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OSU men: Keys to the season

Columbus Dispatch — MEN: KEYS TO THE SEASON KEY OFFENSIVE PLAYERS The offense thrived late last season when coach Thad Matta tweaked his half-court set and gave David Lighty and Evan Turner more room to attack the basket from the wings. Will the expanded three-point arc aid that endeavor? As the only returning starters, Lighty and Turner need to shoulder more of a scoring load, especially while other roles are being defined on a very young team. Both could help themselves by shooting a higher percentage from the perimeter, which would force opponents to defend them honestly.
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OSU men: New faces

Columbus Dispatch — William Buford Freshman guard Mr. Basketball in Ohio and a McDonald's All-American last season after averaging 23 points and 11 rebounds at Toledo Libbey. Buford led Libbey to the Division II state championship game and scored 29 points in a one-point loss to Chillicothe. At 6 feet 5 and 190 pounds, Buford is the sixth McDonald's All-American recruited to Ohio State by coach Thad Matta in five seasons. A smooth player with an effective mid-range jumper, he was ranked No.12 overall and the third-best shooting guard in the class of 2008 by the Recruiting Services Consensus Index.
Ohio State Buckeyes28 minutes ago

Men's basketball: Ten Big 10 Questions

Columbus Dispatch — 1.Who are the best teams? Michigan State, Purdue and Wisconsin, in that order now but not necessarily at the end. I don't understand the near-consensus opinion favoring Purdue to win the Big Ten championship. Michigan State is loaded with athletes young and old, and unlike last year, they won't have to defer to Drew Neitzel. The Spartans should run again like they did with Mateen Cleaves and smother opponents with their depth. Purdue returns all five starters and seven of its top eight players from the young team that surprised everyone and finished second to Wisconsin. The Boilerm...
Ohio State Buckeyes28 minutes ago

Men's basketball results

Columbus Dispatch — Men's Basketball Yesterday's results Big Ten Wisconsin (25), 88, SIU-Edwardsville 58.
Ohio State Buckeyes1 hour ago

College basketball: Oklahoma holds off Curry, Davidson

Columbus Dispatch — Blake Griffin had 25 points and a career-high 21 rebounds, and No. 12 Oklahoma overcame the highest scoring game of Stephen Curry's career to beat No. 21 Davidson 82-78 last night.
Ohio State Buckeyes1 hour ago

Tall order: Ohio State and coach Thad Matta are learning that experience is tough to come by

Columbus Dispatch — After two years of coaching his most-prized players for a fraction of the time he spent recruiting them, Ohio State coach Thad Matta hasn't changed his mind about chasing one-and-done players.
Ohio State Buckeyes1 hour ago

Rodriguez's mark slow to appear

Columbus Dispatch — ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan's football season will come to a merciful end Saturday. No bowl game awaits the Wolverines after this losingest of years.
Ohio State Buckeyes1 hour ago

OSU football: 2008 game has same feel as 1978

Columbus Dispatch — A much-hyped freshman quarterback shows up at Ohio State, takes over from an established veteran, and performs well enough to lead the Buckeyes into the Michigan game with a Big Ten title and Rose Bowl bid at stake.
Ohio State Buckeyes1 hour ago

OSU notebook: Rivalry opened kicker's eyes

Columbus Dispatch — Before coming to the United States, Ohio State senior kicker Ryan Pretorius thought he had a pretty good idea what a major sports rivalry was.
Ohio State Buckeyes1 hour ago

College football result, schedule

Columbus Dispatch — College football Yesterday's result MAC N. Illinois 42, Kent State 14
Ohio State Buckeyes1 hour ago

College football notebook: BCS games moving to ESPN in 2011

Columbus Dispatch — Bowl Championship Series games will move to ESPN starting in January 2011.
Ohio State Buckeyes1 hour ago

Soccer schedule

Columbus Dispatch — Pro Soccer MLS Cup Sunday, Nov. 23 At Carson, Calif. Columbus vs. New York, 3:30 p.m.
Columbus Crew1 hour ago

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