By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State star Evan Turner said Saturday's double-overtime win over Illinois was even better than his 37-foot game-winning shot against Michigan on Friday because this victory was a team struggle. After the 88-81 Big Ten Tournament semifinal win over the Illini, Turner was still seething over the way the teams treated each other. Turner was visibly angered 30 minutes after the game in the locker room when discussing the talking the Illini did during ... Read More

From: SanLuisObispo.com -- Evan Turner continues to steal the show in Big Ten Tournament, scoring 11 of his game-high 31 points in a pair of overtime sessions to lead No. 5 Ohio State to an exciting, 88-81, victory over Illinois to advance to the conference finals. Turner, who drained a 37-foot three-pointer at the buzzer to beat Michigan on Friday, also had 10 rebounds and six assists, though he did turn the ball over 10 times and fouled out in the second OT. The top-seeded ... Read More

By: Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- National signing day was largely forgettable for the Big Ten, and things ended on a down note as coveted offensive tackle Seantrel Henderson picked USC over Ohio State, Minnesota and several others. Henderson and linebacker Jordan Hicks were considered the top two players from the Big Ten region this year, and neither of them will be suiting up for a Big Ten team in 2010. Ohio State went 0-for-2 on coveted offensive line prospects on Wednesday, as Matt ... Read More

By: Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- Ohio State entered national signing day hoping to land two coveted offensive linemen, Seantrel Henderson and Matt James. It appeared likely the Buckeyes would land at least one, if not both of the highly rated prep prospects. But now it's fair to ask the question: Could Ohio State end up going 0-for-2? According to the Cincinnati Enquirer's Mike Dyer, James has committed to Notre Dame instead of Ohio State and will make it official at a noon ET announcement. Ohio ... Read More

By: Kathy Cubert (TheLantern.com) -- For Austin Hylander, 30 seconds and four shots turned into a year of free tuition at Ohio State. Hylander won the “Big Shots” contest during a women’s basketball game halftime contest at Value City Arena Thursday night. By sinking four baskets in less than 30 seconds, he won one year of tuition-free education. Hylander, a first-year in athletic training, hit a layup, a free throw, a 3-pointer and a half-court shot. He said he never thought he would win the tuition ... Read More

From: AP via InsideBayArea.com -- Ohio State's fans showered a half-century of cheers on the 1960 Buckeyes. Then the 2010 edition went out and gave a performance worthy of the school's only national champion, shooting 63 percent from the field Sunday in an 85-63 rout of Minnesota in the Big Ten. Led by stars Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek — along with substitute Bob Knight, who would become the winningest college coach ever — the school's only national championship basketball team received a warm ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- WEST CHESTER, Ohio -- As soon as he decided to become a Buckeye, Christian Bryant went to work. On Tuesday, the Glenville defensive back gave his oral commitment to Ohio State and started calling Cincinnati-area linebacker Jordan Hicks, the next major in-state recruit he wanted to see join him in Columbus. Bryant said Hicks never called him back. As anticipated, Hicks announced at a news conference at West Chester Lakota West High School on Friday that ... Read More

By: Sean Jackson (Examiner.com) -- After a stunning 63-61 loss to Purdue, Ohio State had some examining to do. Leading up to the loss the Buckeyes were winning games a lot closer than they wanted. Last night provided them with an opportunity to play well and regain momentum. Much like the men’s team, the Buckeyes look to play their best basketball in the transition game. When confined to half court play, the game slows down and they struggle. The Buckeyes were able to ... Read More

By: Bob Fortuna (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Christian Bryant, Glenville's talented all-purpose senior football player, gave his oral commitment to Ohio State during a 3 p.m. press conference this afternoon at the high school. Bryant did everything but drive the bus this season for the Division I state runner-up Tarblooders. He picked the Buckeyes over Ohio North Carolina. Some of his other scholarship offers included Michigan State, Minnesota, Stanford, Vanderbilt, West Virginia and Notre Dame. He was ranked among the nation's top 125 high ... Read More

By Braden Gall (AthlonSports.com) -- With less than two weeks until National Signing Day 2010, Athlon takes an in-depth look at the top 10 uncommitted prospects left on the board (number is AC100 rank): 1. Seantrel Henderson, OL (St. Paul, Minn.) Henderson’s hold on the No. 1 slot in the Athlon Consensus 100 has loosened quite a bit over the last few weeks. Ronald Powell (Rancho Verde, Calif.) made a huge statement with his performance in the U.S. Army Bowl and has closed the gap ... Read More

From: Cleveland Plain Dealer -- Notre Dame College's wrestling team went 3-for-3 over the weekend to capture the team title at the NAIA National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa. On Sunday, the top-ranked Falcons defeated No. 7 Missouri Valley, 26-7, in the championship match. Derek Foore (197), Solon's Kevin Hardy (165), Twinsburg's Adam Koballa (141), Dante Rini (125) and Orlando Scales (heavyweight) each won three matches, as NDC won the biggest title in the program's four years. In the title match against Missouri Valley, ... Read More

By: Stacy Clardie (JournalGazette.net) -- Ohio State has Evan Turner back. That makes the Buckeyes dangerous when they come to play No. 6 Purdue on Tuesday in Mackey Arena. Turner, one of the nation's top players, returned to the court last week against Indiana. He initially was predicted to miss eight weeks after breaking bones in his back when landing hard on a dunk attempt. Instead, he was in the starting lineup after just less than five weeks and helped the Buckeyes (11-5, 1-3) beat the ... Read More

From: SanLuisObispo.com -- Blake Hoffarber scored a game-high 27 points to lead the Minnesota Golden Gophers to a 73-62 win over the Ohio State Buckeyes in a Big Ten Conference battle at Williams Arena. Lawrence Westbrook also added 15 points for the Golden Gophers (12-4, 3-1 Big 10), while Al Nolen and Damian Johnson chipped win with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Evan Turner led the way for OSU (11-5, 1-3), tallying 19 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists. William Buford also got involved, netting ... Read More