gray’s sideline seemed concerned in the meantime. ”She’s so good I knew she’d turn it on when we needed it,” said Ohio State coach Kevin […]
Buckeyes beat Illini 68-63 in OT
January 29, 2016 by
Trevor Thompson scored 16 points and Ohio State survived a furious comeback by Illinois to win in overtime Thursday night, 68-63. JaQuan Lyle hit a pair of free throws with 14 seconds left in overtime to put the Buckeyes (14-8, 6-3 Big Ten) up 66-63 and Mickey Mitchel followed with a layup to ice the […]
Cavaliers beat Suns 115-93
January 28, 2016 by
The Cavaliers have been so dominant over the Western Conference – winning 26 of their last 32 and taking 14 of their last 15 at home, including Wednesday’s win over the Suns – it’s only fitting that Tyronn Lue and his staff will be in Toronto in just over two weeks, leading the East in […]
Blue Jackets earn back-to-back wins heading into All-Star break
January 28, 2016 by
“We’ve had a real tough first 50 games when a lot of things haven’t gone right for us. This gives us hope that, moving forward, we can be a good hockey team.” Those were the words of Blue Jackets associate coach Craig Hartsburg after his team completed a back-to-back, home-and-home sweep of the Montreal Canadiens […]
Blue Jackets beat Canadiens 5-2 on Atkinson’s hat trick
January 26, 2016 by
Brandon Dubinsky said it best in the locker room: the Blue Jackets have been on the other side of games like Monday night’s, and far more often than they’d like. So, as you can imagine, this one felt pretty good. Locked in a 2-2 after 40 minutes at Nationwide Arena against a desperate Montreal Canadiens […]
Ohio State beat Penn State 66-46
January 26, 2016 by
Keita Bates-Diop scored 22 points and Ohio State beat Penn State 66-46 on Monday night. The Buckeyes (13-8, 5-3) led for all but 36 seconds of game action. Bouncing back from a scoreless game at Purdue four days earlier, Bates-Diop found his shooting stroke early against the Nittany Lions. He scored 13 points in the […]
Cavaliers beat Timberwolves 114-107
January 26, 2016 by
Tyronn Lue had to wait one game before his new up-tempo offense took hold and gave the 38-year-old head coach with his first career win – but it was worth the wait. The Cavaliers played with an urgency that was missing in Lue’s debut on Saturday night, racing past the Timberwolves early in the fourth […]
Ohio State downs Rutgers 67-58
January 25, 2016 by
Kelsey Mitchell scored 22 points and No. 7 Ohio State used a big third quarter to take command and beat Rutgers 67-58 on Sunday. Ameryst Alston scored 10 of her 15 points in the decisive quarter as the Buckeyes (15-4, 7-1 Big Ten) outscored Rutgers 24-7 to break away from a halftime tie. Alexa Hart […]
