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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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).
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Tuesday, 10 January 2023 / Published in Central Ohio, Central Ohio Feature, Features

Jerome Hits Its Nasty Button In Time At Liberty

Jerome's Lachlan McDonald challenges the drive of Liberty's James Hummell, who like his teammates found offensive space hard to come by in the second half of a 56-51 loss to the visiting Celtics on Tuesday. (PressPros Feature Photo by Sheri Hooley).
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Sunday, 08 January 2023 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Buckeyes Sleep-Walk Through Maryland Meltdown

Ohio State's Isaac Likekele goes strong to the basket, but could not score here, typical of an afternoon where the Buckeyes came up short in their second straight Big Ten loss of a game there for the taking. (Photo courtesy of OSU).
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Friday, 06 January 2023 / Published in Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Buckeyes’ Depth Works For Dual Win Over IU

Kaleb Romero ran his season's record to 15-3 with his fourth technical fall of the season as No. 7 Ohio State started its Big Ten dual meet schedule with a comfortable win at Indiana. (PressPros Feature Photo by Sonny Fulks).
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Thursday, 05 January 2023 / Published in Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Late Mistakes Cost OSU Another No. 1 Upset

OSU's Roddy Gayle tries to defend the three-point attempt of Purdue's Mason Gillis, something the Buckeyes struggled to do all night in a 71-69 loss. (PressPros Feature Photo by John Hulkenberg).