Mark Znidar comes to Press Pros Magazine after 33 ½ years at The Columbus Dispatch. From 1996 until September 2018, he staffed high school sports, Ohio colleges that included the Mid-American Conference, Ohio State’s upcoming opponents in football and Ohio State baseball. In the previous three seasons he covered the Columbus Clippers triple-A baseball team. His other beats were Ohio State basketball (1985-88), Clippers (1985-86 and 1989-93), Cincinnati Bengals (1993-95) and NASCAR (1994-2008). He subbed on the Columbus Blue Jackets and Ohio State women’s basketball beats. In March 2017, Znidar was inducted into the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame.  Znidar was born in Cleveland and raised in Richmond Heights. He graduated from Cleveland St. Joseph High School and the University of Dayton. He also worked for The Atlantic City Press, Lake County News-Herald and Baltimore News-American. He has a daughter, Amanda, and four grandchildren.
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Thursday, 19 March 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Ohio State Football: No Spring Ball Means No Repetitions

Second-year coach Ryan Day said participating in play-after-play in off-season conditioning...and spring practice...ripens players for the games that count. Cites quarterback Justin Fields as a case in point. Mark Znidar spells it out in today's Press Pros feature on Buckeye football.
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Tuesday, 17 March 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Former Buckeye Dawson Ready for Triple-A With Astros

Former Buckeye and Astros center fielder is back in central Ohio looking for a batting cage, a gym to work out and stay sharp,  while the coronavirus runs its course. Mark Znidar writes for today's Press Pros.
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Friday, 13 March 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Big Ten Cancels Tournament Because Of Coronavirus Threat

Ohio State sees its season end hours after the ammouncement...NCAA says there won't be any March Madness.. Mark Znidar has supplied the latest updates to this story.
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Thursday, 12 March 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Big Ten Tournament: No Fans for Ohio State-Purdue Quarterfinal

The Big Ten Conference will limit observers to game personnel and news media because COVID-19, or corona virus, has become pandemic, according to World Health Organization. Read Mark Znidar.
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Sunday, 08 March 2020 / Published in Features, Home Features, OSU, OSU Feature

Ohio State Football: Teague’s Injury Thins Out Backfield Even More

Third-team All Big Ten tailback Master Teague is out indefinitely and Steele Chambers is the lone healthy scholarship tailback on the roster during spring practice. Mark Znidar writes in today's Buckeyes football feature.