It's official: Groce is gone
By Michael Stainbrook, Rob Ogden | Mar. 28, 2012After four years at the helm of the Ohio University men's basketball team, head coach John Groce has left the program to take the same job at the University of Illinois.
After four years at the helm of the Ohio University men's basketball team, head coach John Groce has left the program to take the same job at the University of Illinois.
After 23 games and six consecutive out-of-state road trips, the Bobcats were finally able to open their season at home with a split against Eastern Kentucky Tuesday afternoon.
For a chance at a spot in the Olympics, five Ohio swimmers will have to go the extra 25 meters along with some of the best swimmers in the world.
Before Ohio’s non-conference game against Wright State Tuesday, opposing coach Rob Cooper presented Bobcat coach Joe Carbone with a commemorative bat to honor his last season with the team. From there, though, all the Raiders handed the Bobcats was a loss.
Despite reports that Ohio men’s basketball coach John Groce had reached a “done deal” with the University of Illinois, Fighting Illini officials insist they have yet to fill their coaching vacancy.
Coming off the school’s first 10-win season in 43 years, the Bobcats began spring football with extra pep in their step.
Only four days after his team’s season came to an end, Ohio men’s basketball coach John Groce might have a job offer at another school.
As some Ohio University students prepare to take a step on the wild side this spring, Ohio’s football team is also gearing up for some experimentation.
If Ohio University fans are looking to support their team at a Bobcat sporting event, they’ll be well off if they can clap and spell “O-H-I-O.”
Though the Bobcats’ magical season ended Friday night, their final effort showed the country they can hang with the best in the business.
Potatoes and sweet things don’t normally go together, unless you’re talking about Ohio athletics during the past four months.
Bob Wren Stadium has not treated its visitors particularly nicely this season, as Ohio is 6-3 there in 2012. The Bobcats will look to continue their winning ways Tuesday against Wright State.
The Ohio women’s golf team showed improvement during the University of Cincinnati Spring Invitational this weekend, as it finished with its second-best three-round score of the season.
A trip to Ohio’s Glass City revealed a few areas of the Bobcats’ game that still need to be polished.
ST. LOUIS — In order to beat top-seeded North Carolina, Ohio knew it would have to match the Tar Heels for 40 minutes, and the Bobcats did that. But five more minutes was too much to handle.
ST. LOUIS — By all conventional wisdom, Ohio was not supposed to beat North Carolina.
As the lowest-seeded team remaining in the NCAA Tournament, Ohio has been tabbed by many as this year’s potential Cinderella, but the Bobcats aren’t afraid of the clock striking midnight.
South Florida and Ohio don’t have much in common, but the pursuit of a berth in the Sweet 16 has the Bulls and the Bobcats ready to charge.