More NCAA Tournament teams for the sake of more teams is nonsense. It only makes for more frivolous games when sports fans crave and deserve meaningful competition.
Commissioner Tony Petitti continued to talk Tuesday at Big Ten Media Days about expanding the playoffs to 16 and guaranteeing four spots for Big Ten and SEC teams. And the coaches, one by one, took the stage and made the same arguments.
Currently sitting on the longest winning streak in Ohio high school football, along with four consecutive state titles (15 overall), Tim Goodwin and the Marion Local Flyers are immersed in a pre-season of retooling, and truth be told...they're really OK about turning the page.
They said it for all the nation to hear at Tuesday's Big Ten Media Days in Vegas...Ryan Day and the Buckeyes are not resting on last year's national championship. This is a different team (Caleb Downs, above), and they want to win a different championship. Read Jeff Gilbert....
In the first of two nights of harness racing at the Shelby County Fair, a pair of area drivers (Ed Greeno, above) come back to their racing roots and cash in on Sidney's half-mile track.