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Football: Buckeyes come back with an edge
After having a weekend off, Ohio State’s football team returned to practice yesterday, apparently refreshed and ready for a climactic end to a potentially perfect season.
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Ohio State football notebook: Sabino to return against Badgers
Kyle Robertson | Dispatch
Linebacker Etienne Sabino suffered a broken bone in his right leg on Oct. 6 against Nebraska.
Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said senior linebacker and co-captain Etienne Sabino will return this week against Wisconsin, which is good news for a defense preparing to face the Montee Ball-led Badgers offense.
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Bob Hunter commentary: Bowl ban last season would have hurt less
In an NCAA hearing room, a bowl ban is a bowl ban. In the real world, two bowl bans can be something quite different, as the Ohio State football team and its fans discover day by day.
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Football: Badgers’ Ball is rolling
Mike De Sisti | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Montee Ball scored three touchdowns on Saturday against Indiana, leaving him one short of the NCAA career record of 78.
Montee Ball was still peeling Indiana defenders from the bottom of his cleats when someone asked him about the Heisman Trophy.
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College football notebook: Playoff system approved
The college football playoff system that will be implemented for the 2014 season will consist of six rotating bowls, with the champions of the five major conferences getting an automatic spot and the highest-rated champion from a so-called “Group of Five” conferences also receiving an automatic bid.
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Men's basketball: OSU Insider
Eric Albrecht | Dispatch
Ohio State guard Lenzelle Smith Jr. scored 18 points in the Buckeyes’ win over Albany on Sunday.
Coming up: vs. Rhode Island and Seton Hall/Washington
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Men's basketball: Nationwide will host NCAA games in 2015
Nationwide Arena will play host to second- and third-round games in the 2015 NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the NCAA announced yesterday.
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Ohio State men's hockey: Freshman player ‘lucky’ despite bad cut
Ohio State defenseman Sam Jardine is expected to miss six to 10 weeks after he suffered a severe cut from an opponent’s skate blade during a 3-1 loss to visiting Alaska on Saturday.
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NFL: Steelers win, but Roethlisberger hurt
Gene J. Puskar | Associated Press
The Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger is pressured by the Chiefs’ Justin Houston. Roethlisberger missed most of the second half because of a shoulder injury.
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers escaped with a victory. The health of their franchise quarterback is another matter.
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NBA notebook: Lakers surprise, hire D’Antoni over Jackson
RON CORTES | PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
Evan Turner of the 76ers drives to the basket against the Bucks’ Ekpe Udoh. Turner had eight points.
Just when everybody thought the Los Angeles Lakers were getting back together with Phil Jackson, they switched course in the middle of the night and went with Mike D’Antoni.
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MLB: Trout, Harper named top rookies
NEW YORK — Mike Trout and Bryce Harper were teammates on the Scottsdale Scorpions last fall. The outfielders arrived in the major leagues on the same April day this year and both played in the All-Star Game.
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NHL lockout: Union counsel sounds optimistic tone about talks
TORONTO — A new NHL labor deal might not be as far off as it seems.