CLEVELAND — From off-balance 3-pointers to tough teardrop buckets in the lane, Ohio point guard D.J. Cooper willed his team to a 64-63 victory against Akron in the Mid-American Conference tournament title game Saturday. But ironically, the Bobcats counted on a made free throw from Cooper’s counterpart to ice the victory.
A month after Michigan basketball coach John Beilein called his archrival “Ohio” to avoid calling the Buckeyes “Ohio State,” his Wolverines will have to face the school that actually goes by that name.
The Ohio men's basketball team celebrates after defeating the Akron Zips, 64-63 in the Mid-American Conference Tournament championship game Mar. 10, 2012.
The Ohio men's basketball team celebrates as its named is called during the 2012 NCAA Tournament selection show on Mar. 11, 2012. Ohio defeated Akron in the Mid-American Conference Tournament championship to earn the league's automatic bid.
The Bobcats are a game away from the NCAA Tournament, but they have to go through top-seeded Akron to get there. The teams will square off Saturday night in the Mid-American Conference Tournament title game. Ohio (26-7) will be playing for its third MAC championship in eight years, while Akron (22-10) is looking to defend its title in its sixth straight appearance in the championship game.
CLEVELAND — Ohio (26-7) and Akron (22-10) face off in the Mid-American Conference Tournament title game with major postseason implications. The Bobcats seek their third NCAA Tournament appearance and MAC title in eight years, while the Zips are trying to defend their league crown in their sixth straight appearance in the championship game. Follow The Post's liveblog for up-to-the-minute updates.
With the quarter almost over, I was saying some small goodbyes to the teachers and students I had met in my Religious Beliefs class and discussed briefly whether a few of us atheists thought morality is socially constructed or if it is evolutionary (the usual conversation piece).
An Ohio University bursar’s office employee clicked “send” on an email at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday before realizing a mistake had been made, but it was too late to press cancel.
Regarding the layoff of 20 residential dining staff members:
Though the season was marked by a revolving door of injuries and inconsistent shooting, the Ohio women’s basketball program appears to be moving in the right direction.
Thirty minutes, 4 days, 20 million people, Kony 2012.
International and out-of-state student enrollment at Ohio University has grown since 2005, and throughout the past four years, the school has been ramping up efforts to recruit outside the state.
Ohio’s men’s basketball team is spending its season breaking down barriers — it set several all-time team records — but beginning this summer, the athletic department will shift its focus to knocking down a physical wall.
The Pick of the Week for Week 10 goes to Jake Newton for this week's Post Modern design and general execution of various graphics this year.
As the Bobcats prepare to face Buffalo in Friday night's Mid_American Conference Tournament semifinal, sports editor Michael Stainbrook and Rob Ogden preview the night's action, including the game between Akron and Kent State. The winners of the two games will face off Saturday with a trip to the NCAA Tournament on the line.
Setting aside the financial questions about Invisible Children, there is much else to question about the now-viral “Kony 2012” campaign — a social media “awareness” effort aimed at bringing notoriety to Joseph Kony, a Ugandan military leader whose army, known as the Lord’s Resistant Army, has kidnapped and trained tens of thousands of child soldiers.
CLEVELAND — Ohio struggled offensively for most of the first half before finding its groove and defeating Toledo in the Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinals Thursday night.
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