By: Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- The 2010-11 Big Ten bowl lineup is now set, with the Insight Bowl moving up in the pecking order and three new games -- Gator, Texas, Dallas Football Classic -- coming aboard. A ton of things can happen between now and Sept. 2, but there's no harm in taking a look at which teams likely will be packing their bags in late December or early January, and which teams will be staying home. The ... Read More

By: Andy Baggot (Madison.com) -- When you land a major gig with a Fortune 500 company, conventional wisdom says you shouldn't have to worry about an identity crisis. Good luck trying to get that one past Mark Osiecki. Three days ago, Osiecki accepted an offer to become the men's hockey coach at Ohio State, one of the biggest, most well-to-do athletic departments in the NCAA. It represents a fantastic opportunity for Osiecki, the former University of Wisconsin defenseman who spent the last six seasons at his ... Read More

From: CantonRep.com -- COLUMBUS — Ohio State will play in at least three prime time football games this season, beginning with the Sept. 2 opener vs. Marshall. The Buckeyes and Thundering Herd kick off at 7:30 p.m. at Ohio Stadium. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network. Ohio State also will play two conference games at night on the road — 7:15 p.m. Oct. 16 at Wisconsin on ESPN or ESPN2 and 8 p.m. Oct. 30 at Minnesota on ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Looking back at David Lighty and ahead to Tennessee: * Thad Matta can't say enough good things about David Lighty. He may wind up as one of Matta's all-time favorites. He is still peeved that Lighty wasn't on the Big Ten's All-Defensive team, and he talked about what a great job Lighty did Sunday guarding bigger Georgia Tech players after Ohio State's 75-66 win. "He's the best defender in college basketball," Matta said. "He can guard any position ... Read More

By: Yannis Koutroupis (HoopsWorld.com) -- Ohio State came into the season without much fanfare, expected to duke it out with the like of Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois for third place in the Big Ten, behind Michigan State and Purdue. Thanks, in large part, to the spectacular play of Evan Turner, Ohio State finished the season tied for first. And Turner was just getting started. In the conference tournament and in Sunday's second round win over Georgia ... Read More

By: Paul M. Banks (NotQualifiedToComment.com) -- INDIANAPOLIS- Big Ten player of the year, and likely national player of the year Evan Turner has become quite the polarizing figure this weekend. The Ohio State swing-man made magical memories for OSU fans on his way to becoming Big Ten tournament MVP. But he also angered many partisans of the teams who were vanquished by the Ohio State Buckeyes; en route to their tournament championship. If he’s on your side- you ... Read More

By Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- INDIANAPOLIS -- Thanks to his position on the basketball court, Jon Diebler rarely finds himself more than 40 feet away from Evan Turner during Ohio State games. It's safe to say Diebler enjoys the view. "I'm perfectly fine with Evan going to the basket and scoring every time," a smiling Diebler said Saturday after Turner went for 31 points in a double-overtime win against Illinois in the Big Ten tournament semifinals. "He can do it all game if he wants." There ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- INDIANAPOLIS -- Ohio State destroyed Minnesota, 90-61, on Sunday afternoon to win the Big Ten Tournament with a second-half surge, the Buckeyes playing one of their best halves of the season after two tight wins to start the tournament. After winning the third conference tournament title in the 13-year history of the event, the first Big Ten school to win three, the Buckeyes were given a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will play their first-round game on ... Read More

By: Matt Snyder (Fanhouse.com) -- Minnesota is going to be sweating it out for the Selection Show. The Golden Gophers made a nice run to the Big Ten championship game, but the Ohio State Buckeyes proved to be too much Sunday, thrashing Minnesota 90-61. The game was close for a half, as Minnesota's Devoe Joseph hit a three-pointer at the first half buzzer to cut the Buckeye lead to three, but Evan Turner simply took the game over in the second half. ... Read More

By: Drew Gatewood (BleacherReport.com) -- Ohio State (27-7) opened it up in the second half, finally putting away a pesky Minnesota Gopher team 90-61. This is Ohio State’s third Big Ten tournament championship and it was hard earned. Ohio State hit a 37-foot buzzer beater to beat rival Michigan, then went through a grueling double overtime to finally put away Illinois. It finally met with red-hot Minnesota in the finals, teams desperately needing a win to secure its NCAA berth. The Buckeyes took a 33-30 ... Read More