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, 17 February 2017 / Published in OSU, OSU Feature

Hoard on OSU: Buckeyes Open With A Solid Win Over K-State

The Buckeyes turned six hits into six runs, scoring three in the third and three in the fourth, and took it to the house on the strength of a premium pitching performance by Adam Niemeyer. The Buckeyes open the season hitting on all cylinders. Read Greg Hoard in today's inside feature.
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Thursday, 16 February 2017 / Published in Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Hoard on OSU: Time To Go, It Starts With K-State

Recruiting, fall practice, and anticipation is over. The Buckeyes open this weekend in Florida with purpose...to see if talent, plus chemistry, can equal early wins.
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Tuesday, 14 February 2017 / Published in Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Hoard On OSU: In 2017, Washington Plays Pivotal Role

The yellow fingernail polish stays on the shelf. It’s bright, bright like a screaming caution light. It was one means of communicating with his pitchers and the middle infielders. Now, 'shortstop' Jalen Washington focuses on new ways to communicating his value to a program that will depend on his leadership.
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Sunday, 12 February 2017 / Published in Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Hoard On OSU Baseball: The Wait Ends, The Proof Begins

The at-large view is that they'll finish somewhere in the middle of the pack. But what you can't know about Ohio State, or any college baseball team, is how someone responds when the opportunity is at hand...like last year. Read more on the Buckeyes' opening week from Greg Hoard.
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Monday, 02 January 2017 / Published in Features

Greg Hoard: Youth Prevails in Bengals’ Finale

The true test of an NFL team is the ability to sustain and maintain a consistently successful performance, and to build on that success week after week. That’s the way it is and will always be. With the Bengals' win in Sunday's finale, we're in an all-too-familiar position. Once again...we wait!