Ohio State Buckeyes Rumors & News
Four things they think about the NCAA Tournament
Plain Dealer — Plain Dealer writers Doug Lesmerises and Elton Alexander join columnist Bill Livingston to offer observations as March Madness looms.
15 mins agoBeef House: Illinois
Hoops & Scoops: an OSU basketball blog | Columbus Dispatch — A lot of talking between Evan Turner and the Illini today. The Buckyes laughed last. Bob Hunter will cover all the jabbering in his column Sunday. Until then, it's your turn to jabber.
1 hour agoOSU's Evan Turner: 'He can do anything he wants to do'
Plain Dealer — "He can do anything he wants to do," Ohio State's second-leading scorer, William Buford, said of Evan Turner. "He looks for his teammates, he rebounds, he scores, he's an all-around player."
3 hours agoThe NCAA stars: Duke's Jon Scheyer's 3-pointer puts Blue Devils past Georgia Tech
Plain Dealer — Though Jon Scheyer didn't lead Duke in scoring on Sunday, it shouldn't have been a surprise that he hit the 3-pointer with 18 seconds left to push the Blue Devils past Georgia Tech for the ACC Tournament title.
3 hours agoBig player on a losing team: Only Delaware's Jawan Carter contributed more than Evan Turner
Plain Dealer — Only one player came out ahead of Ohio State's Evan Turner in the percentage of offense he provided his team in points and assists.
3 hours agoThe NCAA stars: John Wall's off-balance 3-pointer bails out Wildcats
Plain Dealer — Even as Evan Turner pounded home his case for national player of the year awards, the Wildcats' freshman point guard continued to make his own mark, averaging 17.8 points and 7.4 assists in his final five games.
3 hours agoNCAA Tournament: Ohio State gets No. 2 seed in Midwest
Columbus Dispatch — The Ohio State men's basketball team, champion of the Big Ten tournament and conference co-champ in the regular season, received a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
6 hours agoStories Of Joy: Buckeyes Rout Gophers
ESPN Video — Evan Turner leads Ohio State to a 90-61 rout of Minnesota
7 hours agoFill out and track your brackets online for a chance to win $10,000
Plain Dealer — This year's bracket challenge has everything you need to fill out and track your brackets including; bracket predictions, team scouting reports, live scoring, instant standings, smack boards and, most importantly, a grand prize of $10,000
7 hours agoFinal bracketology
Hoops & Scoops: an OSU basketball blog | Columbus Dispatch — In about 30 minutes, well know Ohio States tournament fate. Id be highly surprised if the Buckeyes aren't a No. 2 seed. I have the Buckeyes as the second No. 2 seed (sixth overall) behind West Virginia (or possibly Duke). Id say their most likely first-round opponents are Morgan State, Houston or North Texas. As for the bubble teams, I have it coming down to Minnesota, Illinois, Florida and Mississippi State for the final two spots. I picked the Big Ten teams, not because of any Big Ten bias but because I think theyve got the more impressive victories. Some might think the tournament sele...
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- Relieved Gophers hoping to make some noise in NCAA tournament St. Paul Pioneer Press INDIANAPOLIS — Cheers and screams broke out behind the closed door of Star Room B off a hallway in Conseco Fieldhouse early Sunday evening. The Gophers erupted with equal parts joy and relief when they learned they weren't snubbed by the NCAA tournament selection committee.
- Gophers' first foe, Xavier, is an NCAA tournament veteran St. Paul Pioneer Press Xavier secured its fifth straight NCAA tournament bid Sunday and will face Minnesota for the first time in 54 years.
- Buckeyes' blowout in Big Ten final sends Gophers to NCAA tournament on a downer St. Paul Pioneer Press INDIANAPOLIS — After Devoe Joseph nailed a three-pointer at the buzzer Sunday to cut Minnesota's deficit to three points at halftime, he smiled while holding his hand in the air for a while.
- Spartans know improved guard play will be key to deep NCAA tournament run Grand Rapids Press Chris Allen is coming off suspension, Durrell Summers is coming off a benching, and Kalin Lucas is coming off a string of uneven performances for Michigan State.
- New Mexico State a changed team since returns of Wendell McKines, Troy Gillenwater Grand Rapids Press Aggies started 3-6 before rallying to win the WAC tournament after McKines and Gillenwater returned from being academically ineligible.
- Injuries have tempered Purdue's Final Four hopes Indianapolis Star Matt Painter's vision had come together perfectly. It was late February and his Purdue men's basketball team was ranked No. 3 in the nation. The Boilermakers had beaten four top-10 teams and were being picked by national analysts to reach the Final Four in Indianapolis.
- Future Less Sunny? Puck-rakers | Columbus Dispatch The Hockey News is out with its annual Future Watch edition, which is always a must-read for hockey fans. Like so much else with the Blue Jackets in 2009-10, it hasn't been a great season for the club's next wave of talent, especially its top prospect. Forward Nikita Filatov, who was chosed by the magazine as the top prospect outside the NHL last season, slid to No. 7 in this season's rankings. That's what happens when you don't stick in the NHL and end up getting stripped of the captain's 'C' during the World Junior Championships. The Blue Jackets overall slid from No. 4 overall to No. 10, th...
- No Joy Puck-rakers | Columbus Dispatch The Blue Jackets downgraded their full practice to an optional. Just six skaters and two goaltender took part in advance of Monday's battle of the basement with Edmonton. Interim coach Claude Noel said the Jackets are depleted from an energy standpoint after their six-day road trip followed by a pair of home games. This much is certain, they had nothing on Saturday in a 5-1 loss to St. Louis. "Our biggest thing is rest-recovery right now," Noel said. Noel looked as down as I've seen him this morning as we discussed the losses at the trade deadline and the injuries to Rick Nash and Kristian H...
- NHL notebook: Hitchcock gets to work in desert Columbus Dispatch When Ken Hitchcock was fired as Blue Jackets coach Feb. 3, he had only a few days of downtime before he could immerse himself in being an assistant coach for Team Canada at the Vancouver Olympics.
- Jackets unravel in second Columbus Dispatch On nights like this, the season can't end soon enough for the Blue Jackets. Playing without two of their top three scorers and playing against a St. Louis Blues club desperate to make the playoffs, the Blue Jackets came out on the ugly end of an odiferous performance last night before 16,453 in Nationwide Arena.
- Jackets notebook: Noel wants to be boss Columbus Dispatch In 1993, as coach Claude Noel left the Dayton Bombers to accept an assistant’s position at a higher minor-league level, the franchise owner made what proved to be a prescient observation.
- New Crew forward still under wraps Columbus Dispatch For more than a month, Sergio Herrera has sported a Crew uniform, but the great majority of Crew fans have yet to see the Colombian forward in action.