Buckeyes to get early bye in 2016 Big Ten season

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By: AP via chillicothegazette.com -- COLUMBUS — Ohio State will get a break almost in the middle of the Big Ten season in 2015 but will have only one conference game under its belt when its bye week rolls around in 2016. The Big Ten released conference schedules for those two seasons on Monday.   Purdue is the Buckeyes’ first opponent each year, on the road on Oct. 3, 2015, and at Ohio Stadium in the conference opener on Oct. 1, 2016.   In 2015, the Ohio ... Read More

Big Ten announces prime-time schedule

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By Brian Bennett via ESPN.com -- The Big Ten has released its complete prime-time schedule for the 2012 season, with 14 total games under the lights this fall. That includes six games on the ABC/ESPN family of networks and eight on the Big Ten Network. Here you go, night owls (all kickoffs listed in ET): Aug. 31 Boise State at Michigan State, 8 p.m., ESPN Sept. 1 Indiana State at Indiana, 8 p.m., Big Ten Network Sept. 8 Vanderbilt at Northwestern, 8 p.m., BTN Sept. 15 Notre Dame at Michigan State, 8 ... Read More

Top LB Dorian O’Daniel makes his choice

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According to an article published on ESPN's website, one of the nation's most heavily-recruited linebacker prospects in the nation has made his decision as to where he will play football.  Dorian O'Daniel, who is listed as 6'1" and 205 lbs., has committed to Clemson.   The Tigers landed this powerhouse from Our Lady of Good Counsel High School (Olney, Md.) even though O'Daniel was being pursued by multipal colleges. Ohio State, Ohio, Virginia, Wisconsin, Iowa, Oklahoma, Pittsburgh, Vanderbilt, Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Rutgers, Syracuse, ... Read More

Ohio State men’s basketball team bowls over Purdue in Big Ten Tournament

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By Doug Lesmerises (The Plain Dealer) -- INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Under the basket as the shot went up from the corner, Ohio State's Deshaun Thomas slid out in front of the rim, tapped the rebound, tapped it again, grabbed it and put it back in for a six-point Ohio State lead with just over six minutes to play Friday night. For a team that tied for the regular-season Big Ten crown but has some players that haven't been ... Read More

Purdue (21-11) vs. (7) Ohio State (25-6)

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From:The Sports Network via KansasCity.com--  The second-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes begin their quest for a third straight Big Ten Conference Tournament championship tonight when they take on the sixth-seeded Purdue Boilermakers in the quarterfinals. Purdue breezed to a 79-61 victory over 11th-seeded Nebraska in its first-round matchup, and in the process has advanced to the quarterfinals for the sixth straight season. The triumph ups the Boilermakers' overall record to 21-11, which includes wins in four of their last five games. Ohio State (25-6, 13-5 ... Read More

Big Ten Tournament 2012: Ohio State Ready to Claim Rightful Place Atop League

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By: Josh Martin (BleacherReport.com) --  Who's No. 1? It's a simple question, really, one that the college basketball universe has been asking of the Big Ten all season. And one that Ohio State finally appears prepared to answer in the affirmative this week. The Buckeyes claimed a share of the conference's regular-season title by way of a 72-70 victory over Michigan State in East Lansing on Sunday, sharing the honor with the Spartans and arch rival Michigan at 13-5 ... Read More

Big Ten Tournament 2012: Breaking Down Odds for Each School to Win It All

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By Donald Wood (BleacherReport.com) --  With the Big Ten Tournament looming large over college basketball fans, we have broken the odds of who will win the conference tournament. Five nationally ranked teams grace this conference, which is regarded as one of the toughest in all of college sports, but only one can walk away the Big Ten Champion. Every team has a chance to win the tourney, but some teams have much better odds to pull out the victory than the rest. See where ... Read More

Ohio State rally topples Purdue women

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By: MIKE CARMIN (jconline.com) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — Samantha Prahalis scored 21 of her 26 points in the second half, including a game-clinching 3-pointer with 40.2 seconds to play as 10th-ranked Ohio State beat the 16th-ranked Purdue women's basketball team 80-71 at Value City Arena. The Boilermakers pulled within 73-71 on Courtney Moses' layup, but Prahalis was left open on an inbounds play and drained the 3-pointer to send the Buckeyes into a tie with Purdue in ... Read More

No. 3 Ohio State beats Purdue 87-84

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By: AP via Boston.com --COLUMBUS, Ohio—William Buford scored a career-high 29 points and capped his night with a pivotal dunk in the final minute to power No. 3 Ohio State past hot-shooting Purdue 87-84 on Tuesday. The win was Ohio State's 39th in a row at home -- since losing to Purdue two years ago at Value City Arena. Buford scored 21 points in the second half to carry the Buckeyes (21-3, 9-2 Big Ten) while All-America Jared Sullinger ... Read More

BASKETBALL: Purdue (15-8) at No. 3 Ohio State (20-3)

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By Sports Network via KansasCity.com -- The third-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes will try to keep sole possession of first place in the Big Ten Conference as they welcome the Purdue Boilermakers to Value City Arena for a league battle. This will be the 166th meeting in the all-time series. Purdue holds an 83-82 lead in the rivalry after each team defended its home floor in last season's home and home series. Head coach Matt Painter's Purdue team is 15-8 ... Read More