Today might be an ordinary day for most students on Ohio's campus, but it won't be for former Bobcat centerfielder Matt Stiffler. He'll be waiting for a call from Lake Buena Vista, Fla., and the 2008 Major League Baseball draft to reveal which franchise he will be playing for next season.
Should have worn more than a hoodie. Should have worn more than a hoodie.
Since transferring from Los Angeles Southwest junior college a year ago, quarterback Theo Scott has been known mostly for his talent on the football field. But this spring, he has made a name for himself off it.
J.W. Smith has attended Ohio basketball games for the better part of the past 15 years, yet he has never seen a single shot.
Editor's note: This is the sixth in a seven-part series of columns from The Post sports staff reflecting on moments in their Ohio sports coverage that resulted in a lasting memory beyond a simple story.
When Mike Hamilton and his wife started Shade River Organic Farms on Fossil Rock Road in Athens 23 years ago, there were few local farmers raising organic food.
Set back behind houses on Elliott Street, 3 Elliott Studio is easily overlooked as just another garage. Inside, however, many local and national music acts have recorded albums within its memorabilia-covered walls.
With more than 80,000 people dead and 25,000 missing, Chinese citizens in Wenchuan County face the aftermath of the country's deadliest earthquake since 1976. About 7,600 miles away, Ohio University students are joining the relief effort.
When Chris Rigo's arm started to look a little tired yesterday, Ohio coach Joe Carbone reacted quite differently than you might expect: He kept the right-handed junior on the mound.
For 30 years, the town of New Straitsville has celebrated its firewater beginnings, and this weekend the town puts its past on display.
In the year since Ohio University police officers began carrying Tasers, their usage has stayed lower than other local law enforcement.
In other towns, we call them block parties or fairs or festivals or (for Catholics) the Friday Night Fish Fry ' where adults can gather, listen to rancorous renditions of Rolling Stones covers, eat some greasy concoction on a stick, play some cheap Monte Carlo games and, ultimately, get d-runk.
When Gladys Freeman, a 15-year Ohio University Custodial Services employee was diagnosed with an inoperable form of cancer, her fellow union employees prepared to help.
After more than 16 years of playing and touring with bands signed to major Canadian record labels, singer-songwriter Luther Wright is getting his hands dirty again.
1. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ' Harrison Ford made history sexy in the past three, and now he has new sidekick, Shia LaBeouf. What could be better than two good looking, badass men kicking butt?
I have to laugh. For two years in a row, I have come within a hair of winning the Student Senate election, last year as an independent, and this year as part of a coalition, the Birthday Party.
Before Ohio moves on from the Marc Dann scandal, we should all reflect on one lesson it taught us: While Dann is certainly a creep, the woman he had an adulterous affair with is just as certainly not a victim.
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