By: Eric Pincus(HoopsWorld.com) -- With the Washington Wizards, Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets coming out of the lottery with the top three picks, the order is finally set as teams prepare for the NBA Draft. The early consensus has John Wall and Evan Turner as the top two picks. Turner addressed the media Thursday and speculation the Sixers will take him second on June 24th. "I think it's a good city.  I think they're on the rise," said ... Read More

By: Drew Gatewood (BleacherReport.com) -- Columbus, Ohio—Senior guard David Lighty has re-fractured his left foot. The injury happened during spring conditioning, and he will have surgery on Friday to repair the damage. Lighty first injured his foot back in December of 2008, and he missed the rest of the 2008-2009 season with a medical redshirt. Lighty is expected to be fully recovered in about 12 weeks. He will have his surgery on campus at the Ohio State Medical Center with Dr. ... Read More

By: Sean Kane (CSNPhilly.com) -- For the Sixers, the hard part is done. Their jump from the sixth spot to the second spot in Tuesday night's NBA draft lottery defied the odds, and the benefit to the franchise is two-fold. It will land them a player who will contribute right away and potentially develop into an All-Star. But in the immediate future, the improbable leap up the board generates some much-needed excitement around a team coming off ... Read More

Ohio State landed its 11th commitment of the 2011 recruiting class Sunday according to Bill Greene of Scout.com.  Four-star defensive tackle Michael Bennett pledged to the Buckeyes. Bennett, no prescription online pharmacy of Centerville, is the fourth defensive lineman to commit to Ohio State for this class, reinforcing the need for the Buckeyes to re-stock the defensive front. He'd been offered scholarships by at least 30 other schools, including Michigan, Notre Dame, Alabama and Oklahoma. "I made up mind where I wanted ... Read More

By: Jeff Seemann (Fox Sports Ohio) -- March 18, 2008 was a big day at The Ohio State University.  It was the day Terrelle Pryor officially signed his letter of intent to play football for the Buckeyes. It was also the day  OSU fans began their dreams of not only returning to the National Championship Game, but actually winning it. Pryor was the prized jewel of the 2008 class. He skipped the National Letter Of Intent Day in ... Read More

From: BigTenNetwork.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The No. 19 Ohio State Buckeyes were carried to a 9-6 victory over the Northwestern Wildcats (36-12) by a strong performance from Sam Marder on Friday. Marder went 2-for-2 at the plate and drove in two Buckeyes (25-22) runners. Marder homered in the third inning scoring Alicia Herron. This year Marder has 43 hits in 120 at bats. She has driven in 42 runners and scored 39 runs. The Buckeyes scored the majority of their runs during a ... Read More

By: Andy Katz (ESPN.com) -- The NCAA's deadline to withdraw from the NBA draft was pushed up five weeks from its usual spot in mid-June. Thus, so too was our post-deadline top 25. This is what we know about the 2010-11 season: There won't be a truly great team. Sound familiar? It was true last season. And because of that, Duke has a chance to repeat as national champions. Not losing anyone early to the NBA draft after winning a national ... Read More

By: Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- The 2010-11 Big Ten bowl lineup is now set, with the Insight Bowl moving up in the pecking order and three new games -- Gator, Texas, Dallas Football Classic -- coming aboard. A ton of things can happen between now and Sept. 2, but there's no harm in taking a look at which teams likely will be packing their bags in late December or early January, and which teams will be staying home. The ... Read More

From: BallStateSports.com -- Ball State steps out of Mid-American Conference play Wednesday evening as it travels to Big Ten foe Ohio State for a 6:35 p.m. first pitch at Jim Davis Stadium ... The Cardinals enter the contest with a 24-23 overall record price Xenical and sit alone atop of the MAC standings with a 15-6 record ... BSU has won all seven of its MAC weekend series, including taking two out of three at Western ... Read More

By JAMILA T. WILLIAMS (MorningJournal.com) -- COLUMBUS — Avon Lake High School 2009 graduate Jason Stuckert will be part of the “best damn band in the land” in a major way. The 19-year-old freshman at The Ohio State University has been chosen to lead the university’s marching band as the drum major for the 2010 football season. And though kick-off for the first Buckeyes game against Marshall isn’t until Sept. 2, Stuckert is already looking and feeling ... Read More