SPORTS

Swimming and Diving: Ohio starts strong for summer season

Ohio competed in its first event of the summer season this weekend in Indianapolis, and five Bobcats posted strong showings.

Volleyball: Ohio drops spring season opener

Before Ohio’s scrimmage against Ohio State began Saturday night, captains from both teams approached the net for a game of rock, paper, scissors to determine the opening serve. Ohio won with paper, but luck didn’t carry into the ensuing sets as the Buckeyes emerged victorious.

Donors' demand brings booze to Peden Stadium, Convo

Beer and wine will be available for purchase at Peden Stadium and The Convo beginning next fall and winter, but only to a select segment of fans and students.

Softball: Bobcats retain home advantage for MAC weekend openers

Ohio opened its home schedule with a win Tuesday and will be looking to continue its success when Mid-American Conference play begins Friday.

Players pledge to remain at Ohio after coach's exit

Hours after their former coach accepted a new job, several Bobcats confirmed that they will continue to call The Convo their home.

Track: Ohio travels to North, South Carolina for 2 invitationals

The Bobcats will travel south again this weekend and split the Carolinas as 13 athletes journey to Rock Hill, S.C. for the ASICS-Winthrop Invitational and eight head to Raleigh, N.C., for the Raleigh Relays.

Baseball: Bat regulations force offensive focus to shift

In the second season of the NCAA’s stricter regulations on baseball bats, the Mid-American Conference as a whole is seeing its offensive numbers decline.

Groce meets with team; departure to be announced this afternoon

Ohio University head basketball coach John Groce has met with his team, signaling that his nearly weeklong courtship by the University of Illinois is drawing to a close.

Bobcats boast experienced roster, to play Buckeyes in spring opener

On Saturday evening in The Convo, the Bobcats will open their spring schedule with a classic in-state showdown against Ohio State.

Reports: Illinois offers Groce $1.2M deal

Even as Chicago media declare a deal to make John Groce the next head coach of the University of Illinois nearly finalized, Ohio University officials are trying to find a way to keep him in Athens.

Groce meets with players, deal to be announced this afternoon

Baseball: Ohio slides into home victory over Otterbein after slow start

Just like Wednesday’s weather, where thunderstorms washed away the first portion of the afternoon, the start of Ohio’s game against Otterbein was dreary at best. From the time junior Brett Barber took to the hill, Ohio settled down and worked its way into a groove, as the Bobcats cruised to a 11-5 victory.

McDavis: Coaching search might include in-house candidates

Now that men’s basketball coach John Groce has officially accepted a coaching position at the University of Illinois, Ohio University administrators will soon begin a search to find a new person to lead the Bobcats.

Players react to Groce's departure

After keeping his players wondering about the future of their coach for the entire week, John Groce met the team this morning to tell them of his plans to accept the head coaching position at Illinois.

It's official: Groce is gone

After four years at the helm of the Ohio University men's basketball team, head coach John Groce has left the program to take the same job at the University of Illinois.

Softball: Bobcats battle Colonels to split as start of MAC season awaits

After 23 games and six consecutive out-of-state road trips, the Bobcats were finally able to open their season at home with a split against Eastern Kentucky Tuesday afternoon.

Swimming: Ohio hopes to make splash in Olympic qualifiers

For a chance at a spot in the Olympics, five Ohio swimmers will have to go the extra 25 meters along with some of the best swimmers in the world.

Baseball: Wright State silences Ohio offense, cruises to victory

Before Ohio’s non-conference game against Wright State Tuesday, opposing coach Rob Cooper presented Bobcat coach Joe Carbone with a commemorative bat to honor his last season with the team. From there, though, all the Raiders handed the Bobcats was a loss.

Groce, Illinois keep Ohio fans in holding pattern

Despite reports that Ohio men’s basketball coach John Groce had reached a “done deal” with the University of Illinois, Fighting Illini officials insist they have yet to fill their coaching vacancy.

Football: Bobcats spring into the season

Coming off the school’s first 10-win season in 43 years, the Bobcats began spring football with extra pep in their step.