This time last year, the National Hockey League was in its third labor stoppage under commissioner Gary Bettman and numerous fans throughout the United States and Canada said they wouldn’t support the league if the season didn’t start on time.
Watching Peyton Manning carve up the Philadelphia Eagles for 327 passing yards and four touchdowns Sunday evening was like watching the series finale to “Breaking Bad.”
Some freshmen take time to mature and learn their roles in college but that has not been the case for Ohio, as this year’s true freshmen have entered the program and made an immediate impact on the pitch.
Every successful team has a dependable player that the team can turn to in big situations.
Peyton White placed seventh in Ohio’s last tournament, the Wolf Run Intercollegiate, and Ty Heriott posted a first-round score of 71 at the Marshall Invitational in early August — each made for the best mark of the respective round by a Bobcat.
The government might shut down Tuesday, but that won’t stop the Mid-American Conference and the weekly coaches’ teleconference.
Dual-threat volleyball players are hard to come by because of the usual height difference between players of various positions. Ohio freshman Mallory Salis, who is listed as 5-foot-8, is one of the Bobcats’ most versatile players, having found her niche playing both outside hitter and libero.
After a thrilling 3-1 win against Bowling Green to kick off Mid-American Conference play Friday, the Bobcats were unable to replicate their performance Sunday, as they lost 2-1 to Central Michigan at Chessa Field.
Having claimed the top spot of the Mid-American Conference East Division each of the past 10 regular seasons, No. 22 Ohio began conference play and its quest to continue the streak with a pair of victories this weekend.
Another pair of weekend games has come and gone for the Bobcats with the same result as the previous two: a split.
Ohio placed West Virginia behind a mountain of goals in the Bobcats’ 7-1 victory Friday.
The Bobcats will head north on U.S. 33 to Westerville on Monday to play at The Lakes Golf and Country Club in The Bobcat Open — an exhibition event consisting of members of the team and alumni.
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ PNC Park will host a party that’ll be tough to crash Tuesday when the Cincinnati Reds come to town for the National League Wild Card Game.
The Bobcats controlled the pace of Friday night's contest with the West Virginia Mountaineers from the onset as they pulled out a 7-1 victory.
Before the season began, Akron coach Terry Bowden noted that the Mid-American Conference brings the total package in terms of what it can provide to a player — with bowl trips, high draft picks and nationally televised games increasing the conference’s visibility. With “MACtion” officially beginning next week for an Ohio team whose main goal is to bring home a conference championship, here’s a look at what the Bobcats will face each week:
With just one weekend remaining until Mid-American Conference play begins, Ohio will pack and hit the road again for a pair of weekend games in Coraopolis, Pa.
With the Mid-American Conference season set to begin this weekend at Chessa Field, it’s time for the Bobcats to deliver and begin their campaign for a conference title.
If the Major League Baseball season ended today, the Cleveland Indians would be in the playoffs. Well, they would be one of two teams in the wild card play-in game, but it’s still impressive for a team that finished a mere 68-94 last year.
Ohio will look to turn mountains into molehills on Friday when they face off with West Virginia at Bird Arena.
Solutions by The State News