Born in Indiana and educated in Georgia, Greg Hoard came to Cincinnati in the winter of 1979 as a columnist for the Cincinnati Post sports department, and joined the Cincinnati Enquirer in 1984 as the beat writer for the Cincinnati Reds.  He has received numerous awards for his work.In 1990, he left journalism for television. Hoard worked for WLWT-TV from 1990 through 1993 as sports director and spent 12 years as sports director at WXIX-TV.His written work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News, Baseball America, Baseball Digest and NFL Game Day. He has appeared on ESPN and NBC’s The Today Show.Greg is the author of three books: Joe, Rounding Home and Heading for Home; Gary Burbank, Voices in My Head; and, most recently, Hannan’s Way, An Unlikely Trek Through Life. He is currently working on a baseball memoir, parts of which he will share here.
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Saturday, 06 April 2019 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

OSU Dropped By N’Western; Poor Play Leads To Loss

Pitching (or the lack thereof) and uncharacteristic play contributed to a dreadful series-opening loss to Northwestern on Friday by the Buckeyes. Greg Hoard details how it happened in today's Press Pros inside feature.
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Tuesday, 26 March 2019 / Published in Features, Home Features

Greg Hoard: Harold Henry Reese…(Pee Wee)

He's best known for his relationship with the Brooklyn Dodgers and for helping teammate Jackie Robinson ease the tension of crossing baseball's color line in 1947.  But hall of famer Pee Wee Reese was more than a great ballplayer, he was a great human being, as well. Greg Hoard remembers him in today's feature.
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Monday, 11 March 2019 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

Hoard: OSU Falls To .500 With Loss To Western Carolina

Opposite emotions...Western Carolina celebrates in the background as OSU's Nate Romans walks away after his line drive out that ended Sunday's 8-5 loss to the Catamounts. Read Greg Hoard's account of the game on Press Pros.
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Sunday, 10 March 2019 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

Hoard: Sparty’s Mokma Makes Short Work Of Buckeyes

Spartans scored early, and often...OSU catcher Brent Todys is late on his swipe to cut down Michigan State's Reese Trahey in Saturday's 7-1 loss at Greenville, North Carolina. Read more on the game from Greg Hoard, as the Buckeyes drop to 7-6.
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Thursday, 21 February 2019 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Hoard: New Look, New ‘Feel’ Buckeyes Head To Texas

The Buckeyes are in Texas with a four-game win streak and a new air of difference in how they've played so far. So far, so good, but is there any reason that they can't continue? Read more from Greg Hoard.