Jon Diebler is one away from Big Ten record

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From: AP via ESPN.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Sometime during Sunday's big game at No. 11 Purdue, Ohio State shooting guard Jon Diebler will catch online pharmacy no prescription needed a pass, set his feet, coil and release a shot at the top of his jump. Just like he has maybe 100,000 times going on a million, in gyms all over the country. Only this time it just may be the 3-pointer that sets the Big Ten record. The gangly 6-foot-6 senior enters ... Read More

Ohio State Basketball Runs Past Michigan State 71-61

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By John Bena (SBNation.com) -- It's mid-February, just about the time Tom Izzo coached teams start ot make their run. The Michigan State Spartans came into the Value City Center looking to hand the Ohio State Buckeyes their second straight loss. For 35 minutes, Michigan State gave the Buckeyes all they could handle, and then some. In the end, the Buckeyes did to Michigan State what they couldn't do to Wisconsin this weekend - finish. William Buford scored ... Read More

OSU slips to No. 2 in AP poll; 3 in ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll

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After being the unanimous No. 1 for the past three weeks, Ohio State dropped to second in the AP poll and third in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll after losing its first game of the season Saturday at Wisconsin. The Buckeyes, loosing to the Badgers 71-67, hold on to the AP No. 2 stop by just one point while receiving 14 first place votes. OSU received three first-place votes in the other poll. The Buckeyes will match-up against Big Ten foe Michigan ... Read More

Badgers looking into Sullinger’s spitting allegation

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By: ROB SCHULTZ (Madison.com) -- University of Wisconsin athletic department officials are looking into an allegation by Jared Sullinger, a freshman forward for the Ohio State men's basketball team, that somebody spit on him Saturday at the Kohl Center. Sullinger, a 6-9 forward, wrote on his Twitter account about an hour after the No. 1 Buckeyes were upset 71-67 by No. 13 Wisconsin that he was spit on before and after the game. "Yes, we're looking at it," UW assistant athletic director for external relations ... Read More

No Surprise: Ohio State Finally Falls

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By: Jeff Goodman (YardBarker.com) -- C’mon, did you really think Ohio State was going to run cheap Acomplia the table? The Buckeyes are a terrific team. In fact, I picked them to win the national championship prior to the start of the season – but they aren’t all-powerful. While they are the most complete team in the country, Thad Matta’s group wasn’t going to pull off what was last accomplished back in 1976 by Bob Knight’s Indiana Hoosiers. As I ... Read More

No. 1 Buckeyes loose again in Madison

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From: Cleveland.com -- Ohio State's Buckeyes, the nation's No. 1-ranked team, lost cheap drugs today at Wisconsin, 71-67, their first loss of the season after 24 wins. Jordan Taylor scored 21 of his 27 points in the second half to rally the No. 13 Badgers from a 15-point deficit. Wisconsin (19-5, 9-3 Big Ten) beat a No. 1 opponent for the first time since 1962, when it was also Ohio State. The Badgers joined Florida as the only programs ... Read More

Badgers Host Number One Ohio State

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From: WHBL.com -- MADISON, Wis. (WHBL-Learfield) - The Ohio State Buckeyes were number-one when Wisconsin beat them in football last fall. Now, Coach Bo Ryan's basketball team would like to match that accomplishment. When the Badgers host Ohio State today they will be taking on an undefeated team that is 24-0, with such a strong start to the season that even a defeat would leave the Buckeyes with a two-game lead in the Big Ten Conference ... Read More

Unusual path leads Haynes to Ohio State

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By Jared Putnam (forsythnews.com) -- Like many high school athletes, Bryce Haynes wanted to land a Division I college football scholarship. The problem, as he realized, was that he would never be good enough to earn one at the positions he played. That self-critique started Haynes on a path that sent his recruiting stock spiraling upward almost as fast as the spirals he now delivers on special teams. In less than a year, Haynes has gone from being an unknown player learning ... Read More

Buckeye recruit won’t be charged in fondling case

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By: John Taylor (NBCSports.com) -- Less than 24 hours before he was expected to fax his Letter of Intent to Ohio State last Wednesday on signing day, Buckeyes recruit Chris Carter was arrested for allegedly fondling up to eight girls at his high school. A week later, the matter has abruptly been dropped. According to the Columbus Dispatch, Carter will not face charges of misdemeanor sexual imposition stemming from the multiple incidents that allegedly occurred at his Cleveland’s John F. Kennedy High School. Cleveland spokeswoman ... Read More

Sullinger refusing to be rattled in Big Ten

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BY: BRUCE HOOLEY (FOXSportsOhio.com) -- There are 180,000 reasons no one should confuse Ohio State center Jared Sullinger with Auburn quarterback Cameron Newton and three reasons they should. Unlike Newton, Sullinger’s father didn’t try to sell him for the price of a three-bedroom split-level on a quiet cul-de-sac. But just like the Heisman Trophy winner, Sullinger is smiling his way through the taunts he encounters in the hostile environments of the road while keeping his team unbeaten and on ... Read More

David Lighty, Jared Sullinger help Ohio State reach 24-0

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By: AP via ESPN.com -- MINNEAPOLIS -- David Lighty scored 19 points and Jared Sullinger had 18 points and 13 rebounds to help top-ranked Ohio State remain unbeaten with an 82-69 victory over Minnesota (No. 20 ESPN/USA Today, No. 18 AP) on Sunday. Every starter for the Buckeyes (24-0, 11-0 Big Ten) scored 10 or more points as they stretched the second-longest winning streak in school history. William Buford added 15 points, four assists, four rebounds and two steals, ... Read More

Ohio State At Minnesota Preview

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From: BigTenNetwork.com --The No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes (23-0) will look to remain unbeaten when they face the No. 20 Minnesota Golden Gophers (16-6) on Sunday, February 6 at 2:00 p.m. ET / 1:00 CT. Be sure to watch the game on ESPN. Minnesota hopes to bounce back from a 60-57 loss to Indiana in its previous contest. With 11 points and nine rebounds, Ralph Sampson III was tops for the Golden Gophers. With Trevor Mbakwe racking up double-doubles at an impressive rate, ... Read More

Former Buckeye suspected of scam centering on Super Bowl tickets

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From: NFL.com -- Former Ohio State quarterback Art Schlichter is the focus of an investigation by local and federal authorities centering on a scheme to sell dozens of Super Bowl tickets at a high profit, The Columbus Dispatch reported on Saturday. Schlicter, a former All-American who led the Buckeyes to the Rose Bowl in 1979, is a notorious gambling addict who has served time in 44 prisons or jails since 1994, mainly for fraud and forgery. Law enforcement officials ... Read More

Michigan falls to #1 Buckeyes 62-53

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By: Joe White (iSportsWeb.com) -- The Michigan Wolverines (13-10, 3-7) lost a hard fought game to the #1 Ohio State Buckeyes (23-0, 10-0) by a final score of 62-53. There is no shame in the Wolverines effort tonight even though a win would have been an absolutely huge momentum boost for Michigan’s stretch run. Michigan overcame a hot start by the Buckeyes to take a 3 point lead into halftime. However, an icy stretch of shooting in the 2nd half, ... Read More

Talent in Ohio State’s 23-man Signing Day haul tops Big Ten

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By: Mike Young (TheLantern.com) -- With its 2011 recruiting class, Ohio State once again leads the way in the Big Ten. Of the 23 commits, three are five-star recruits, according to Scout.com. Linebacker Curtis Grant (Hermitage High School, Richmond, Va.) committed to play for Jim Tressel's squad. Grant — 6 feet, 3 inches tall and 215 pounds — is the top outside linebacker in the country, according to Scout.com Another five-star recruit is quarterback Braxton Miller (Wayne High School, Huber Heights, Ohio). Miller ... Read More