By: Mike DeCourcy (SportingNews.com) -- INDIANAPOLIS – One guy dunked. One guy blocked. One guy did everything in between. Who said Ohio State doesn’t have a bench? Facing – no, pursuing – the possibility of playing three games in three days, the Buckeyes demanded a teensy bit less from their core five players and outlasted Michigan, 68-61, in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals Saturday afternoon at Conseco Fieldhouse. With forward David Lighty and point guard Aaron Craft in minor foul trouble, coach ... Read More

By: Blake Williams (TheLantern.com) -- INDIANAPOLIS — After sneaking past Northwestern, 67-61, in overtime Friday in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament, the Ohio State men's basketball team will play Michigan on Saturday. The Buckeyes needed an Evan Turner buzzer-beater from just inside halfcourt to top the Wolverines in the 2010 tournament. With the No. 4-seeded Wolverines' (20-12) 60-55 win against Illinois on Friday, Michigan coach John Beilein said his team is playing its best basketball late in the ... Read More

By Pat Forde (ESPN.com) -- INDIANAPOLIS -- When defending Ohio State, you must pick your poison. You either double-team Jared Sullinger in the paint and risk being shot out of the gym by the Buckeyes’ array of shooters, or you let the big man operate one-on-one. After watching Ohio State make an NCAA-record 14-of-15 3-pointers Sunday against Wisconsin, Northwestern opted for the latter Friday. It spent most of the afternoon with just one lonely defender watching the freshman strong man. It almost ... Read More

Here is a glimpse of Buckeye headlines from around the country: BleacheReport writer David Thurman offered up Jim Tressel Suspension and the Ohio State Buckeyes: A Fresh Perspective "In 10 years as the Buckeyes' coach, Tressel has often showed us his teams can't win big games. On Tuesday night, Tressel showed us he can't win the big news conferences, either." That's what Mark Schlabach of ESPN states in his latest article on Tressel. It's a very bitter, ugly, harsh piece, that beats Tressel ... Read More

By Gregg Doyel (CBSSports.com) -- CINCINNATI -- Maybe it's because I live here, and my kids might some day go there, but I never liked the way Ohio State referred to itself. The Ohio State University? Really? As if it's the only public school in the state, or the only one that matters? Bad form. Elitist and low-rent, all at the same time. And ... Read More

By: Denise Yost (NBC4i.com) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio --The day after OSU leaders imposed a suspension on head coach Jim Tressel, some Buckeye fans are wondering if the NCAA will hand down more punishments. Tressel is facing a $250,000 fine and two-game suspension after he was accused of not reporting potential NCAA violations involving players. At a restaurant in the shadow of The Ohio State University, patrons were still talking about the bombshell from Tuesday night. "I think he handled the situation right. He came out ... Read More

By Ray Ratto (CBSSports.com) -- With so much shock and consternation over Ohio State's painfully orchestrated admission that head coach Jim Tressel told a few fibs about when he knew what he knew about TattooGate, it may be time for a reminder of the first fact of life in college sports. You can't shame these people. Ever. Scream all you want. Screech "Hypocrite!" and "J'accuse!" until you're ... Read More

By: Marla Ridenour (Beacon Journal via Ohio.com) -- Steve Kerr spent 15 seasons as an NBA player and three more as general manager of the Phoenix Suns, so he should know a lottery pick when he sees one. And he sees one in Ohio State freshman Jared Sullinger. ''If he didn't go in the top five, I'd be absolutely shocked,'' Kerr said. ''Especially this year. You look at the draft, it's not a great draft. I'm sorry to say that, Ohio ... Read More

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State University held a press conference at 7pm and released the following statement shortly after: Ohio State officials today submitted a self-report to the NCAA that Head Football Coach Jim Tressel violated provisions of NCAA Bylaw 10.1 when he failed to notify the university about information received involving two football student-athletes. The university became aware of this situation on Jan. 13, while reviewing information on an unrelated legal issue. The university's Office of Legal Affairs ... Read More

Sources within the Ohio State athletic department confirmed with The Columbus Dispatch that football coach Jim Tressel has not resigned nor has he been fired. The newspaper reports that Tressel will continue as coach but may face possible sanctions and/or fines for violating NCAA regulations. The university has scheduled a press conference for 7pm tonight with OSU president E. Gordon Gee and athletic director Gene Smith, along with Tressel at the Jack Nicklaus Museum on the Ohio State campus. A two-month Yahoo! Sports investigation has ... Read More

Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee told The Associated Press, “We have reported a violation, a perceived violation, that we were having discussions with them (the NCAA) about the best way to handle it.” “We reported that immediately when we found it,” Gee noted and said he could not comment further. Athletic Director Gene Smith has returned to the campus from New York for a 7 p.m. news conference, along with Gee and Coach Jim Tressel at the Jack Nicklaus Museum on the Ohio ... Read More

By Matt Murschel (OrlandoSentinel.com) -- It didn't take long for Dick Vitale to ponder the question put in front of him. It has probably been asked of him thousands of time before . . . who's your pick in this year's NCAA Tournament? "The team I love is Ohio State," the Hall of Fame broadcaster said. "They would be my choice to win it all." It's not a stretch to pick the top-rated Buckeyes as the favorite going into next week's tournament. ... Read More

By: Dave Curtis (SportingNews.com) -- Ohio State held a rare open offseason workout Monday, allowing media members to watch the Buckeyes run through a series of conditioning drills. The 6 a.m. session gave a first post-surgery glimpse of quarterback Terrelle Pryor, who underwent a procedure on his right foot after the Sugar Bowl. The rising senior wore a boot on his foot and spent most of the session riding a stationary bike, according to The (Cleveland) Plain-Dealer’s Web ... Read More

From: SBNation.com -- The bracket for the 2011 Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis is set, and play will begin on Thursday when Northwestern and Minnesota square off at Conseco Fieldhouse for the right to take on top seed Ohio State. How do we at SB Nation Pittsburgh see things shaking out? Read on. Round One No. 9 Minnesota vs. No. 8 Northwestern-The Golden Gophers won the first matchup of these two teams 81-70 back on Jan. 26, but the Wildcats' ... Read More

By Tim Gardner (USAToday.com) -- After a dominating week in which they cruised to two convincing victories, the Ohio State Buckeyes strengthened their hold on No. 1 in the USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll. The Buckeyes received 25 first-place votes to stay No. 1 ahead of Kansas, which received six first-place votes of its own. Ohio State had 17 first-place votes last week while Kansas had 14. After the top two, there are some changes. Piitsburgh, Big East regular-season champion, moved up two spots ... Read More

By: Jason Kirk (SBNation.com) -- The Ohio St. Buckeyes looked like a legit NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed today, hitting 14 of 15 three-point shots and crushing the Wisconsin Badgers 93-62 to head into Big Ten tourney action. Safe to say that February loss to the Badgers has been dealt with. Jon Diebler was an assassin on Senior Day, hitting seven of his eight three-point attempts on his way to scoring 27 points. On the other hand, he was responsible for ... Read More

From: AP via ESPN.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Jon Diebler lived up to his "3-bler" nickname by hitting 7 of 8 shots behind the arc while scoring 27 points, leading top-ranked Ohio State to an emotion-laden 93-65 victory over No. 10 Wisconsin on Sunday. Freshman Jared Sullinger added 22 points, William Buford had 18 and David Lighty 13 for the Buckeyes (29-2, 16-2 Big Ten), who got back at the Badgers (23-7, 13-5) for a painful loss a month ago. ... Read More