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, 21 April 2018 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

Buckeyes Even IU Series With Yet Another Hard-Earned Win

Fightin' For The Series...Ohio State coach Greg Beals and umpire Mike Martin go chin to chin over a disputed call on a caught fly ball in the fourth inning. Beals said yes, Martin said no, but the Buckeyes came back to win anyway. Read more about the game on Press Pros.
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Saturday, 21 April 2018 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

IU Takes Round One In Big Ten Bout With Ohio State

No. 8 Indiana played clean baseball, got solid pitching and help from the Buckeyes to take the series opener at Bill Davis Stadium Friday night. The Bucks were not "straight-up beaten", in the words of starting pitcher Connor Curlis, but they lost nonetheless and need to square things today.
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Thursday, 19 April 2018 / Published in Features, OSU, OSU Feature

OSU’S Seth Kinker: Pure Proof Of Confidence At Work

The people who know Buckeye reliever Seth Kinker the best are those whom he's won over with his attitude for efficiency and effectiveness.  They depend on him...and they can't seem to say enough.
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Wednesday, 18 April 2018 / Published in Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Buckeyes Thrash The Penguins But Tougher Tests Are Just Ahead

Ohio State tuned for a monumental series this weekend with #8-ranked Indiana by smacking Youngstown State. Everyone played, and a lot of people contributed...just what Greg Beals had in mind.
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Wednesday, 11 April 2018 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

OSU: Long-Expected Change Is Made But Vance Takes Center Stage

Buckeyes debut an all new infield and a new man in center, and amidst all this Jake Vance adds to his growing reputation. OSU tunes up before heading to Penn State. Read more in the latest Buckeye update on Press Pros.