From: Cleveland Plain Dealer -- Ohio State's Jantel Lavender was strong and dominant in the post. Samantha Prahalis relied on her all-conference quickness to control the perimeter. Just like the Buckeyes have come to expect from their strong tag-team tandem. One problem against Illinois: Ohio State's other players weren't themselves Friday night. The 10th-ranked Buckeyes had to continually fend off Illinois' comebacks before finally pulling away in the final minute for a 66-55 women's basketball win in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals in Indianapolis. "In the first half, ... Read More

From: SouthBendTribune.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — Mathieu Picard scored two goals and Zac Dalpe added a late insurance goal as Ohio State defeated Notre Dame, 3-1, on Friday night in game one of the best-of-three CCHA playoff series at the OSU Ice Rink. Sophomore Richard Ryan scored his first collegiate goal for the Irish, who outshot Ohio State, 35-28, in the game. The loss drops the Irish to 13-16-8 overall, while the Buckeyes move to 13-16-6. Game two of the series will be played ... Read More

By: John Kampf (News-Herald.com) -- COLUMBUS — Hanging high above the court at Value City Arena, home of the Ohio State men's basketball team, is a large white banner, trimmed in scarlet. Inside the trim it reads in scarlet letters, "Jackson." Beneath it the number "22." The banner commemorates the decorated tenure of Jimmy Jackson. The standard for OSU men's basketball program for this generation. At least until this year. Since he departed Ohio State following the 1991-92 season, Jackson has had no peer come and go ... Read More

By: Zack Meisel (TheLantern.com) -- The night started with tears dripping down the face of senior Mark Titus. It ended with a floor full of Buckeye nuts celebrating Ohio State’s first Big Ten Championship since the 2006-07 season. Behind a barrage of 3-pointers by junior Jon Diebler, the No. 6 Buckeyes raced past Illinois to win 73-57 on senior night at the Schottenstein Center. Diebler drained seven shots from behind the arc, including five in the first half. He paced the Buckeyes with 21 points. With the ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- After finishing off a remarkable 50-day run, the Ohio State Buckeyes can enjoy a nine-day break knowing that no matter what else happens, they are Big Ten men's basketball champions and the No. 1 seed for the Big Ten Tournament. With a 73-57 victory over Illinois on Tuesday, No. 6 Ohio State ended its regular season at 24-7 and 14-4 in conference play. Purdue and Michigan State, both with two games to play, can tie ... Read More

By: Ryan Cost (CNATI.com) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- As Ohio State guard Evan Turner stood atop the scorer's table, he hoisted the Big Ten championship trophy in one hand, and gave the "number one" sign with the other to the large group of fans on the Value City Arena floor chanting "One more year! One more year!" It was a symbolic gesture. Ohio State is the "number one" seed in next week's Big Ten tournament after capping off its conference season with a sound ... Read More

By: JOHN P. WISE (BleacherReport.com) -- It's March and everyone's talking about college basketball. Is your team on the bubble? While all the talk is about teams and brackets and seeds, let's not forget about some of the top individual players who hope to lead those squads deep into the NCAA Tournament. So let's get started with my five leading candidates to win the coveted Naismith Award, which honors the best player in men's college basketball (stats through Feb. 28): + Evan Turner, Jr, G, ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Cleveland Central Catholic grad Jantel Lavender added another award to one of the best careers in the history of Big Ten women's basketball when on Monday she was named the Big Ten Player of the Year for the third straight season. While leading Ohio State to a sixth straight conference title, Lavender, a 6-foot-4 center, led the conference in scoring again, averaging 20.9 ppg, and was third in rebounding at 10.4 rpg. The Buckeyes ... Read More

From: ESPN.com news services -- Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor said a routine surgery to strengthen a partially torn posterior cruciate ligament three weeks ago turned into a more extensive procedure once the doctor found unexpected issues. Pryor, who revealed before the Rose Bowl he had been dealing with a slight PCL injury, said Sunday at a team charity event in Columbus, Ohio, that the arthroscopy was performed on his left knee, not the right as the school announced in early February. "We just ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Terrelle Pryor wanted to know the score. "I hope Purdue loses," the Ohio State quarterback said Sunday afternoon. Told the Boilermakers were trailing Michigan State, Pryor said, "That's good then." "I'm just happy the girls are in and now we need the guys coming in. I'm sure they'll get it done," Pryor said. Actually, Pryor and the football Buckeyes were in first, winning their fifth straight Big Ten title in the fall. Then the OSU women's ... Read More

From: TheOtherPaper.com -- The Ohio State men’s hockey team will open the 2010 Central Collegiate Hockey Association tournament this weekend, hosting Notre Dame in a first-round, best-of-three series in the OSU Ice Rink. The games Friday and Saturday are set for 7:05 p.m., with game three (if necessary) to be determined. The winner of the series advances to the league tournament quarterfinals. Seating is limited in the ice rink. Tickets will go on sale to current Ohio State men’s hockey season tickets holders Monday. ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor hasn't yet returned to working out with his teammates since having arthroscopic surgery on his left knee 20 days ago and he's disappointed at missing out. "You lose a type of leadership," Pryor said Sunday at a team charity event. "I laid at home for about five days and then I went in and started to do upper body [workouts]. My upper body got real weak because I was ... Read More

By: Angelique S. Chengelis (The Detroit News) -- Columbus, Ohio -- If only Michigan could have played Ohio State minus Evan Turner. And William Buford. And Dallas Lauderdale. The ninth-ranked Buckeyes had too much firepower this time for the Wolverines, as they won handily, 66-55, on Saturday afternoon at Value City Arena to split the regular-season series. Michigan, which had beaten Ohio State in early January while Turner, a national player of the year favorite, was sidelined with an injury, has lost three straight with ... Read More