Blue Jackets break skid, beat Hurricanes 4-3 in shootout

Tuesday night’s first period was one the Blue Jackets wanted to quickly erase. It was chaotic at times, scrambling to get out of their own zone, taking careless penalties and allowing two power play goals to fall behind early. Carolina was skating, winning races and getting the bounces — and everything compounded in a negative […]

Cavaliers beat Suns 89-79

A major, ground-shaking controversy is brewing at The Q. It has the chance to rock the Cavaliers to their core, creating an unbridgeable divide between the team’s star player and coach. David Blatt said he doesn’t like headbands. Boom. “I’ve never been a headband guy, but I’m so old school,” Blatt said Saturday night, following […]

Badgers rip Buckeyes 72-48 in regular season finale

Frank Kaminsky scored 20 points and Bronson Koenig touched off a 16-0 second-half run with two 3-pointers to help the sixth-ranked Badgers cruise to a 72-48 victory over No. 23 Ohio State on Sunday. ”This was kind of a statement game for us going into the Big Ten Tournament, beating a good team on their […]

Ohio State denied Big 10 championship by Maryland 77-74

Ohio State dug out of a 15-point second half hole to No. 3 Maryland but the Terrapins were able to hold on for a 77-74 victory in the championship game of the Big Ten Tournament Sunday evening. Freshman Kelsey Mitchell led the Buckeye comeback as she finished with a game-high 31 points. Fellow freshman Alexa […]

Crew out shoot, but fall to Dynamo 1-0 to open season

It wasn’t a masterpiece but the Owen Coyle era got off on the right foot as fellow Brit Giles Barnes’ second half goal gave the Houston Dynamo a 1-0 win over the tough luck Columbus Crew SC. Houston’s winner came from the type of play Coyle and company is hoping to see this season. Minutes […]

Cavaliers hold on to beat Raptors 120-112

The Cavaliers lost a 19-point lead in the fourth quarter, but LeBron James led a determined closing kick as they claimed a much-coveted 120-112 win over the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre on Wednesday. As a result, they moved into a three-way tie for the No. 2 spot in the Eastern Conference standings with […]

Ohio State beats Penn State 77-67, Matta ties school win record

Ohio State’s Thad Matta tied a school record for coaching victories Wednesday night and quickly noted that players such as D’Angelo Russell make him a better coach. Russell scored 28 points and No. 23 Ohio State’s 77-67 victory over Penn State placed Matta in a tie with Fred Taylor with 297 wins against 91 defeats […]

Cavaliers overwhelm Celtics 110-79

The young Boston Celtics may be improving and fighting for that final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, but on Tuesday against the Cleveland Cavaliers, they were fish out of water. They didn’t belong, and it resulted in their 110-79 loss that wasn’t nearly that close. It was not a competitive game, as the Cavaliers […]

Blue Jackets continue slide, lose to Capitals 5-3

The Blue Jackets very nearly dug themselves out of an early hole in one of their more entertaining games of late. We’ve seen the script before: they gave up two first-period goals to the Washington Capitals, trailed 2-0 after 20 minutes and needed a big second period to get back in the game. They chipped […]

Buckeyes whip Cornhuskers 78-60 to finish regular season

Four Buckeyes scored in double-figures led by 28 from freshman Kelsey Mitchell as Ohio State finished the regular season with a 78-60 rout of No. 23 Nebraska. The win was the fourth-straight for the Buckeyes who ended the regular season with a record of 21-9 and 13-5 in the conference. Kelsey Mitchell notched her second […]