Bruce Hooley was sports editor of the Troy Daily News from 1983-86 and has covered Ohio State athletics for more than 25 years. Bruce was the OSU beat reporter for The Plain Dealer in Cleveland from 1987-2005.  From 2005-2011 he hosted the afternoon show on  ESPN radio 1460 AM,  in Columbus, before taking on a similar ESPN talk position with WKNR, 850 AM, in Cleveland.  Most recently Hooley has served as the beat reporter for Ohio State football and basketball for Sports Illustrated.com.  The author of "That's Why I'm Here:  The Chris and Stefanie Spielman Story, he returns for his second chapter as Buckeye beat reporter and columnist at large with Press Pros.
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Wednesday, 18 January 2023 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Slipping Into Irrelevance, OSU Again Collapses Late

OSU team captain Justice Sueing suffered through another dreadful performance and he wasn't alone, which explains why the Buckeyes' losing streak stands at five after a 63-60 loss at Nebraska.
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Sunday, 15 January 2023 / Published in Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Buckeyes Old, New Look Sharp In Win Over Rutgers

OSU's Paddy Gallagher turned his opponent's world upside down, which pretty much held in all weight classes as No. 8 OSU rolled to a dual meet victory over No. 18 Rutgers. (PressPros Feature Photo by Sheri Hooley).
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Sunday, 15 January 2023 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Hoop Dreams Are All Bad For OSU These Days

Ohio State's Bruce Thornton found space, but not success, on this elbow jumper...indicative of the difficulty OSU experienced on offense in a fourth straight loss Sunday at Rutgers (Photo courtesy of OSU).
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Saturday, 14 January 2023 / Published in Central Ohio, Central Ohio Feature, Features

Liberty Withstands Orange In One-Point Thriller

Olentangy Liberty's James Hummell cuts off Orange guard Jordan Edwards' drive in a spirited OCC Central battle that went to the final seconds before Liberty emerged with a 56-55 victory. (PressPros Feature Photos by Sheri Hooley).
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Friday, 13 January 2023 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Indifferent Effort, Bad Call Bite Buckeyes In End

Dawson Garcia tries to cut off OSU's Brice Sensabaugh in a matchup of the game's two leading scorers; Garcia had 28 to Sensabaugh's 18 in the Buckeyes' 70-67 loss to Minnesota. (Photo courtesy of OSU).