Price of fame not cheap for athletes
Jan. 9, 2011When the news broke about Terrelle Pryor and his four fellow Buckeyes being suspended, I had the same reaction as most college sports fans around the country.
SPORTS
Bowl game loss caps another late-season collapse
By Vince Nairn | Jan. 2, 2011The Bobcats have been here before. Twice, actually.
Ohio loses to Troy in R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
By Will Frasure | Dec. 17, 2010NEW ORLEANS - As Boo Jackson entered the post-game newsroom, he threw a towel over his face for a few seconds. After removing it, tears and sweat dripped down his face as he tried to comprehend what had happened.
On the Rocks
By Will Frasure | Dec. 17, 2010At 8 p.m., Mark Tracy slaps his stick and jostles the puck away from a Kent State forward before advancing it to one of his offensive teammates in the first period of the hockey game.
Quarterback taken to hospital after bar fight
By Ryan Dunn, Will Frasure | Dec. 17, 2010Ohio University’s starting quarterback was knocked unconscious outside an uptown bar late Friday night during a fight between multiple employees and members of the football team.
Call of Duty: Receiver Honors Brother Through On-field Apparel
By Will Frasure | Dec. 17, 2010As Riley Dunlop walks onto the Peden Stadium field, a burden hangs over his head and heart while he focuses on the looming game.
Inside the Play - The Path of a LaVon Brazill Punt Return
By Will Frasure | Dec. 17, 2010As LaVon Brazill fields a punt, he accelerates toward the Bowling Green defense like a MINI Cooper bursting into head-on traffic.
Buckeyes trounce Bobcats, 45-3
By Will Frasure | Dec. 17, 2010As Terrelle Pryor ran toward the end zone, cornerback Shannon Ballard sprinted to keep up with the quarterback. When Pryor crossed the plane for a 13-yard touchdown, an exhausted Ballard stood dejectedly, with his hands on his hips.
Perfect Vision
By Will Frasure | Dec. 17, 2010To the average eye, a basketball court is a 94-foot-by-50 rectangle with two baskets standing at opposite sides.
Hockey: 'Way of life' guides freshman to Athens
By Bart Logan | Nov. 9, 2010Few could have predicted the impact Brett Agnew would have this early in his Ohio hockey career.
Maddox finds muse in theater
By Vince Nairn | June 2, 2010He probably won’t start singing and dancing in the outfield, but Robert Maddox III uses music in almost every aspect of his life.
Star guard stays in NBA Draft, confirms his OU career is over
By Vince Nairn | May 5, 2010Armon Bassett will forego his senior season and remain in the NBA Draft, according to a statement the team released today.
Guard declares for NBA Draft, will not hire agent
Apr. 22, 2010Ohio junior •Armon Bassett will declare for the 2010 NBA Draft but will not hire an agent, according to a statement the team released yesterday.
Bassett drops OU courseload, considers NBA
By Vince Nairn | Mar. 30, 2010Junior Armon Bassett will not attend classes during spring quarter at Ohio University — adding to speculation that he might attempt to play in a professional basketball organization.
Golfer Tiger Woods delivers apology speech
By By Wikinews | Mar. 11, 2010American golfer Tiger Woods delivered a speech on Friday where he apologized for his recently publicized marital infidelities. Before an audience of the press, family, and friends, Mr. Woods admitted that he did indeed have a sex addiction. He said that he would one day return to golf, although he did not specify when.
Medvedev asks for resignations from Russian Olympic officials after performance in Vancouver
By By Wikinews | Mar. 11, 2010Dmitry Medvedev, the president of Russia, has called for the resignation of some of the country's Olympic officials who prepared athletes; this call follows the country's poorest-ever performance in Vancouver, in terms of medal count.
Hockey player Georges Laraque joins Green Party of Canada
By By Wikinews | Mar. 9, 2010Former Montreal Canadiens hockey player Georges Laraque has joined the Green Party of Canada, according to the party and The Canadian Press. The player will be filling an undefined role for the time being, but Laraque isn't ruling out running in the next federal elections.
'Troopergate' investigation finds Palin abused her power
By By Wikinews | Dec. 12, 2009An Alaskan legislative investigation, nicknamed 'Troopergate', concluded Friday that Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin had abused her power during her time as Alaskan governor.
VP candidate Palin accuses Obama of terrorist links
By By Wikinews | Dec. 12, 2009At a Republican rally in Colorado, U.S. Alaskan governor and Vice-Presidential hopeful, Sarah Palin accused Democratic candidate Barack Obama of "palling around with terrorists who would target their own country". The charge was repeated at a later rally for around 13,000 Orange County, California supporters.
Despite threats, "Alaska Women Reject Palin" rally held
By By Wikinews | Dec. 12, 2009Anchorage, Alaska — A group calling itself "Alaska Women Reject Palin" held an anti-Sarah Palin rally Saturday, despite receiving threatening phone calls last week. Palin is the vice presidential candidate, running with John McCain, on the Republican ticket in the American presidential election to be held on Nov. 4.
