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View Online: https://bit.ly/3aH11Zf Iowa and Nebraska Earn Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards Huskers’ Bourne and Hawkeyes’ Clark selected for honors; Clark set conference record with 11th Big Ten Freshman of the Week accolade Player of the Week Isabelle Bourne, Nebraska So. – F – Canberra, […]

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s basketball moved up three spots in the Week 14 Associated Press Top 25 to No. 11 and its highest ever ranking among both national polls on Monday. The Hoosiers previously checked in at No. 12 in the 2019-20 season in three […]

Feb. 22, 2021 bit.ly/3qL4egf IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa men’s basketball All-American Luka Garza was tabbed the Naismith Trophy Player of the Week on Monday for his efforts in Iowa’s two victories last week. Garza (6-foot-11, 265 pounds) helped lead the nationally-ranked Hawkeyes to a pair […]

Twitter/Instagram: @RutgersWBB   Web Release:  go.rutgers.edu/tuv3xmcu Rutgers rises in national ranks following five consecutive wins by an average margin of 22.5 points  PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers women’s basketball made its debut in the Associated Press Poll on Monday with a No. 25 national ranking. The Scarlet […]

Feb. 22, 2021 bit.ly/3aKxu17 IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa men’s basketball senior All-American Luka Garza is one of 10 NCAA men’s basketball finalists for the 2020-21 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate basketball. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award […]

WEB LINK: https://bit.ly/37C3xxY CINCINNATI – Darren Paige was named the University of Cincinnati football program’s running backs coach, Head Coach Luke Fickell announced Wednesday. Paige, entering his second decade in coaching, came to UC after spending 2019-20 mentoring wide receivers at Eastern Michigan. “Happy to complete our […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio-Duane Washington Jr. was named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week Monday after posting a career best 30 points vs. Michigan and averaging 25.5 points over two games last week, the conference office announced. Washington Jr. made 18-of-27 shots from the field last week […]

ADDITIONAL INFO Facebook | Twitter | Instagram It is her first weekly honor COLUMBUS, Ohio – Sophomore Mac Podraza earned the first weekly honor of her career after being tabbed as the Big Ten Setter of the Week, the conference announced today. Podraza averaged 9.21 assists per set and totaled […]

This Week in WAC Men’s Basketball – Feb. 22 GCU’S MIDTGAARD NAMED TICKETSMARTER PLAYER OF THE WEEK Grand Canyon’s Asbjørn Midtgaard has been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for February 15 through February 21. Midtgaard, a senior from Helsingør, Denmark, continued […]

NCAC WEEKLY NEWSLETTER & ATHLETES OF THE WEEK  Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Week – Grant Spicer, Ohio WesleyanOhio Wesleyan sophomore Grant Spicer (Cincinnati, OH/Lakota East) helped the Battling Bishops to a pair of victories over Wittenberg last week. In Thursday’s 66-53 win, Spicer collected 16 points, […]

NCAA STATISTICS | BIG TEN STATISTICS | BIG TEN SCHEDULE | BIG TEN STANDINGS | BIG TEN BASKETBALL • The Big Ten currently has five teams in the Associated Press Top-25 poll, including four teams in the top 10. The conference made history on Monday, Feb. 15, with Michigan (No. 3), Ohio State (No. 4) […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Nebraska women’s soccer game scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 28 against Ohio State has been postponed out of an abundance of caution for both teams. The institutions will work with the Big Ten Conference to identify rescheduling options. Ohio State plays next at […]

EAST LANSING—The No. 4 Ohio State men’s basketball team (18-6, 12-6) fell 71-67 in a physical battle at Michigan State (13-9, 7-9) Thursday at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. The Buckeyes went on a 9-0 run and led 49-40 with more than 13 minutes […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has called her “the first lady of civil rights” and “the mother of the freedom movement”. […]

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Atlantic 10 Conference has named University of Dayton freshman Itala Gemelli the Women’s Soccer Rookie of the Week. The award is for games played Feb. 15-21. Gemelli, a 5-foot-4 forward from Rochester, Mich., scored her first collegiate goals this week. Her first-ever goal […]

WEB LINK: http://bit.ly/2NvieMw CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati Department of Athletics announced additional ticket availability inside Fifth Third Arena for upcoming men’s basketball games and volleyball matches. Athletics was granted an attendance variance by the State of Ohio which allows for crowds of around 1,135 fans inside the […]

NASCAR Xfinity Series Next Race: Contender Boats 250 The Place: Homestead-Miami Speedway The Date: Saturday, February 27 The Time: 4:30 p.m. ET TV: FS1, 4 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 250.5 miles (167 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 40), Stage 2 […]

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Next Race: Silver State 200 The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway The Date: Friday, March 5 The Time: 9 p.m. ET TV: FS1, 8 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 201 miles (134 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on […]

Currently leads the Buckeyes with eight assists COLUMBUS, Ohio – For the second year in a row, Ohio State’s Emma Maltais has been named a Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top 10 Finalist. Maltais is the seventh Buckeye in program history to be named a finalist. An award of the […]

www.OHSAA.org  |  twitter.com/OHSAASports  |  facebook.com/OHSAAsports  February 25, 2021 Partnership includes Varsity Spirit, BSN SPORTS and Herff Jones COLUMBUS, Ohio and DALLAS, Texas – The Ohio High School Athletic Association and Varsity Brands, the market leader in team sports, school spirit and achievement recognition, have announced a comprehensive partnership under […]