Sponseller seals No. 5 Ohio State 18-16 victory in final bout

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From: BigTenNetwork.com -- COLUMBUS, Levitra cheap Ohio – The fifth-ranked Ohio State wrestling team started its 2009 Big Ten dual action with a tightly contested 18-16 victory over No. 19 (tied) Indiana Friday night in St. John Arena. A crowd of 1,473 watched the Buckeyes and the Hoosiers battle through four lead changes before Colt Sponseller scored an 8-3 decision for Ohio State in the final bout. The Scarlet and Gray received decisions from Sponseller (165), Lance Palmer (149), J Jaggers (141), ... Read More

IU takes on Ohio State on Saturday

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By: Matt Dollinger (IDSNews.com) -- Fifty days ago, the United States didn’t have a black president, the Arizona Cardinals were still dwindling in mediocrity and an outfielder on IU’s baseball team was spotlighting as Tom Crean’s sixth man. A lot has changed since the Hoosiers (5-14, 0-7) last won a game. After Wednesday’s heartbreaker to Northwestern, Crean and his players have lost 10 in a row. The team’s most recent victory came Dec. 10 against TCU. Back then, the Hoosiers were above .500, and ... Read More

Wrestling: Schottenstein Center hosts Ohio State wrestling for first time Sunday

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By: Gina Ferrentino (TheLantern.com) -- After three tedious but successful weekends on the road, Ohio State wrestling is ready to face it's first Big Ten competition at home. This weekend, the No. 5 Bucks host No. 20 Indiana and No. 10 Minnesota in a series of duals at St. John Arena and the Schottenstein Center. The meeting of OSU vs. Minnesota Sunday will be first time the OSU wrestling team has competed at the Schottenstein Center. With three consecutive wins under their belt, the ... Read More

Ohio State football: Buckeyes land Texas QB Kenneth Guiton

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By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland.com) -- Ohio State has landed a quarterback Viagra buy cheap for its 2009 football recruiting class. Kenneth Guiton, a three-star quarterback from Eisenhower High School in Houston, committed to the Buckeyes on Thursday night, his coach, Ray Evans, said this afternoon. Evans said Guiton and his father are expected to be in Columbus on Saturday, but that the pledge has already been made, giving the Buckeyes a third scholarship quarterback behind Terrelle Pryor and Joe Bauserman. Evans said Ohio State ... Read More

OSU record holder & 3 time Olympic gold metalist dies

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From: LATimes.com -- Glenn "Jeep" Davis, 74, a three-time Olympic gold-medal hurdler, died Wednesday at a hospice in Barberton, Ohio, after a long illness. Davis was gold medalist Propecia buy cheap in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and in the 400-meter hurdles and 1,600-meter relay at the 1960 Rome Games. In 1958, Davis set world records in the 440-yard run and in the 400-meter low hurdles. He holds the Ohio State University record for the outdoor 50-yard hurdles (6.1 seconds) ... Read More

Football signing ‘day’ can drag on for weeks

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By: Jim Halley (USATODAY.COM) -- With all the football recruiting hoopla surrounding Wednesday, a lot of people forget national signing day is merely the first day high football players can sign a letter-of-intent with a college. Last season, Jeannette, Pa., quarterback Terrelle Pryor, the USA TODAY Offensive Player of the Year, spurned several colleges and ESPN by holding off on his decision for a six weeks before putting on an Ohio State hat. This year's most likely top recruit to wait past Wednesday is ... Read More

Ohio State game highlights Penn State sked

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From: SportingNews.com -- STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Penn State has finalized its 2009 football schedule, which includes visits from Big Ten rivals Iowa, Minnesota and Ohio State. The Nov. 7 meeting against the Buckeyes will be the 300th game in the 49-year history of Beaver Stadium. Penn State will visit conference foes Illinois, Northwestern, Michigan and Michigan State. But the Nittany Lions have a relatively weak nonconference slate, starting with the season opener Sept. 5 versus Akron. Syracuse, Temple and FCS school Eastern ... Read More

Fans flock to meet Beanie

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By: BRANDON HANNAHS(ZanesvilleTimesRecorder.com) Levitra buy -- ZANESVILLE — Chris ‘Beanie’ Wells was a force for opposing defenses to stop on the football field. But the former Ohio State running back slowed himself down enough to make a stop in Zanesville and met with Buckeye fanatics at Cardboard Heroes in the Colony Square Mall Wednesday. The store sold over 100 tickets for the event. Plenty of Ohio State supporters managed their way through the treacherous conditions to get pictures with and autographs from the ... Read More

OSU’s Jenkins gives back to fans

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By: BRANDON HANNAHS (ZanesvilleTimesRecorder.com) -- ZANESVILLE - Malcolm Jenkins battled his way to find the ball on the field. And the Ohio State senior defensive back fought his way through the weather to meet fans and sign autographs for loyal fans Tuesday at Cardboard Heroes in Colony Square Mall. "Just to see the fans willing to come out in this weather means a lot to me," Jenkins said. "This is great to get this kind of turnout despite the weather." Though the numbers were down ... Read More

Is Ohio State Tournament Bound? Five Questions the Buckeyes Must Answer

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By: Jeff Santarossa (BleacherReport.com) -- All was good in the state of Ohio heading into the matchup on Dec. 27, 2008 against Big East foe West Virginia. The football team was preparing to show the country they belonged, eggnog was still “cool” to drink, Santa had been especially good, and the basketball team was turning heads nationally with a surprise 9-0 start. This was the opportunity for this team to show what Notre Dame, Butler, and Miami (FL) already knew: This is a good ... Read More