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MLS: Rogers joins L.A. Galaxy
Columbus Dispatch — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robbie Rogers is joining the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in another step by openly gay athletes in professional sports. He told The Associated Press his fears about returning to soccer were eased by the strong support he received from family, fans and players, including Galaxy star Landon Donovan. Now Rogers is ready to accept his role as the league’s first openly gay player.
Columbus Crew 21 hours agoNHL: Jackets sign a backup goalie
Columbus Dispatch — The Blue Jackets don’t have No. 1 goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky under contract just yet, but they settled on his likely backup yesterday. It’s a familiar name. Curtis McElhinney, who guided the Blue Jackets’ minor-league affiliate in Springfield, Mass., to the second-best record in the American Hockey League this season, signed a one-year, one-way contract worth $600,000.
Columbus Blue Jackets May 25, 2013Saturday, May 25 TV and radio sports listings for Cleveland and Northeast Ohio
Plain Dealer — Highlights include Indians game at Boston, Ohio State in Big Ten baseball tournament, NHL and NBA playoffs.
Ohio State Buckeyes May 24, 2013Ohio State football: Iowa will be homecoming opponent
Columbus Dispatch — Ohio State's football homecoming game this season will be on Oct.19 against Iowa and will kick off at about 3:30 p.m., the university announced. The game will be telecast on either ABC, ESPN or ESPN2.
Ohio State Buckeyes May 24, 2013Bob Hunter commentary | Rumblings: Ex-Buckeye Thomas doesn’t sizzle at combine
Columbus Dispatch — After leaving Ohio State with a season of eligibility remaining, Deshaun Thomas said he was confident he could persuade NBA scouts that he should be drafted in the first round on June 27 and not the second.
Ohio State Buckeyes May 24, 2013Crew: Oduro makes most of chances up front
Columbus Dispatch — Jairo Arrieta’s absence is proving to be Dominic Oduro’s gain. After being acquired during a preseason trade, Oduro is making it tough for coach Robert Warzycha not to play him at forward, his natural position. Initially penciled in on the right side of the midfield, Oduro moved up top when Arrieta departed for national team duty in late March.
Columbus Crew May 23, 2013
Sports commenters: 4 signs you might be 'trolling'
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Ohio State Buckeyes May 24, 2013
Ohio State homecoming game vs. Iowa will kick off at 3:30 on Oct. 19
Plain Dealer — The Buckeyes get a third later home kickoff, after two 8 p.m. starts were already announced against Wisconsin and Penn State.
Ohio State Buckeyes May 24, 2013
Ohio State Buckeyes continue 2014 home turf recruiting battle with Dante Booker as 6th in-state pledge
Plain Dealer — Ohio State has nine pledges in its 2014 recruiting class and six are from Ohio, where Urban Meyer wanted to focus more this year.
Ohio State Buckeyes May 24, 2013Ohio State football: Akron linebacker is ninth to commit to 2014 class
Columbus Dispatch — Dante Booker became the third linebacker in the 2014 Ohio State recruiting class yesterday, picking the Buckeyes over Notre Dame.
Ohio State Buckeyes May 23, 2013Sports report
Columbus Dispatch — Former baseball player Jose Canseco has been accused of sexual assault in Las Vegas in an investigation that Canseco made public with postings on Twitter saying that a woman falsely accused him of rape.
Columbus Crew May 22, 2013Ohio State recruiting: St. V-M’s Dante Booker commits to Buckeyes
Akron Beacon Journal — St. Vincent-St. Mary junior linebacker Dante Booker Jr. committed Thursday to play football at Ohio State University on scholarship.Booker is the second St. V-M junior to give Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer a commitment recently, following junior running back Parris Campbell Jr.“It is a great opportunity,” Booker said. “I am excited to get the chance to play with Parris in college. It feels great to make the decision and I look forward to playing my senior year of high school.”Booker, 6-foot-3, 215 pounds, and Campbell helped St. V-M win the Division III state football championship in 2012, and bo...
Ohio State Buckeyes May 23, 2013
Ohio State lands St. Vincent-St. Mary linebacker Dante Booker
Plain Dealer — Dante Booker headed to Ohio State - (St. Vincent-St. Mary)AKRON, Ohio - St. Vincent-St. Mary linebacker Dante Booker has made an oral commitment to play football at Ohio State.Booker, a Plain Dealer All-Star and the Division III co-defensive player...
Ohio State Buckeyes May 23, 2013Michael Arace commentary: Is New York big enough for a second MLS team?
Columbus Dispatch — It was announced on Tuesday that two of the most recognizable and well-heeled sports franchises in the world — Manchester City FC, owned by a prince from the United Arab Emirates; and the New York Yankees — joined for a bid for a Major League Soccer franchise. Their expansion team will be called New York City FC. It will begin play in one of the five boroughs in 2015.
Columbus Crew May 22, 2013Blue Jackets: No progress in contract talks with Bobrovsky
Columbus Dispatch — It has been about a month since the Blue Jackets’ season ended and two months since contract talks between the club and goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky started, but the sides are no closer to reaching a deal.
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