Derek MacKenzie had a point-blank scoring chance in the opening minute of Tuesday’s game, and it might have been the Blue Jackets’ best opportunity of the game. It was that kind of night for Columbus, but it can’t be seen as anything other than a step backward after their solid effort Sunday in Ottawa. The […]
Bengals Pounce on Browns’ Errors to Win 41-20
November 18, 2013 by
In true AFC North fashion against a backdrop only the Weather Channel could love in a blustery, on-again, off-again second-half rain, the 7-4 Bengals seized control of the division with a 41-20 victory over the Browns courtesy of defense and special teams before a drip-dry gathering of 63,856 at sold-out Paul Brown Stadium. A deflected […]
Buckeyes Beat Illinois 60-35
November 18, 2013 by
Breaking into the open field for a late, long touchdown run Saturday at Illinois, Ohio State running back Carlos Hyde wondered why it hadn’t all come this easy for the Buckeyes. Hyde finished the day with the kind of numbers that usually come with an easy win: 248 yards rushing with four touchdowns on the […]
Blue Jackets Beat Senators 4-1
November 18, 2013 by
Derek MacKenzie summed up Sunday’s game thusly: “It was an honest effort, and we got an honest result.” The Blue Jackets had all hands on deck – no passengers this afternoon at the Canadian Tire Centre – and got back to playing their relentless, in-your-face brand of hockey in a 4-1 win over a Senators […]
Georgia Downs Lady Buckeyes 53-49
November 18, 2013 by
The Ohio State women’s basketball team dropped its first game of the season, 53-49, at No. 22 Georgia Sunday at the Stegeman Coliseum in Athens. The Buckeyes led 33-29 at the break, but a 14-2 run by the Lady Dogs to start the second half helped pave the way for the victory. Ohio State had […]
Cavaliers Beat Wizards 103-96 for First Road Win
November 17, 2013 by
Most of the focus will be on Kyrie Irving’s scoring as the Cavaliers won their first road game of the season, 103-96, in overtime over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night at Verizon Center. Yes, he tied his career-high 41 points. Yes, he had 9 of the Cavs 13 points in overtime. But Cavs coach […]
OSU Men Beat Marquette 52-35
November 17, 2013 by
Playing before a loud home crowd against a top-10 opponent on national television, No. 17 Marquette had all the ingredients to make a big early season statement. Instead, they were flat coming out of the locker room after halftime and cold all afternoon from the field in a 52-35 loss Saturday to No. 10 Ohio […]
Timberwolves Smack Cavaliers 124-95
November 14, 2013 by
There was some good news for the Cavaliers on Wednesday night at Target Center. They don’t have to face the Minnesota Timberwolves again this season. In the first meeting, on Nov. 4, the Cavs squandered most of a 23-point lead before holding on for a victory. They didn’t have that problem this time. The Wolves […]
Buckeyes Beat OU 79-69
November 13, 2013 by
Aaron Craft scored 18 points – including eight free throws down the stretch – to help the Buckeyes hold off their neighboring rivals Ohio, 79-69. The numbers weren’t pretty: The teams combined for 55 fouls and 72 free throws, five Bobcats fouled out and there was seldom much momentum either way because of a drumbeat […]
Capitals Beat Blue Jackets 4-3 in OT
November 13, 2013 by
A roller coaster ride in the final minutes of regulation had a sour ending for the Jackets once the train returned to the station as Columbus lost to the Capitals 4-3 in overtime. Down 2-1 in the third period – courtesy of a wicked bounce behind the net that left Sergei Bobrovsky helplessly to watch […]
