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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Friday, 23 February 2018 / Published in Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Miscues Cost Buckeyes A Significant Loss, And Yet…

Glass half full...glass half empty. Buckeyes prove they can play with the best, but for lack of a finishing flourish they lose to Oregon State in the Big Ten/Pac-12 Challenge. Read Greg Hoard in the latest Press Pros Buckeyes baseball post.
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Friday, 23 February 2018 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

OSU Opens ‘Challenge’ Dumping The Utes, Now Come The No. 2 Beavers

Conner Pohl (above) and the Buckeyes got off to a booming start...and dropped Utah in their opening game of the PAC12-Big Ten challenge in the Arizona desert. Read more about the game from Greg Hoard in today's Press Pros inside feature on the baseball Bucks.
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Thursday, 22 February 2018 / Published in Features

So Long, ‘Chief’, We’ll Miss You

We watched the Beverly Hillbillies for years and laughed at their being depicted as mountain people and complete idiots. Now, we're incensed at an Indian caricature that's nothing more than a logo on a major league uniform. Have we not lost our ever-lovin' minds?
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Wednesday, 21 February 2018 / Published in Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Ohio State Heads West For A Tall, Tough Test…The No.2 Beavers Await

Confident from their opening weekend in Florida, the Buckeyes head west to face the team's #2-ranked Oregon State and Utah in this weekend's PAC12/Big Ten challenge. Read Greg Hoard's weekend preview in today's Press Pros.
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Sunday, 21 January 2018 / Published in Features, OSU, OSU Feature

OSU Preseason Baseball: McGowan Tested and Ready

From a disappointing season and some personal uproar in the middle of it, Noah McGowan has come back to take responsibility for himself and the surging prospects for a better Buckeye season in 2018. Read an uplifting and encouraging account in the latest Press Pros feature.