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Hall of Fame baseball coach calls it a day at OU

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 CDT

As the sun set on a warm Tuesday evening, the Ohio Bobcats were looking to add to a 6-2 lead against Dayton in the bottom of the seventh inning at Bob Wren Stadium in Athens.

Former OU receiver becomes a Colt in sixth round

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:00:00 CDT

Former Ohio University wide receiver LaVon Brazill was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the third day of 2012 NFL Draft, being held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. If Brazill makes

OU star receiver awaits NFL Draft fate

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 CDT

Tonight (April 26), NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will step up to the podium at New York's Radio City Music Hall and announce 32 different names. These are the players, it seems, that have made it.

Former Kent, TCU coach aims to continue recent success

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 CDT

On Sunday night, just 72 hours after former Ohio basketball coach John Groce assumed the same position at University of Illinois, reports surfaced that Ohio University had agreed to a deal with a new men's basketball coach.

Groce’s departure, while disappointing, was also predictable

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 CDT

John Groce was all smiles when he was introduced as the new head basketball coach at University of Illinois last Thursday.

’Cats’ basketball run a victory for OU in so many ways

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:00:00 CDT

It was right there. The basketball grazed off Walter Offutt’s tired hands as he stood at the free throw line, hanging in the air for a few profoundly hopeful seconds. Then reality came crashing down. The ball clinked off the sphere and into the arms of North Carolina’s Tyler Zeller, an all-too familiar sight during the 39 and a half minutes prior.

’Cats fall a hair short of historic upset in Sweet 16

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 CDT

The Ohio Bobcats ended a magical season in gutsy fashion Friday night, taking top-seeded North Carolina into overtime, 63-63, before running out of gas. The final: 73-65. In a Sweet 16 matchup in

Who's the coolest team in the NCAA tourney? You know!

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 CDT

The Ohio Bobcats are the coolest team in the Sweet Sixteen. They've got a point guard who looks like a young Michael Jackson and plays like a veteran Mark Jackson grown man-style.

Sweet-16 bound 'Cats catch on everywhere

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 CDT

Hilton Head is roughly 10 hours away from Athens and anchors the southernmost tip of South Carolina. Ohio University students know the island well. Every Memorial Day weekend, hundreds, if not thousands, of OU students invade the beaches and enjoy the warm weather and mellow atmosphere.

Bobcat magic strikes again; Ohio knocks off South Florida

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:00:00 CDT

The Ohio Bobcats continued their magical season Sunday night, defeating South Florida in a tough defensive contest, 62-56. The victory set up the ’Cats for a rare appearance by any Mid American Conference school in the Sweet 16 next weekend.

’Cats ambush Michigan in NCAA's second round

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 CDT

In a day of stunning upsets in the men's NCAA tournament, Ohio University pulled off one of its own, defeating Michigan 65 to 60 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. This is the second time in three years that Ohio (28-7) has snagged an upset in its first game in the tournament.

OU’s success on gridiron makes transition to the hardwood court

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 CDT

Only five teams in Division I-A athletics have won 10-or-more games in football and 25-or-more games in men's basketball this season. Ohio University is one of those five.

Bobcats' coach sets aggressive tone that wins MAC championship

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:00:00 CST

Since arriving in Cleveland for this year's MAC Tournament, D.J. Cooper has worn a smile on his face. It was not a smug or rude smile, but a confident one. He would never admit it, but he never had any doubt that Ohio University would be Mid American Conference champions for the second time in three years.

Former Buckeye fits right in with the tourney-bound ’Cats

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 CST

At the beginning of the 2008-2009 basketball season, a confident freshman walked onto the hardwood of Ohio State's Schottenstein Center with lofty goals. The 6-3, 180-pound guard suffered a knee injury and didn't play his senior season of high school, but he was still a Top 100 recruit according to Rivals.com, one of the most respected scouting services.

Bobcats need to catch a fire from Groce on defense

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:00:00 CST

What if I told you about a group of college basketball veterans who bought into a fiery coach's defensive philosophy, and thereby rose to mid-major immortality?

Greg Oden of Ohio State: What a sad story

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST

As I high-schooler, I was mesmerized by Kevin Durant's freshman season at the University of Texas. I would rush home from practice to catch the last half of his games, enamored by his dominating offensive repertoire and ice-cold demeanor.

Now struggling ’Cats wish they could have last week back

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST

It has not been an easy week for the Ohio University men's basketball squad. The Bobcats had been riding high after a six-game winning streak that saw the team seemingly master the art of winning the close, ugly games that it had trouble finishing off in years past.

Ugly wins a beautiful thing for the Ohio Bobcats

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 CST

Across the world, soccer is almost universally referred to as "the beautiful game." It's a game that relies on deft passes, swooping runs and precise tactics. At its best, it is open and flowing, the kind of style perfected by the Brazilians historically and the Spanish in recent years.

OU releases $$ report on football team’s Boise trip

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CST

During the first half of the Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team's win over Miami last Saturday, the football team was recognized for winning the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, the school's first bowl win. They carried the trophy, a large bowl filled with actual potatoes.

Ex-'Cat thrives as pro in Germany

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 CST

Nuremberg, Germany – A shy grin slowly spreads across Jaivon Harris' face when you ask him about first arriving in Germany to play professional basketball from Ohio University nearly eight years ago.