INDIANAPOLIS – Ohio State fell in the Big Ten Conference championship game, 91-88, to Illinois in overtime at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The Buckeyes were playing their fourth game in as many days and will enter the NCAA tournament with a 21-9 record. Illinois improves […]
Daily Almanac for Monday, March 15, 2021
IDES OF MARCH The Ides of March has long been considered an ill-fated day. Julius Caesar was assassinated on March 15, 44 B.C. Historians note that it is likely that a soothsayer named Spurinna had warned Caesar that danger would occur by the ides of […]
Ohio State Buckeyes Notes for Illinois Game: Big Ten Championship Game
(5) Ohio State vs. (2) Illinois • Date: Sunday, March 14 • Time: 3:30 p.m. • Where: Lucas Oil Stadium • TV: CBS (Jim Nance/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill/Tracy Wolfson) • Radio: 97.1 The Fan (Paul Keels/Ron Stokes) • Satellite Radio: Sirius (TBD), XM (TBD), Internet (TBD) Game Basics Ohio State entered the 2021 Big Ten Tournament as the […]
Illinois Fighting Illini Men’s Basketball Notes for Ohio State game: Big Ten championship game
#2 Seed ILLINOIS (22-6, 16-4) at the Big Ten Tournament Tournament Central Big Ten Tournament Championship Game vs. No. 5 seed Ohio State (21-8, 12-8) Date | Time Sunday, March 14, 2021 | 2:30 p.m. CT (3:30 p.m. ET) Location Indianapolis, Ind. | Lucas Oil Stadium Television CBS (Jim […]
Atlantic 10 Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament: VCU, St. Bonaventure battle for title
3/13/2021 They’ve played EPIC regular season battles. They’ve won … and lost Atlantic 10 title games. They’ve been two of the winningest programs in the A-10 for most of the last decade. But St. Bonaventure and VCU have never met with a title and NCAA […]
“Cardiac Buckeyes” holds off arch-rival Michigan, 68-67; plays Illinois for Big 10 championship today
INDIANAPOLIS – Fifth-seeded Ohio State (21-8) ousted top-seeded Michigan (21-4) in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament, 68-67, to punch their ticket to tomorrow’s championship game, where they will face Illinois. The Buckeyes won their third game in three days at Lucas Oil Stadium thanks […]
Tough, physical Illinois stops Iowa and Luka Garza; Big 10 championship game next
March 13, 2021 INDIANAPOLIS – The second-seeded Fighting Illini downed the third-seeded Hawkeyes 82-71 Saturday afternoon at Lucas Oil Stadium in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. The Illini now move on to the B1G Championship game tomorrow afternoon. The Illini were led by Kofi Cockburn’s 26 points and eight […]
VCU Rams gets to A-10 Championship game after beating Davidson, 64-52
Atlantic 10 Conference SemifinalsFinal Score: #2 VCU 64, #3 Davidson 52Location: Richmond, Va. (Siegel Center)Records: VCU 19-6, Davidson 13-8 The Short Story: A balanced scoring attack combined with a smothering defensive effort pushed VCU past Davidson in a hard-fought Atlantic 10 Conference Semifinal matchup. The win sets up a […]
Blue Jackets try to win back-to-back games against Central Division foe Dallas Stars. Game at 5 PM
MAR. 14, 2021 II vs. DALLAS STARS II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 5 PM ET BROADCAST INFORMATION TV: FOX Sports Ohio Jeff Rimer (play-by-play), Jody Shelley (color analyst), Dave Maetzold (reporter) Radio: 105.7 FM Bob McElligott (play-by-play), Dylan Tyrer (host) TODAY’S MATCHUP COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Record: 11-12-6, 28 pts. (5th, Discover Central Division) Goals: 2.69 Goals-For/3.28 […]
A-10 regular season champion St. Bonaventure plays VCU today at UD Arena for automatic bid to NCAA Tournament
No. 1 ST. BONAVENTURE (15-4) vs No. 2 VCU (19-6) Sunday, March 14 – 1:00 p.m.Dayton, OhioTV: CBS Online Coverage: Live Stats | Live Video | Live AudioComplete Game Notes (PDF) || Championship Central GAME NOTES St. Bonaventure clinched the outright Atlantic 10 regular season championship and the top seed in the Atlantic 10 […]
Blue Jackets get it done in overtime on Werenski’s game-winning goal, 4-3
MAR. 13, 2021 II VS. DALLAS STARS II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 5 PM ET GAME AT A GLANCE GOAL SCORERSColumbus: M. Domi (5), C. Atkinson (11), N. Foligno (5), Z. Werenski (2)Dallas: A. Cogliano (3), A. Sekera (1), D. Gurianov (5) GOALTENDERSColumbus: E. Merzlikins (27 saves, OTW)Dallas: J. Oettinger (22 saves, OTL) CBJ TEAM NOTES […]
Kentucky freshman leaving basketball team; enters transfer portal
3/13/2021 Freshman forward appeared in eight games with one start LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky men’s basketball freshman forward Cam’Ron Fletcher has entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal. Fletcher notified Kentucky of his decision on Saturday and will have the ability to transfer to any school […]
Buffalo Sabres star Jack Eichel out indefinitely
Buffalo Sabres captain Jack Eichel will be out for “the foreseeable future” with an upper-body injury, coach Ralph Krueger announced Saturday. Eichel sustained the injury during Buffalo’s loss to the New York Islanders on March 7. Krueger said Wednesday that Eichel had gone out of state for […]
Daily Almanac for Sunday, March 14, 2021: Daylight Savings Time begins; Clocks forward an hour!
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME BEGINS ON SUNDAY AT 2:00 A.M. Today is the beginning of Daylight Saving Time, time for moving the clocks one hour ahead. The exceptions are Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. Credit for Daylight Saving Time belongs to […]
Ohio State Men’s Hockey opens Big Ten Tournament against arch-rival 6/7 Michigan
Fri, Mar 12, 2021 ADDITIONAL INFO Online Release | PDF Release | Gameday Links | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Single elimination tournament held on Notre Dame campus starting Sunday COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State men’s hockey team heads to Notre Dame, Ind., for the Big Ten Tournament this weekend. No. 6 seed Ohio State […]
Purdue Postgame Notes from 87-78 OT loss to Ohio State Friday afternoon
Fri, Mar 12, 2021 Matt Painter Postgame: https://youtu.be/3tW1JLBqP94 [9] Ohio State 87, [20] Purdue 78 (Postgame Notes) Purdue fell to 18-9 overall with an 87-78 overtime setback to No. 9-ranked Ohio State in the Big Ten Quarterfinals in Indianapolis. The loss ended a five-game win […]
Michigan Athletics issues COVID-19 Testing Update
Fri, Mar 12, 2021 Below please find updated data for U-M Athletics related to student-athlete return-to-campus and COVID-19 testing through tests of this week, March 12 Latest testing updates as of March 12 Total individuals (student-athletes + coaches/ staff) tested between March 6-12: 5,713Positive test results between March 6-12: Three (3 student-athletes, 0 staff) Complete testing data since June 11 (as of March 12) Student-athlete tests for COVID-19, to date […]
FOX Sports Ohio Channel information for Sunday’s Cavs & CBJ games
Fri, Mar 12, 2021 On Sunday, March 14, 2021, FOX Sports Ohio is airing the Blue Jackets – Stars game (5:00 p.m.) andthe Cavs – Hawks game (7:30 p.m.). Please refer to these programming details. Sunday, March 14, 2021 Blue Jackets vs. Stars at 5:00 p.m. | Pregame at […]
Michigan and Ohio State meet again in this afternoon’s Big Ten Tournament Semifinals
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW » No. 1 seed Michigan advanced to the semifinal and faces No. 5 seed Ohio State for a chance to reach title game.» After a double-bye, U-M advanced following a 79-66 win over No. 8 seed Maryland in the quarterfinals.» […]
Michigan loses key player in Livers; out indefinitely with stress injury to right foot
3/13/2021 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Juwan Howard, the University of Michigan David and Meredith Men’s Basketball Head Coach, announced today (Saturday, March 13) that senior guard/forward Isaiah Livers will be out indefinitely after an MRI following yesterday’s Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal game against Maryland revealed a stress injury to his […]