Anyone who has spent any considerable time in Athens this summer must have noticed the abundance of traffic cones and jackhammers. If the city had a vote for a mascot, surely the orange cone would win out. You could even throw on a maniacal grin for good measure, as seen on the cones on the four-lane near Stimson Avenue.

On Saturday, the number of bicycles in Athens will increase exponentially.

Coaches and players from the Ohio University  football team spoke about the upcoming season during Saturday's Media Day at  Peden Stadium.

Former Ohio University star receiver Taylor Price is rapidly getting into the swing of things at the New England Patriots training camp, according to media reports.

On Oct. 4, 2007, LeBron James proved indisputably that he is no Cleveland Sports Fan. That was the day that he donned a New York Yankees baseball cap to a Cleveland Indians game against the Yankees in game one of the American League Division Series… in Cleveland.

Sometimes it's easy to overlook the recent success of Ohio sports. People have grown accustomed to the championships, post-season runs and individual accolades, almost to the extent that we take them for granted.

Bobcats fans have been spoiled lately.

The past four years have truly been a golden era for Ohio Athletics. With post-season berths, national attention and individuals going on to play professionally, the Bobcats have enjoyed team and individual success on an unprecedented level for Ohio athletics.

Fact "” there is no "I"� in team.

Fact "” Ohio University baseball's Gauntlett Eldemire and Robert Maddox III and Ohio softball's Melissa Bonner and Emily Wethington all played on squads that struggled this past season, but have been honored individually for their performances.

Ohio University is under investigation by the federal Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights for a Title IX complaint filed alleging that women's athletics facilities are unequal to men's, according to documents provided by OU's Office of Legal Affairs.

The major concern centers around the women's swimming locker room, while the women's softball facilities are also a problem, according to university documents. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in all education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance.

Ohio University athletes take notice! You are role models whether you like it or not. I know you didn't choose for kids to look up to you, but they do "” literally and figuratively.

Take second- and third-graders Makiah and Ethan from Trimble Elementary School, for example. They really do admire you. They go to your games. They have their parents buy Bobcat T-shirts, and they pick favorite players to imitate on the playground. Trust me; I've seen it firsthand.

His voice stayed calm, though he could hardly sit still.

Taylor Price pressed the phone up tight against his face and covered his other ear. He bent over in his chair, staring down toward the ground, then hopped up and slowly paced around the room.

It was the one phone call he had answered all day. It was the one phone call that mattered.