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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Sunday, 16 January 2022 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

OSU’s Win A Thing Of Beauty, To Holtmann, At Least

E.J. Liddell's 19 points were enough, just enough, for Ohio State to outlast an outmanned Penn State roster without its leader scorer Sunday at Value City Arena (Photo courtesy of Ohio State).
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Thursday, 13 January 2022 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

Timid Start Dooms Buckeyes To Rough Road Treatment

Justin Ahrens and his OSU teammates had little success from three-point range and thus found it hard to keep pace with No. 13 Wisconsin in a 10-point loss to the Badgers in Madison.
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Monday, 10 January 2022 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

Liddell Returns To Life, Leads Buckeyes, Absent Holtmann

It's fun when it's falling...OSU's EJ Liddell returned to form to score a career-high 34 points and the Buckeyes improved to 10-3 with a 95-87 win Sunday over Northwestern at Value City Arena. Bruce Hooley writes the game for Press Pros.
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Thursday, 06 January 2022 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

Buckeyes Wilt Under Duress In Lopsided Loss To IU

Hesitant from the start and lethargic down the stretch, No. 13 Ohio State suffered the embarrassment of a 16-point beating at Indiana amid a second straight subpar performance from E.J. Liddell, who shot 2-of-13 and got thoroughly outplayed by IU's Trayce Jackson-Davis.
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Monday, 03 January 2022 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

Branham’s 35 Points Rescue OSU in OT Win At Nebraska

Freshman Malaki Branham exploded for 35 points and the Buckeyes needed every one of them to outlast Nebraska in overtime on Sunday night and win their fifth straight game.