Ohio men’s basketball preview
There was no midnight madness for Ohio on October 12, the first day teams were officially allowed to begin their practices by NCAA. Instead, the Bobcats hit the court at 5 PM without any fanfare or...
View ArticleYes, that is a scoreboard: Ohio’s offense by the numbers
The year was 2002. Tedious questions by reporters about a lack of offensive production after another crushing early season defeat led then New York Jets coach Herm Edwards to blow up in a historic...
View ArticlePulse of the Bobcats #1
https://soundcloud.com/chris-longo-1/the-pulse-of-the-bobcats Before each commercial break of Memphis’ systematic destruction of Ohio on Wednesday, CBS Sports Network played its usual March Madness...
View ArticleAustralian Open Blog: First Round
The biggest story of the early rounds of the 2012 U.S. Open took place off the court as Andy Roddick, the 2003 Open Champion, announced his impending retirement at a press conference days before his...
View ArticleAustralian Open Blog: The Middle Rounds
In case you don’t like waking up at 7 a.m. to watch tennis, we have you covered. If you do, you can catch all of the Australian Open coverage on ESPN2 or ESPN3, but for everyone else, here’s what you...
View ArticleAustralian Open blog: the quarterfinals
When asked if she splurges with the riches that come with playing your way deep into a major tournament, Sloane Stephens took the mature road. “I’m trying to save my money because I don’t want to be...
View ArticleSpeakeasy Road Trip: Nashville
A day in the life of a sports beat writer probably does not sound overwhelmingly exciting. Although, a weekend road trip to Nashville, the Music City, to cover Ohio basketball packs enough action to...
View ArticleWhy the small screen doesn’t equal small ball
In December, nearly a year and a half after filing for bankruptcy, the Los Angeles Dodgers shelled out $147 million to Zack Greinke in a landmark deal – the second largest contract ever given to a...
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