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

By: Adam Jude (RegisterGuard.com) -- He runs the 40-yard dash in 4.3 seconds, and at 6-feet-6, 235 pounds, Terrelle Pryor is about three inches and 10 pounds bigger than Oregon linebacker Spencer Paysinger. And, as Oregon coach Chip Kelly warned his defense recently, the Ohio State quarterback is as advertised in every way. “As an athlete, I just kind of marveled at him,” said Kelly, who spent considerable time trying to recruit Pryor to Oregon. “People that big aren’t supposed to move that fast.” In reviewing ... Read More

From: Vindy.com -- Three conference teams are ranked, including Ohio State. Mcclatchey-tribune Big Ten basketball is back — conference games start Tuesday night with Purdue at Iowa and Penn State at Minnesota — and that leads to the annual holiday season question: How good is the Big Ten? “I think our league has done a good job, but not a great one,” Purdue coach Matt Painter said. “There are some games a couple teams would like to have back. There were a couple of games we surprised ... Read More

By: Rusty Miller (Associated Press) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — William Buford scored 18 points and carried the load in the second half to lead No. 18 Ohio State past Delaware State 60-44 on Saturday. David Lighty added 12 points and Dallas Lauderdale had 11 for the Buckeyes (9-2), who shot 60 percent from the field. Frisco Sandidge had 13 points for the Hornets (4-5), who lost their fourth in a row. Ahead 25-17 at the half, the Buckeyes slowly pulled away. The Buckeyes are still finding their ... Read More

By: Matt Markey (Toledo Blade via Ohio.com) -- COLUMBUS: The clearly defined low-water mark in the 2009 season for the Ohio State Buckeyes was a 26-18 loss at Purdue in their seventh game. The Buckeyes rushed the ball 28 times in that game for a meager 66 yards — 2.4 yards per carry — an almost certain formula for defeat. As it prepares for the Jan. 1 meeting with Oregon in the Rose Bowl, Ohio State wants to put that performance farther and farther ... Read More

By: MATT MARKEY (ToledoBlade.com) -- COLUMBUS - The clearly defined low-water mark in the 2009 season for the Ohio State Buckeyes was game seven, a 26-18 loss at Purdue. The Buckeyes rushed the ball 28 times in that game for a meager 66 yards - 2.4 yards per carry - an almost certain formula for defeat. As it prepares for the Jan. 1 meeting with Oregon in the Rose Bowl, Ohio State wants to put that performance deeper and deeper into ... Read More

By: Bill Kurelic (ESPN.com) -- Philadelphia George Washington defensive lineman Sharrif Floyd, the No. 70 prospect on the ESPNU 150 and the No. 1 overall prospect in the Keystone State, is one of the key prospects the Ohio State coaching staff is recruiting. The 6-foot-3 and 308-pound Floyd played defensive end and tackle as well as offensive guard in leading George Washington to a 9-3 record this season. Floyd made 50 tackles, had nine sacks and 28 tackles for loss. He blocked four punts ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Breaking down the 11th edition of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. • The background: This could be the year. At least that was the thought before the season started. The 11th edition of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge may finally see the Big Ten prevail after a decade-long beatdown by the ACC. Many college basketball analysts are calling the Big Ten the nation's best conference, but 10 straight years of losing is a lot to ... Read More