The Buckeyes use defense (above) and 60% shooting in the first half to jump out to a fast start, then withstood a record-setting scoring performance before turning Minnesota away at the end. OSU opens Big Ten play with an 84-74 win over the Gophers.
Motivated by the response to his recent column on why wild pheasants have become extinct in Ohio, columnist Ray Reilly responds with his own outdoors variety of 'The Reader Speaks'.
Grambling State University is criss-crossing the country, picked up checks as cannon fodder for bigger basketball programs and the Tigers cooperated thoroughly Saturday afternoon by lowing way down and way low to the University of Dayton, 76-46, at UD Arena.
What a way to finish...Marion Local's Kyle Otte ran for 122 all-purpose yards in his last appearance as a Flyer, a huge influence on Marion's 38-0 win over Dalton for the Division VII state title in football. Read about the game.
Lakewood St. Edward thrived on a ground-and-pound approach in the fourth quarter, relying on the legs of sophomore Brandon White (above) and bulk of three major college linemen, to defeat upstart Springfield 31-21 in the latest chapter of a trilogy between these teams.
