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, 04 March 2022 / Published in Home Features

Brunk Puts Buckeyes On His Back With Bigs Out

With Zed Key and Kyle Young unavailable, Ohio State turned to graduate transfer Joey Brunk and reaped not only one of the best games of his career and an accompanying victory over Michigan State (photo courtesy of Ohio State).
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Wednesday, 02 March 2022 / Published in Home Features

Nutter’s Fourth-Quarter Burst, Late Free Throws Lift Jerome

Dublin Jerome stayed determined, like Luke Pinney driving around Davidson's Daniel Neidert here, and overcame some shaky free throw shooting down the stretch to claim a 56-49 victory in the Central District semifinals (PressPros Feature Photo by Sheri Hooley).
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Tuesday, 01 March 2022 / Published in MAC, MAC Feature

Marion Breaks Away From St. Henry In Second Half

Marion Local's size advantage in sophomore Jack Knapke (33) gave the Flyers something St. Henry couldn't match in an all-Midwest Athletic Conference district semifinal.
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Sunday, 27 February 2022 / Published in Home Features

Botkins’ Flexes Depth, Size, Maturity To Overwhelm Russia

The exact scenario Russia might have envisioned to further its upset hopes instead conspired against the Raiders, which shows just how talented defending state champion Botkins is and what the Trojans may be capable of again. (PressPros Feature Photos By Julie McMaken Wright).
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Sunday, 27 February 2022 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Another Bad Loss All But Ends OSU’s Title Dreams

A crucial road win at Illinois put OSU in position to win a Big Ten championship, but the Buckeyes gave away that advantage with a bad loss to Maryland.