Brad Guzan swatted away shot after shot and the Americans hung on for a 0-0 draw with Mexico on Tuesday night, earning only their second point in a World Cup qualifier at Azteca Stadium. The tie moved the U.S. into third place in World Cup qualifying for the North and Central American and Caribbean region […]
Canucks Down Blue Jackets 1-0 in Shootout
March 27, 2013 by
Sergei Bobrovsky almost single-handedly willed the Blue Jackets to the most unlikely of victories Tuesday night at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, but one shootout goal was the difference in a rather tame affair. For most of the game, it was the Blue Jackets who had to stave off the Canucks, who kept coming shift after […]
Buckeyes Headed to Sweet 16 after Escaping Iowa State
March 25, 2013 by
With Aaron Craft’s last-second shot, No. 2 Ohio State remained the lone high seed left in the NCAA tournament’s most-busted bracket. Craft made a 3-pointer with a half-second left, and Ohio State escaped Dayton – a place of Buckeye heartaches – with a 78-75 victory over Iowa State on Sunday. Ohio State (28-7) needed Craft’s […]
Blue Jackets’ Point Streak Ends, Lose to Predators 5-2
March 25, 2013 by
As cliche as it may be, the saying holds true: all good things eventually come to an end. Such was the case for the Blue Jackets and their 12-game points streak that halted Sunday night against the Nashville Predators, in a game that began with a wild flurry that could have buried them from the […]
Crew Beats United 2-1
March 24, 2013 by
Ben Speas scored 13 minutes into the second half to put the Columbus Crew up for good in a wild 2-1 victory at D.C. United Saturday, the club’s first win at RFK Stadium since September of 2010. Josh Williams also scored his second goal of the young MLS season as Columbus secured a well-earned victory […]
Buckeyes Blow Past Iona 95-70
March 23, 2013 by
Sam Thompson had career highs with 20 points and 10 rebounds on Friday night, part of a dominating performance by Ohio State’s front line, and the Buckeyes ran away to a 95-70 victory over Iona in the second round of the West Regional. The second-seeded Buckeyes (27-7) are in prime March form with nine straight […]
Cavaliers Blow Big Lead, Lose to Heat 98-95
March 21, 2013 by
The Miami Heat survived a 35-minute delay to fix a leaky scoreboard canister, a 27-point third-quarter deficit, a fan running onto the court during their rally and a gutty Cavaliers comeback on Wednesday night at The Q. Overcoming all that, the Heat beat the short-handed Cavs, 98-95, to push their winning streak to 24 games […]
Blue Jackets Beat Predators 4-3
March 20, 2013 by
The Blue Jackets knew they would get the Predators’ best punch Tuesday, and though it took about 56 minutes to land, they had to absorb a vicious right hook before earning a hard-fought decision 4-3. Neither the players nor coach Todd Richards were particularly pleased with their performance in the final three minutes of regulation, […]
Lindsey, Hall Named February Athletes of the Month
March 19, 2013 by
Fahey Bank has announced the February Athletes of the Month for 2013 are Ashleigh Lindsey of Harding and Kyle Hall of Elgin. Ashleigh Lindsey is a freshman gymnast for Harding. Ashleigh won the All Around competition at the Northwest District Meet on February 22, 2013. At this meet she competed against 92 other athletes and […]
Pacers Whip Cavaliers 111-90
March 19, 2013 by
The Cavaliers have 15 games left. Nine of those games will be against teams that were in the playoffs as of Monday night. What’s to prevent a repeat of Monday night’s 111-90 manhandling by the Indiana Pacers nine more times, starting Wednesday night against Miami, which has won 23 straight games? “Heart,” said C.J. Miles […]
