Duke Dumped....EJ Liddell stuffed the shot attempt of top NBA prospect Paolo Banchero (below), and the Buckeyes pulled the early NCAA basketball shocker Tuesday by knocking off No. 1 Duke 71-66 at the Schottenstein Center. Bruce Hooley writes the story for today's Press Pros.

It remains to be seen how many total high school football fans will respond to the 50th state football tournament, but there’s little question that Saturday’s lineup, and the rich history of MAC teams Marion Local, Coldwater, and Versailles, and players like former OSU quarterback Bobby Hoying (below) - might just steal the show.

We packed in an extra week of games, and a lot of extra travel and fuss. But in the end…check out who’s playing this weekend in Canton. And answer this question.  Who's surprised?

In the history of mankind there's two things that are hard to argue, or win against.  One is Mother Nature.  Two is the law of averages.  And weather had nothing to do with the Buckeyes losing to Michigan.  The law of averages, in human terms, had a lot to do with it.